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THE SUM- SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1sel-rwENTY-sIx PAGES

AA1E. SUM SONDA
fore many weeks. and that house. too. will
Jeans. the other E rural stSry ~ '0m x now in Ia
NH and last m9nth q the four!esnth Street
night s1s sSS SsfHsSn @ M ss Sss
the Fourteenth Street on March 3. '
A controversy has arisen among fevsral
comedians ~ to who FIRST said: And the wind
blew through his whlsksrs" It chances that
no less than nine comedians. oil graduates
from the variety stage. were starring In farces
last week In this city. Four Of them met In front
OF big dime museum. On billboard was
picture OF bearded woman with her whiskers
&. hna the wosS
shs. hs the The II TIE ssyns Tsea
hs rest q tho II GHs sSsh in
pon of abs IaEa
that ; Ines,tion; s,l All snew that artisnses had
tentious comic opera. but no theory was ad.
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Sunday diversion on theatre stages in town
Is varied enough generally to offer choice be-
tween good music. excellent singing. and In
structive lectures. That is the case to-day. At
| o'clock this afternoon. ON the stage OF tho
Academy. Marion Kerner will deliver the nlst
OF series OF iusti ated lectures descriptive Of
! the Passion Play at Oberam mergau. Mr.. Ker.
| ner spent three months at tOborammergau dur
ing the progress Of the sacred drama. aud en-
| joyed the aoanalntanceship Of all the players
| who figured In the representation OF the cruci-
fxion Of the Saviour. During the lecture
nmuber ofsacred musical selections will be rem
b. Idr Belle Be- ..e co0s
To- nights popular concert By the Theodore
Sspa foSs Gsshlso Marn tpisa:s = S'fs snS Ps
IL. sd TRs
Brosdway,sA A lecture @ to,niEht will be By the
kinsdom.s This Is the, third lecture il 10
ns Ssfs HSn q as H':: SH sn Vii
be the fourth lecturer for this worthy charity
The record Of "Rellly and the 400" at Harri-
ean's Is the same chronicle Of great success.
There IL never room for late comers these
nights. Tho now play Is clearly good thing
in the view of the HarriRan audiences. who
have been quick to approve It Is something
tSsy had a. seen @ ii % many seasons IN lie % Sfs.ehes i
snyshns tSss svsr s' came ss rom %
Cen; The performance moves brskly. and
ansser HsnsS Who has Els duis;
Is. rs; ?s: s. assssd dafas oa sss se e
benefit performance that seems to offer st
once full value for tho spectators money and
an opportunity to tighten deserving woman's
misfortune will be that at Palmer's next Tues.
day afternoon. 1t will be in aid OF Annie Rus
sell. once charming young actress. but now
an almost homeless invalid. This performance
has been arranged by Agnes Booth. Georgia
/ Cayvan. Caroline Hill. May Robson. Mnude
Harrison. and Effie Shannon, with the, CO.
operation OF Managers Palmer. Frohman. ,Har
VIII
and tho jurymen and spectators will consist Of
fsaGsa 'G% s1mpans
mans seep eompany pa M swee. % wi s ons.set fae piece
BY Jones. and Lillian Russell and Hermann
% s'" HERE Is Of
tsrtainment ought to be excellent.
Tho town is mad for farce. weiehtier things
in tho theatres 60 a-begRine for audiences
!
its and entrances to playhouses where trivial
| but funny entertainments rrevall. "A Straight
| Tip" at tho Park THE Nominee" at tho
| Bijou. and The Dazzler" at the Standard are
| immens, popular successes. II you go by the
| size OF their audiences and the loudness OF the
| approving demonstrations. Nat Goodwin has
emphasized the strength Of his opening night
performance at the Bijou. where there Is no
seat to be bad at 8 O'Clock these nights. And
I>-lr Al lz-f-
shall stay in town all the season now that the
verdict is so clearly in his favor. THE Nomi-
! nee" Is farcical. he confesses, and Goodwin's
| aim is at high comedy: but to fly IN tho face Of
the multitudes is not good business policy. and
line, his purse frss and taE q art in
s!sndsrd'. sudIsnees III AZ xeeE are liz like shess
changes Of costume her unfiaxelns spirits.
s oa na the
good as any OF its Eind-a deal better than
h SsS h. Hose sTssht Ed pESisa Sss
t isysr @ e fun: 5 james j. Powers: ~ she Spoysns
at the Park: where. the capacity q, the
house ie fully tested every night Fresh
who
| ever. No more ENJOYABLE bit OF character work
stage than tIat ooplribnted By Peter +. Daiy as
genial. forceful. and unassuming methods
have won measure OF EopT1lartSE that i bds
| 10y, oomely Della Stacey. droll John Sparks.
and the tuneiul Clipper Quartet are among the
others in tho well-b9lapMSed M company. No sue
lined and It is likely that McNally's mixture OF
| mlrth and music WILL last at the Park for .
| couple OF months or more.
Pro. Herrmann's entertainment Of mystery
at his little house In Broadway still gains
abundant approval from good-sized audi
encss. "The Slave Girls Dream" and "stro-
beika" remain the most potent visual tricks
and other specialists. The magician will end
| his turn at tho close OF the next week. when
Charles Frohman will assume charge Of