The herald., 1893-02-28
ADJUSTMENTS. A

ADJUSTMENTS.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE.-A packed and
most sppreciative audience, which filled
the Grand opera house from floor
to ceiling, faced MeHsra. Nye and Bur-
bank on their appearance last evening.
Standing room was at q premium, and
the large crowd, who had plainly come
there to laugh, availed themselves of
every opportunity OF 30 doing, and went
away well satisfed.
Mr.. Burbank opened the entertainment
by announcing that he and Mr.. Nye
would take it in turns to talk until either
they or the audience were tired. He
added that he would recite other peoples
literature while Mr.. Nye would rscite
his own, because he could do it 30 much
better than anyone else. Mr.. Burbank
then recited Rudyard Kipling's stirring
Ballad of East and West" with
which he produced an extremely
favorable Impression. following it
by a humorous poem in the
Kanuck dialect, which afforded his hear
era their frat opportunity for laughter, q
chance of which they were not slow to
mako use.
Mr.. Nye, whoss first appearance was
| greeted with considerable applause,
chose for his initisl sketch Life in North
Carolina, which consisted principally of
description of his farm in that district,
and the dangers attending the prssarva-
tion of vatermelons on property which
was ct Ruch an elevation that it was q
mattar OF much difficulty to preserve the
equilibrium OF the melon, so as to pre-
ant of aA< Df % G.,
onto that Immediately below him. Mr..
Nye caused many hearty laugh, closing
with the statement that in North Caro-
lima there were two classes of sciety--the
superior class, or aristocracy, the other,
the Republicans, which brought down
the house.
The remainder of the programme con-
sisted of a very clever imitation of Joe
Jefferson in the long monologue from
Rip Van Winkle, by Mr.. Burbank, with
other Rotations by the same gentleman,
both pathetic and humorous.
Mir. Nye then gave his experience
with an inquisitive dog acquaintance
with an abnormal appetite, which he
endeavored to appsase by drinking
diluted plaster OF Paris, with the result
that Mr.. Nye now has in his study
plaster cast of the quadruped labelled,
Taken by the animal himself, from an
insids yiew." The same gentleman con-
cluded with an imitation Of school
girl during her graduation essay, with
appropriate gestures, which convulsed
the audience.
Perhaps the success of the evening
was made by Mr.. Burbank, who, al,
though not the star On the bills, proved
to be host in himself, and carried the
large audience with him in both his
humorous and pathetic sketches. Mr..
Nye, although undenisbly funny at
times, has tendency to Spresd small
joke over good deal of space, and gen.
orally the result when obtained is hardly
worthy OF the effort. The crowd, how
ever, had not come to discriminate, but
to laugh, and Mr.. Nye had nothing to
complain of in the way of encourage.
| ment.
THE PARK THEATER.-The first night
of the White Slave at this theater by
the stock company drew a crowded
house Last night. George Woodthrop,
Anita Fallon aud Josephine Lindleigh
appeared to better advantage than in
any play that has yet been given, and
all three women were called before the
curtain. Among the men Frank M.
Readick, Frank @. Thompson and Fred
Cooper carried off the honors.
A number of plantation songs by
negro quartstte brought forth round
after round of applause. The singing
was one OF the principle features of the
entertainment.
Taken as whole it ie an excellent
/ performance and should draw crowded
houses the rest of the week.
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GRAND OPERA HoUsE.-The Lillipu-
tians, who are decided favorites of our
playgoers, will re-appear at the
Grand opera house tonight, giving for
the frat time their great spectacular
play, Candy, which had q continuous
run of 150 nights in New York during
the present season. 1t ID a novel and
gorgeous affair, in which the excellent
midget trio, Miss Ida Mahr, the SOU
brette, and Mr., Franz Ebert and Mr..
Adolph link, the youngest of the mid
gets, will represent respectively mes
eenger boy q boot black and newsboy.
The fine ballet, which will be seen in
surpriaing electrical dance, sailors
festival, an amazon march and rose
ballet, will be q most agreeable feature
OF the entertainment. A great novelty
will be the participation Of all the little
people in the dancing. The brilliant
scenery, the gorgeous costumes and the
wonderful mechanical effects have done
much to secure for Candy the prominent
place it occupies at present. There will
be q Candy matinee tomorrow, while