The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-16
QUEs TfONiBLE TTfEiTREs.
East and IVES, side show--FcmnIe Bathers
in Real Green Mm.lIn Winter.

In Real Green Muslin Water
Now York city is largo place. and. as n
general thing. there ARE from 10000 to 10000
strangers hero. who tsrry an along from one
ni4ltto ten. In order that those people may he
entertained. the managers OF the dramatic
worI provide thrm with sut Try and divers
bills OF fare. some docorous and Legitimate.
others on .Olor0d. Last evening. about 100 re-
sp table appearing men, all clad in somhrc
att re-, answered the following advertisement:
ColrNn1N OPERA HOUSE,. corner Of West Twclrh
III, rca.ur,- o inra,u Mnhlllc Frcn,hy mquant rs,y
fnae' moi.i ....e ..i,,. Tor .irnr.,fs ' nanohis
In. most 0tuaci,, aai l,,t.ol. ladies on die stnfc
The Columbia Opera House represents the
extreme w,st md of the city. fNtcriory IL is
not much to boast of Inside it consists ui a
good 42Hd auditorium. with lcnahcs for the
sUH tatDrS \ gallery extends around three"
sides oi the hall and is divided into pristc
boxes. No smoking l- allowed. and. Tor all Inc
ordinary OILS river might detect. III r, Is noth-
INK AMOR" alarming going on than there is IN an
"rlh"lnN prayer meeting.
y" Jar aS the curii or portion Of the entertain
nl"nt Is con 'trnnd. % difi - in no WY from
that "i s""ond-rut variety show. The -srt li'
ar" OF The most 60 u NJ character. conn Dul. ani
not az nll s"n-ntonHl. Young women in short
gHu1r dresses aud plli boots sung Don't Mike
a NOISE. tor Fear loun Wake the Baby
danced ind il"ryni jig, and INDUCED in s'nti-
mental SONGS. \ rapid dress changer electrified
tn" audience hN appearing I'm q series oi CO.'S
tunes quickly changed ia each of which he
sun', patriotic ode and challenged the Wurruld
in tolumbia's behalf
Then came an intnrmission Of 1--WE minutes
Now and then Elgglc or a burst uf laughter i'm
tie boxes Indicated the presence and good na-
iur' "i hilarious party. hut no more tnan can
b" soon and heard in the Academy of Music i'm
t.rhu - private boxes occupied hy our b'st
so'ictv."
Mario Connolly's Fcmnlc Statue Troupe then
posed IN iHhioauN. unrmharras~rd by nn, COM
siderable costume. Under unfaNorutie circum-
stances. the statuarv would doubtless catch
cold. hut the tlirair" was warm. and the WON "a
nid not suffer from the exposure 1t was cNi-
dent that thr lOu rc-pc.tahlr-, many OF them
gray-hrardpd and hnld-headrd. first rate suh-
l'.ts tor n" blue glass experiments " Major
Gen. llca~antun were waiting for the sensation
ut the evening. entitled Tho Female Bathtrs.
or Young Ladies AZ Long Branch
W went the curtain. and cycry eye was
turned ulon the expected spice" Ranged
in sHmtciroc stool some twenty hDmtN
women III ordinary ATTIRE. a fat Erl IN
blue boots, lean girl in Pilt boots. and
other Kris in slippers. IN the centre stood
q desk; h"hind 1t u teacher. some half %
dozen stupid conundrms were put and am
-wercd IN the good old minstrel fashion.
after which a ro-tmun brought an invita-
ton for the. young ladies To 20 to Long
Blunrh AMI hay" a nice time. They voted to
20. Then they went The curtain rolled np on
the Long Bran IN beach. where hehind the
real water. inudc 81 green muslin. the female
lMth'rs dl-puit"l and showed their calv,s.
ordinary street crossing exposure Ia bc seen az
"yrry corn.r OF stockings moro or less
CREAMY. liui ng the npOl the
teacher said. Now young lndics we will
take our dancing lesson. \ lively tune w.s
piayrd ami ia" ran-can WAS danced with vigor
~ ms particular "in-ran Is q TAR IN 'turc of
the III a-urr of tie Jar.hn Mahil." then the
pleasures ui that much Nauut'd place are
greatly exaggerated. The girls didn't s,,rn over
and Ui"Ne happy. The tall one in Kilt hoot-
held hrr skirts up unn' -'S-nriiy and exhibited
e par Of cheap red gnr r.. hui 1t would
have required imagination 10 detect any
thing naughty" or spicy" in the SITUATE H.
N' 900 r. spot tables appnudrt rauturousy
Hnd even W ut to the expensive ext, mt oi a
f.'-. " "i trick noWrrs-hui really there was
nothing in IT, Probably tue seventy most at
trictNe and b's,-formcd la,ios on Tho stagr'
W'f" ind-po~"d ON this coo. u-,"u. They Ger
fanny ialcd tp pui IN an appearance. Manage
betry. an vd-iime com dian aud veteran "a
lar pHir ursr. II was necessary To- cater tp
straul rs; hence his cVtraorilnury handh'lis
deceptive posters. and iuiianluatury A,iNritis
menu. me pplcc ste nothing ObJc -t!OnHhle in
Tho show
That s.itlcs it.
Egyptian Hall Is doing iitilc something in
tho same line. This j. lis announcement:
ENrTIAN NALL aiih : and go av.-Evory thing
nln-ip beauties, ~ ale.t iorinc'l lal' IA the wofI
America The reina' Balhcr- ieauiy III The surf The
latest novelty Tho GtrNgtc. hy the lrat iie troupe
~ l'an and i"e nne.i Asl 1t new naughty no'eAes
or this il l. necessary To- shy that Munger
Davis docs his house Injustice. There is no.
stage Tho female statue business is artist.
is like an tnn rot pi tn variety shows The
can-ran Is lItil' lo~- broad than that IN the
Columbia, but 10 j. the cam AN alter all. l. .ut
dp.-n Seem a. an, : the bus mess unta,orluiy
and thg people ust might were we'll behaved.
This house is also given to private boxes ia the
Gig. l'. uNi I4.lir- ait in them exclusively.
There iH- n'on great drli oi comment on
IN" pictures en- th" t"lumhins posters. AMI the
promised sensations. in hoth tN.s' theatres.
They Civ n-at!'n- douptle s- any their dances
Mfn.l nNf I' lu .rI"r in u riur.h iir. lr Vice
'r.putalo mon who visit the th.a'l no tlc
Ill 10 % II Doc |H d NNHN o..