The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-07

honorin q one of the pillar. Of the british Stage
| An En0ll9hman accustomed TO tho glitter an,
would nnd himself about as much nt home a.
q salmon on gravel walk Il he were 70 tutI
pantomime il town aud tbati. saw wholly Ssia
| nincant bit introduced without rhyme or rea
, son into 2, The NSyage OF Suzetts.,, But a.
| usual components, and, altogether, IL should
provo as cheering 70 the lonely British travel
Ter as n mug OF his favorite arr an arr.
Brooklyn has Intellectual drama At the Co
lumbia and msterialistlo drama at the Biiou
so that tastes wide apart may be Rrntlned Al
one or the other Of those handsome new the
retained for second week, and periormed :,
n nrst-rnte Frohman cast which II to say that
none OF It's good gualities is sacrificed In the
nent ls The Hottom Of the Sea-" with a lot o.
thrilling scenes Mt the oceans depths and
other sure appeals to the many who relish
rousing Tealisms.
The trustees OF q church and college are
opposing the erection Of theatre close "a
them in Washington. notwithstanding the
PLAYHOUSE is designed to be OF the best grade
but the first developments in court indicate
that the objections have no legal weight
:. a boston manager has been fined for let
A. cheap-prico theatre in Philadelphia began
its New Years DAY PERFORMANCES az one nun
cnce at that unusual hour
Theirs is no accounting for San Francisco's
susb city
In comic opera and bronson Howard'e "h!i-
stocracy," but is now giving eEowded audi !,
a clever actress and a place OF good foo!sry.
yet the preference Is curious
sion Play. which was interdlcted by the su-
thorities 81 this city some years age, IL pro-
John Drew will probablS nppesr at palmsr's
Ia " The butterflies" next month.
Camille Is, DAyyiIls win come to til. Casino
Charles frohmsn has bought. q ,lssons." .
LAMBDA sstiricsl comedy. and It will pc used
Matter GSis !: having his Happy yaS. 5cle in
John Ke Srl will rs. . pIeO. called MO
Msn T 6 Ired Nee
out together In The Sleep Walker " By q Il.
Joseph Jefferson that can hardly istl to be re-
Soof about Haw % BeotS As f to M Bcoihs
Winter from %hcs g much W was ssesc aa
i cosla not Be Carried out M NJ. BootS wanted
Mr.. Winter to be librarian OF the Players Club.
shelves OF that institution actor and critic were
theatre In America. Such work would have
proven invaluable. but Mr.. Winter could not
ton WITH The Press and he i psn wa:
Jacob .schaefer Is to play billiards In .
dangered. but lie viii probably escape blind
ness
Fannie Davis 10 very III in this city.
James O'Neil has had to miss several per-
Sarah Bernhard won 81 800 at Melbourne
horse race.
s ssd s ldss and aO sad long
Nellie Yates Is divorced from samuel Tates.
and Julian Mitchell from Georgia Adele Mitch
Roland Reed has recovered from pneumonia
Robert ;I p GaySr has been laid pR with grip:
as he prima donna NJ AZ Of '; Ths HlSer"n m00''
Marion Booth and Jennie leamans are do
bills s 30
Louis James will par. conpsny with Fred;
thereafter devote himself to comedy.
Idslene Cotton e married to Nicholas Long.
Carroll Johnson has, returned to drama after
brief lapse into vaudeville.
At Proctors q policy OF exhibiting persons
who have figured in events OF contem poraneous
interest was displayed last week By the en-
gaGement OF Marie Mant, and will be con-
tinued this week with Prince and Schock. tho
bicycllsts- Miss Mant owes her introduction
to the giddy whirl Of metropolitan life to the
dance, which she Wished ' to f pesiorm s az
church crazy Quilt party at Camden. But the
artistic attanmsn,s have %sSe usmdsn ana s
nous objected to Miss Mant's dance. and the
young woman proceeded to hire a hall and
show to her friends and the public generally
that IL was an entirely lpnocuous as we'll as
laudable and graceful effort. Then Proctor
q day in his place OF continuous amusement.
MISS Mant 10 tall slender. rather good
Haa Ss s s Stage al ia decor Sns
dress OF black gauze. and dances Tor
dgS ts Ss minutes Tn reG%n amount OF
steps which she performs are primitive and
she makes no atteinpt at high Kicking, or any
come into vogue ills not at all likely that
she will win renown as a dancer in any centre
proved a successful feature Of the Proctor en-,
tsrtainment; and will probably be continued
Ashton aud other ,well-known circus perform
e5s are SIN nndeE enG z1G here To-
monial and wearisom~ routine Of court circles
in 81; Petersburg In order that she might en-
win appear on the stage OF this theatre and
perform upon her costly stradivarius violin.
There Is . lot OF fun In current plays It
takes on an old-tims and artistic aspect in
The Road to Ruin" At the Harlem Opera
House. with Mrs. John Drew "a \ most laugh
able Widow Warren, and several other Drews
in the generally competent cast "Cbarleys
Aunt" has Just been produced In Boston.
where 1t is said to have achieved immediate
popularity. There is no Intention of with
drawing that play from the standard for a long
time TO come It's remarkable success is due
to the fact that its Eumor is OF the sort that
appeals strongly TO women, who are not slow
u grasp the fact that man in woman's
clothes must be remarkably funny; Tor what
other motive could ,ho have In putting
George Thatcher and company has proved
a Joyial entertainment at the star. Mr.
is not only funny but artistic MS
well. aud there are many actors az more pre-
tentiOn who could study his quiet methods
with much profit 20 Themselves. 4 hLiei min
stTel entertainment IL given by Mr., Thatcher
and his associates on the deck OF a steam
yacht; II is extremely good. not only through
air. Thatcher. but also bsrRuse az the singing.
which is OF much better quality than that
usually heard in entertainments Of the sort.
There 10 even a quartet Of men Attired ia
evening dress who sing vefy vel. and that Is
something seldom known on any stage. A
comic piece which has certainly entered upon
ospeTity in New York Is A Country Sport"
at the Bilou. 1t is a long while since variety
comedy has been seen here which contained |
as much new humorous matter or as many |