The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17

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daughter Of ole Bull has become Mrs; vaughn.
wife Of Boston architect Thomas w. keens
Hnons hos. sev who have planned to so s,stsr:
ring are Mabel Eaton, Hugh FAY. j. w. Kelly,
sS RSA9f. and w s psn5 voEss
now on the. variety stage. where they have
they G sre better on than they are iksS to
be as principal actors in plays. Charles
and Husband nd Of Kate GlsStSp' IS row 4
wine merchant In Chicago W; II. Vernon,
has & 9' s here sn from ne cnion HS To
supervise the production OF sowing the
Wind" James German Is dan vigorously in in San
cago ~ reason OF an embezzling treasurer-a
very painful disorder. Della FOX will return
French musical risc.. The senior Charles r.
Fot hss dsf tsss Rosns ss
tour. Henry Tying says his next production
e his home theatre may be a play on n IL, the
iGH , {, "a s''i aeSp y %lSaasa SpotS:rS'
is TO build a fine theatre in Washington.
Plays with unusual endings are enjoying q
certain odd vogue this season. especially at
the Filth Avenue where three examples have
been presented in succession. The climax OF
In Mizzoura" was a subject OF rabid discus
sion in the dramatic profession. not only be-
cause 1t was a quiet one.s but because
Mr.. Goodwin permitted another actor to
speak the tag. an act OF self-abngation looked
upon by many mummers as premonitory to
paresis. The ending of Shores Acres" eX-
cited much more comment than did any other
scene in that play; yet 1t was not an unnatural
thing for old ihCie Va, when his troubles were
all over and the wanderers had come back to
the home nest to SIT down quietly by the lire
with no company but his own happy thoughts.
and then to take the candle and 20 Oft to Ted.
All this occu pied less than three minutes. but
1t was generally supnosel to take more, Now
an ending which, totally unlike that OF either
OF the Mays named has already excited
We see Miss CoEhlan and MIR. barrymore the
betrayed woman and the man who wronEed
C Cos Is attired in black dress with white
collars and cuffs. n uniform which on the
stage indicates that It's wearer ha. suffered
from mans perlldy, IA surely as The scarlet
letter did in the old Puritan days. Mr.. Barry
more. who seems to have no duty In lie. ex-
Wilde and to assume the airs Of that remark
able creation OF modern dramatlsts known
marry tho woman whom he has wron ged and
for whose son he entertains profound love
But she REFUSES him. and he takes refuge. as
men som etimes do under such circumstances.
in cynicism and rudenoss He taunts her
with the fact that she was once his mistress.
when che strikes him across the face with his
glove. That blow enectualy stops the flow OF
Oscar Wildeism which has been going on
without Interruption since. haIfpast eight,
and. after a lew moments OF uncertainty and
hesitation. he leaves the room. The happy
young lovers come in almost instantly, and tho
son asks his mother whom she has been talk
ing to. Then comes the tag. oh. man o. no
Importance" she says. and the curtain ialls.
Tho American and Niblo's are closed one to
reopen next Saturday with "Suzette." n gor-
gsous spectacle from the French. and tho
other on tho ensuing Monday with the Lii-
rutians In A Trip to Mars The engage
ments for the company at the American arc
such as to mean assuredly that good acting, AS
well as good sights. will lie given in the new
play. Christmas falls on a Monday this year.
and so will give changes of bill to many hoi-
amusing elements, entitled Africa" with
ut the Star Tho Road to Ruin" not seen
here in many years, will he given at the Four
tenth street ~ nr S0sn Dsw STmEa N.Y.
counts OF which have been coming from the
West. will be at the Biou. with Peter +. DaileT.
May irwin, Ada Lewis. and John q. Sparks.
The comic opera to be revived as ono among
the many things composing the Keith con-
tlnuous" show at the Union Square is shin
Alloy" with Milton Aborn. Ethel Vincent. and
Clara Thropp in the cast In this period OF
shopping" says tho manager there are bar
gains in thsatricals as well as in the stores.
and we've got EN-. Every day is bargain day
with u.s." Mr.. Keith says that among the per-
formers he has drawn away from starring"
tours Of their own. and who are engaged this
week in his several cut-rRto theatres. are Car
roll Johnson ldt Mule. and John IL Cumpson.
include Bessie Gilbert, cornet player; Ward
and Brown, dialogue com edians; Harry Seton.
Had a NAH nj AF I'm .lna
russian acrobats: sam Dearin, weil-Enown
monologue man; the brilliant quartet, diver
sitied musicians; Burns and llonnelly. Irish
fun makers. and Bogart and o'Brsn. . pair OF
comic musiclana
Vaudeville has some enlivenmsnt. not alone
in the frssheninG OF tho matter used by IA
milIar SPECIALISTS but in the American debut
Of n London notoriety. and in the performance
OF a trayesty. Bessie Bellwood. on whom the
ocean voyage and the New York climate had
such an effect that her advertised appearance
old not take place on Monday last. will show
herself aud sing her songs at Roster & Balls
tomorrow. Tho winter company at this con-
cert hall, with Sandow. MadGe Shirley, Clara
Qualitz. Clara NeumAnn. ISABEL Ducrow Lo-
relic and others In 1t. IL notably strong in its
various ways. Herrmann's cont inueS to be u
gTamme The Fringe ofths FToth Of the Crust
OF Society" In which sidney Rossnfed under
takes to make good fun OF the dramas based on
breakages of the Seventh Commandment Kate
Davis Is the comic hero Dine. and jacques Kruger
should he abost as laughable as she In the
cast Tony Pastors company Includes j. w.
Kelly who returns after week OF illness;
Mile. Duclerc, who sings and dances in tho
ways that made her a iavorite i'll the boulevard
shows OF Paris; Hector and Lorraine, who
stand on their heads in a boxing match and
SO are more singular than the pugillsts who
figure In attempts to act IN plays; the Me-
Carthys in comic songs; Miles and Ireland in
Irish melodies; Phyllis Allen in American
ballads; Lille Langtry. who is from the Lon
don music halls; the hughes, in acTobatic
feats and Mr.. Pastor. with his timely ditties
The varieties at tho Eden Mus6e are given by
the artists who were there last week, to whom
has been added Martha George, vocalist
Brooklyn has variety farce and comic opera
at its newest two theatres. Hoss and Hoss"
is the play at the BiIou. and as eyarybo
knows. the farce Is crowded with vaudeville.
much OF which is new, and some of which is
surprising. For instance. an ostrich dance by
Louise Allen Collier is one OF the latest and
strangest achievements OF an actress already
noted for what may be called graceful absurd
ity in dancing. Edward Golfers initiative
humOr is valuable in " Hnss and Hoss." which
is an example OF variety farce in its best
estate. At the ton level In comic ODeFR ia