The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-05
Birds ofs Festher.s

They hocked all over Jacobs's stage last
night-"birds OF feather" few OF them
good. few Of them indifferent, but most Of
them tad actors Nobody who saw them could
find an excuse for them. They had something
to do in o play" but their actions were
spasmodic. their language was inooherent
and they seemed to be In pain part
Of the time. The night was bitter cold It
was warm inside Of Jacobs's. though. and so no
man left the house once he passed within, its
portals: only the gallery was q little noisler
than ever. and the special policeman up there
Quelled seven riots in q short time. and was
looking for moro when tho lights went out
The Spirit Of gssoonsde still lives on the east
side. $
This Birds Of Feather" were counterfeit
ers. It appeared. who made the queer in tho
South and came North to shove It The chief
Bird was enamorsd Of blithe daughter of .
Southern family which was suffering from
general debility-fnancial and political
She preferred young doctor to the Bird
chief. and hence all through the play the
doctor and the Bird chief earnestly tried to
murder each other. In one scene the doctor
nearly triumphed. He caught the Bird chief
liz snstehed TIE BILL stamped out ssf the ire. snd
caused tumult The audience below stairs
s shs thu special eoa
man had to run another minor out before. the
thread 81 TIE plot could DO picked up again By
The Bird chiefwas baffled. but not incapaei:
.ate ;dd H n Kept on making PED tn he had
IN s sosdv hOTse On
spd read nessss e'ff from me someDody q e
s5a sss. @ Sss' ~ g To Pa
for q moment. He told the doctor to iook
snc e him Tine sa so
the neck The language and the plot thick
R1d 3pst here but worse was to The
cotton. and locked the door leaving $2O0.OOO
The deeos Himself iS
s De toasted on one side before the PromPter
ths RS s eSe 'f locked ss
e. IL s s;aF o.s and sSs dsstSr sasasd
h Sat on tn
on I two Of them all tho way across the stage,
In the door Of the Observation-Disclosures Was
now q grill room-and brought the doctor
into the open air done to turn. and not bit
After that It was quick work. but sure. The
doctor recovered and chased the Birds to
their lair in Blocker street. Tho Southern
girl rewarded him with her love. and everybody
Ia IN, tho play who was good came. IN FOR i
" before the tag" was spoken. This strange
urnma. which was interrupted In its most OK
citing moments by nmiable episodes Of song
end dance. was credited on tho programmes
70 Herbert Hall Winslow; but It cannot fairly
ne criticised as that young writer's work. boz
cause no saysto TIRE sun that 1t has been
Mlbtorted ind shamefully twisted in text in
meme. and In action to suit the notions
81 , Inc chiet actor In the cast. 1t Is n power
!uiy DAd play. however. and Mr.. Wins!ow was
cau.ious enough to disown 1t before It was
seteu' ne has done clever work before this.
TO- y Ialr e. presume that his coinplnint Is
The PRINCIPAL actor In 1t ia Charles W. Bow.
ser. who possessing a forbiddinG visage and a
G naTsh voice. reminds one somewhat OF Nat
si4,n SION effective with his audience. and it Is
Ss'y IN MS serious mSments that ho seems to
sAiler, who starred once us MargucrIe, cut u
Moeiul hgure as the heroine. She gave No
evidence. In personality or In her acting, Of
even common abill ty. and her exploitation was
~ utttfr nasco. Frank McNish, the ax.nin-
~ sar ~. was an agreeable and highly drol Agure
appearance here devoid fburnt cork, aud he
mas reason to be proud OF his success