New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-25
CHINESE ACTORS ATTHE WINDSOR.

There have been many strange things seen I'D
York theatres but assurcdly the strans"'' 1891
offered last night at the Windsor III 'he P 7,
NJ tl,e swingtIen 10 Chinese Dralna'e .o'nP'
vas the first time that Chinese actors nsN S,u.na,
rc,rcd IN this CITY, and several hundred Ih'ha'v"
ia ono Ch,rose woman assembled to welcome tne'f
oou,,rymen The welcome silent, for IL Is ae'iN,
Chinese et.ouette TO applaud or even 10 iaush .,
and Americans who violated the rlle were u0N
Clances Of scorn and contempt froin INC f'p''
tivos OF tho older civilization. ,n,, Tan
Tho drama presented bore the name so,, a,
Moo and is the work Of hoonS-" 'hs' VIC. 49, r,av
conf,cIus D. C. 10 IS the period Vi 'no - -.
uh,hor or mot the dialogue sma"kE Df th"Iper'od' 0
action proyes that several practical JOKES ua'
o,iu current antedate the Christian Era iHo So,
copu who werc represented by tho comeoianS ~,
cbars from under each other and pretehuo" " 80
hooks held inside down IN a way that "ouu ho' ~"
been out OF place in no OF Hoyps faceS.
A SYNOPSIS Of the action was prihUu VIZ w 20.
crammc. hut this Thoughtful consideration was nv.
;, - ,au a. the points OF Chinese acting 90 Tot
r,aLo themselves evident In pantomimn. Inc a''oi'
ra,r With suacoers and struts which woula MANI
genuine English dudes" turn green WIN CIV. -.
General had a bearing that was INC cAaS' ' n,
Of pat Rooney IN his most grotesluo ' .,-otd
facial tx preston they seem 10 Do cl'".i' 80.
and their pantomime consists prihclpally !" ,.1
ard untwisting their long sleeves, and after pa'u'
s.r. ,r tho faces OF their companions. ms Is
occasionally varied by pulling and twisting Vi tn.'l
long and conspIcuously false boards, ana tie sHae
OF gay-colorrd wooden hoops worn rouna the"
In tho most excited moments the! hau'oi w w
skirts and showed each other their SIX Stoch!ps''
TAX awning. who Is announced as olo
female impersonator in the world wore iuse ie'''
- oo,ovod tho necessary impres sion that they
had been squeezed TO the requisite sl"ai ~
Cbirsse feu,nIne beauty He and his attendant sa'o
verc Mastered on the cheeks with the most o''iiia
IMAGINABLE rouge. Their choicest ana oeiu1,
,ort,ors m Taxa Wings lover consisted In blowing
his nose with their fingers. dofd peFloi heu ~
Observance Of detail moro faithtul IMAM Pe
TAX Wing wore a most marvellous head-dfess. COM
posed OF four rows of many cOlored pompons ara 'ro
behind stuck out two Chinese phcasanis taie' ea'h
about six feet long Four crimson SILK naGS pro
truded from her shoulders, and she carried TWO s"o
a fan and a gayly painted stan some se'en i0'' e
Yet despite all these impedimcnts' she ua"'
uIrolict trd on her false stumps, kickrd up III '"o
cen fashion. fought double combat ana nir'ru n.'
fan with the grace OF q Mexican maiden. ms hoS"o
.,s tho ono feature OF the performance that seemed
N unaccu,tomed eyes even TO approach nature "heh
he tanned his comic would be lover with his fan one
almost expected TO hear the words, Go away. 'ou
naughty man. no
An orchestra OF six Chinese musicians sat at the
back Of tho stage and played necessarily. Nearly Ill
tho dialogue was chantrh, something a'''' ' -
OF rccitatlvc but occasionally there were songs win
Ld,Gncd melodies for the female characters All
the actors had faseo voices, which did not seem 10
vary in mitch or force with any change OF passion or
! sentiment Only one was used, though oct
sionallv different uun properties we're brought on
when these had served their purpose they were packed
away in a trunk by tire property man, who stood az
tho right hand corner OF the stage In full view OK
tho audience whom q change OF dress had to be
mad, tho action stopped. general who TOOK OH
wonderful hcaddrcSs to mako his obetsance had a
glass held in front OF him for several minutes
wills he again adjusted the elaborate structure:
Nearly all tho drcs Of cllOus richness and
F, beauty. The two s,nii faces OF black and
white and rcd and white In stripes which had quite
as comca an effect as the traditional paintings Of
our clowns
said that the play would not DO finished before
peased to night About zoo wnite auditors wurc
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