The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-27
LoTTA Ar THE Farm THEATRE.
Dancing Through she Acts of SIN Another
New Play.

Lolita Is as much Of u phenomenon as her
sex ever produced. She dcacs classification.
Her popularity ceased to perploy people years
ago They acuuicseed in H. NOW tina, ail the
pleasant pcorlo who form the stock company OF
the little comedy theatre are gone. rh" i'Ni
the house tu oscrrlwin.. aud b ''p, mrrri-
nifut on the jump with ltlr else than her
Old how can such iuvenllty be old
friskincss and defiance On such play rs
In Cigae criticism can find no rest for the
sole Of its foot. The analysis ofa Jack o'lantern
has never been made. The patent phrases como
trippingly enough to the tongue. II is pleas
mt. vivacious. interesting. pretty but thes"
worn words moan very little. The multitude
that last night camc 10 the Park saw only one
thng-it was Lolita. and two minutes after she
had presented herself was apparent that every
man. woman and child In the house had come
determined to laugh at every grinnee and
applaud every motion Of the restless li'le
creature.
Ii did not take much more than two minutes
to discover that la Cigne Is q hurirsGle IN
its present condition. pruhilly thisiwist DOWN
ward WAS necessary to Glve Lolita Iopr enough
The mercurinl disposition ,eouli not rsma,,n
quiet long enough in ANYTHING else 80 Lg
Cigd'e who runs away from circus ana
is picked up by az eccentric artist ~ ihr nelds,
Is brought TO tho old inn whrre he t. stopping.
and brgins at once her Qld man uVrrN so
IL offered food. Sh" pushes AL the viciuhl-
into her mouth at once. rnOHrs, Ltlliir lte VIII"
with tho bottle ut her mouth. drins ont Of w."
nnger bowl, jumps upon the tallr, nhd aiip-
gether nets like Il Vulgnr aud viNncious ~
tie wretch who Is irresisiihly funny. II
turns out That She is lung-lust heir
e-s. and being recognized and rerlaiinrd
Eoe- to live. in the next act. in the luNuriint
home OF her aunt. but only 20 conyincN every
body who secs the act how rreprnNshlr ia hey
contempt Tor the RES rctnns ot sqcul lite which
Will not permit her io Kick NJ her heels mud
jump on the tables. and play the banjo. Tho
love story ~ " La Ci.'alc ~ Is not only very
slight but Is very frivolous. some care having
been taken 20 exclude everything from The play
Of u serious nature. 1t must. however. he
said tina, In resOrting To utter huri' HQuc Miss
most amusing p"riormancr OF her career. ~
far as we have observed her s'ie has never
been 80 funny. 30 ifgatiunHl AID 80 Orceptnbln
TO the public in ANYTHING ~ in Ll NigHlr.' II
should br said that the representation last night
Il another Illustration 81 The policy 0l per
fecting the business Of q Hight play 10y pro
vincinl performances hntor" giving " ~
tho metropolis. La C-alr' whose WHOLE
merit rests upon the activity ut it, players went
OF without a hitch or a mistake, nnl the audit
enGp, which WIS the largest ever S"cii in the
Park Theatre accompanied the play through
out with unrestfainsd laughter. The people who
assist Miss Io,ta are far more rOmprtrht ply
Frederick Rob rsoh, who until now has no'
been id.uta ID with Nuresguc, p.ayrd the
part ~ the art ~ Win great denl NJ nhan-
doImeni, and Mr.. BWuhrid.". who assumed
the part Of the I'iscutHt he Hoppe created no
little amusement by his burlcsdue Of niksoi
nObeWan.
An entirely new orcl estra. under the direr-
ton ot Mr.. Chn.. ca isiruD. has made Itself
felt ut the Park ! heat =. ana tie Improvement
was greeted with gen raj satisfaction.