, 1879-08-17

Tho Can-Can Performs sd In True Parlsian
Style.


Tho Can-can Performed In TTue Partisan
Style.
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For the second time since the ooenng, the
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the regular dramatic or operatlc perform ance,
the interior was devoted to fun and plcasure, In
which the andience took the nrincinal mart.
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Woa'd DC utoer the auspices OF 1ne aimee
Troupe and the artists OF the companv," "
attracted a large crowd. The ARRANGEMENTS
for rho hal, modo hv the management NJ the
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ea't'or"la ihea1se were on scate 10 pfo''1s
"fun," as the announcement promised, for the
dancers and liberal return for the manage
ment, The interior OF the theatre was b md
some]y DECORATED With flags and brd.cages filed
with yellow songsters The foor used at for
mer masquerade, given six years ago hv the
Oriental Cub, was again used, and extended
for ahout halfway hack Of the stare to the
drcss-circle, completely covering the orchestra
and portion Of the stage. The floor was not
AZ large rs on the former occasion, as a portion
of the stare wns CIT OH md utilized as supper
room. This made it rather small (about the
size ot Platt,s Hall}. and dancing was
at times a difficult feot. The dressing-rooms
vcrc not sufficiently large to accommodate tile
n,askers, q considerable portion Of the passage
wavs he no occnnieti by bar-roo IS, which were
numerous and in several locations. No special
raro was taken. ~ Is usual at uaasnucrades, to
sec that oulT reputable characters we're admit
tod. Name were required to raise their masks
az the door. but nll ad1oittcd without question.
The or md march TOOK place shortly before 10
o'cloc1. and was led bY Samuel Pierceg. who
ofiriated as 1oo--uanarer in place OF Messrs.
Henry, Dam and Max Freeman, who we're sue
cessiyely selected AZ door-manage1s, but failed
tn serve. The march could hardly be called a
snccess. M only thirty-six couples took part In
it. Of these ouly twentv-four were repre-
sented In characters, the rest being In
dnninops. The nurnhcr OF maskers were aug
mcntrd considerably later in the evening br the
arnuisition Of Aimee and her troupe. beside a
number Of o.her maskers who came subsequent
IL. to the grand march The characters repre-
sen.ed did no. call for auv special mention,
while many might be classed as "loud." The
country dance announced for the onenng BY
Aimee md her troupe took place at 10 o'clock
and consisted OF mixture between a can-ean
and oualri1le, iu which the members OF the
troupe attracted considerable attention by their
uprrace.ul dauc1ng an1 bid time they kept to
music. At the conclusion, the music PLAYED
and the maskcrs formed for a quadri'1e. The
nr;ncinal attraction was the qoadrfe danced by
fonr men 1ircssed in ridiculous costumes, call
inn themsplves the s.c|ulo"he dancers" whose
tcrnsicborian feaks heretofore have been confined
tn moEinr II interest ng for habitucs of dives
and fisrenutable balls
'ihe affair passeC off very quietly until about
= quarter of IN hour to midnight, when Aimee
and some "artistsn Of her trouoe entertained
The company with genuine caa-can, as DANCED
hv The trne Par.stap. 4 ring was soon formed
o-,u,d tha cat nnd considerable. intercSE