The evening world., 1894-05-11
AMBIGUOUS HAMMERsTE|N.
His Living Pictures at Roster d
Balls Wear No Clothes atAll.
p.oc,e Cline in the Kitchen-Gossip
from the Theatres.

oscar Hammerstein's living pictures,
reyealed for the first time at Roster u
p,ars Theatre last night, were hugely
moved by walters 20 and 22. who took
tho whole show in from the terrace of
90 , orchestra There were nineteen
., The pictures and only two of the
r,itors. but they fitted beautifully into
the same perspective. Most Of the pic
,ures were selected with a view to their
anatomical possibilities, and he lavish
recklessness with which the drapery
wasn't used on them made 20s ashen
ears tyitter and reused several wrinkles
in the Bowery hair cut that frescoes the
back of 22's neck. When Venus, with
her arms around T~annhauser's neck,
hurst upon the view, and there wasn't
enough mosquito bar clothing on her to
make an ear muff for a Jersey gallinip-
per, 20 got his towel tangled
with his co~attails, and the right
hand button on the back of 22's swallow
tail assembled several degrees above the
line Of the left-hand button. There were
other gay girls in the eye-bewildering
groups, whose every last stitch OF wear
Ing apparel must have been In the wash
tub, for they had nothing on and the
wealth of ~unconcealed lines and pink
cuticle was amazing and quite gorgeous:
When the last revelation came, and
three garmentless daisies. Drama. Truth
and Aurora, stood revealed on the back
ground of gloom, % must have been In
a frenzy of delight, for he tried to break
,is towel in two over one Of his Shout
ders. and 20, with his hands knotted be-
nation OF. his thumb nail. n giving
other evidence of the wild tempest of
emotions that was filling the space be
meath his German silver badge. The
ting the patriotic tableau Of Gen:
which was encored. II 20 and e keep Up
their enthusiasm. and the police hold
success in Thirty-fourth street,
Maggie Cline. the rar-famed Irish
SSo osse with Il a a @ eaRidfa Of s ali Work. she has k eoRs
PAM whenever 1t is convenient, and
there is always a cold joint, a relish and
. roll on the little ~sidepoard, a salad In
the .ice-box and a pot Of coffee on the
mol among families who live to eat have
no charm for the musical Maggie. Soup,
stock. meat ~loaves, homemade bread
some of the dietetic Investments that,
according to her way of thinking, don't
pay the interest on the money. Maggie
Is q worker. When she has an appetite
ANYTHING satisfies her; when she hasn't,
consumption is material waste and ply
steal damage. Miss Cline has a remedy
for throat troubles-vocal music. Singing
lessons are hard on the pocketbook, but
they keep the vocal organs In a healthy
condition.
Adrienne Dairolles. of the Kendall
company, who made a hit In the one-act
piece "A Play in Little" at the Actors
Fund benefit at the Star Theatre re-
Gently, has been engaged by Charles
Frohman for the Empire Theatre stock
Hauptmann's beautiful vision play
'Hannele,'" closes Its season at h Fifth
Avenue Theatre Saturday night.
1t has been decided to close the seaso,
at Days on May 20, when James A
Herne and his admirable company will
terminate the long and successful run o
'Shore Acres at this house.
Mr.. Cooper Cliffe. who Is this weel
with Mr.. Wilson Barrett's company II
THE Silver King" at the American
Theatre, Will next week play Sand!
Dyson, his original Character, in isis
ter Mary" in. which Leonard Boyn,
and Julia Arthur will be starred b.
Manager T. H. Frenc