The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-19
THREE THINGS THEATRICAL.
a HARRTekS CoMEDI, a BURLEsoUE
AND BESSIE BELLWoOD.

sOiS Lavender" Revived-Ths Piece OF Nos.
sense, "Ivsssoe Up 60 Date" by Coiu-s-
sis Csneaisns-A Louaos Coreert HnIl
c.isbritS. Bessie Beiiwsod. Makes -
Americ.a Desut-No New Fisy Last Night
New plays are not usually presented in the
week before Christmas. and the rule lie not
broken this year. The ordinary Monday shifts
OF familiar entertainments were effected aud
q number OF others were continued on the
stages that have long held them. but no ven-
ture Of Importance was begun. Under these
circumstances the revival OF odd Lavender"
at HarriRan's Theatre. being nearer to some
thing novel than anything else In the drama OF
the town. got the attention Of the people termed
first nlRhters. They were we'll rewarded by
the enjoyment OF Edward HarriRan as
q comedian, II not 80 we'll this time ss play
wright old Lavender is one Of his earlier
and clumsier works much OF II the crudest
sort Of what IL nowadays called melodrama.
but Il contains several scenes OF life along the
wharves that arc In the authors best kind OF
graphic depletion. and one Of the portraitures
IL properly regarded as the most artistic in his
gallery OF likenessea The character OF the
old bum mer who has seen better days, whose
shabby gentllity ia in It's last tatters. and
whose oracular sentiments sink into the sog-
einess OF habituAl inebriety. Is a creation
fully deserving the praise that II used to re-
celye. and which will now be given to
Il anew. There are parts In the piece
suitable for several well-known members
Of the HarriRan company. Annie Yeamans's
deaf keeper Of river-front GROCERY
10 very comic. John wild's cleverness
in rendering the humor Of saucy and slouchy
on a laughable dog thief The part OF Dirk ne
Rdt. the colleague" o. % hGrsndr, 10 acted
sRreeably by Harry w. wright Inc songs songs
we're ,nrplauded last evening particular;
being nesrns, i sersna1 With ena apss
BY. Mr. wild and otherS .,us, n DI { boy
Pollock. with some dancing 70 go with i and.
timent,. Ioverty's Tears Ebb and Flow,
xh,ch Mr.; Harlan a sang with SO , much feeling
thht u had 10 De repeated many umeH
Bessie Bellwood who 10 already known to q
large proportion Of the American public as
one oL .ne unS's ,s, s, no Wo..nr " eI,r.
American DEBUT last night at hoster BARS
nown tbroushout the great music hall world
~ $500 WV ~
tn. fame o, this British ravori,e rests partly
nm ber artistic achievements and partly on her
su..oss IN o,n.r air.o,,ons hut !, IA onIv a. an
artist that she should be Judged In this demo-
cratic country. although the fact that she has
oqt Ss1 is
Miss BeIiwood first burst non the vision OF
her American spectators attired in green
red cape. The combination of colors was
pleasing n not startling and II her feet had
PASSED pe as t the h irH-born ' heroine OF one
song about dancing in the moonlight a
pastime for which her costume was evidently
tSs siila mol wnrbsd as reir,n
"a
lad r
IN her next change she was was seen In dr ts
burden Of her cry was: "figh diddle diddie
dunn. subtle appeal which went homo to
Than sbs anns.rsd q, . brovn drass rich IN
red spots and sang a song with a part
spok en-. the sort OF thing which Ii referred TO
* tba encisnts TSs s ano ~ ea Sut
Aubrey plnn,ssanst
Only IimAgns It
ws Mas The that
sSeut FIN a Lady That's seen better Days
tor. 1 dss Of Ssr aey as
y MI.s ge Rsn a sas Eoadly applauded and
not without a certain degree OF provocatIon.
sss Is and ,San gss
age British vocalist. and mas an engaging way |
o. taking the audience Into her confidence.
Try. The fact that she makes her iiehtning
changes with a reasonable degree OF celebrity |
psssaa 70 Ss Of some
Of her British contemporarIes il an old lady
were TO come out and knit a stocking on the |
tletiea Of the lightning change"
The amataur dramatic oyoaptvation for
II. 49, ~ 60. n"nN NJ
merry Known as the Columola CoHeRe ORA
matte Club and now called The Strollers."
bepnn Iast night at thu Rro.dwav Theatre n
.I ..-r a.
week OF entertainments lor the dement,
Of st. Johns Guild. They appeared
In n musical burlesoua entitlad "Ivanhoa
M. - ~ I-i...n. s,,s -
opo Da'e' oiik'haiS prouueeu last year.
ines OF the burlesque or the men taking part
In II. The gags. puns, and local yerses were