The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15

lar Trip to- Mars" In mystery. II con-
the trunkiess heads Of TIC IL chsrseters The
y clever Of the
weeks longer The rsproduc II ~ EPminis
View Is SsnasoSs ost
scenery and eostumes Mr.. Wilson has not
Ssas S eS piIs s owa the @ %PS
makes the success Of the venture. The looks
Of the company IN their Directory clothes are n
less raiment in comic opera, and the conces-
sions to decency are also to be commended.
There is no denying that we now have
sumptuous music hall When the Manhattan
Opera House was first opened. visitors were
surprised. in view OF the great size OF the
house. to ind that the rows OF chairs were tool
close together. The seats were handsomely
upholstered and OF rs comfortable pattern
rs ever got inside theatre. but so crowded
that the possessor OF long legs endured much
discomfort. With the advent Of the Roster
Bal -Hammerstein management n great i'm
nS one row 81 sea,s In abont eyery foy on TSis
was for business; as 1t permitted attaching to
the backs o., tho remaining chairs racks
for cigar ashes and matches. and left room
for waiter to enter row while it's occupants
in New York had such fne SURROUNDINGS In
several other particulars -. In respect to the
ness OF It's stage the size OF the orchestra. and
the number and artistic excellence OF most OF
e 81
SsssupiSs .Gs .ns t after ana VIII
much is thus. crowded into the two hours
as is ordinarily given In IN entire eyen-
ii isff serio-Somic. q trio Of German vocal
ists soloiss who accomgisnes one song each
who hold over Til this week. and with them are
q Mexican family. two women and q man. who
Who give novel i musical performance. accom-
panied by much laugnable grotesauenesa on
s f CT MSo
caiist, and Mr.. and Mrs. Del Mely. Partisan
vocalists. 1t will be, tho first American APP
costumed and graceful bailets Of "Yersniilea"
are still gone through to fursts tuneful strains.
i-nor." Is promised for the near future. A
straight-ou out variety show 70 given at the other
Lottie ellison. the Figaros A. FuIgers. viii Z.
Fox. Kara. Melville. Stetson, the DiXons. the
and the Larsen family are in the announce.
ments. The Larsens are husband. wife; and
two daughters; al gymlais;ts; Ths girls throw
they are likenod to the famous Schefrers.
Chicago IL making q movement against
ticket spectators. Nearly all our theatres
abolished that nuisance and swindle long ago.
For years the practice Of managers has been
to buy space for their bills In windows and on
walls. paying with admission tickets instead
OF money. and they have called the ticket
holders deadheads. sometimes even condemn
Ing the traffic In the tickets rs q swndle. The
good example OF aboishing photographic adj
vertisements altogether was lately set BY
Nixon Il Zimmerman. who control three
Philadelphia houses 1.-The first class. and the
experiment Of doing all advertising IN news
has followed suit with his companies in Chi
cago and Boston with satisfactory results;
70 # the sSors
may expect m overwhelming output-genuine
and imitation-of Oriental dances Immediately
new m anaeer Of the Union Square: controls
TWO theatres IN Boston. and is building on his
s city oa
rivalry in Boston last week, while. Charles
Daly's in London. Actors in large numbers
and in all branches q the profession are sign
Ss dfsh nsdfs ss G s5t%
Tie Actors rppd: Stn1ySay; ssis i
esasisss charity Tx Stronger plays are dolae
well. but the smaller are faring very badly.
have Unpaid from traSens
ventures that have failel. The utter financial
irrespopsibility Of q majority Of managers is
Sfe now bsnsrnptsd have done thsrbsss to
pay all dues and are keen sufferers along with
tres in minor towns are freely Offering to de-
stroy contracts for visits by second-rate COM
e. hsy s be
attractive show once q week or two than o
nightly succession Of weak ones.
Last weeks crop Of new plays has already
been discussed thoroughly. Tho Corn
cracker" is being improved ut the Fourteenth
Street by its author. Joseph Arthur. and some
Of its component parts. particularly the eleva-
tor disaster and the rostrum fight. do not now
fail OF their intended effect A hundred poiiti-
clans from the Ninth Assembly district. led
by James W. Boyle. witnessed the perform
ance on Wednesday evening. "A Temperance
Town" passes into its second month at the
Madison Square. and the village fight for and
against alcohol is ms spirited and eventful as
psg IT sna
By sS Smith Wsss e. 9ay
stage. groupings OF recognizable city charac-
ters In conio s ,r;n In Mr.. HSrrigans
"The Woollen Stocking" We are treated to
greater mum ber OF epgrams than In any play
that MI. Harrigan has written In years; There
Braham's catchy music, they are bound to be-
fG Pollock in the flrst act. when She eomes
into Hickey's Hotel leading her blind father.
the strolling musician. The first verse runs
as follows:
oh. should you ever wander
Down by the river side,
You'll meet me and my father.
With TowSer by my side.
~ Pop plays the concertina.
In CooRan's court We dwell.
Poor old blind Paddy Dempsey
Ana his little daughter Nell
CHORUS:
It's singing on the avenue.
And up the sleywAya
And all along the river 'front.'
Or any place that paysi
Sometimes In front OF mansions grand.
To please the swell and belle.
Poor old blind Paddy Dempsey
And his little daughter Nell
:. Another sons; with very taking u swing TO
Street, Away Down Town." and is sung by
picturesque group OF nimble-footed darkies.
fed by Johnny Wild. Between the verses the
singers dance In n most captivating manner,
and thus add largely to the charm OF their
singing. This is the first verso OF the Thomp-