The sun., 1893-06-22
MIDSUMMER TIlEATRICALS.
THE WEEK rs NOTEWORTHY FOR ITS
NEW YdUDEVILJE SPECIALISTS.

Somo OF the Strangers Arc Welcome u
Oar Audiences and some Are Not-A
Troupe OF Genuine East Indian Jnggier'
-"The Tniismnn " and big Ballet
THE Talsman." which had its first Amcri
can representation at the Manhattan Opert
House last night, is thing Of light. catch,
music. particularly strong in its choruses
| graceful In movement. and brilliant and taste
| ful in coloring.
1t is the Joint work OF Planduette DEN
merry, and Buran. and Il has been carefully
| and effectively rut on tn, stage under the
| guidance Of experienced and competent men,
| 1t Is strong in chorus. costu mos. scenery. and
ballet but weak in respect to the people Sc
lected to Ill tho principal roles.
| Tho scene Of tho opera Is laid in France at
the time OF Louis XIV. and it deals with soldiers.
peasant girls soubrettes, and royaty-in
short tho clnsses who must have formed the
bulk of tho Fronch population during that
| Picturesque ncriod, IL We may Judge by com q
| operas. Moreover, II boasts OF one soubrette
| VINO IL really French. aud very vivacious she
| is. too;
She bears tho name Of Blanca Sescault. and
thnn did any Of the other principals in the cast.
that drink out " q" the hottie and Bite % god I'D coins H
Win ~, their teeth to see II they arc genuine.
Max frSHman rSS M I M Is snsnr ws pyGd z
rior to his acting: in fact, it can hc tolerated
only when we, remember that tho famous
self. '' y" % NV ''' " " '''"'''' "''''-
Neither Robert Dunbar nor J. Aldrich Libby
they. have been placed. but Miss Marguerite
La Mar sings well and is in other respects
Ts bn shth hs most Of tho
ond act. Is the strongest feature OF the enter
tta,nmept. and reflects the highest credit on
:, 4 fountain dispayed in the third ACT, evoked
hearty APPLAUSE, and looked as natural as Il 1T
stead Of on stage t" in 1T 'Sn street.
qhe fact that the, temperature OF the house
certain roof % gardens that could An be- named med Is Is
worthy OF record.
Some OF the specialists who have been intro
duced to US this week on roofs or In music
halls will achieve popularity. and there are
others who will silently steal away from city
which fails to appreciate them. The Frantz
the
these new people. There are five OF them.
sna tW9 bS hey IN
black skirt They stand on one another's
other; and they turn, sSmersauts with such
rm@pidity r. that they look like revolving wheels.
lence but because it is unusual to see such feats
ey mon and M9msI in evening
Music Hall Miss canrd 9e 5emiods ons Of Eat
tie Collins in great many ways besides her
of blond curls. has bright eyes. bright cheeks.
and q broad smile; and dances with tireless
American debut at the same house on Mon
day is a German mimic who gives number
ha I'll emnas IN Of 'HSniTe wa{
Mr.. HAYDN is not nearly so clever as Amman.
who appeared on tho same stage, n year ago;
The chiet event OF the week at the Imperial
Music Hall Is the eengagemonto OF Eunice Vance.
who was In this city three or or ,our years ago with
MIS- %aneoS namc VIII bo ndsse%SlS y isPed si%d
With that Of t the stirring ditty Little I1ttie
ne humor and feeling. but now f she has Mit some
new songs. one of which. called :. Marguerite
bids fair to become, popular. Lady Mansel-
American Theatre The'i roof ' garden. has @ cer ,re
ttainly mover beon seen here before un-
There is nothing very novel about her perform
ance except her unique way of dropping her
audenee zee int in shts h % Her ckanses ast @
about five minutes longer than any other Of the
Kind ever seen here.
There are three Hindoo jugglers at the Eden
Musce this week. They appear in native Co.'S
tune and accompany their feats with crude
musical sounds derived from drums and a sort
OF bagpipe Their first part consists OF dis
playing. handling. and teasing two large co.
bras till the serpents spring nearly their full
length in their endeavor to bite there tor
mentors Following this are some tricks of
HlelsDr-OI-n mana, lnclutlnR NCnnnRlnR copper
coins to silver and to copper again. multiply
ing coins, and deft monipula;ion Of CUPS and
sma ha u ss ons ndSS S" qH bt y
diameter pulls out from between his lips what |
seems to be an endless string OF many, col
finally. instead OF discovering It's end. he
breathos out great Volumes OF dense smoke; |
after slight pause showers OF sparks. and |
finally sheets OF ilcrccy burning flame. which
shoot out over u foot beyond tho performers
4 bali like the one before used is put in m
empty and shallow wooden, cur. ana in its
the same receptacle. and the cover placed over
and the serpent is seen ten feet away swapping
yiciously at tho bare brown legs OF ono OF the
whose hands and feet ara tied rather inse-
curelyi placed inside a nI,,t net So o. small rs to
his Knees 10 ana hs feet bsneat h@
The net's drawing string Is then tiEhtened and
tied in n half dozen hard knots This man is
tlo wicker cover placed over him. but his bulk
is so great that the cover does not come with
in a foot OF its place. common blanket then
tho audience, After a short time III. net with
md neck scarf are thrown out, The cover still
remains as far as ever from the basket. indi;
ba on sW
10 is nowhere in sight. and the cover
s seeI1"y ,n II its raSs rod is
|
hat the receptacle is empty. and it is lifted.
opo corner at time; in a way to convince the
,nsket rol!s over ponderously without the
aid OF outside contact. and inside Is the Hin
loo. much doubled up and very tight fitting
Though this trick will decciY" very few, II is a
yood thn ng when the crude apparatus is horne
n mind. To attain its full effect. it should he
lone off the stage. in some place which would
10 away with the suggestion Of preparation.
or in the fact that it could bG so per-
ormod lays its chief strength. 1t can he
ad with entire justice that these dark
Nyn wonder workers. hat thnro is in them q |
leal Of taking novelty due to their old appear-
NEE. their strange music, and the almost con-
tant chatter Of "Cnlcutta English" tho latter
or tho most part entirely mintGllisible. Two
ar more artistic performances oi u nature akin
o this are hose Of ll"rrmann at his own thea
ro AMI Kcl!ar at Days; Here arc to h4 seen
eats Of slcisht "f hand don" with hcWildcring
Iettncss. and illusions rendered entirely dcccp-
i've to all ordinary Observers by the greatest de-
rec of ingenuity in device and execution.
hermann announces th1@ f. he the last Week
follows nightly u half hour of
arce hy mcmicrs Of III" na!y company in
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