The Jersey City news., 1891-09-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
Primrose and Vests Minstrels
Draw a Great HOuse-Miss
Tanners New Play.

Mullone's Opera House was packed
last night when the curtain rose upon
the brilliant spectacle of Primrose q
Vests Minstrels. The balcony was
crowded aud the gallery overflowing.
The stage scene harmonized prettily with
the interior decoration Of the theatre, 80
much white and gold coloring was there
about it. With the exception or the
eight end men. Messrs. Primrose, Janson,
Dooley, Smith. Cushnan, Lewis. Wal
dron and Quinn, the dozen or
more other minstrels seated on the
stage wore white satin and gold
knickerbockers and powdered wigs;
and the ebony-hued end men added to
the novel effect of the scene, their races
glisteuing like the shimmering creases OF
the black satin suits they wore Inc
performers were arranged in two semi
circular tiers, the lower one consisting OF
the court costumed quintette and inter
locutor sandwiched between the end men,
and the upper one of the orchestra. over
the heads OF those in the upper tier pro-
,truded mammoth flowers or every nue..
The setting was that of conservatory,
From the time tue curtain rose until IL
fell at the close of the enter' ainmenS the
fun was alnlosc riotous, lnterspersea only
here and there with some clever singing
OF heart touching bnll'ds-
Not single state jalle WAS recited Dy
the funny men. Even where there WAS
an approach To TINS some novel feature
was added that gave il IL new turn.
Mr. Joseph Mans, who aG first acted as
iuterlocutor, snuy Il companion piece 20
"Comrades," eutitled Always together,
that Is probably destined TO become al
most as popular us the first named son9.
Larry Dooley sang his ceieornfea
liam Thompson's descriptive soug en-
titled '.Masks and Faces" was by
MANY considered the gem OF the per-
formance Tom Lewis told in comic
song what he sang i'll Il 'Dime Museum.
and had to come forward again several
times.
Mr.. West next took the interlocutor's
seat and Messrs. Primrose and Cushmnn
reappeared The huulor of Primrose is
irresistible; but Mr. Cushman is, without
doubt, the most Intentionally idiotic
negro on the minstrel stage, and an eX-
ceptiopally hne mimic. His song, Little
Bid" enables him to get in some fine
hit; that even the gallery gous can ap-
preciate along with the occupants of the
Eiower part Of the house. The quintette
sang sweetly, and Mr.. Primrose ap-
peared as 'The SWELL" an original
creation that brought down the house.
He is very eccentric dancer.
Part first was followed by "Tom Lewty
Idea of the Long Distance Telephone"
that made the audience hilarious. But it
grew wild wheh the four "Log Cabin
Neighbors," Messrs. Cnshman, Primrose.
Dooley and Janson, appeared as four
typical old darkies. whose dancing is the
result of many years study OF what
might be termed the natural eccentrici-
ties" of the aged Southern 'coou."
Drummond and Staley, the musical ant
dancing blacksmlths, are a novelu Y.
.'The March OF the Red Hussars'' is pretty
and unique. The evolutions are bewilder-
ing. and made more effective by the
various colored electric lights that shooJ
from the glistening metallic balloons car
ried by each of the Hussars
The Brothers Bornai are surprise.
They are the limberest contortionists on
the American stage, and their peculiar
wizard like make up gives to their per-
formance a peculiarly weird and gro.
tesque aspect. AS for the sketch,
ssTrouble in Blackvlle," "by the Big Four.
Messrs. Smith, Waldron, Janson and
Martin, one has only to glance at their
Autographs, with which the town is
flooded, to get an idea Of the humor of
h; h n atiOn