The evening world., 1893-10-11
THE ~coRNcRAckER R."

II seems almost impossible to believe
that the same man wrote Blue. jeans
and THE Corncracker,' yet Joseph Ar
tnur has been popularity supposed TO be
tho author Of the former, and the pro-
grar1me at the Fourteenth Street Thea
.Ic last night set him down as being
responsible" for the latter, Mr.. Arthur's
friei.ds will think II him in connection
with Blue Jeans HIS enemies can do
nothing more cruel han mutter CORN
cracker"
New York Is treated 10 strange and
ecrlc theatrical entertainments. Each
scason Is full OF them. for everybody
who has dramatic wares to display
rushes to the metropolis. The Corn
cracker is az remarkable AS any OF
them. II Is az inComprehensible as the
programs offered by "loie Fuller's Co
lebritics,' and as mysteriously unfathom-
able as "A play ] once say at this same
theatre called AN Ircr Creed
The corncrackcr" Is not "A drama,
or "A m~elodrana, or u farce-comedy, or
a farce, or a comedy. or a burlesdue,
or AN extravaganza. II II a chowdef,
filed with chips of everything. When
you hear of n missing VIII and n long
lost mommcr YOU think YOU have
alighte upon a drama when Nancy Nail
is rushed into the drinking trough your
thoughts turn 10 iloyt aId farce-cpmcdy
when six Irrelevant girls burst upon the
scene and sing an irrelevant song you
worder II II is extravaganza and sikh
for 'ii32." and when Eleanor Carey
and Matte Earle indulge In a cosy little
strangling match you begin to believe
that you are undergoing Bowery melo-
drama treatment after all. Then there
As "A fsticuT episode and a tarrinS and
fcathcring ARRAY, and at the end OF the
third act a very mild sort OF a sensation
furnished by the falling Of an elevator
with red fire accompaniment.
MIR. Arthur has. jumblcd all these in
cldents together. The Corncracker" IL
simply chaos. Even the ingenious lit
tie gallery boy will be able to make
nothing of 1t. He will hear OF the ele
vatoi accident, and wait for II, bu'
he will be disappointed, for 1t Is very
tame, and not worth seeing after three
acts of twaddle. The word Corn
era cker" seems to signify a kentuckian
who places extreme reliance upon him
self, and makes his own whiskey. ii
some inexplicablc way he Is woven int
the talky labyrinth at the Fourteenth
street Theatre. and perhaps he enjoy
himself. We must hope for the best
In the cast was Miss Judith Berolde
who wore a couple OF neat frocks, AM
ono pensive air. She made a very Wig
orous speech. In whicn she said: M!
love YOU can never have, you coward
scoundrcl and liar or words to tina
effect. She seemed to bn very NcNe'
about something quite put out, as !
were but the audience didn't know
what It was, and. consequently. couldn
sympathize. Miss Eleanor Carey, as
long lost mommer, who is recognize
by IL chrome for which she is suppose
to have sat, tried to make somethin
OF her part, and Miss Matte Earle con
tributed a dialect s~ketch-the dialcc
consisting OF the use of the word 'pua
som for person" William lngerso
pla we'd the leading male role, and wor
a lovuble little brown velvetecn suit.
Mr.. Arthur's agent n short time az
CONT ont the priceless information tina
the rchcarsals OF The corncracker
wer" conducted behind barred doors. Nj
Arthur might safety drop his manu-
script on Fourteenth street. o
O would pick 1t up. ALAN DALE.