The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-10
Mr.. IIITCHCOCK'S THEATRE.
,uE OtSTs or AMUSEMENT ~ THE
UTST or THIRD IPENtE'

New York. like everything t'-c' ""S wv
udos. an east and q wet. In many respects
ihev are a. different as chalk and cheese III
others. ne much alike ~ the twins OF N'a'"'
The people who live at the east are MANY
mcchn.ic4. ira iesmcn. lIhorers; but like the'r
follow mort l. ON the other side OF the ''y'
r,cv need food. r. iinent. ana amusement.
Fnr several years vulgariv has offered its
To-, pfatinus In cheap aud nasty houses OF en-
Ter, ,inmeui. ana thousands Of BOYS and Girls
,,o ,lune tn attend tn uunlic SCHOOLS, have
become prnnci us IN the ART 81 slang, ana can
mean with the grace Of Elslcr aud the
1iinaDn of Nlbilie.
t,.utahl, effort made In the other direc-
1on dc.erye. encouragement, aud such an ef
Tor, secus ?, have been nude when Hitchcock
,penci His rhiri Avenue Theatre, between
rhlfti,th and rhirtv-1rst streets.
went there prepared to see an ordinary
how. kind Of demorllized variety theatre.
ound. on the contrary, a pleasant house.
seNhph we'd audience, and as good variety
sid as any Of the more pretenuous houses in
ihe city Offer to their patrons.
A. has been previously shown, 1t costs a
irelt deaf II money to conduct 4 theatre of this
,liss, and one might natur INV shrink from ven
mriug hie capital In an undertaking Of the kind
n that part OF the city
1t seems that the contrary is the fact.
la The nrst place for a wonder. the manager
las secured for the entire season nrst-class
roupe Of negro MINISTRIES. | say first class. be-
cause | mean nrst-clas-. 1t differs from all
oinors In several re poets. In the first place
the orchestra is independent OF the min
,tres. and occupies the customary place for
the theatre h nd In the next. instead
" the usual gu rtette there is "a quintette Of
tdmiraole voices. and chorus OF six additional.
a .l.t 81 al. md fttll hur
monilus songsters. This ia decidedly the best
troupe " singer. We have ever had here.
Asactors they are ~ better than the others.
Iwander II MINISTRIES will ever learn that a
trade Is trade that man may sing like a
tlack thrush and not act worth cent; that
patrons who stand a gag or so in asinsle act are
very haely TO gag themselves II the acting on
the stage Is wearisome and tedious; and above
al, men who pay all along from twenty-five
rents 10 dollar. each, for their ladie' and them.
,slyes. prefer to SEQ good nonsense rather than
bad sensel
How would Edwin Booth appear In a comic
ungl Well, then. how do these colored come
dian- appear In their attempted histrionicisms7
TIE middle man aud the end men are good.
Str nEe as 1t may seem they have several new
tkes quite a number OF original c1nundrums.
and my ears not bored once py GOOD
q y.
what do YOU pas such people rs Sheridan
aud Mack" said to the manager.
a hunIred aud Atty dollar.."
sheridan dresses like woman. and Mack Is
bis partner. Their speciality Is German dialect
and they rarely violate good taste. Now and
then encour ,ged by the boys In the .llery
Sherdan Is disposed to DC free and easy, but as a
rule he behaves with proprietv
Ia what the programme IL pleased to call
screaming free" Hickey aud Barney do an
Irish speci lty. They are fun Of fun-real Irish
fin-ind. farcs or no farce, tho bill might ruth .
fuzzy say 1t h ID screaming audience. These
artists have $40 a week. and deserve IT,.
Ans man who can make his nei.hbor smile is
henef cior; any artist, white or black. who
drives dun care AWAY. makes the tired feet
q an hud'enc. beat time TO the music Of Jlg,
and draws out even screams OF la lighter, Is GER
tainly cheap enough st 500 a week.
third duo. Deehanty and Cummings. pro
fcnt IN African specially. doa't know how
true 10 a bona hde African nature their bfelk-
downs may be, tut to any one familiar with
certain phases OF the old-time Southern ne
there l. a photographs excellence about this
iollv pair Of nimule-legged, spring-oacked
darkeys we'll worth seeing.
C)ntortioni-ts are never pleasant subjects for
tricks and "acl7 " Of negro specialists trench on
the dis ortionate and forpiddlng. sucn Is not
the case with these men, aud they earn Their
$3.50 week by hard labor and by the sweat OF
their entire corporositv, brows thrown 10.
Ihive often admired the literary audacity OF
procr imme writers, but don't think ever saw
holder man than he who wrote OF Miss Elnice
Moore a. the dashing, serio-comic vocalist"
Tue lady IS verS young and very pretty, but she
Is not dashing. nor comic. and hardly vocalist
II Is not. fair 10 her, and It's rough on the
audience.
The sane stupid plan Is persisted In here a.
elsewhere, OF forcing the people TO hear three
SONS, even when they wish for only one TO Sc,
three dances, when one Is really more than the
care for there my be a reason for 1t, but
flll to recognize II.
Idon't think ever laughed more heartily la
nv lie than I did at the ourlesqIe of the
1.-TWO Orphans" In all well-rssulated bur
lesques all the men dress like women, ana al
the women are apparelled like men. That
generally all the fun there Is. But am free &c
ely that this u a butesaus, preserving In bre
the plot, the story, the incidents, and the hes
points, so that having 20 the original as siveI
at the Onion Square, one cannot fail - recog
nize and enjoy the take-on here. Sheridan a
Louise Clarion. the blind sir, is as homey as
stone fence, but his quaint pleadings for mercy
bis extraordinary make up. and his absurd BON
bast are the very essence OF fun. Sam Ryan a
the Cripple nod carrier is too good. In certai
scenes lie was quite equal 10 Mackay. OF cours
there is a ballet The town is mad on the sui
ject Of legs, and Sdrddndpdus has set an e,
ample they all must follow. even tn the bul
lefques Of the third Avenue Theatre But Vi
Hitchcock hos m eve FOR the beautiful. And h
believes ia. his audiences have a. good ey,
sight as himself. Ergo, not ony a ballet, but
cric-ful, beautiful premiere, and gracefu
beautiful corps ID bIUet-,he best. though SINAI
/ have seen In many day. | don't think
could ever tecome devotee to the hippou
holpotce, but 1 Joined the loud acclaim, an
yuciferously demanded a repetition Of III
dance, being pleased both IN my capacity ,
citizen and critic.
OF course, this manager, like most other
likes to get as much out Of his employees IA
eau. He has a band. So no makes the ban
earn their money.
That's N fair enough. but he needn't comp
on audience to see It done. II he wants q
baud to ply all night, let them satisfy hin
INT | object to more tn can stand myse
IN ether words so long as the band are
constant requlsitlon, from the going up Of Il
{ rial. - the Hing down OF the same, VIII