The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31

lNEfP-cptOtNy Ms never docs hnlInlnK or Saws
anything that he hasn't been known to do
and say thousand times before, and
when fDtS, ySs HIN tsok ,Ss. some
81 iarce.eSmedy matsriul IN tho form Of 50
Jokes, or other specialtes are carefully embed.
ded. Ward and Nokes are coming out IN q
SVi do Se same old BUSINESS nVP
been doing ct tastor's. The real trouble IL
spending his aftern oons in public library or
which he could Introduce into his specialties7
] know one OF them who used to do TINT sort
variety business any longer His name is
Francis Wilson"
1bsens Ghosts" will be acted at tho Borke-
Icy Lyceum on Friday afternoon by Mary Shaw
and others. our Country Cousins" the COM
edy written by Eaul Potter for the Lyceum will
be produced on Jan. &. Edward A. Dithmar
and Augustus Thomas arc under contract to
the Lyceum for comedies that are nearly done.
A. NJ. Palmer's stock company began long
season In San Francisco last week with Lady
Windermers's Fan" other pieces. new and old
are to follow. The cat that smiles on i. ns from
with that. farce than TO direct attention
the creature is so striking that her value in
the exploitation of tho current play ut the
iormance Of "Ghnriey's Aunt" brought souve:
Mrs to tho audience, and they consisted, OF
stausttes OF the PrtnLI eS a., bT. Tne'nes
play that the cat laughs at IS an open lues-
tion. Daniel Bandmann. proposes TO return to
Frederick red WSTdo took the POOR debtors, oath
ankle %Sm Olos has beSn removed
from Bloomingdale to n l,ennsyiyahia asylum
The laugh OF tho rialto Is on Harry wright,
his pretty hair. Al NeumNnn and Adolf Phillip
"Cieopatra" and Lillian Russell has agreed to
produce It some time during the year 1894.
poser 80 of whom but little has been heard OF late
years though an opera Of his achieved some
SUCCESS here on the Local GsrmSp stage H6STt
Is forward in :, 4 Woman of No Importance"
to tho beittling o. her companions in
eral eiIect. Mckee Rankin failed in an attempt
to conduct stock company In San Francisco.
Trohman's forces. Remarkably sound and
readable dramatic criticism Ia being published
in the RqsG h1I LsSnais Sres5s
written journal devoted 20 theatricals
In every German theatre may be seen box.
shaped somewhat like hood in the centre OF
the stage close to the footliEhts- In this box
the play or opera out loud keeping about ten
words ahead OF tho players. 1t is because OF
this system OF prompting that in German the
aires mysterious voices are never heard issu-
inc from the wings. nor does an actor pause in
the middle CT n sentence. and after brief
interval OF Intense silence utter the Ger
man equivalent OF :" Give mo the word. can't
you'" This prompter Is usually woman be-
cause the female voice is sharper and more PEN
etrntinE than the male, and u deep-volced
Teuton were to pour forth from the hood q
continuous stream OF guttura;s, the sound
would I'll the entire theatre: The reason for
keeping up this custom OF repeating every
wGri OF tho drama aloud may be found in the
frequent changes ofbill which German theatre-
goers demand OF their manager ana In con.
the prompter in a way that an American player
would never think Of For this reason It Is
promptcr even after the piece has enjoyed an
extraordinary run. and lust now local German
t tfSie the AT" Frontier vii! fe soon Withdrawn
from the stage OF the Eighth Street Theatre.
where The Corner Grocer OF r ayenqS svd is
known in tho history OF local German plays.
or course the prompier will not be Withdrawn
permanently because that would BIO regarded
as too hazardous an experiment, but only IN
honor OF some gala occasion such rs the loOtn
representation OF the farce when the prompt
hox will be removed. and the actors will play
their parts with tho same air oil proud, sell
forms without a net or the ventriloquist who
wears no moustache to deceive the public.
Some clever acrohats may be seen In New
York theatres just now. The schaefTers. who
appear in America" are perhaps the most
notable OF these There performance is sin
gularly graceful and brilliant and is particu-
larly enjoyable because 1t conveys the mis-
taken impression that the performers are per-
fect!y safe from injury. The sturdy Nelson
Sisters will be at Herrmann's this week. and
the Judges who spend most OF their time In
New York, are now at Proctor's. The last
named are three remarkably active. graceful.
and skilful horizontal bar performers Tho
latest md.Gir performer to appear before us
is Alcide Capitaine. who is attracting great
deal Fl attention tSns. S' GSe at thee
American. Acil9 is slender. sinewy,
and graceful woman, wh9 performs on lofty
which does moi apparently add to her security.
iler feats are daring and beautiful to look
Ti"re needs bracing M. In the first act Of the
same play the Plcchant tnmlly lerlorn leats
TsmaTfSee muir thnn for grace and beauty
Of the Kind displayed 10y Alcide. Inc recent
accident to Nh pocErill proved serious m
Tr"rtor's, wncrs The veteran rider had heen
acting for some time in tho caIaclty OF ring.
ina mater, "Hrrormsr no TO sa ride IN ring ike hs
which is 81 feet in diameter, lnstead OF ~
which Is the SIG To- Mnlen ali 81 ne sd ths
smaller ring the horse shows u constant Ten
denry to step out, and the iact tnat no Is com
with hi gait aud is liable to throw him from
galop to q trnt. Now, rinEmakter Is not
merely an ornamental charncter but an ex;
trsmeiy useful person to the performer, and
STr nockriil. who has been in the business so
many ygors ono the h 10" 9Stidfie Of the saw sC
dust Above nll, he understands the
art Of kegIing, the horses h soep MP tbs Ss