The Washington times., 1894-11-25
Four of Them Last Week Amused New
York Theater- -gOers.
NANCY SYKES TELLS OF THEM
Carrie Turner's Double Chin Reminds One
That Time Is Fleeting-Fair, Fat, and
Pretty-near-forty Lillian Russell-Pal-
mer cox's Brownies Quite the Rage

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plays in New York at present.
Carrie Turner's Coming Woman" is now
the going woman. After two weeks hard
struggle for existence, she will quietly make
her exit Saturday night, and "Bullfnch, the
equine star, will then be out OF an engage
ment Poor fellow! He did his best but it is
the way with all of US actors, we must take
our chances.
The play is the worst ever saw. Carrie
Turner keeps firm clutch on the center Of
the stage, but what she is trying TO do or
what the play is about nobody has been able
to determine. Miss Turner's double chin re-
minds one that time is fleeting.
''The New Woman" is at Palmer's, and al
though there is nothing new about her, the cast
is strong and the costumes are lovely. Annie
Russell gives a sweet, pleasing performance
of the leading part, one that fingers with you
She has the sweetest, most musical and mag
netic little voice on the stage.
Virginia Harmed, who says she is going to
star next season, plays the part of an advent
uress who loves with her brain and scorns
the wife OF her inamorata, who loves with a
pure, sweet. womanly love. She didn't act
much, but the little she did was of the most
passionate kind, and quite the reverse what
the brainy, deliberate woman she was trying
to portray would have done.
She has fine neck and chest, Of which she
gives the public full benefit. She puts too
much red oa her lips, and has an affected,
unnatural expression of the mouth which
a uaF VNrnra ipa MT 4
Holland is splendid as the amorous old roue,
ana Madeline Bouton looks very pretty as an
advanced woman. She had some very trying
lines 10 speak, such as ''Why can't u woman
do just as a man does? Why should a woman
have children and a man have nonel" But
she accomplished the feat as gracefully as
anybody could under the circumstances.
The Way to Win a Woman" has been
played at the Thursday matinee at the
Lyceum Iheater during Z. II, Sothern's en-
gagement there. The way is certainly pc
culiar one-to commit theft and then delb-
erately confess and plan Il suicide, having the
poison almost to his lips before the woman
gets won. Had she been q minute later the
way would have been faildre, but as it was
dishOnor, disgrace, and cowardly suicide
proved to be the way 10 win woman" L.
H. Sothsrn as the winner was good and
Grace Kimball as the woman was charming
Following Sothern this week is the Lyceum
Stock Company in "a Woman's Silence.
This is a novelty. a silent woman. She must
be deaf and dumb. The New Boy" has
grown older during the last few weeks, and
leaves here TO go West and grow up with the
country. Jimmy Powers india rubber
mouth is his fortune. The story of the play
is absolutely true to nature, as one often sees
a woman with mercenary motives palming of
her thirty-year old husband as her fourteen
year-old son. The funny part OF it is nobody
ever suspects the truth and though the lad
swears. drinks. smokes and indulges in all
the vices of the modern thirty -year-old, every
body readily believes him TO be mammals 5
baby boy.
Fair, fat, and pretty-near-forty Lillian Rus
sell is The Queen of Brilliants'' at Abbey's
Theater. Lillian's ayoirdupois is the princi-
pal feature OF her performance. Her face is
still lovely, although she ruins its expression
by making her eyes too dark, giving them a
striking resemblance to burnt holes in q
blanket. Her voice is as true, sweet and
powerful as ever, but oh, those dreadful
hips,
Her arms have increased II weight so that
when she points the finger of scorn at the vii
lain, the flesh swings gracefully down, giving
the appearance of half-filIed bag of salt.
One Of her gorgeous dresses has N-shaped
skirt in front giving US a glimpse now and
then OF pink stockings One dress she wears
train, and trimmed with gray feathers around
the bottom and wide turnover pointed collar.
The long gloves are OF gray, and the huge
black lace hat is covered with fluffy pink
chiffon on the side that turns up from the
face, and trimmed with black piumes and
pink roses. The stick she carries is tied with
large pink bow and completes this very
handsome and effective costume.
The "Queen of Brilliants' contains nice
little family party. Susanna Leonard (Lil-
lian's sister, and Owen Westford (Lillian's
brother-in-law. play leading parts. Susanna
is slim and slender, the very opposite of the
well-fed Lillian. | don't wonder that Hubert
Wiike was hissed in London. l felt that way
myself 1 have seen him appear to much bet
ter advantage in other parts. In 1.-The Queen
of BrilliantS'' he sings badly and looks worse.
Tights are not becoming to him. His legs
are smaller above the knees than at the calf,
and his feet are large and fiat. But one must
admire his perseverance, for he has continued
to play the part under very trying circum-
stances. and proven that nerve and grit are
prominent ingredients in his composition.
Jefferson, klaW Do Eriangers production
of Palmer Cox's "Br ownies'' is a hit at the
Fourteenth Street Theater. Last Saturdays
matinee was the largest ever known at that
house, and hundreds were turned away Al
though the Brownies are great attraction
to children, grown people enjoy the perform
ance just as much.
II is spectacle of fairyland, and the scenery
and costumes are superb. The opening of the
second act shows the Brownies singing and
playing on electric mandolins, perched on
trees and. In odd hooks. There are magic
lantern brownie faces hanging on limbs, and
in time TO the music they light and go out,
giving the effect of smiling. To hear the de-
lighted childrens voices in the audience makes
one grow young, to say nothing of the wonder
full spectacle on the stage
Caroline B., young widow, writes me from
Dayton. Ohio, asking my advice about going
on the stage. Here it is Don't.
The Italian opera season started Monday
night at the Metropolitan, with "Romeo and
juliet" in French. The cast was nearly the
same as last year, and included Melba. the
de Reszke brothers, Planson, and Bauer
meister.
The regular season begins at Daly's Tues
day. the 9th, with Ada Rehan as Viola in
Twelfth Night"
The Casino has passed from the control of
Canary & Lederer and the house will be
closed until some time in December, for al
teration and repairs. Rudolph Aronson.
who is once more the manager, promises a
high-class vaudeville entertainment
The Bostonians began their annual engage
ment at the Broadway Theatre, Tuesday, the
20th. with the first production of a new comic
opera called 'Prince Ananias. The piece
was handsomely staged and the cast included
all Of the welI-known members OF this organ
ization.
Little Louise Beaudet makes her debut here
as star Monday, the Goth, at the Fifth
Avenue, in new comic opera entitled
.Jacinta''
Hallen and Hart, who are again in town at
the American, in Later On separate at the
end of this season Next fall Mr.. Hallen
sends burlesque company on the road with
his wife. Mollfe Fuller. as the chief attrac-
tion. Mr.. Hart and his wife are to continue
in farce comedy.
Chauncey 0lcott, unquestionably the best
singing comedian on the stage, is at the CO.
lumbus in "The Irish Artist" He is to be
followed hV q rlav caIled f,Rnch Ci+v 1,biob