New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
PtNJAyDRI'M At THE BROADWAY.

De Wolf Ioppors personal popularity Is 50 ilr-
reaching that whenever he opens his seasons III th7
CITY thc largest theatre T. too snail fOr III" mutitd"
Of hi, friends. And these thousands Of his friends
testify by every means in their power their eratIi
cation and their gcc IlOpp.rs methods arr familiar
I'm all the chief cities and towns Of the country. II
Is not without "A great deal Of hard work that he
keep, his audience, entertained throughout the '''h
Ing. His humor Is not coy or unconscious. ~"
l. cstrnvagant I'm all thngs-m his dancing, his act
Ing and III, singing.
Eut the effects which he produces with obvious
effort and strain are Thoroughly agreeable TO hosts
OF playgocrs and these hosts never weary OF cX
pressing their liking for the man who dvcrts them
80 slrcnuously No mcTym1kcr could ever deSlr"
more sincere. compl,', and noisy wclcomr than tlat
which De Wolf Hopper received nj the broadway
Theatre last night, when he was seen ana heard H.
new oddy by j. Chccvrr Goodwin and wool'on
Morse The storm ~ applause rusc and fell again
and again. With evry demonstration OF pl"ns'r"
the eager audience greeted The return Of ia" VOL
known adept in grotc,due travcsiN. The hearers IN
sisted upon two speeches from Ioprcr In the c'rS"
Of the evening, and he gave them good 'm'a'f" ol
thanks hcapcd over for their good viii. Miss DcIla
Fox Miss Jeanette Il. Henry and Miss ANNA O'kecfe
were also much applaud'd.
n, doubt as che weeks 60 on Mr.. Hopper will
succeed In disng finer jolity from THIS "Ianj"n-
drum than he able to bring ont last evening
with all bis well meant toll But the tax i not
nearly drol rs In some earlier DOCKS 'h"' W.
Chccvcr Goodwin has PIT together. and his Ingenuity
has besn overstrancd In his previous paiWu searches
for plots Incidents OF course Hopper j. frequently
funny in "Panandrum." as he Is IN almost nhy'mhs
that he Is sen AMI heard In. But genuine VII ana hhh"f
are rare In the dialogue and most "i lhr c'm
pliers devices for entertainment are dtllI ana
worn. Mr.. MOrscs music Is not OF n soit 10 nN"l
the popularity Of In the Iowcry.' although thnt
was probably hi chief aim In p'Piring H. me
Oriental scenes and the Oriental compica'ohS lack
FRESHNESS and Interest. But III. author 81 me boVa
and the composer 81 the music onN 'ihihi Ior u
that IL j. an Ola pOdrida." Thal Characterization
is Just Little originality j. looked Tor III any
part Of such collections. but more oi variety am
yvacify may fairly be- expected that can D "'"Nerc"
In Panjandrnm.' Ioppcrs fantastic n'hc'h Wrrc
by far the most amusing Incidents OF th' evening
Miss Della FoX's tiny voice has not ihlnoNru
at al. but her Tiny fenr" III many
look upon ard she shared the favor Of the hon-e
with the chief 81 the company: \ wa nurlc'Ih"r
Of that peculiar Of temptation IN AriStocracy.
which has been sharply commented nP)i "n'r"
ever that play has been SEEN pioV1Mu ns h'"rn w.,
and most prolonged laughter 81 inc n9ht., IN.
scenery Is exceptionally ambitions ana attractive, AM
stuls Of many binding hines have b'Fn user WIN
great freedom, ana no small outlay, III thc costumes
"plnjandrrm- has some resemblance 10 a mrhngrri"
and circus combined. with fs ngers. inonkcy. ,
halls. horses and other animals. SOM" simulated,
real. Hopper may yet so moniIvv ue purl'S
Que that IL wiz Init his purpose ~ wen rs wang
did, but last night the success OF me star was Tar
more consp!cious than the success OF the pay