The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-05

Of soliierly aspect. with white hair and nous.
though he has, obtained admission to the
meeting under the name Of bo,,s iranitrh: JIG
come to the rooms OF this woman for the pur.
pose OF betraylng her and her associates. and
they are seeking to destroy. The mistress OF
the apartment presldes oyer the delibera-
S snd a aser them ali h"n ia
a subtle mannsr by the actors. There Is a
knock at the door, nnd ,, servant enters to
countersign demands admittance. 1t is the
real fcomIch who enters; snd. ms he gives his
gaze. knowing lint either he or the one with
the gray, moustache must be an impostor.
srirat3rs sxelaims: =" i nnt B9r,; banded Is
mere the name " e1c%ms as he lie Walks
% Siosey 'f into U sVsry lace lie rscosni!es
dcrons lookipg knife, and ia about to spring
bomb from the mantepiece. and holding n
above his bend, thrsn,l sg to hlow them
FL into Sny he pScs reaF mr. Se
doors and place the constructors under arrest.
1t is a thoroughly interesting scene. and ad
Especially effective is Mr.. Kendall n the role
Of the crafty and courageous old Muscovite
gloom is given by the German bomb maker. n
unique and entertaining character. who on
Monday won II recall " hich he did not take.
Those people. and they are numerous who
visit the theatre because they want to laugh.
have plenty OF variety to choose from just now.
Men OF OK nowledged ability are work ing hard
to make New Workers laugh. although il must
be said In justice to most Of these entertain
ers that their art is so good that they do not
seem to be making any excrton at all. To be-
gin with. there is Mr. Giradot. who wears
skirts every night in "Charley's Aunt" at the
Standard. This actor is extremely amusing.
although it must be admitted that to quote II
professional expression, the part plays it.
SELF that is to say. almost any actor who pos
sessed the physical qualifications could make
some sort of u success, in it. so great are
the opportunities which it. offers and the
tain-. Mr.. Giradot. who certainly plays 1t
with much SIX III. is said 10 have carefully copied
A!r: Penney. the original oil the r,rt in London.
self, 1t will eventually he in continuous ner-
Torrance round the earth. 1t is now acted in
ana within n week or SO it will bc given in
boston and PARIS 1t Is TO remain at the
funny ui"i men ~ in that professody funny show.
"l4'2" The tramp is very funny and Richard
Harlow, who dons female attire. is another
funny man. Then there are small parts. such
as the policeman in the second act. filed by
competent ent era iners. and productive OF no
IA new Interpolation. AT the Broadway one Of
the most famous iun makers OF the present
natnpa Ivf Funny m ss and he has Teen.
careful and conscientious student OF his pro-
fesstnn for many years: SO Il is not surprising
ton Of payg oers ia the most comical OF all
our comic opera artists There are a good
ranv. and The Woolen Stocking" offers
abundant opportunities to Wild. Fisher. Har-
riGan. West. and other members OF this organ
ization.
Members OF tho Professional women's
League will perform AS You Like It" at
Talmer's on the afternoon OF Nov. IT, Tho
novelty OF it will be the assumption of the
male roles by actresses. Nine Janauschek
will be the Jarques. Maud Banks the Orlando.
Mrs. + A. Eberle the Hanished DuEc. Ida JefIries
the F'fierick Anna Chambers Ketchum the
Adam. Marie Adams the Wrestler. Laura Burt
the William. Kate Davis tho Tpuchstonp. Grace
Fikins the SNrius, Sarah Mcvlckar. the drin.
Olive Oliver. the Dlre de iio'S., and Roselle
once that the talents and rerute o! these
women in mems guise may he depended on to
cave the exploit from ridicula. Mary Shaw is
10 be the Hosan,d Emma Field tho leLa. Bijou
Fernandez the IhTtc. May Robson the -iu-
d,em and Lulu Kline the HT"". Fifty women
will sing the choruses. and Emma Steiner will
lead twenty-five women in the orchestra Even
the stage manager is woman. Ada Dow Cur
Eldridge. Annie .Yeamans Mrs. Il. b. Mantell.
and Mrs Edward Harrigan. The league is a
to by he 81
sble cost things needed in their employment:
from costumes to mpsicn! instruction. and
from rouge to foreign languages. Thus far 10
has been managed for tine practical good Of
all concerned. The money raised by the sin.
gular representation Of AS You Like It" will
be devoted to n fund for classes in dancing.
fencing. music. and languages
Readers acquainted with the qualities OF the
vaudeville entertainers now active in that field
OF stageland can Judge. 10y the names in the
bills. just about what they will find at the tho
aires devoted to variety. Tony Pastors list
includes j. W. Kelly. in his lrish-American
talks and songs: John and James Russell. in
their extravagnnt depctions OF servant girls;
Sam bernard. the German dialect comedi ian:
Lizzie b. Raymond. a balladist JUS. back from
London: Eunce Vance n good exponent OF
that city's concert-hallism: Kelly, Abbey, and
Edwards. in an acrohatc sketch Frank Davis
in n farce: Fostelle the hures1u, prima
aDohsr P n' of nrccn "n Sa
Dearin. who says lie is the origna-
tor Of eccentric musical acts, and Prot.
Ostend. who presents panorama Of travel.
seabrt ast namsi i and SG sHe viii
hence. The Eden Music has a significant role.
too Lola Ybcrri and Drlmore will introduce
eys0s 1 their snd w
variation of the spanish dance. with "a suG-
gestion OF tho Partisan cafe chantant IN the
Delinoro says she will present "a new wrinkle
In the way OF serpentine dancing" Ottillie.
whose dancing Gcioro tho ,Wesllee Athletic
Club was astonishing. will accompany her
dances with SONGS fresh from Paris. belgrade.
the magician. and his daughters Sarah and
Marie. will give an illusion known az lie Sar-
cophage Mysteriena kost,.rr 4 Bial's retains
!iarrleit Vernon. tho pei. Melys. Ada Reeve.
laluerette Evans. and Iuxmure. Sandow
has hecn cngnged t" appear at this house foi
eight weeks. beginning Zoe. ! ]. and with him
will he seen m extraordinary German. who
was born without arms. and has acquired
wonderful skill in the use Of his feet. His
tavOrite anu Sement is iriNlnGa air Of spirited
horses through IN" streets Of hrrln. and he
brides himself ON his drNterity with cards. A
much -talkcd-o of feature OF the entertainment
offered at koster n rinl's is the one-act opera
"Koh- l-noor." by Oscar Hamn,erstein. which.
after all, is by no means Worthless. 1t fact. an
experienced musician said after hearing it
the other night: We'll. | came here expect-
ing to lind something remarkably bad. and
went to- the Garden Theatre last night ex-
pectinC something wonderfully good. In both
cases was Disappointed hut have no hcsita-
tion in saving that ind liammerstein's piece
more amusing and mclodious than De
Koven's." Another person who is satisfied
with THE Koh-i.noor" is its composer and
rip tn IT,