The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10
LAUGHTER AT THE THEATRE
THE TWO NEW PLAYS EAST MI6HT
WE'RE AL ron FUN.

uoyt.s "a Trip - Chi.ssowr. aaA Desv.s.
Period ~ the MadisoA square-Sarah
BerphsrAt ssa Minna Gale In Tragedies.
The altered name Of the little theatre in
Twenty fourth street IL Hoyt's Madison
souare. and II Is devoted now to Charles H.
Hoyt's plays A new output Of his rollicking
bnmor. entitled "A Trip to Chinatown"
"a the first Hoytian Offering at this
house. II was acted there last night to
tbe immense amusement Of the audience It
struok straight out for laughter at the start.
and kept on hitting again and again. over
and over. In all sorts Of spots. but never
twice In the same place. until an evening
Of we'll nigh incessant laughter had
been accomplished. The titles OF Hoyt
plays are not often very descriptive. and
"A Trip to Chinatown" contains no trip to
Chinatown. The characters make pretense
of roing to see the Chinese quarter OF San
Francisco. but they don't get there.
and they don't mean 10. Instead. they
90 to q supper at public restaurant
and then to mask ball at San Franciscan
shore resort. This nights escapade IL some-
thing like Q spree. not outright vulgar.
hut rather venturesome. considering that
they are ladies and gentlemen. Their
doings are ut least unconventional
They skim very swiftly along. Just below pro-
priety and just above loaferism. startling the
observer o little now and then. but never
shocking him badly.
Mr.. Hoyt is original and fertile In the pro-
duction Of mn American kind Of fun that is
plenty In the newspapers. and that is anec-
dotsl In the conversation OF the country. but
which nobody 80 cleverly as he has
nut into plays It Is this faculty Of the
author that raises "A Trip to Chinatown"
far above the level Of what is miscalled farce
comedy. but which seldom contains any
ss asb. At than ALL AND variety Il h sSSRy @
Hoyt really mixes comedy. with his
n s r %h to Them ss nse The
SONG easily apPfesshinbls subject e satlrise.
se En H or Ss sh q viz e.
a man possessed Of the belief. that he is Ill
sn s sy at Tie hsr ssoss
are the central happseaaings He Is accomga.
things. and the speaking averages joke per
Estimated by itself as composition -ATrip
e dSes nof b ear & WITH
Steer" with its first act full Of Texan depic-
ton. But US q play OF American wit and humor
COMPREHENSIVE to the dullards and yet anus.
Ing to people Of good brains it is the best that
which il won at. the, Madison square was
contributed to by tho exceeding bright
ness and lightness Of the representation
twas like a Paris vaudeville In manner as
well as in matter. The restaurant scene.
where there arose many -doored complications,
was essentially Partisan. not only in its involve
ment Of the mildly earousing characters, butthe
general dash and jauntiness. the approaches to
immodesty without reaching 1t, andth atmos-
phere of almost reckless gayety. Here oc-
CURED an ideaiization Of Q variety show. with
excellent singing, graceful dancing. and an odd
topical duet. in which the verses were tri-
IDENTIFY had been taken Of q long tour to i'm
prove the play and it's performance In every
way that could DO desired.
The company had been selected carefully
not realize oil that Mr.. Hoyt had planned
IN Wsland Strong. the deiiciences were
eheyous widow. and the night carried her
for the first time into earned and positive
3avors. Others commendable for abilities OF
1rstrate. entertainment were, Lloyd Wilson.
George A. Benne, Blanche .Arkwright. Harry
Giifoil. Ollie Archmere,;, Lillian Barr. and the
miller on Broadway Ilaybhils but they are
fine, for Trip to Chinatown" was so well
liked by its first audience that It can hardly
fall to have q hundred moro. 1t is unique. 1t
completes with. neither the variety farces
other. Mr.. Hoyt made a short and genial
anaa0h NJ THANKS.