The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-13

CITRATE the event, q souvenir is to Be PRESENTED
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Two Jolly and thoughtless entertainments.
but fit for the best audiences and likely to re-
main long In favor. are "A Trip to Chinatown"
at Hoyts Madison square and The New City
Directory" at tho Biiou. Hoyts show is .
triumph In double sense II is farce In the
vaudeville garb. and yet II has such degree
Of finish as to be accepted hilariously by audi
ences containing persons who never 60 far
away from Broadway TO be amused. The play
IL surely clever from the point OF view aimed
at by Hoyt. Il IL witty In dialogue. never
COARSE. though extremely brisk in action. and
II its specIaltes It is nSyel; Its SUCCESS at the
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aud al have S BEEN on the stage a. one tms Of
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Two Of Charles Frohman's round half dozen
Of comedy companies are In town this week.
The best Of his organizations for fun will play
It's third New York engagement In Mr. Will
kinson's Widows" since its long term. It will
reappoar at the Grand Opera House. There is
certainty that the lively comedy will be ap-
plauded by large audiences. for nothing clever
over goes amiss with the Grand's loyal and
discriminating audiences. Tho cast includes
Mrs. Barrymore. Joseph Holland. Thomas
II. Burns. Emily Bancker. Matte Fer
guson. John W. Thompson. Annie Wood.
Edwa I'd Coleman and Adelaide Grey
Christmas s week at the Grand. The newest Of
the Frohman parties of COMEDIANS are at
ratties along at lively pace after the iirst act.
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between HsnSy Miller and Mllers younger
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weight on the first night. and 50 bis perform.
he has gained senfldsnce and freed ON. and he
is o very valuable factor In the cast. vincent
Soh at
grotesque walk. which is the only bar to her
perfect success.
The performance that Magician Bautier De
Kolta is to give at the Eden Musee during the
holidays will be enhanced. probably. by tho
quiet humor which he understands how to dis
spirit manifestations" Is said to be marvel
LOUIS Munci Lajos and his orchestra will be.
gin at the M4sse en-. Dec
thrower Is on view.
Paulus. the French singer and mimic. begins
the last week but one Of his engagement at
bis stay beyond the month ori9inaiiy .dIed on.
he will return to London. The usual variety
prevails at this hall
There is no disposition to take from the
any portion Of the honors won BY
them for their collective merits as actors and
the excellence Of the realism used by them:
but It is unfair to our own stagecraft to say
that all their admirable stage effects are new
TO America Our own carpenters. property
men. and mechanics OF the playhouses have
not been behind the times, 1t must be known. |
Few effects" are unknown to them: few in- |
deed have not ueen used here long ago. The |
Meininger bring nothing that Is absolutely |
new. in design. method. or effect Some OBJ |
servers pay to them lavish compliment for |
the wonderful rain and thunder noises in |
Julius CBsur," and others extol this realism |
as an importation from England. But storms |
exactly like those produced ny the Meininxer |
we're made in this country twenty-eight years |
ago. at least It Is u matter Of record that at |
The big Boston Theatre. in 1871. q play with q |
storm scene was 30 vivid In it's noise its flashes
" light Its patter OF rain. and its terrible thun
der claps that on the first night the audience |
was. seized with panic, and half the people |
thunder storm has never been forgotten by |
older ,playgoers- The Meininger's
" julius Cesar" storm is q good thing. but Il |
iOes not approach that one In force or In In. |
Henuity behind the scenes.
At the Brooklyn Theatres.