The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18

rect them before the opening Of next season.
Tho FIRST Chinese woman TO be- an actress. so
tho stage OF a Chinese theatre In San Fran
cisco; but she is American horn, and so had
Wheatleigh. the aged actor. had the language
OF role literally knocked out OF his head by
al In %esern rnSTSy train md
tircmont from. Aueustin DAYS company is a
California riiss shtor have ' Been snoy pIssjns
Cabin" while "Parson' Davies. the Chicago
gambler anpearsa as the auctioneer. AhoxinG
match between Jackson and Choynski Is in
rist Beecher stowe to know that the show fall
cd to draw remuneratively In San Francisco.
The week has several reminders OF tho dura-
bility of genuine popular success on tho STAGE
The hitherto unbroken record OF "Adonis -
as to continuous performances in this city
will DO exceeded at the Madison Square, on
Thursday. with the e04th performance Of "A
Trip to Chinatown" according to the figures
given at that theatre. This best Of Charles II.
ingly clever and effective manner. was given
and has been repeated ieht tines Jaw week ever
sonS Of as,t enc o. gh 9hosng
without any hiatus; Other ,ceieb5sted rSsW
Crook" at Nibio's $50 for Hazel Kirfe" at Attic the
Mtf bs s3SnrG 1SS
tho cast FOR next thursdays memorable rep.
Fascination resent Gno OF IA Trip to Chinascwn are
Wilson. Arthur Paeie. Madse sn De.nc. Harry Harry
Gilfqi i walSf EdyHrd See. Eaay short.
aiaipe Msesnn The " iRNusand Hkh T timo ' Of
tomorrow. but that IS not an anbre bro .ue
cceession, for the Bostonlans have had spells OF
idlenese and Of using other pieces. The the
and authors Smith and DE Kovsn will be be
there the sondI ' the orshes
ance ON Tuesday night but o This n'f sount
is not one OF consecutive repetiiions in
t %i,t, or Il, Henry bxSy i
and SPf liz E role sHs 2ssf if%
exhibition on the Casino stage Immediately
after the burlesaue. The Isle Of Cham
at the. Fifth Avenue, where Thomas q. Sea-
brookes present stage com panions include
Juliette Gordon. prima donna Of more ability
SONGS RaSs been nrSSdsd ior Miss toIden to
morrow for it's flfteth performance at the
tire Thers the anS Ss eovsr
."14a2" will be performed at least two weeks
longer at Palmer's, and SO much OF 1t consists
Square scene to. morrow night. fresh Special.
celebrities will be given Rertoto will contrib
ute what she calls n rainbow DANCE. Theresa
sef to Dan lula
Vaudeville flls tho stages at four houses
firmly established in that field. Pastors re-
tains Lily Burnand. Frank Bush. George P.
Murphy. Billy Carter. Blocksom and Burns.
Patterson brothers. Frank Riley. AL Duray.
Jennings and O'Brien. and Leonora. The
tors include Lew Dock stader In his comic
songs and talks. and Winfred Young. a boy So
prano who is put forward as ayocal wonder
Wade and Mack Ruge and Roccarde. st Maur
S M;d Gsrdnsr DoRs0Y and keynoMHSs, the
brothers, Al: Lubin, the luinns, Magee and
as cosra hs Tosass . snd
morist, both brought here from the London
fsssd s%d Hp5sSy
T" Paui's Dilemma" Eunise Vance will be A to-
m mo Us dSbutantS At the imneral Music
little Tottie Coug hdr9p" That means she is is
mistress OF vaudeville absurdites in song
musical exports are also new at the Imperial.
whore the retained favorites include Ella Wcs.
week from now the first of the Imperals series
OF burlcs9mcs will be given In condensed YER
sion Of The Grand Duchess" by a company
organized for that purpose.
Msnomers are plentiful in theatricals. Plays
OF realism and bombast are miscalled melo-
dramas farces are described as comedies. and
burlesques or travesties are mentioned as OPP
eras. The mixed entertainments OF epec-
ialtes have become vaudevilles. because
ba1k ana srF0y n sRSw don
iton. There is an old timer spending his
last years at Coney island. Just now he is the
place of his own which he called the Tidal
that Ey Wondered s that the n spring eshets
Ws TINE na qa Rs n ynsRtnG as and s.nt his
hotel. served thor visitors with chowder
land; and eyen took boarders in the loft over
the bar. When the cold weather came they
retired to an eight by-nine anartment. which
man Valentine would smoke his pine. and
ca on him, or, in default OF company. would
while the hours away a, in games o. solitaire. A
uOOT from tnlS niue room 10 inc rear OF tho
bar. and when he saw a customer approach
inc It was easy for him or bis wife to- step out
and serve him. Neither OF the pair has been |
away from the island a day in five, years. win |
ter or summer. and nobody ever found them
In anything but the v,ery, best Of moods. Valen-
tine hfs earned fS h e ca n0t"n IN the thGrt
4 name for a species Of entertainment which |
ut tho present day is enjoying II much greater |
vogue than it ever DID before. Many years
On the st side Of New York. and was in doubt !
AZ to the best tito to apply to his show He |
aid the matter before friend. who was also |
n the business. and who said: What sort OF |
IN entertainment are you going o give there ?" |
"Oh. am going to give "A variety Of things
songs and dances. &c. replied Val entine.
Then why dontyou call it a variety show?"
said the other.
SO it happaned that Bin Valentino ann ounced |
MS emit ertainlnent rs q variety show. and tho |
lame clung to entertainments OF that class.
Every summer the starring bee buzzes in tho |
comets Of players who have made any consid-
rable success on tho stage Next seasons now |
tars promise to be exceptionally numerous
The recruits are gathered from all fields OF
The drama will contribute its |