The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-17

upon for recruits, ut limos. by managers
newer sssoo wEieb enjoys the s staS.
facilities Of the Empire. will open It's. winter
Msr me- w ICON with full and promising class u
fFp1 o, ssa win be remarkable. Charles IeonarI
Henry 6 Miner for ihs onts ter Frank T.
EytinE.. Mrs. lowers. and other competent
, nissnis nre dealing with dramatic. as.
and there among tho novices, ability will 10
etsve.oheu' There Is plenty u room on the
result, for, tho theatre.EoinS public is con.
e Ger 1t doesn't matter how many poor play.
bS To. ro out * better H hs
workers In other professions have to stand.
There will be new Columbus In 1902" at
Paimers tomorrow night In the person OF
John Feachcy. an English tenor who appeared
In tho London productions OF " Dorothy" and
La Cisale," Mark Smith has retired in order
10 take the chief comedy role In e The Rain
this week is arriott Vernon. aH beautiful woman
viii apnSsr at se Ha %@fS Jana sns
eSntess upon the final fortnight Of ts stay at
bya revival Of EFmno sHSifSa fqaD De S VII
son ss the comic thief. The title part will be
Ao nrs 81 hs cs4 Sss Rss
GSn snC,h9r week at tie Park With isine
lions pursues the sven t tenor Of ~ its way. and
NH be seen for several weeks longer.
ssTarh n'T Tp l"c Il. f i.fsie % D. S
With whGh Jams, T. Powers dId well for sey
Jacobs by a company which Includes Charles
1Tn and BESSIE ht TSnnsh chill
longer at the Fourteenth Street. At DAYS the
entertainment furnished by the French panto-
minis mimic company seems to be growing in popu;;
the tGoushtial is sheridan. with which Mr.
sothern !. agreeable at the Lyceum. 1t is q
racine has a, strong hold on the New YORK
public pub, is evidenced not only BY the number Of
s enc S popalaTi'y 81 STne froiisa Psush;
the American Theatre until after tho holidays.
At the 20 star the Trrde and James scampany
Hto e tie rrp to to
black enters
seen here for the ilrSt time. The dancing Of
cottreIly., and the amusing a comedy Of .swcste
nam and Wood are responsible for the
by wSrd Fair Gy
at the i, 1 Bijop. Although not dramatic
ehtssfsanment; the dm,tary tournament at
than anything that IS Offered IN IN the Average
eusnr .. sPod ssa Se
performance given by the English soldiery.
ened BY, the perilously swift and remarkably
skilful driving Of the teams attached to the
through the stables before and after the prom
enade concert. which will be given to night in
place Of the regular performance. and insrect
the fine horses employed in the tournament.
Horace Dumars OF Brooklyn recently pat
ented an invention intended for use in spec
tacular productions and in extremely large
auditoriums. 1t seems to Guido Steele Mac
kaye He would have two audiences watch
ing the same play under the same root. but
on different stages. His device consists OF
two regulation stages back to hack and sep
arated merely By IA blank wall. This structure
leaving each stage in full view OF its half OF
the auditorium and completely shut Off from
patent was issued can be best understood by
appyinEg them e eur Hnf own Msdlso n, square IRE
81 its eliptisal door SPACE, another N 81.
~ line q W greater axis i, q the secS md
end end Of this wall. which. while dividing them.
nt0 to oe eher saS the wall
not 60 clear across. for its ends are masked by
1 rsn Of to sE
Intended first to fully utilize. for spoken plays,
halls so large that under ordinary circum;;
be borne In mind that in such buildings it is
not alone the auditors who are at distance
which seem to rush of into space. 81
by be- crowded s1tDi into tho place could hear
all that was said aPd thps every hy inch o. the
WIu bg w SS the hnks
efrects ' TAKE said he. The sim Alarm
the engine starts while in sight OF the au;
dience and does not attain anything like full
stages the horses were compelled to slacken
UP while part OF the engine was still In sight.
Now by my double stage it could dash ~ at
full speed. You UNDERSTAND that the perform
on both saGes T9ua have the
guns or whatever dasnes out and across; it
never slackens but continues on with added
N 6peiS ar nsl the IT, ' end Of the wall and
on 70 the other stage at "a nce horse
s sppears from view near where it started Think
OF the added effect; and two Or more more, circuits
\ es OF course. duplicate scenery, would be-
needed. but it could be largely drops. and
ae h aWo a asry 1
but there are not many OF them ~ spectacles.
and their expense would ne more tnah paid Tor
scenes" The inventor. admits that in tho
present depressed condition OF business he
will not look for managerial back ing now. but
as he firmly believes the spectacle Is Increas-
nR in popularity. no thinks he can wait
,almly, as his patent Is for seventeen years.
But will tho eager public be patient:
The palmy days Of Parnum's Ann Street
Museum will be peasantly recalled by the APP
at Ierrmann's, next week. OF Mrs.
zen Tom Thumb in musical comedy writ
en- by tho late Charles Gaylor, entitled The
ruptasCr Tn the comDnny will be Count and |
Baron Magr!. who are said to be the smallest
,c;ors on the English stage. Tom Thumbs
.arriage. which was given to him By Queen Vic
Oria and has been In dime museum In the
over pnrt OF the city for some time past, will!
De exhibited In tho lobby at ierrmann's dur
NJ the engagement. The German hilputians
It Niblo's Will not. In all probability. suffer
rom comparison with their American
,ivals. 1t Is probab bic that their managers Will
give a professional matinee. in order that the
clever little people may be seen and
idmired Nv their brothers and sisters