The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-01
LAUGHTER IN THE BOWERY.
HUNDREDS or PENNIES TOSSED TO TIM
PA YERS' FEET.
The Boys In their Most GIecrni New Years
Eve Activity-Another Hilarious Greeting
TO the Count Joanncs nnd Miss Fairbanks.

Eve Activity-Another uiinrious Gree etIna
to the Count Joanncs and Miss Fairbanks
One of the small prosconium boxes in the
Bowcrv Theatre held thirteen men last evonn
and that was fair illustration OF the crowdng
Of tho house by those who desired TO SOC
George. the Count Joanncs. act Hamts. Every
scat had been sold beforehand. and at the rise
OF the curtain all tho standing room was COM
pactly filed. That the audience had come for
fun was plain from the outset. and IL was
soon as evident that they were TO lie dis
appointed in the Count As Richard W., on
Christmas Eve he had been considerably CONF
ical but his Hamlet was as far removed from
grotcsqueness rs 1t was from perfection being
quiet. conventional and commonplace charac-
tcrizaton. Yet he was laughed at almost con.
tlnously. until the people seemed to become
convinced that he was not very funny ater
all. Then the dcrision was turned upon others
on TIE stage and especially upon Miss Avonia
Fairbanks. who played Cphehd
Throughout almost the entire performance.
the audience was hilarious Whenever any.
body desired to say anything out loud he did
the same time us when the Ghost walked into
sight wrapped in very blue gnuze, and there was
cr." Hamlet was advised, in his irst interview
Tdanr % Wien Ga Sa h % s9e wo%1 mt
SsGg nG wSST STd 2a''S %hca he &2qys as S
Se ss When 5rs od noSt th &
nppariti9p; the question from one gal,
sa instantly ap nnswsrod SNai '' from sy" the oshor
snr Tsy no wbe hbS,9"gs b o eommnfcd no % rc.
assailed with, Button your ulster, old man."
| Tho Player King was greeted with "a shower
Of pennies. and comment and laughter
| h. sais was heard twenty feet from tho stage.
Tho P'ayer Queen was chirrppcd at BY 50 many
ceased 70 move, indicating that she had con-
| clwiei her spcech z sientorian voice asked.
| What dye .sayY' Pennies were thrown so
! plcntifully during this scenc that the stage
was strcwn thic&ly with them. Only LaGfes,
the ordeal OF derison through which the
others, not atog Tier undcscredly. wcrc CONF
10 have conquered his tormcntors, for in the
| third and fourth nets ho WIS given respectful
as99n Sc mos, cf TN ne IL imf III Tcnt @ in irSni Of
| fused to respond His admontion to an inatA
teniiyc actor. Attend to your duty on the stage,
| was sohcry aprlaudcd luf the few officers In
| the auditorium did not undertake the mpossi-
The treatment q Miss Fairbanks was heart.
| less vet cNaoily what sho might have expected
| from an auScnco gathered for the purpose OF
| ridicullng ne perloInnnce. sac certainly af-
| foried the Count valuable support 10y divcrtinR
from him much Of the insulting attention that
| would otherwise have beon bestowed on him.
| She is novice In acting, and Of cours, her
! Opieiio was not the bost she bore the brunt Of
the banter, ,uproarious laughter, and derlsivo sp-
| pausc with praiscwOItlN Cquan unity. NOtmuch
that she said was heard for the house was in
| upronr whenever she was on the stage Pennies
were thrown at her in great numbers. but she
went straight ahead with her part Somebody
cried out in tone OF wcl-assumed nstonish.
| but even under such insults sho did not forgee
the language Of the part although the inter-
ruptons doubtess aggravated her amateurish
awkwardness. Her every entrance and exit
was made .comical by the concerted whistling
| aud stamping in tho galleries. carefully timed
reason Of tho rcmnSs,fe sh"rtncss 5I Hos skirs
| N ont lori nnH IN afT act
tomime Tor the continuous Mg M9nghGr was much ,S
laugh & "S comes II was not until an S apple was Vas
tPF9wa N Ha'qw tha s6o Ss wS MGsd ped
By anybody in the house.
A more experienced actrcss. Miss Fannie
prcstyc, was better able to brook the mischiev-
business OF the audience She appeared In tho
s rs G 41 S wax iaE4y sb ana x pretty }ed IN
el with cries Of oh, OH Fanny. Fannyl',
. Aint you 'shamed?' Whoa Emmal" Pull
down X9ur pantnlettcs!" :" Come and kiss mol"
and The villain still pursued her'-the latter
inculpating the Count; apparently. She only
The fencing 10y Hamlet and Laeifes at tho
close Of the play inetod the assembly TO- fresh
with the usascs Of nstic diversion. As the COM
baiants faced each other for the encounter
there was n great shout Of Time" Then
everybody stood up. and from thc volume Of
SHOUTING could bc separated such remarks as
claret iugi' Fonii' That's below tbn bctia
and Cheese It, Gully; hcrc'sahc colsi" Afier
tho fencers had separated. and then
came together again. n man in q box shouted,
with ionc oi authority. Time for the second
round ~ tho light progressed. an offer OF
q" Two 10 ono on the Count" was made; and
such advice was given him ns, Fight him
down slice him" Hos got 20 fricnds-gd
for him.. and scalp him Ln0Fess diving
agonics were hailed with rrop. him uD
again" and give him brandy Then tho
Count drank the fatal draught, encouraged by
Drink 1t down" and " Hcr, 5 a-looking At
YOU lie and the curtain fell gracefully to-
.cthcr.