The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Ways to Pass Summer Even
ings-GOssip of Stage Folks.
The Liliputians in Hoboken.


On next Monday evening the famous
Liliputians will begin a five nights en-
gagements at the Hoboken Theatre, they
are so called because ten of their number
are dwarfs. 1t must not be und erstood
that these little people are humpbacked,
deformed or prematurely old and ugly,
like most of the dwarfs or m idgets with
III the public are familiar from seeing
them exhibited in dime museums. 1t is
stated that nearly two years were devoted
to searching for suitable "Liliputians" in
various parts of Europe and training them
for the stage. Great care has been shown
In selecting dwarfs who would not only
act and sing cleverly, but also please the,
eye and not offend those who believe that
m~oustrositieS and abnormal Erowths
should be kept in seclusion. The star o.
the company iii Franz Ebert, 2S inches
tall but evidently of mature age, who
plays the role Of Puck.
The performance Is in German, but a
synopsis of the plot is printed on the pro
gramme. and the mim1cry OF the little
people is sufficient to make everything
understood. even to those not acquainted
with German.
OF the other ~Liliputians, little Miss
Yeager is the prettiest. Miss Goener.
who takes the role of Fritz, is a clever
little actress.
Last Performances of UranIa.
The performan ces of IA Trip to the
Moon" and From Chaos to Man." now
being given at Carnegie Music Hall,
Fifty-seventh street and Seventh avenue,
New YORK. are among the most novel,
instructive and fascinating entertain
ments ever presented in his country,
Mr.. Garrett z. Serviss gives the eXplana-
tory discourse. On "Wednesday u sun
day evenings the performances will begin
at fifteen minutes past eight. At the
same hour on Tn ursday, June 8. a request
performance will be given. Saturdays
there will be matinees at two O'clock.
There will be no performance on Wednes-
day, June s, aud the closing II will take
place on Sunday, June 10.
The Music Hall is delightful, even in
the warm season, ms the management has
a unique system of ventilating it. so that
it is always comfortably cool.
Stage Notes.
The Casinos roof garden has opened for
the season, and two distinct entertain
ments are now given III the building
nightly. Milloecker's successful opera.
Child of Fortune" has reached its fifth
eth performance. Later on in the month
it will be replaced by a lighter and shorter
opera. to give the downstairs audience
lnOIC bliklO III IA SbI0J VIZ SANNA
tainment on the garden. The opera
selected is 1.-The Vice Admiral.' To-
night the West Point Cadets with their
friends and followers, will be in full pos
session of the house, which will be decor
ated and ornaInented in true military
fashion. The programme on the roof
garden is divided into 1.-TWO parts, each
ending with a ballet.
Marie Willard, a daughter of Harrison
Willard. will sing the part of wang"
next season so charmingly sung by Jean
cite St. Henry this season.
Minna Gale has promised to become tho
wife of Archibald @. Haines of the Equit-
able insurance Company in New York.
Sallie Williams. q daughter of Fred
Williams. has plighted her troth to
Charles Reigle.
Mysterious things are never what they really
seem In fact;
Who thinks the super natural has never seen
him act.
ssThe Vampires" a pro OCCASIONAL society
inst started in New York, rave leased a
TOP floor on upper Broadway, which they
have called Roost No. 1. The charming
and refined names given to the officers