The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-13

December. They are in their tird mnhth ny
ton, or tho VARIETY inrccs. in which tho vari.
ETY. sh"w a2@im;Gs thG ,"Pr ark With " George
thatcher and ilurhcy nougherty as ta e fn,
nrnts ot minstrcisy and Alice vans ma '9 On
wall I .Ininnced iIr;v Of specialists. and " Tux.
edo" cnaUcs them to employ their taien's
urctty FULLY.
The familiar comic operas Of the week are
revival Of Wang" at tho Broadway. ana
continuance OF robin Hood by the Bosto-
nians ut tho Garden. where tho union OF mel
oly in tho music and vOca. ability in the com
rnny results in much moro Of mnsicai eHce, ~
irure than is often found in ms craze OF
nrc,a The Bostuuans are meettng win ,uli
aitrIiaton NJ II" Garden, ms Is 'ne i ,he
jr"aIwav, and Wang" 10 revived for this
lriri remnant Vi tie engagements.
n sorood SIN Of drift in tho right direc-
tun when star actors cannot depend upon
themselves alone t. either draw or entertain
Nav York audience. but arc compelled to use
,lays that ar" worthy. in ono way or another.
md To employ competent companies The
point is illustrated at four theatres this week.
The players nrr, John Drew. Marie VAIN
Wright \. c. Goodwin. and kosc Coghlan each
OF Whom t:'t is IN, forward eonsIicuousy, Yet is
not wholly dominant in IN" entertainment.
john brew has been wondrousiy prosperous
at lalMer's. even when his extremely line
qualities as light comedian are taken into
,ull account. for fashion has . made fad OF
reoll" have critically arrr9ved of him. M.
Drew and the play in which hc arpenrs: The
STANDARD in order 70 reap fuller harvest of
New York dollars and fame. Along, with Mr.
Drew's success must hc, considered tho tri-
umph ri Maudc Adams. the amusing DUAL ties
oil the play. and the general excellence of tho
AN led To- Mari. Wainwright goes TO the
a"Tsai Of a r. TSviyai q aIHs School for ssan.
ma" HUN O resn wit With hE our ' best aueS"ss ers
Will lie keen interest in the o1ssrva,ion OF Miss
ManwTG.t as L"ly 1%n iSr IN
ll,lsnerr; ,Mcan"r Carey, kats t!anckc. and Ia,
aM Mn' Of bip Vim ad the ali
OF Charles CoGhian. John T. Sullivan. and
"tnGr, Of GYn , cNsesnt eIs' i ms Lone "ne
planned to produce new play. The Chcaus
Iook.n but the rornlar;iy OF "Diniomn mac.
the end OF tho ,t.oghlan enlargement. \. c.
Goodwin. vii his depletion of what may be
GG nEEGSr NyHnne annsTI Ms ias
talents Of acquired MT and inform droilery to
the great anu -ement OF congeniaI audiences.
is in quite rs decidedly bad taste. for his i'm
unrsonation rises ana falls frequently be-
tween hish comedy and low bu!ioonEry. -, Put
tration OF several phases Of Now York lite. and
MIR. Goodwin's Characterization IL true to an
existent and easily recognized form OF lnOn-
eyed loulerlsm.
The variety theatres open this week to
those who want variety entertainment but
will not take it in the presence OF smokers and
drinkers. are tho permanent Tony Pastor i
ana the transient Proctocs. The company
employed by Mr. Pastor is rarity tho one with
which he made his summer tour of the coun-
try. Will tho additions of Katie Lawrence. J:
". Kelly. and others. It may tie said without
reserve that u better planned show or with
stronger features has never been given in
that inHa,rs n1s is IN nfe5s
! ". Kelly is all American. product. aud his
humor, is broad. potent and entirely r.. .
| oil neatness and deNterly in tho giving, OF
! costumed songs with dramatic touches. Mr.:
| new ones. and IL. is, singing them with un.
| common spirit. Nothing in the lehs. offensive
| is being done at Pastor ;, and the same praise
| q, good taste is due to Proctor's. where only
tertainment. Tho llorkin, Company. ainly
| GLIDING Trcwey. the Dixons, the Alisons Mel
! vile. ntetson. W hittey. Leonard. and the ker-
ne!ls, provides the essential diversity Of sing
| ing. dancing. athletics. and other specialties.
| Thotwo concert halls. in which the stage shows
are adIunctive 70 "A quiet degree Of convivaI;
attrartiveness this week to their supporters.
CONVERSATIONS of .blusbear1' and The
|
gramme include frederick, solomon. Marie
| Vnnonl. til" BcrAts. and the Edouardos. whose
| various and amusing doinEs are we'll known.
| 4 fOrthcomn. importation from Par Is for
Roster \ Bia.'s will TO four women who call
| promise to exploit themselves in Il III, de s,.c!e
Iundriiie. AttE. newer concert hail. the I'M
y Since the or e. the fore IS Toustrs
the vivuc!ous French woman. with her comic
! songs. her IL ustrative Ecsticulation. and her
ti,tt Ina &c IN
| the right place at the Imperial. and the audi.
ences ike her excessively. Another Paris!nn
Inc Newcomers are Basco and RoDerts. Nc.
Cord ard Melville. AID Ria EttinG: Prof
| Osten. May Wentworth the Girards. Edwin
| French. L leul Gtte. and Anclon remain.
Actors go UP or down with surprising fuctu
atoms Of fortune Harry Lee. once a promis
in. Loris with Fanny Davenport in ''Fedo ra
is playing the minor part Of an old man il
"A Gilded Fool' at the Fifth Avenue. On the
| other hand. Adelaide Detchon was regarded
| England n few years ago. but there she at
| tanned Erent vogue a. parlor entertainer. ant
comes back prosperous. "nd n, makes and
| UnmnkeS reputaI ions quickly and cilectunly
! How to keep good fortune when once they
have it is a problem with stage folks. Lottle
American .i' season, knows that she viii require
! something else than "Ta-ra-ra Boom decay
| when She returns TO London. else she will drop
|
| sho used 10 receive. she is trying
| hard TO discover another American song as
PECULIAR as The one which has enriched her
already and which sh" can extend into some
sort Of .Xtrayagant achievement. Tho ill-fur-
tune Of II tre puts Henry f. Abbey into u
| ruantary. for ne bought IL biz LONDON spec
| tacuIur play, The lroigal Daughter" bind
! ing himse!:io Iut it on the Jew ork stage on
| or refore Narch !. 1898, and piannin. to place
| il in the METROPOLITAN opera House. Now ha
| Is in cnG"r quest of Il theatre with stage
carurious enough for tho realistic raced course
| scene. which Is tac principal feature Of the
| show. iii" Ic'sses OF important theatres in
| this city are carefully innate in choosing
| entertainments from those that are current.
! Actors OF minor Importance, cannot G"t
| into these houses unless they nave at
,ractivc llays. l,ily LanE'ry and Viii
son Eal re,t ar" cyami les. Neither was able
! TO "fer a now play Which appealed
9TH" business srnse Of III" managers, and so
| Mrs. l.anEry Is not coming to this country at
| al, and Mr. Barrett has been compelled to be.
gin E!- tour e -rwh e." than in the metropolis
Dusc. tn" eminent Italian actress. will bring a
company when sIle comes - America in Janu-
! AIRY iora tour MInnA i. Gt", who lately be-
! cams Mrs. iiaynos, ,%il hereafter lrlnt her
name N ne tn, n, Nmna, Gale Haynes. Ida
Ecni"v. who read from Hugo's les Mis-.
era les At the Pork e.ry yccum entertain.
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