The sun., 1893-10-22

ably impstsoRstsd By Herr TsiiIep; s, u;
srscers hS sGass .ics. and German eSoa of GdHrS
s6s .sS f +: TN: s Ss bsS. a%Phs HPs
Herr Rank. the backbone OF comedy, imper.
sonates woman IL p.,nM manner ir. saleuiatSd b 10
star OF the Chinese Theatre. As in the Harri-
| gan plays, there 10 plenty OF singing In Herr
on S Tbprsday S'G night @ Of tho sort rarely heard
when professediy funny pieces are acted.
Harlem hardly gave to the French panto-
mimists last week the generous reception that
they deserved. The theatre wac not very we'll
filed. and among those who wero attracted
there was n great enthusiasm nor was there
very much evidence OF understanding to re-
ward old Pie,rot and young Perrot and tho
rest The truth is that we Americans do not
know SO much about Gne pantomime as We
might Wo are not particularly SHARP at
than the gesture. Qt course. we under.
the baron and what the Baron m cans when he
winks. We are up to some things, We com.
pTohend, too. when little pte,rot ruhe the spot
and when old IteroI smacks his lips and pats
his paunch at dinner. We are not utterly stu
pd But there is "a, great deal that nat Is not h0 SO
been betrayed into. som mething that Is in the
nature Of a task. We are at a tension. and that
il We. could only secure them, might reconcile
us. 1t is humiliating not to be nble,to know
half a dozen circles about his face, with his
forcfnger and then punctuates the lot. That
very may sGSn Sn al sS
thing. such rs Hear me now, il you please:
but the person whose experience has been
cannay bs saro ha easy
thing in France may be hopelessly puzzling
actually the case and that the circumstance
accounts for the dscourastnG expanse OF ex-
PLAYERS in Mr.. Ilammerstein's Harlem audi
1eia ment and ] upshot Of such rantomime % as this
is unsuited TO the Harlem taste: Harlem is
without the traditions which In France make
lightful. IL has not been educated in tho
Pierrot eymboisms. Like the rest OF America,
dare say 1t has the courage to prefer his style.
There are two tallets In town Just now. ono
at Niblo's and the other at Roster Il Bial's The
last named resort has Versailles" and 1t Is
remarkable for It's harmonious blending Of
colors as we'll ns for the good looks OF the young
women who take part in 1t. One sees that 1t 10
possible to tell q story by the rhythmic move
ments Of dancers suitably costumed and aided
by scenic illusions. The chief dancer in this
ballet Is Clara Qualitz. who Is more massive
than most ladies Of her profession and does
not bore her audiences by taking up too much
entertainment is that furnished by the groups
of dancing girls. who present bewildering
array OF ever-chnnging hues. me whole ballet
first presented at this house and Is now not too
long to he enjoyed. The music which is Of
Performances oi this class. is Iy W. VI. Furst.
The ballet at Niblo's is peculiar In many, re-
those who feI take part in Versailles" ian and
oraer tsat w2%sn hes might set h
diminutive proportions Of the "Liliputians."
who assume the principal role In the spectacle
Some Of these dancers arc fat and others are
streaks like a slice Of bacon: They arc COS:
that the manager has discovered some new
aniline dyes and is endeay%;r1inYG to force them
as may be seen on the stage OF Nihlo's have
never before been known In New York: lG the
snSt hS IN
and Optics are represented by groups OF girls
In yS Of ss
scienss which they are Intended h to Eor,I"yI
te out on the age and ID then turn SO as to display
q word formed by a big letter on each back.
A dime will buy lot OF sights at the bargain
museum OF Huber or Doris. The pugllistic
kangaroo. the boxing monkeys. the trained
storks. and a lion and lamb Gagged together
are among the Huber exhibits: but the brand.
new ug there Is continuous. stage show
through ioIenoon a'tSInooni ana eHennG IL
In alienation. Doris displaysa wonder in
lot q wrestling bears and another Of edu,
startling Illustration OF suicide by a man who
hangs himself. Fanny Herring is tho princi
pal Doris actress in Il drama, M there
hourly variety show besides. Both Huber and
Doris give sunday concerts.
Brooklyn should feel itself annexed to New
York theatricaly with the Lyceum company
playing at tho Columbia quito in tho homo
manner. The Wife" The Charity Ball"
and "Old Heads and Young Hearts" are tho
pieces for the week. Tho other noteworthy
performances across tho bridge will be those
OF Mayourneen.' tho romantic and pictu.
rescue Irish drama in which Chauncey Olcott
sings captivatingly us tho hero.
Tho German comedy "Lolo's Father" by
Adolph rArronge. will be produced at the
Irving Place tomorrow night. with Adolf Link
and nine others OF tho Conried com pany IN the
cast. and with tho promise OF fine perform
ance. The season OF German plays at this
house has thus far been exceedingly credita-
ment. Students OF the American Academy Of
the Dramatic Artsw give Maeterlinck's Tho
Intruasr" IN English At the ilierkeleey ifyceum
Helen" and II reception will follow the plays.
Mcmbers OF the dramatic profession are in
vltcd to see The Corncracker" Mt the Four
tecnth street on Wednesday afternoon, II thoy
Will apply ior seats by letter In advance. The |
Elite srecialty Club has taken scats for once a
week ut Tony PASTORS during tho season. |
These arrangements should yield full value !
for admission money and no mistake.
Comic opera forms n considerable portion
ofthe noon-to- nearly midnight entertainment |
at keth's Union Square. The musical piece |
Is changed every week. Dorothy" will be
revived tomorrow. The casts always contain |
more than merely competent singers in tho |
principal roles, and the mounting is respectn.
pie In the present instance he scenery rnd |
costumes arc fresh. Milton Aborn viii De tho |
L"che,,;,, The opera Is given three time. =
day. There Is vaudeville. too. but none Of II |
is mixed with the oporatic feature Of the bill.
The two elements are kept distinct and
separate. Tho specialists engaged for this
week include Van Auken and Karl. aorohats;
McNoy ami Doyle. irish testers: tho Gerdner
trio and tho flt2gibbon family. musical come;
dIans: &. ID. Melville jugGler: O'Brien and
lD,,o L., H.. IA