The sun., 1893-01-15
Is M1DN1Gur TAUDEvu.LE A COZ
On Wednesday Night It Didn't Draw. hut
the Bnr Bills Look Hopeful.

On Wednesday Night It Didn't Draw. hut
the Bar Bills Look Hopeful.
The promoters OF tho new Vaudeville Club
are not discouraged because SO few OF the
clubs members came to see the variety show
last week after the opening night On Tues.
day night every member OF the club who could
find standing room was thore. to see how the
eyperim ent would work OF treating society to
n variety show from il p NJ to A. NJ. after
theatre hours. Tho result OF the evoninG was
undecided. Somehow or other the performers
and the audience could not como to nm under
standing. Either the audience could not un-
derstand tho actors Jokes or 1t lid under
stand them and did not consider them funny.
One actress in her turn did throo sep
nrato acts. One was an imitation OF
an awkward young girl singing a
sentimental ballad the second n dialect reci-
tation. and tho third piece an imitation Of q
male elecution!st. She thinks the audience
did not discover that she was doin. three
separate limitations. but listened to tho whole
act under the impression that it was the imi-
tation OF q girl singing song. One Of the
actors well known in his limo. says he suc-
ceeded capitnlly in amusing the audience so
long u : he kept his eyes fixed on the white and
gold rail that runs around the balcony
hut the moment ! looked down into the
or up p tns SGt eSnsh Ws:
man or II woman. he or she would straighten
NJ and look like a funeral. as though nothing
The slang and gags which are So large
part of every variety performance seemed to
pass entirely over the heads Of the women In
eral Of the performers who were seen yester-
day agreed that either the character OF the
changed to mako tho performances success sful.
Tpe second evening very few persons came
to the club performance 50 few. In fact. that
a e triDDed y q "a
to burst Of music sho thought the audience
had gone, and sho was on the point Of quit
ting tho stage when she spied fringe OF peo-
plr stretched across the bacl; OF the room. On
Thursday night the audience was larger. and
M onh Attended, last night the hail vi, was fied iii 3D.
Ollie Teal. who peryades the organization.
''On The other hand" he said. " We lave had
more people present than we expected, OF
Nobody wants TO see the samo variety show
twice In one week. and everybody came the
HnenG Rst o peono nst week on sha
There are about 100 in the club. I'VE
calculate that each member VIII attend once
shall shall get about 100 n night, The bar Hills
mesday and Increased again on Friday night.
ILat. doesn't look as though it wasn't u sue
Ieglnn!d De Koycn. who is prominent in the
managcment of the club said that since the
openin. night the persons who had received
Invitations last spring were sending in their
accpptunrss with such rapidity that the Gov
erning ummitter Had not the time to act on
them. THE success of the first perform
ance" snil Mr.. De kovcn. :" has made them
all Nious to get into the club, and in adGi-
tion TO those Who received invitations We nre
getting applications ior membership every
day" Mr. Do Kovcn WIS also impressed with
the growing increase in the bar bills as an
evidence OF success.
A we'll known society man said yesterday:
II cannot SEQ that there are enough people
in New York society WHO want something to
do between II and o'clock to keep variety
show running every night Tor their snecial
benefit. A Bohemian club on sucn aprinciple
might be success, but the Vaudeville is not
intended for any but swells IN lwager the ma
Jority OF men vino belong to the clnb have 70 be
at their offices BY - or 10 every morning. What
until II o'clock nj night and then keeps on In
definitely until mCrningS An occasional per-
formance. perhaps twice week. incidental to
n social club might no a success. but with the
variety show first and all else subsidiary
don't believe the club will no q CO."
Another person said OF the club: THE
women are going 10 lie the stumbling block.
Few women really enjoy variety show. They
seldom appreciate tho Jokes. and after the
novelty OF going to the club performances has
worn of they'll stay away Tho mon won't go
alone, because they can see variety show
anywhere"
Among tho performers al, the club this week
will be Nesta Victoria. Cyrene. Wood and
Shepard. and others from the local variety
th0QtreS