The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-28
VAUDEVILLE VERY VARIOUS.
, WEEK OF SCARCITY IN NEW PLAYS
At OUR THEATRES.
Mrs.. Tom Thumb-MaEri Gives Carlow.
show-rho continnous Entortainraents--
r.ou,o Fuiier's Success AMER Failure

npara The hhlnmhkeT OF byrlh. hC tnt
Casino. Plenty Of fresh drama Ia nigh ahead
. INIT the only stlrs Of novelty-and they do no
amount to much arc at tho vaudeville houses
Mrs Tom Thumb Magri has come out OF hei
,o,lusicn and is giving n curiously bad variot,
show At Herrmann's. but 1t 10 we'll worth see
,nu n only as an example OF what amused
.oms folks in tho days whom Barnum wa.
AZ the corner OF Broadway ana Anr
s,r.et. A small audience waited patiently
an Monday evening. until half past 8, and thon
siph OF rcief greeted the appearance OF the
nccomplished " Professor" who had been on.
caped to provide the music for the occasion.
Altar no had attacked the piano with disas-
irons results the curtain rose on one-aoI
sketrh entitled Tho Tinker" which served
10 introduce to the Now York public three
artists described on the programme as the
"Celebrated Holdsworth Trio" whose fame
extends from stamford. Conn.,. to Brattleboro,
", The Ioldsworths are addicted to music.
and one OF them. q tall lad in n velveteon suit.
plnys In diverting manner on the snare drum
an in,trumeut seldom heard In a cosmopoli-
tan city ike New York. The Holdsworths are
not as celebrated here as they are In the
fertile valley OF the Connecticut. but they
will DO IL they remain here long enough. In
their sketch. mirth and music are happily
blended In a manner calculated to give great
Measure In communities whore tho filling Of
the soil and the tending Of focks and herds
arc tho tavorite occupations OF the inhabitants.
Al Lubln. who followed these entertainers.
played the violin without sufficient provoca-
ton on the part Of the audience. nor did the
fsct that he used o rubber overshoe instead OF
A bow Justify his act The earliest days OF
childhood were pleasantly recalled by the ap-
~ laI fhn ~
thousand faces" who with the aid OF wigs.
hats. and false boards. impersonated a
great many well-known mon. Mr. Layman
showed himself to be possessed Of con-
siderable skill and ingenuity. putting on. q
dark moustache for Gen; butler. white whis:
kers for. the Emperor William. and Q waxed
TSs effect 81 his ..impersonations was per.
eeptibly heightened by the accomplished Pro-
fessor-who .msy have 6Sen In collision
Bau BAT n.% for Lincoln. The Watch on the
Rhine" for the German sovereign. and; In
hS made his sr5 ses t. that q the
when he had gIvsn, ninety-three Of them the
from %u xss eomsas sA entitei FSe
IN which she was supported by the Count
lent dwarfs, who not only sing and act. but are
also capable OF an extraordinary degree OF
sustained effort in the refined art OF climbing
over an audience to sell photographs. Mira
Thumb Maeri. the wife Of one OF her titled as
sociates- was viewed with the same interest
ths Tipu.sns L viii Be mnossibis to ACCEPT
her and the Magrls as artists
Lole Fuler's attempt to form around herself
On amusing company OF entertainers was the
summers most ludiorous failure. but her own
"serpentine" dance had q worldwide ia me.
Ii L hxil. - r. 81 A.
Of her enterprise. and SO she has danced with
at the Broadway. to the delight Of Spectators
sinuinx at those theatres during this week.
Hasn snd ySseph
Hart are at tne trGPt e variety large through
Street A we'll bala need and variously tai ented
company sings dances. and Is diverting In
I5y MAYS The Hefssh
ths acting or crude In the play. George a :e
Marion leads the comedians who give the
vaudeville shoy which e embodied In "A
Hs% III sn iar 1u ass ths s
bsn IS fass s portions E,
vaudeville. inasmuch as they consist of the
songs. dances. and choruses with which the
s'ps JsqRS' SsFan sf sne srs ss
same that would constitute tine, variety
programme; This Is the last week OF that best
City Directory. OF the Bjou, and none OF the
latest versions features are permitted to de-
tsTlorAte The mdgst actors and their full
TO Mars"a most enjoyable variety show with
an envlronmsnt o. spectacle. The dime mu-
s s q Worth. Huber and Doris contain
tr4m dplar and a half to ten cents. with
althat the differences In price imply.
nlOnDntei m at ~ yfl ,h
Yields an incessant show from noon until
close to midnight. employs large com panies
at Proctor's and the Union Square. These two
theatres are crowded afternoons and evenings.
ana the programmes give q diversity and
auantl'y calculated to satisfy all tastes save
MAT which demands music hall vulgarty.
me occupants OF the stage at Tony Pastors
a rl this house is doing we'll for its audiences
me Lien MusGe has an attractive stage en-
l nsw an Their Is nothing importantly
iamn!llinr performers at those resorts are pro.
s su,ns ths nSTal amount of free.and-easy
se cities Q, p the Vest !" has some sddad to
s me Voc Of the profession q new term
Wy saIe 10 say. no one knew what n clIhse-"
Masi ana II Is equally safe to assume that even
as f0e Present day there are plenty, Of actors
sense q tho word Yet In tha chaser" is
shd % lie the secret of the success OF the con-
shuous performance idea as practised in some
places IN" word accord lng to n three.turns-
ss'iay performer. with whom a Sun reporter
,tslSel. Is applied to n programme devised for
me special purpose Of chasing an audience
OUT! OF theatre and thus making room for
Sb I1 NJ 10 his deft arrangement OF the
4 ne best act, should como first. and. to-
ware the end OF the programme. three or four
particularly bad speriaities should follow. one
Aler 40 pther. Then the programme should be-
repeated. from the end not from tho beginning.
y mat when the people who have patiently
sat through the last acts real izs that the whole
pres IS going to be unroled upon them again.
nero IL II Wholesale exodus from the house.
n ny. new visitors take tho seats that are thus
slt vacant. That, according to The Suns in
Dormant. Is the only way in which the continu-
Jus performance can be made protitab BILE. One
a aav .n az the low prices charged will not
~ ny t'le expenses Of the house. and three com
t ~ changes are necessary to give profit on
me whole season.
!, NeAt wsek We shall get an abundance OF new
theatrical matter o. the first class. but for tho
present We may DO content. and easily 30. with
.he continuance OF legitimate Plays already
, familiar IN town. They are " Sheridan" at tina
...Sceum Liberty Hail." at tho Empire;
Inc Other Man" at the Garden: I'm Miz-
"a hal ..