The evening world., 1894-06-27
NALlAROOKH" At MANHATTAN |
Pains Fireworks Accompaniment
Makes 1t a Pleasing Spectacle
Lillian Russell VIII Sign with Abbey
Stage News and Gossip.

"Lalla Rockh and the Fire worship
pers." accompanied by Pains ingenious
fireworks, made themselves comforta-
hle at Manhattan Beach last night. The
fireworks spoke for themselves as they
generally manage 10 do, in loud. fiery.
niulti-colored and "O-o-h!"-eliciting
tones. The spectacle itself necess!tated
booker fireworks, as 1t IL called for
without one the unimaginative spectator
could never guess that he was looking at
'Lalla Rookh." The spectacle might
just as we'll be called THE Fall OF
Babylon" or "1'he Destruction OF Je-
rusalem." 1t Is quite as good and very
much the same as those given at Man
haitian in preceding years by Messrs.
Pain & Sons. The spectacle is ushered
in with a selection Of airs from "a Trip
to Chinatown" which Seems to be a
rather wicked anachronism, and the
odalisques. dancing and striking Gym.
a song warbied last ar by Miss Lottie
Collins. However, these dancers were
al In the employ of King Aurungzebe,
and If so powerful a monarch may not
order an anachronism, who may? The
scenery is very handsome and most
brilliantly lighted. and it Is quite cosy
to know that the picture represents the
GENTLY termed omau's Sea, with the
City of Gombaroons in the distance.
The revels are mich the most interest
Ing part OF the proceeding. for the chic,
ruses and the action itself fall fiat. The
clever acrobats and the pretty dances
appealed very strongly to the audience,
who never tire Of that sort Of thing.
There Is. however. a feeling of relief
fire. and the terror-stricken people and
soldiers fly shrieking with horror at the
terrible scene of desolation." That
Ssy the 5sEnninE Of The
OF the set pieces are as gorgeous as any
thing of the kind ever seen, and the
whole inclosure is illumined by their
haitian just to see these fireworks. and
the indications are that they will be u
great attraction during the Summer.
There has been a great deal Of quiet
Henry E. Abbey, at his London office.
1t is not absolutely decided just yet that
Miss Russell will be managed by Abbey
that it will be so. Mr.. Abbey made her
an attractive offer, but the prima donna
did not jump at 1t because-well, IT is
always bad form for an $Soo-a-week prima
Abbey has been in London Miss Rus
sell has cabled him that she would ac-
9cpt his terms II he would agree to pay
be caused by Mesrs. Canary g. Lederer.
Abbey has agreed to do this. and II Miss
Russell goes to England she may sign
the contract there That Is the very
latest state of the case.
The serpentine dance Is settled at last.
If it can possibly survive its most re-
cent dissertation 1t is a greater institu-
Fullers grand Invention Is now executed
by n dog at one of the Paris music halls.
The canine dancer appears IN a regular
Miss Fuller in Fourteenth street--that
is to say, In India. Colored lights are
flashed upon 1t, and the dog Is said to do
most daea doSv A a. asat Sr the
Miss Pauline Hail. in Philadelphia, has
boen treating the comic opera lovers OF
that staid city to ice-cre,.m and living
plants Of indigestion, and something
must be done, don't you know, during
these superwarm days.
national Vaudevtlles in San Francisco,
and the loss of some 900 by the
hacker, Nine. Amalia Materna, pa
thetic story Of prlm!ai DC, donnas Am am
ment is revealed Naterna was to have
appeared In the far West. and Mr.. Am
berg leased theatre for her In San
Francisco for ten weeks. When II was
time for her to set forth. Mr.. Abbey, |
who had her under contract, refused TO |
let her go, and there was much con-
sternation. Mr.. Amberg thereupon
suggested a vaudeville company. to
be directed by MRterna's nephew, an |
ambitious young man, who could find
no work to do-o-o. The singer was anx-
ious that he should be employed. and
she backed the company, which he d. |
berg engaged people that cost 200 a
week, and were said to be worth $500 |
Frisco, in the throes Of Its own little |
fir didn't care tn snap Tor yaudevt!ies
forna and back and Nine. Materna. |
also her nephew. feels very sad just at
present.
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