New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-27
OPENING OF THE CHANGED CASINO.

THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE VAUDEVILLE AND
BALLET EXPERIMENT.
The Casino Is the home OF ballet and Of variety,
1t was the home Of comic opera. The change has
come. For years there have been spasmcdc efforts
to establish something Like London music hall in
New-iork. but they have always ended in talk, at
best In the vague shadow OF subscription list for
stock Now the Casino has tried the experiment. and
there was some doubt last night about the genuine
ness of the London flavor yet the result was at last
something which AN audience could actually and
look at by paying Its money There are some things
about a London music hall which could scarcely be
initiated here and they are things, perhaps, which the
reputable part OF the community would not to
sec initiated If there are any fears that the Casino
may become in every respect like Its English originals
they may be set at rest by the positive statement that
it is not like London music hall at all though it
Is as nearly like 1t it could be made without being
too near.
There have been some changes in the house itself
glass smoking.roOm at the back OF the orchestra
floor was promised at first but instead Of 1t there
is brilliant cafe, with glass 'front.' where smoking
Is positively prohibited" and where those who wish
to take the ghtest Of refreshments at place them
selves eli exhibition, framed and glazed Some Of
the attendants are new, though they could not be
called bright and 1t was found that many fire.
quenter OF the place who had known II ever since
1.-THE Queens Lace Handkerchief could find his
seats for himself With less trouble than the ushers
could find the aisles. But oil the attendants have
new clothes, and all shine in respondent uniforms
from the stage hands TO Z" Brudder' Davis, formerly
OF the Metropolitan Opera House, whose buttons arc
as brazcn as his face is ebsny, and who stands on
the sidewalk to open carriage doors
At the end OF the first hour last night the audience
had begun to wonder, What are we here for1" To
be sure, the samples Of London music hall enter
taners that have been sent to this country have gone
far TO convince local amusementseekers that America
Is Just Us well of England In Its stock Of variety
performers, but all the London entertainers are as
pconsequential sent from there of late that
seemed TO be no reason for the Casino initiating that
particular National characteristic But the imitation
was probably closer than the audience realized this
was a London performance and the spectators were
not supposed 10 be there so early; II they were It
was their own fault. SO Binns and Burns played,
Miss Lizzie Derious DAILY sang. La Grandma and
II. NJ. Carroll. ST., danced NJ. Pongorila the monkey
man," acted even more like monkey than could be
wished and the Braatz sisters walked the tight rope,
or one Of them did. without exciting much remark.
But then there o surprise. The new ballet
Chione' aroused the audience u genuine enthusiasm
and loud cheers and 1t deserved both It was better
IN every way than conservative judges believed could
be done on stage 50 small as that Of the Casino.
1t was Of the ballets that tell stories The North
Wind. an agreeable old gentleman had a daughter
who danced so we'll that the South Wind, terrible
gray haired Mephistopheles loved her The Fast Wind
and the West Wind. two young women with wings
danced In the interest Of the North Wind and his
daughter and they danced her off to the Arctic regions
where dozens Of girls danced to keep her safe and
themselves warm, TIL the South Wind danced I'm and
melted everything into the Tropics, Including the cos
tunes. The evolutlons were extremely pretty and
we'll managed and the costumes rich and beautiful
The scenery was handsome, too. Slgnonna Adellna
Sozo danced most nTnbv and gracefully and every
body was pleased. Later in the evening there was
another pretty ballet, called "Thc Orange Blossoms
The second portion OF the variety entertainment was
much better than the first. The BOnitas gave clever
musical speciality, and Mile. Fourgerc, who has been
seen here before, exhibited all that abandon which l.
found native only in French concert halls Mile
Mantalini swung on slack wire gracefully and
comfortably as a summer girl in q hammock and ey.
hlbited some welltraned doves. The De Veres gave
good acrobatc performance. The result Of the
Casino change must stll be left 10 time but last night
auspcious