The daily critic., 1890-09-02
AMUSEMENTS
N, r1mpleton at Aibanen1s.

pstudouym of 5n opera troupe, invaded
The boards 40 Ford g Opera House in
this city. Who was the main guy
on the male end OF the cast or the boss
female fakir on The disiaT side at this
distance Of time deponent is unable to
state Suffice it to say that one night
they valorously gave the Mascot, and
at the proper cue for BeUi09'S entrance
there came upon the stage a plump and
piquant little person, who soon, In
more ways than one, became a revela-
lion.
Her makeup was an inspired epic Of
rags her voice in singing 0r speaking,
a liquid. velvcty and delicious. some.
thing somewhere between a COO and a
lurgle: her long, sloe black eyes slit
in the ivory pallor Of her oval face had
all the languOrs Of the Odalisque in their
half veiled fires; from the picturesque
emhrasures Of her ragged gown peeped
curves Of Phidian perfection. and when
LATER she stood confessed in the full
glory of tights and trunks, her shapelv
neither limbs were very symphonies and
sonuets in silk
The rather chuckle headed tenor per
eN'N W lAN pay NAA hAlN CflA ~ 4 tNffh was
suhit Cted to a course Of wholly mad
dening amatory proceedings 10y this Sc
ductive young woman that tilled all the
men in the audience with a wild desire
to imbrue their bands In his gore. lie
was petted and. patted and cuddled and
cooed to till the foolish shepherd looked
more foolish than ever, and the male
audience, as one man, rushed insanely
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availing sorrows in drink.
The meteoriC and volcanic little
BetiiHd was none other than Fay Tenn
pleton Genius like hers soon found
its billet In less than a year as the
sauCy Gabriel Of the reiuvenaied
"Evangeline" she was the sensation
and sovereign Of New York dudedom.
Since then she has gone forth conquer
ing and to conquer and comes back to
the city Of that shabby debut Of six
years ago crowned with laurels and
encrusted with diamonds. Iire Ia
TtmpletOai Firs LAUd1cei
1t Is with a purpose that she is thus
copiously described as Of that time
for despite the cynicism Of a somewha AZ
famous metropolitan critic, such as she
was then, with an added toucn Of
exotic em5OHpoiHt and didblerie. she Is
now. II Is not a very wholesome art
1t is not even suggestive as has been
said Of II, because, in sooth, the art, as
truly the artist, leaves but little to
suggest But no one who last night
saw her Spanish dance can doubt that
as the acme of mere physical allure.
mCnt, stage art can scarcely further 60.
She has chosen her line, or rather Ma
iure has chosen II for her, and within
It's limitations She stands without a
peer.
OF HeHdrb HndsoH, the burlcsque Of
/ Ntssfs Gill and Fraser, which Is made
/ the excuse for introducing this phe-
/ nomenal act to the public, It Is better
/ and worse by turns than the standard
/ burlesQue Of commerce. There are
vases Of uudcniabe fun and originality
inteispersed with dreary wastes Of dul.
ness and drivel Mr.. Stevens Is a come.
/ dian Of rather more than ordinary yer.
satiity and humor, and the drolleries OF
/ his hfR ron hRA, editor Of the Nets
/ amsterdam kicker are ably seconded
/ by Mr. Wheelen as the Marquis Per
/ ffcto, and Messrs Edwards and Kirke
/ as the amusing Deputy SheTibs.
Miss TOma Hanlon, as the Indian
/ Princes, Miss Randolph as the late O.
/ Columbus, and Miss Ncwham, In q
clever dance, all pleasantly dlstin.
/ guished themselves, and. what with
/ pretty girls, not too severely seques-
tered from the public gaze, with songs,
dances, guys, jokes, bright costumes
| aud fair scenery, HeHdrick Hudson
/ may as well be admitted to have dis
| covered the river which bears his name.
| even If be will never be suspected of
/ setting It on fire. The merry buTlesque
will hold the ample boards of the
opera. house, doubtless to continued
large houses, every evening and at the
usual matinees throughout the week.
20 and ~ at the National.
"The air hath bubbles as the watel
hath, and these are Of them, NIGH
have been written Of the class of plays
OF at least productions, 10 which the so
J called musical satire" Of Mr.. Gu:
/ Williams aud his more OF less able. and
/ therefore culpable, companions II
/ crime undou btedly belongs. The pass
| Ing fOible Of the day, the passing laugh
1 Of an idle hour Il perhaps answers a
/ well the purpose for which IL was con
: HAAkAEA AE any huAAE ~ AAIu AQuAA Nan1A
/ bly, have been constructed for the pur
/ pose. The humoT of the modern apart
ment house Is an alluTing theme for tn
faTeieal satiTist, and has unquestionabll
not herein been slighted.
/ Mr.. Williams. as a dialect comedian
/ of approved worth and merit, has lonl
| enjoyed too wide spread popularity
/ for further praise than that his German
/ professor of music Is fully up 10 thI
/ mark Of his unYarying excellence. Mr.
/ Kelly contributes no little fun Of Tobus
4 variety, as the eccentric Irishman, ang
The JaHit0r, the Policeman, the Mud D
al H0Fk, and the other ever presen
/ compOnents' Of apartment house exist
eUee, are all done 10 the life by Messrs
CouTtWright, Kelly Hess, and the Misse
| Zella. B0schell, West and Leyton
Bright music, brisk dancing and rous
ing fun, In short, combine TO make o
~ and / the paTOdOXical. ungTam
matieal and wholly enjoyable success
was intended 10 be- and so voted By th
large audience Of last evening.
HarFts' Bijou Theatre.
A crowded house greeted the first ap
/ peaTauce in Washington of Miss Ml
hawk the Indian actress, at Harris
/ Theatre last night The play was "Th
Indian Mail Carrier, aud Is a borde
drama especially adapted % The abilitie
of the star. Miss MohaBk as Rsp d
H0-mah. the Indian mail carrier, gave
vivid portrayal Of the part and was r.
peatedly appauded The play Is fu
Of exciting situations Of the stereotype
| Indian order and was thoroughly al
pTeciated by the audience. the con
pany supporting Miss Mohawk Is a
excellent one. and earned the applaus
that vas freely bestowed upon IN
Keruan7s Theatre