The sun., 1891-01-22
rARCES IN THE THEATRES.
~ro MonE DRAMATzHKD Nh1
SHOWS RROUGHT 10 Town

-o MonE pRAMArNKD IAR1ET
SHOWS BROUGHT 40 Town
..N.N novelty In - f1ay-Seanas Hss.
~, .r.t Married Ouits-TAe WEEKS
m,,,,,nr yisstors-Gesersa Notes.
-,. manufacture Of violent farcss goes on.
"a ,he market for them does not yet sesm to
.,ut,ea. Two new ones have been brouaht
pe ~. n,etropolis this week. ~. 8. Mail"
u,,sh 10 George c. jerks admits having "con-
',.nc,.d with hammer and saw" 10 At the
bus Theatre The keen scent Of the writer
.stnnny paragraphs long ago smslled out the
,..c,snt and spicy humor lurking about .
',n,,v Post ONCE. and the only wonder 10 that
w.. ,arcs builder has not ere this made use
;, ,hs surnrisss, uncertainties, mysteries. and
~, peculiarities Of the malta While this
Thor now and then manifests an inclination
- Nj, oS the inconsistencies OF the civil ser
In the main his nonsense 10 concerned
W. w no such lofty thsme. He u bent upon
.,s,ns a laugh. and It must b conceded his
.sarts are uproariously successful. for who
a.. h.lp laughing whom be sees Post once
.,nnloyee calmly take suit OF clothes out OF
s,ndls sent through the malls. and then OPEN
.i.,,.r aud e1trsct dollar to buy beer. -.
q MALI is something which may not b de-
..ribsd for the reason that It II unlike any
Mlnc save itself: yet any one who ts able to
laugh at tho sight Of soda-wstsr man blown
.Lyvard By the a1plosion OF his fountain. or At
~. .nactecle OF N Irish servant who. when told
- cl.an the Post Ofioe, emptiss the boxes oflet-
,.ssnd sv cops them out viii b greatly. almost
..,nfully, amused By this.play. It % possible
ia, those who would not laugh q anything
.i.. would be greatly amused by the efforts Of
!. ushrew 10 find . window whore cheap stamps
Az. sold. The singing. dansinG. character
sls.ehes and horse play were we'll received By
N. audience. Arthur Ricketts,, Frank David
waiter E. Jones. GeorEte Parker. and Emily
Northrop are indefaugabis in theff efforts 70
smp.a And they are constantly spuxred on to
.r.n greater achievements by the generous
soplsuse bestowed upon their scosntricitiss.
The other strange farce. which II at the Lee
Avenue Academy. In BROOKLYN. is The Fakir.s
constructed originally by Paul Potter. Il was
srst acted in the summer Of 1889. and It has
aimee travelled widely. Naturally. the lapse
o,time and tho changes Of cast have altered
its first character until It b hard to soy Just
how much Of Potter's work remains, perhaps
that is OF minor consequence. since Tho
fakir" In no way departs from the established
type OF violent farces. It IL . melange Of mu.
sic. dance epecialties, pretty girls, and gro
,ssoue comedians. Tho tridine plot hinRes
upon tho adventures OF Seth Boxer, . street
iakir. or patent medicine vender. who, having
accumulated q fortune. retiros to tho
country to enjoy It. The love scfApss Of
his impetuous dsughter, who becomes IN
actress and the loss Of the fAktr's wealth. With
his return to the drudeery Of the side show.
form An excuse for the ola podr1dA Of mirthful
Interpretations which gives The Fakir'' its
chief merit The title role u capitally played
By Mark Sullivan. . comedian who can b
quaint without esricsturs. Amy Lea relieved
the burden Of starring. has recently Joined
tho company and in one act she il enabled to
display her ability as . singer and dancer.
Rosa France. Helen Reimer. and jennie Eddy
10 niece OF Sophie worrel and not unlike that
actress in face and mAnnsrl form say t5!o Of
r. Ssn osi ro1 IN ma Maf Moi. no
BROOKLYN h.. drama, ss the Amph.oe. that
sSsds ., an, az .P'oyssly HnfaMiHAf here TIE
M So s:Ssa t. s + 6ose,
% H:ss' sss;a sis. s:tis
r. @ ~ S:so % " =. ss:as E i =. y We. s H;ss. s;:
H6sre there t a are sDI mans s1edss. Nlth this
ass ss:ss 20 fs e. 5ses
ssp. sSe esS . q shFs.a e. ao1n1 ss Ybe
sppsar.nee in Brootiyn! is his nearest g:
proaeh 70 town thus far thogeh 4 z not # all
n,sly nd ,ho. .1v iSnsonr ~ III bsi9rc ,ons
several There are capital Views Of . Mime
Falls By midnight, Of The breaking Of = ios
Jam: jam and OF "a z railroad in TIE baekxooda All
eNo nm n m NM md n Ia
phlegmatio Angio-Swede, whose tnventiops
& III aad Hssss ns doss i ;e1s rns
faithfully. In the support are . number OF
5 Ts1s y sSnb2s sssr Ian. R.s .asS bs: 6srs
sss ns.1 Rson Son.
: IN ssdS dsns % s s 81; sst' all the
mana. the June Of, Blue leans" and the lfveil-
bsss anss3 saa
D.cto Theirs II p.opis VIZ
DG:Ss sss hss s: s:.
mans mans and Young Collier had appeared to9ether
len .s botb Es sad
II. little as supper tosethsr, said 4 aptor.
Willie, as she had oaled him. veik
ss,,ytS away together followed By our blessns IN
said last night: Married. Bless me, mol fvs
s had enough OF matrimony. That ives only 8
,Hus iSte o. mine Sunday night Willie and
put up this little guy on him. Hes 20 dead
sure 0: everythine-aevere mistaken. you
,an with him 30 Willie and carried the Joke
- iof enough to make Bob think ys were going
wasn't ~" That 10 . Jolly way these SOU.
orettss have OF amusing their friends
AZ the city's. combination theatres this
v,sseks changes have disclosed no novelty out
ss'SH s%, q halen Harlem. The Peoples has return Of
sssptsbly BY, the Sanger company. and IL as
pctunresSusl{ mounted, as ever. II. is worthy
y note that Emily Rigl Is again in the cast 40
IN. Hh ne Madison square company was brisf
ietnResm ittne WINDSOR & the singing, dancing. and roll
@sde The FGiries' Welln a. enloYable enter-