The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-21

graph. HOwo'a sewing machine Nost's
phonoersbh and .sGiTs sht The sd rspTos
sentatives OF eqch device carry some instru-
ment or model which indicates what inven-
ton they stand for. aud 90 through with =
short dance. FINALLY all minge in n general
dance In some cases the invention Is NIL.
Ffanklin's lightning rod thore are kites sus-
pended, and from the strings each dancer at
graph, typewriter and telephone arc repre-
scented by operators carrying each an instru..
mont. and explanation OF their meaning is not
needed But in case OF some OF the machines.
the dancers can show but little " any OF their
pSlned by briprne in model o, i ths machine
and a labelled portrait OF the inventor
We have at present five theatres In this city
and two In BROOKLYN advertising weekly
changes Of play. Their managers, by being
observant OF public taste in their several sec
tions OF this great metropolis. and by making
selections accordingly from the travelling en-
tertainments. thrive we'll without taking any
Of the risks OF experimental IL is nearly sure
that every piece offered at what IL called a
combination house" has been deservedly
successful already elsewhere. Thus Brooklyn
pSfs farce OF
pany still headed 6yo, Thomas q. Sea.
lyn Bilou has "a llallroad Ticket"
lera and the ir mishnps, and with scenic outit
flt for = modern meodrama. Harlem L. favored
'n III Trp nj s UPars
House. and with that drama OF realism.
Nuim meg Match ct the conmhps III, HARLEM
Bo Boz %% 's q the P ToOpSs The only English ra
oughfare. the. Swedish dialect and Northwest
ern scenes Of Yon lonson" should interest
SR h6 lie nH ans tSs
It has q thrilling eight in n represen.
,p Ix.p S ns RssSk Of log boom in
has iis Grand Opera House to hold over 5000
ommoiious theatre it is The pisy there tits
ws-s. as often happens, Is somothinE sure to
quarter. ' Tor it Is " The fSneing Mastsr. lie
comic one-a familiar to broadway, and with
the genuine: whimsical; and only Marie Ten:
holds it's big and timo-honored PLACE In lower
Broadway. drawing people from tho east aud
being more accessible by means OF the cable
cars from up town than it used to be.
Among the many dancers employed in
1902 " there is one who is q particularly hard
worked one. She is Mabel Clark. and her act
Is styled a toe dance. 1t includes a great mnny
OF tho difficult steps used by leaders OF ballet,
which are executed while the dancer stands
on her toe tips. But besides these Miss Clark
does as much kicking as is seen in two
ordinary skirt dances. and in the course OF It
she shows that she can throw her foot nearly
a. high behind her head as before It. Five or
consecutive backward kicks. each one OF
which makes the appraised foot touch the dam
er's hair. certainly constitutes n difficult per-
formance and one which proves very taking.
There are many other dances In the eNtrava-
80 or less
OF one sort or another: .he girls VINO repre-
sent the twelve daily hints do pretty dance
in their elaborate street costumes. The
feature OF this. at least to the masculine eye is
the facility and grace, with which the long
Of tho movement there is demanded n COM
plete wheel about. The skirts bell out at the
back to almost train, and are stifr and heavy,
aid from the hands and there is no trace OF
the kick which Is sometimes apparent in the
women do very pretty spanish dance. TOO.
Walter Jones. as ChdreY Ior1s. the tramp.
serious trouble with his feet. which persist In
Slipping out from under him. Mr. Jones 8
not original. and consists in pulllng upward
sharply on his frayed trousers This inyari-
nen n Ne ii. face
u thus lifting hi@ssii together ballots
sna DSs IN H:fi the '@shs and &.
dude" ballots are very pretty. The Coz
to warrant their appellation. Besides. there 10
among tho mimic newsboys q capable pair OF
pfoRs we Ri. masEy o are By
executing few steps in long skirts without
betrayinR awkwardness. and during tho sing
the end OF tho line which takes in the whole
stage kicks rapidly with first ono foot aud
ABOVE S% her head. Tier neighbour In the sG ranks
are two cherubic little tots OF Ave or six years
eacn. who are inactive but q wol-watched
feature Of the whole picture.
A comic opera without dancing is unknown.
Tho Maid OF Plymouth" and The Princess
Nicotine" are illustrations OF tho unbroken
rule. The Bostonians In their performances
of the former play at the broadway have grown
since tho rather inactive Arst night
and. besides a sort OF minuet for tho whole
company. accompanied By the refrain. Hand
to hand and heart to heart" there is a comi1
dance by the Elder and a seductive belle from
London. in which the roGuery OF the ono over
turns 1a inc GFaSMIT G a. shs other lie
MalzinGer. and they intuse much char
acter as well as fun into their move
mentH Comic opera has from time TO time
Little Maids from school I" are. we'll remem-
these days at Habers dime show IN IN Fo Ssn
teenth street where II y performed hy native
is an enlargement even Of the poets hni
The visitor 10 Huber's II much
Indebted In MS enjoyment OF THIS feature 10
the lecturer, who describe tho features OF the
curio hall. and who states frankly that 70 any
one who does not understand what lsgolng on
when these girls dance thel- actions would |
seem foolish. lie points among the women 10 |
ono old one. and declares that the remainder |
81 them have been chosen for their youth aud |
beauty. This seems possible. as they are a |
cOmsly looking lot According to this erudite |
schonr. the girls in their dance EIni ply illus |
trats in Iantomime the words and sentiments !
Dt [. poem which tho elder woman chants.
Iron the stage there are four dancers |
aud four musicians Of the latter tho |
middle pair are Ted-cheeksd young women. |
and the outer ones are a young man and ths |
elderly singer. The girls instruments are |
odd-Shaped drums. the man plays upon,
flute like device Of uncertain tone, and tho |
cha tsr upon whom the rhythm depends. has |
q stringed INSTRUMENT whose COMPASS is not |
more tEan half an octave and whose tono 10 |
about as musical as y loose stringei banjo. |
singers tones follow the pitch OF this In |
and are nasal, student and in tine |
minor Key The dancers are IN front OF them.
aud II is a lively Imagination which can satisfy |
Itself as to their meanings. Indeed. only he |
most determined observer will for tie inst |
live minutes OF their appearance. Got h"yond |
a consideration Of their costumes; 10 say |
that they are in " tea chest" modes IL the |
easiest and perhaps the most expressive |
rha anlnFs rad VnlI |