The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-27

ages hearts and all else that goes to the ar.
| usttc success OF Shore Acres" are beyond =
him from kis own observation on the stage
and OF. They prove him skiltnl dramatic,
ftanfy dened WHAT TSSfePsP
ttansierre,l from Lighthouse Citis" Ne
own in shore S Acres. The rart is now again
acted by George Wilson. There is prob
ana tRSt las not s a"eet old chap who lives
In a little cabin which he has built Tor hinsell
woods 'S nndSr tie lea @ Of
this sort contriyes to. pick up living by doing
corner for him in the farmers. kitchen when
the coll weather comes and the wind bowls
enses tTis village Character owes his queer
temwrawent To- strain OF Indian blood and
Witch Ire sWss by .oma t9e nSme
| Joe y or Mohlcan lHll." Joe Gdres L. moro
human tyne Of this odd phase Of couiPit, man.
us we see him acted 10y Mr.. Wilson, hut. on the
contrary. he is Thorough iankee In all his
Kind that is always found IN the New England
county The n sutho. hIs s., very Cl,sysr,g
comes into the great, comio,ta6le kitchen and
them. II is in THE scene, that, NJ.
way isoi In Which he siui1s The the food into
his own, mouth and that OF his child, and then
cranes MS neck IT, lOOk over the neAUS OF the
diners at the hig table and see what they are
eating. is something that is always thoroughly
enjoyed by every SPECTATOR who has the sliEht-
cst knowledge Of the sort Of character which
he portrays His entrance in tho Last act. ac-
com panied by his little daughter whom lie
iortcrs. is also Interesting. and PROBABLY there
IL no ono In n whole audience, not really glad
creature to stay there aud spend her Christ
mas with the children.
InudayIIIa In n a nj vii N % NJ oualifr
from truly artistic performances to those that
nre coarse and crude. 1t Is always truo Of the
two all-day theatres however. that no touch
OF Indecency IL permitted In the specialists,
from whose acts" everything offensive Is
carefully eliminated before they are presented
semSIe n At these THEMSELVES o%prieed houses. iroic
GirGfa " Is the condensed opera in the Keith
Programme at the Hn,on Square and = thrrsi Is
by tho tlirner Quartet. besides long lot
Of monolcs9es; songs. and dances ny "A 4
at i'roctor's includes an old!fashioned circus
com rlete and satisfactory with enuestrians:
essentials Of ~ onc.ring show like. those
which our fathers saw, The Dockrills are
part Of the twelve hour show is an assortment
Of current specialties. Tony Pastor has COM
pnny in which the names OF familiar fayo iIn
Herrmann's, and the Eden Mus6e. Vaudeville
Is hold ng it's own on our stage. without crowd
but still maintaining its hold FIRMLY
Tho stage setting Of the first act OF e Patent
Applied For" n play written by Elmer +
Vance. new to New York and on Wow this
week Mt the Peoples Theatre. shows the in
terror OF u machine shop At the right is n
forge nj which bars OF iron are heated to red
ness and hammered BY grimy workmen. In
me ssr" WhS an o ws San eanshSs
imitation mechanic. with real smut on his
lace holds q tool against Il. While an opror-
DAM looking streak on, the factory wall
the engine which drives the other machinery.
soon q steam whistle shrleks. with what is to
s"neitiyc ears painful lgck OF any ATTEMPT 10
from Tho whistle rises against the wall stains
raes "a cSnes in II the streSE
leaves. 1t is in such touches of realism and
In the ttHnsie5enGs to TIE stage OF maehin,
the novelty OF Patent Applied For" lies. In !
lis riot there are few but the most familiar
which determine the ownership Of u valuable |
invention. They are stolen. their rightful |
cused,. ami rot liGuted until within u fow min
Me- OF TIE plays end IN the he 10, zoo" Gia NAY
Of the dead inventor, wh', saves. his No |
in rivers raging whirlpool from the |
@ sh HI s nT amy sou s s""d ban in
a drier AMI less picturesque manner. tseems !
Hs they must be married ana living hap |
PLY ever nftrrwnrd" at ten forty each evening. |
although tho rlay'a story, does not actually end
with them we'd. With this hero and heroine |
there goes n pair Of villains. and. for fun max |
ing. couple OF spoony sweethearts. n peppery- |
tempered maiden OF forty-tyo. u tramp with |
a chronic mania for slowing himself away on |
ocean vessels aud pert little girl of iive are |
thrown In; Two or three songs and dahces |
are placed and room Is made for on" variety |
- turn" These interpretations DO not III their |
respective inches particularly well. but all
proved very amusing and the fact that one
song and dance by the pair OF iovesick ones
took place in the middle Of the avenue before |
I he Capitol at Washington. and was timed in |
9ie ,Re or"i9 United st,tss e ma
crowd that thorouehinre nor prevent the
audience from enjoying words. music. and |
steps. OF These rntert alners CHARLES A,arich |
Is grotesGnely original as the ocean tramp.
and Philip III. Ryley shows that he had idras
Of his own in dancing which will become pop
ulnr. The ability Of the actors en- ployed is
fully IN to the demands made, and the scenery
is good From the first weeks trial Of this
play it is safe to promise for II other visits
here and profitable ones.