Life — November 23, 1905 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Herr Conried's New Theatre This page discusses Heinrich Conried's plan to build a new theater in New York. The decorative header features a "DRAMA" banner with theatrical imagery. The article describes Conried's ambition to establish a combined theater and opera house, noting he seeks funding from wealthy New York patrons. A portrait photograph (labeled "MISS ALICE NIELSEN AS NORMA IN DON PASQUALE") appears to illustrate theatrical talent. The satire targets the financing scheme: Conried is soliciting thirty gentlemen to each contribute one thousand dollars, promising they'd collectively own the theater. Life expresses skepticism about whether this enterprise genuinely represents "America's National Theatre" or merely Conried's commercial venture. The piece gently mocks both Conried's grandiose ambitions and wealthy New Yorkers' susceptibility to such appeals.