The evening world., 1894-05-28
THE BEST LIVE PICTURE YET.
And 1t Doesn't Happen to Be a
Nude Either.
Sousa's Band Mt the Madison Square
Decentralization Gossip.

lures offered to New Workers was pre-
s nted at the Imperial Music Hail last
night to an invited audience. The tab
leaux were on the lines already made
familiar by Herr Kilyani at the Garden
Theatre and Mr.. Hammerstein at
kocter 4 Balls. but there wasn't as
much positive nudity In them as there
has been In the others. and neither was
there 80 much art In the anatomical rev.
Citations.
one would expect that a set Of I'm
perial living pictures would be suffi-
ciently shocking at some point or other
to rouse an Imperial audience, but there
is nothing in the exposition Of the fe-
male form, as 1t Is exposed at the Inn
perial, to shock anybody. The figures
Are Are ea are shown, WITH me excsP;;
where a girl who must be under treat
ment for obesity recklessly exhibits her
a~voirdupois. Strange to say, the hit of
had no women in 1t. 1t was II battle
piece. entitled Comrades in which Il
young officer, with a wounded compan-
ion on one arm, was waving his sword
in defensory defiance of the enemy. The
suggested action was spirited. The
whole atmosphere was martial and full
all the shortcomings Of the other pic
lures. and was not only received voc!f-
erously, but awoke an enthusiasm that
lasted fully five minutes, and was not
satisfied until the tableau was presented
a second time. 1t is by all odds the best
living picture ever seen in New YORK.
Prof. Palm, It's designer, is to be con-
Manager Daniel Frohman has decided,
In consequence OF the unabated success
week to the present run at the Lyceum.
p%inero's play will, therefore, be given
this ti,,i week and next and the theatre
enth performance. The company's
Summer and Autumn tour will begin in
There is nothing prettier han Miss
Elvia Croix in the comic opera company
"Tabasco." She makes her first APP
down left-handed. so to speak. A
graceful woman on the stairs Is a pic
ture. and Miss .Croix Is graceful, and she
makes a bewitching bit of red and white
with smiles and curls and roses. She
wears one palm curl on her forehead, n
rose In her hair; a snow white bodice
shoes and stockings to match. and the
audience thinks OF cherries. berries.
stick candy and other sweet things.
uses them beautifully. In using one
tone of silk and leather she shows her
self an authority on captivating foot
wear.
The Sousa Night last Monday was
such a success that the management of
the Sousa Band Concerts has decided to
give a sousa Night every Monday, To
most popular selections 81 Mr., sousa;
The Catholic Orphan Military Band
fhis e been n inv'te foI to S1,end Is In the e G pTo,
written for the Third United States
Infantry, known as the Rifle Regiment:
duction Of Joaquin Miller's play of
that nnme); suite, Last Days OF P3mpei
~ general d%esirel; valse. Parole
Honored Dead written for and first
played on the occasion of the funeral of
Gen. U. s; Grant,, OBJ march, The Cor
comic opera 'Desiree:" ballad. My Own.
My Geraldine, Mr.. F. w. Elliott; valse;
Intaglio; humoresque, Good-By BOUNDED
Annie Laurie); march. The Liberty Bell.
TIL newest feature promised for Mr..
Keith's continuous performance cir.
cult is a representation Of ne best best
lures. Mr.. T. ]. Names. the w~ell-known
illustrator for the Stoddard entertain
ments. has been secured by the Keith
management, and will present his views
at the Union Square June 4.
In '1492," at the Garden Theatre. to-
night. Theresa Vaughn sings the new
song by Mcclellan and Furst, Garry
OF walking dolls Of various Municipalities,
German. English. American, Chinese
and japanese, The third series hs Of o XII,
polar Star Bougereau's cupid and
Butterfly" and the colossal group. THE
Dancing Houri In the Temple of Bac'
chus."
Louis de Lange's, Globe Trotter." I'M
der the direction Of A. NJ. Palmer and T..
f. Rice, WIS experimentally tried upon
factory results last week. and was then
taken to Philadelphia, where 1t has
achieved a very decided success De
tough character named "But;sey," and
Maurice barrymore scored as a happy
go-lucky a'ound-the-world tourist. VINO,
Without spending a cent hat Is not
earned en- route.
Smith aui Cook. whose acrobatic
tramp specially Is making a great hit at
the Imperial Music Hall have been re.
tained by Thomas H.. Davis for one or
his ~farcical productions next season.
Next Thursday will be Mount Vernon
night at the Broadway Theatre. Five
hundred fellow-townsmen. or comedian
Thomas O.. Scabrooke will attend the
performance IF Tabasco.' Mount Yer
non is the BIRTHPLACE of the clever fun
maker. He formerly took care Of the
"dust' In a bank there.
They stood in the foyer OF the Garden
Theatre discussing the Kilanyl living
pictures. 81 will admit that they are
beautiful said the Severe Prude., but
the Circe.' mot at all" replied the
Aroctie OF Realism: they ought to take
OFF the surcingle."
There will be an extra matinee at
Tony PASTORS Theatre on Memorial
Day, when Miss Vesta Tillev will sing n
new sons appropriate to the occasion.
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