The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18
SONG AND DANCE MEN.
Who and What they nrc- Where they Como
From Their speciaities and Prices.


Hong and danoo" men average from $50 |
10 300 week. Their services are varied, how
ever. and it would bc US absurd to class thom
all toy ,ther. as it would to put AL saryitors Of
tho Church under the cussil alton of priest
Popularity speaking. all men and women who
sing and dane ON the stage arc Il song and
dance" pooplc. In reality, such is not tho case
1Iarrigon and Hart who command 5000 wcck
en- n. md have been of rcd ~ high ~ 5000 Tor
n brief season in Boston. would fcel hurt II they
were ~ bc spoken of ns song and dance mon.
They sing. AMI they take stops. to be sure. hut
their specially IL Irish ats +" in which singing
and dancing are incidental.
The first woman who introduced male imper-
sonatiOns on the stage in this country WIS Miss
AMMO Hindle. now playing in tho West. At
first her male costuming was not popular. After
II little audiences became accustomed to it, and
IA her bearing was modest and dccorous. sbo
soon became n 800 iuvorite. The best known
of this class IL Ella Wesnor. who looks "a mascu-
line in her street costume IA in her stage dress,
She was mad" notorious through her con-
ncction with Josephine Mansfield. who became
madly iund ui her. and lavshed mon ~ npW'i5.
and all manner of attentions upon her. Prob
ably Miss We-ncr would consider ii i',trd d,g If
she were catinSued rs lng ana uhhe
| woman. Nevertheless, dressed IA a man. she
sings scrio-romic songs. and ut the close Of
| each Vnr-n takes a lew steps in toe and heel
| timc. Her costumes ara nont. iashlonahly cut.
aud in no sense loud She easily SECURES
! 1925 a week, and travels continually.
either here or on the other sido. Tho
REGULAR song and dance people arn d.
yided into three snec,al,y sets-,Re negro l,i.
attempt the Yankee. Al the head Of the negro
mon il old Dave Reed, who. 80 long ago. as tho
! end man, and who. for thirty years at least. has
delighted the young and made merry the old.
aSf 'd .car5 - MAN Of fnmiy Ma.t II his a
has been spent ON tn minstrel boards, his last
app.nran. (, as az rnl mar, h,in- IN an up ioTn
| theatre. whore ne r'ylv.d the echoes ~ inc
BARNARD chorus. ana nNpp1b5 ms imaginary
| chilled a neat artist; That is lo dresses well,
| uniquely. and cumicly sings properly, and
! dances quietly. He IL too mu N an ARTIST tp
| ulriisr "A prOnis 'ttpu~ audience but Goo people
VINO appreciat, quiet humor and artistic ., ip-
ping Reed Is best Of all. He Is now in tho
| C1mique.
Tnc'hugc posters which exhibit tho comedy
feature, Of Gus Williams" the " Dutch Com
cdiun." 10 admiring crowds. say nothing about
would DOUBLES f"ci annoyed II h. were to h.
called such, For all that, he IL one OF the most
popular Of u" many who tn Dut lale,t
stories sing Dltrh songs, am round ON eMh
performance with dan ing flourish. Managers
IN Now York choeruliy paJ Williams sl1J u
George Knight. who has made the Nj, Of
Rowe's Fnth Avenue. has more brains Than
do1 II avcrag' actors, ami would ~ at no
idea Of n song and dance class iration. H.
iells stories, sings sons. nnl ian - every
tycning in the We a in Booth : Theatre. where
| makes "A ba,l plny 20
| But the Irish singers socm To- be- th fayort"s.
Two mon in worsted stnckings. corduroy
hr-cch''-. rcd vest. green cont. "A wide collar,
short pipe. # gifted with any vocal power and
| Ilauso and good pay. These people are great
sirklcr- for designation Sum Deyere Tor in
,Sn',- and now and then takr sa step H. good
for 300 week the year round. He calls himself
N ruin th,se necnl, trnySl in couples A,
first. niter home practice. on appltitiun 10
New York manager for an engagement they are
sen. @yrr ,nth. Ivo or ,h' RIM F%mI.h tyss
Some MT tho neat an fan "; others the loud
in.i,i,, drsrs IN velvet cont. ana trousers
rum j Shirt fronts pretty 80 kings. AMI ian y
rSmpni'ind by srnt'n,cniai songs. They are
tai't'sI j0n week On the other hand johnson
and bruno dre-s roughly act uncuuihiy and in
Juiye IN aromatic r1l'inn,'s.,s To tn hug. de.
lieht Of their auIiencr. They, too, get $50.
None Of this class indulge in sketches. Their
Ihe moment the line Of DIALOGUE IS passed and
,H o a1Ss ss % o T9 Wee y sI fS,
and actors SO long ~ they conilne themselves
tp-lnsing, ana dan ing. thor" must be- tive o
While one dances the other can rest q
: late years there has boon introduced AN ode
cHntri. gymnastics Hand Jumps double sum
mcrsq'ts AMI nnysiH dem9 n, , II 1r9H I
Fat OF the proi' .ssiCnal arena. Some Of IN" y r.
i'rmer, are little hotter than bad Gowns hu
ms an SGh bHaS ~ r WY ,b am
;lju week. They 20 from city to city, always
Tho ordinary mind might consider n clog
4 dancer. who also sings a song and dance man
, / tut the irntcrniy would bc outraged mt su =
2raHr rS AN AM en oyd I 7w go u
= c'qpic e, - @w.sb. s4in Martin lI.st n, 4
( mon'. studied the stops, bought crW,h. qn'
e now dihW7 s'p w'1N II" I"nr's W'ii' t'kln;