Show SANFORD DODGE IN THE GLADIATOR stanford Stin ford dodge who appears in nero the gladiator at the opera louse house on november brings himself forward a true artist by his eleer cleer stage management of one de tall tail in fit the play it if in no othi th t is the scene in the pagan temple in the third act when nir mr Dodge first received the ID manuscript of the play the words were all there complete but ewas no DO directions as to business or properties Is per ties of the ancient roman marriage ceic celebration bration the ritual of the ceremonial is 13 no poetic indention as given by mr dodge bodge but an inspiration inspirit ion of the theme home an inspiration backed with I 1 ledge just is nir mr dodge went to italy ital to study the architecture of the old roman dias dya so ho he del ed into the d pills of roman literature be fore ore attempting 1 to nealise realise that scene for or months he searched and he was ilmo almost it in despair des when ihen ex excel cl flior giorl he came toross the blume that he most needed decried and desired he aund found tucked anay aft ay in a secure corner of the archives of the vatican in rome a little piece of parchment almost undecipherable for days he bent oer it for even though a latin scholar there wis was a great deal in it that was as obsolete and worn all things turned out for the best how eer and at list last he was conqueror ind a nd he left kome with nith a very fuir fair knowledge of the pagan ceremony which hicl he had almost despa despaired imil of learning that ceremony with its mockery of god as we know him with its ignorant superstitions will be seen at this performance |