The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-16
INDIVIDUALS OF THE STAGE.
THE MoNoLOGUE MAS A CONSPICUOUS
PLACE Nv THEI7RIC4LS.

ienry irving season at AbDey q continue:
Tonnysons " Beckett" through this week un
| til Saturday evening. whom Tho Bells" ant
"A Regular Fix" will be acted Joseph Jefrer
son is giving Rip Van winklc" at tho Star
April Weather" is the present rlay for SO
Smith Russell at Days Sheridan" mas
crossed the bridge to tho Brooklyn Columiu
with sothern. md Mt the new Biiou. in that
city. Dixey is giving "Adonis." The antics OF
Francis Wilson are comic still in "Erminie'
At the Broadway, Marie, Tempest is sing.
Mime farmer in Shore A eis" at Tia
the 'h force Av Of n EaTS5d nrrisen "aIs
beauty In "A Temperance Town" at tho Mad.
is2n SQUARE, BESSIE BonehiIl is appearing in
iiaymateS at the Park. Marie Jansen Is
n, hijon: Tho named niiyiduais are stage.
IN dramatic porto mances each playing a part
deap Of Yum 0insr aStors Put there is great
ments, md the fact that il is not cont ed +" The
vaudeville shows was shown at tho Berkeley
Lycenm on Tuesday. afternoon. when live
they had been written by Charles barnard an
eNnerienced dramatist, in consequence OF a
entertainers Such actors are not lik cd TO an y
anIfeclable extent in New lork. but they find
ssin ~. len IN village and the smaller cities
Mr. barnard Is clever skctcher of character
anu an ingenious inventor Of stories. The ex-
nEiplrs OF his skill were SPOKEN at the Berke-
10y with generally harpy effect by Walter Bel
lows, Mrs Luclus l. Burt, Adelaide Westco,t.
and May Robson.
Humorous qualities OF n creative sort appeal
strongly to music hall and variety audiences.
ana among the best paid actors arc those who
sihRle-handed can mako people laugh. Just
now there arc n number OF funny monologue
performers in the vaudevilles, and IL is inter-
esting to study the different methods by which
they arrive at the same result-that of waken-
Ing mirth. John W. Kelly is one OF them. His
talks at Tony Pastors depend largely upon
truths uttered in a comica and sometimes
his own witticisms. and a vein Of philosophv
G irht to ms sayings zest and spice
OF the workingman's return to his homo
on Saturday, night. with his weeks wages
which the vito welcoa. es him at the door with
pleasant .nh 81 smis, puts clean cloth on the
succeeds In getting from him every cent he
this, says Mr.. Kelly conlidentially. that the
children get their first lesson in 6unco." and
the audience brea ks out into Il roar Of laugh
yer. when is Ia large, part due to its instant
Rpn, o. the truth OF his remark The
success to the truthful quality of their work.
d u cir portrayal OF two Irish cham bermaids is
by every woman in the audience while the at
t,en;l9n o. me men Is attracted by their aero
good results by directly opposite methods. the
later making herself as jaunty and attractive
r. ~ possible: while the former who is in private
deliberately makes herself ridiculous and un.
canny. which is something that very few
GELS IN one respect. however. and that is in her
MEX ;t wnen she appears as dude. She steps
enough to deserve special comment. Pane.
iette's appearance is so grotes1ue, and her
legs are SO long aud thin. that people begin to
In q
scream with mirth when she cavorts
tMpS the stag, stage in her ahsufd ballet cos
grimaces chasing each other across her
face Very few women on the stage Of to-day
IRE "a, as funny as this UNIQUE daughter, Of
whose WI fun is tho contrast between their sp-
heir little sketch they style themselves re-
spectiyely Harod Heo,hersJv and Lord Percy.
ana the former begins, by coming out in the
leavors. to remove n pair of tattorsd gloves |
rom his hands and Tho orchestra plays a |
ms ball =, Later in the sketch. Lord PERCY |
iialys graveiy to his COMPANION: :" Is It true. |
There is refreshing novelty in the enter. |
ainment given by tho Bark Ben Achmet |
roupe OF Arabian gymnasts now performing |
1t Roster and BiaFs Music Hall. There are
I've members. and they are all graceful and
1.-THE. The charm OF their performance lies In
he fact that it is entirely unlike those which
rave been given BY other acrobatc families
md. while it cannot be said that these Eastern
umblers are superior to the Judges for in
lance. they are certainly different from them.
They perform tricks witch have never been
cen in the. city,. In the turning Of
SmSrsns vel hey dfray
mseIi. lies down on his back and holds his
mpe landing pl lace for the others. who nlfcht
n them after brilliant revolutions through
he CIR. and, starting from them. somersault to
he hoor In another act long wooden pole, |
rom one end OF which is suspended a young
crooat. u balanced on tho same convenient
le pole is, ,whired swiftly around. the young
crohHt stu hanging IL, it and going at n
lis int" play the qualities Of strenethW Xiii
nd GOODNESS Is performed so gracefully and |
it'll such an air Of ease as 10 make It appear
he OF the simplest things in the world
The Lyceum is in 10th street. between Sew
18th and Eighth avenues. and not In Fourth |
'enue. Just above Twenty third street. That
to say. the homo of Daniel Frohman's com.
my is shut for the week. while preparations
e being made there for next Mondays start
the winter season with An American
uchess." and those favorite dramas in the
yceum. repertory. The Wife" and Tho
rarity Ball :" arc at the Harlem Opera House. {
it'll Miss Cayvan. Mr.. Kelley. and the rest OF
o famous casts. fashion is at the front OF | a
q Audiences up there as it always is In the
yccum's downtown gatherings. The only !
Ter stock ,company IN town, that Of Charles
'onman, is engaged successfully in THE t
unrilIors Vito" at the Empire. where a a
ng term. for that delightful comedy seems !
surcd. Three theatres besides the Lyceum
Q dark these nights. but ali four will speed- i
Set their footlights burning Herrmann's 8
Vi the Fourteenth Street will reopen To- g
orrow. the one with philemon and Baucis" Q
Il the other with Maine and Georgia" and
e Casino next Monday with Tho Trineess
coine" The current one-week stands OF
Unknown plays places THE Ensign" at the
lumnus: The White Squadron" at the (,
ople's, The Power OF the Press" at tho :.
and. and Tho Bottom Of tho Sea-" Mt "
"ohs's. and it happens that the dramatic | r.
e at zach Of these houses is of the strong o
quality giving vivid scenes and powerful =
ec's, Farce has for tho n0nco yielded those "
yes TO melodrama. Tho CONTINGENCIES in or -
n Broadway include similarly pictorial and | a,
Hing plays in The ProdiGal Daughter" At q,
American. In Old kentucky" at the q,
idemy OF Music. and "OlaT ut NIblo's. ~
fun is plenty, too. for IL il the all In ali OF ~
harlcy's Aunt" NJ the Standard. and 1901 ]"
ialmers, two tremendously popular en- w
W
e New To'E'. Officers to Entertain Mis-. &C
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