The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19

Of air r.' s Gigantic g. cutie nsh appsnrs.
%aS down. G and is naIy despatched With ans
axe. At the bottom OF the ocean the villain
he wishes to put out Of his way. and at the
same time to throw the blame upon the limo
cent rem hero who is also there IN digng SILL
falls to the ground. the viilain having cut hts
air tube in two. But the hero RECEIVERS after
this apparently fatal disaster. and turns up
curing. a trial on board the man of-war; There
he confronts the villain. and causes him TO
an open porthole. A newer entertainment with
AN element Of excitement is that furnished
is in other respects tranquil one, The king
"f the beasts shown here, is called man
horse. and fA Il is NJ not { always that museum
poster comes as near the truth as 1t does in
terest by the wide-eyed. ,open- mouthed crowds
who have been attracted by the accounts OF
hs eXTs IN street nGt as
summer has the museum been 80 cunspicu-
ousy in the public eye as 1t 10 now.
The past week was the one which managers
OF theatres have OF late years come to look
upon as the most dreaded OF the whole nifty
two with which New York Ia favored annually.
1t was the week OF the Horse Show, and 50
great is the craze for horse1esh Just now that
1t Is hard to realize that Just before the war
woman on horseback was rare In the town. In
Mr.. ulmsted's original pl ans for Central Park.
no allowance whatever was ma de for bride
paths, But the growth of large fortunes
brought a taste for luxuries. and what passion
for fast horsesy Nowadays the people. who by
virtue OF their wealth. activity. good looks.
amability. and other qualities exert domi-
mating social influence IN town. are more
amy OF the otncr amusements OF lie. and wnen
the doors OF tn. Madison Square Garden were
for and Until ths cose
the fashionable playhouses suffered serious
". The success OF this annual exhibition OF
horses; to say nothing Of that OF the Barnum
show. has caused speculative managers to de-
wise schemes Tor a wipter circus. in which
tho entertainment. In one instance the or
ganzcrs OF IL scheme went 80 lar AS to
employ an architect T. make rlans and
eliei after the Paris lippodromc. and to be-
erected on Madison avenue in the vicinity of
used he year round as one.rng circus AMI
place for the exhibition OF celebrated horses.
the ring. like the oid-lashlone travelling cir
Gus, and the Moor was to be so constr ucted that
portion OF it could be lifted disclosing huge
like Dolly Adams and Clara Beckwith could
disport The ventur" was one to appeal to the
pockets OF men OF wealth ana fashion. and
1t might have been tried had not one VI It's
CHIEF projectors fled from the country. leaving
void in the 81 OF the corporation In which he
had been employed. But every year, whom tho
Horse Show or the Barnum show makes the
htrlcal business dull. managers get together
is discussion %! this sort in the air now. and
it is not improbable that another season will
lind New York with permanent hppodrome.
curious occasional performance. whether
1t proves serious or ludicrous. will be that OF
"As You Like It." by women altogether. at
palmer's on Tuesday afternoon. The cast
assigns respected and able actresses to the
male roles. and. as thew will not think OF bur-
lesduinG their parts. there is not much danger
of ridcule. The money raised will go to the
deserving Womens Auxiliary League. Lolita
Crabtree. Marie Jansen. William L. Sim. Ellen
Terry. Henry Irving. and Joseph Jefferson
have bought boxes ut 500 apiece. 1t tho eX-
pertinent Proves successful Sossd ~ In !, an arts
way wa ssi It viii pr"baCy re repeate% pnG N
boston. Ihiiads lrhta; baltimore. and Wash.
inGton ne Next THURSDAY afternoon new PLAY,
one OF George r. Sims's poems. will he given by
Charles Leonard Fletcher and his pupils. The
night for the benefit Of their own and the
Actors Funds golfers. The theatric adver.
sunday A specially show will be given at tho
park this evening.
At the Irving Place Moser and sch0nthau's
comedy Our Wives" newly put on on Thurs
day night. has proved to have enough material
tied and amusing. as we'll as sufficient In guam
tity. Moreover. Herr Conreds company play
it very well at all points. making the most OF
its abundant cross purposes and co mical stu.
ations. English speaking students OF German
will find it q good practice play because there
is no difficult dialect In it, and because the
good acting. 1t has to do with more things
than wives TheTH are mixed bache
and the theme OF the mother-in law. as
well worn and dubious as that theme is; is
fashion. 1t is. delightful to SEQ the way in
whic the old follow who is married, and who |
ton away from home. is presented here. and |
it. Is a!so delightful to observe the way in
Is presented. There is myth called schultz. |
who Is made to stand as the explanation OF |
the old follows outings. and whom tho wife |
Jun is afforded by person who is hired to |
present himself as the naturalization Of |
while assuming that difficult function. This |
Is q narticulary Interesting nart IN the mani
and full and gratiGed houses have rewarded |
its production.
WhstlinG girls don't always come to some |
bad end. whatever may be tho case as to crow
ing hens. for Alice Shaw is in tho Keith pro-
gramme at the Union Square. and that can |
hardly be regarded as bad for her. Mrs Shaw
is the whistler who. after puckering her lips |
unsteady for year or two in this city went to |
London and for season whistled in the draw |
ing rooms OF the fashionables. Her whstlings !
Mt the Union Square take place at 800 and |
$50 daily. During tho rest of the continuous !
en- ertainment a vaudeville company performs, |
and among it's members are the two Franks. |
Eddi Evans. smith and Campbell Charles
Diamond. md Moore and Vivian, Tho weeks
opera Is FRA Diavolo:'"' with Milton Aborn.
Ethel Vincent, Joseph W. Smith. aud Herbert
lIocomb in the cast
John Russell. a manager OF variety farces.
has purchased the American rights for The
Corner Grocer Of Avenue A." and will soon
produce an English version OF the current
success Apropos OF this piece OF
intelligence an old actor said to Sun reporter:
: Years ago certain New York manager who
lad supreme confidence in hir own Judgment
listed Paris for the first time In his life.
declaring that he, would get hold Of some
country no matt or what il cost. He rem aimed
n tho French capital for week. and each
light visited different theatre without find
ne anything that he considered would suit his
New York audiences. But Mt last lust
ha nj 10 Of AZ. |