Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-18
"DUFFY,S BLUNDERs.

average seen in melodrama.
 "DUFFY'S BLUNDERS.
 The theater- goer of today cries aloud for new things. He is satiated with conven- tiorality and cut and dried farce and drama, and he demands novelty and must have it. Ia ready response to this demand that popular and entertaining amusement caterer, J.. Wesley Rosenquest, who IS the manager of the Bijou and Fourteenth Street theaters, New York city, has this season assumed the management of that at all times welcome and exceedingly clever comedian, Barney Ferguson who for several seasons past has everywhere delighted large audiences with his most comical work in that funny play, "McCarthy's Mishaps,' but who this season will present under Mir. Rosenquest's direction an absolutely brand new comedy, entitled "Dufy's have even more chance to display his ex- traordinary talents than he has hitherto had.
 "Duffy's Blunders'' is called ''vaude. vile farce.'' It is said to be a composite comedy built with but one design, and that is to make the author laugh, end laugh heartily, and to judge from the re- ports of it's powers in that direction, it must be indeed a mirth provoker 'par ex- cellence.'' With the inimitable Barney Ferguson as the leader in the festivities, supported of course by petite and clever Miss Marguerite Ferguson, and such clever and well-known artists as the Stewart Sis ters, Belle and May from the New York Casino, Messrs. Dan Mason, Barry Max well, Ben k. Grinnell, Sam Ryan. Charles May Fontford, Edna Terry and others equally capable, the play ought to be big "go' of the most snappy Kind here.
 tCHARLEY's AUNT"
 nd will bs presented for the first time in this citJ. The main idea of the piece is, think, taken from one of Charles Lever's katorio1s but I 'm blest if can just recall &hfchons 1t is in which @ gay collegian issse hp in woman's clothes. Two OK dr1 fgllows are to serve tea for two young ford pretty girls in their rooms. The aunt and Aof them, "Chsriey's Aunt,o is ex- ofoneS Shatzday stfrom Brazil, where the pected 4Anae fromT and is to act as the s %cha4isys 'sssssT 4sss has s brought oE&d. Tho boys are in the deuce of been delayyY do not want to lose the tea, a fix: Yhsspw tho girls will not stay unless yyfepey yfs 1ho n is ss sssns aem@s reaay one of tho 1e4 4&atzIoals comes into the room dressed % i6 b if dssss. which Ta he has S donned @ toned olecE trousers. and quaint wig. Tlghs Whn ossr s 1i1 nos impersonate Char a, ley's Anuts', deoiines, but they tease do At1rst h9 he yields, with the explicit him and dna1ly}ha 1t will be for only fif- understsneiu6 Tho complications that teen min1tss; too comical. It is not only the fnot ehat }nstantly to pocket his that, he Eies ooIls up his skirts when he hands; that he paint their getting knee- sits down Co pxov4oitlent of themselves are slas sprung, but put shs il1
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 PR0PERLB bon the agent of '.The
 Yesterday afe.rn2 2qnistly strolling down Black Crock Was yp Of our leading citizens the street, when on asked him if ladies approached hiqp andkformance. The agent could attend t1o pe1I aThe Black CrookD said that he kAew by some people as a was often oled. ht to his mind ballet ''ballet shqN, and the many terpsi- dancing wa! }exeouted by the uim- chorsan ! mo n, .ls 3 Beautiful sight to feast the eyes uponEhat schools for ballet tinued the agent, Yzed in nearly all Euro- dancing are subsidA their several govern. pean countries by{ing, does a person ever ments? Another tft for lady to see? And ask M stasv 19 the life of courtesan; so is ''Ain others.
 and might mentioo ook' ia a legendary TO-
 "rhe Black Cr9Rthor, the late Charles nance and the at gentleman of retir- Barras, was & refinedee sensibilities would ing disposition, whd5Bhocked had he heard have been rudely yrk as ''ballet show. l" person class his wQe pallets should illus. He intended that tH he fairies and the dra- trate the revels of sPld represent mortals. matic sportion ehoYe queen of the fairies, We allskreM thSsth&he good and punished Staac4 feW~ded . at all times baked the the wi,tks d5 hoWsh the Black Crook. It trickerf d Heslaog, M lesson, and fail to teaches hS fiiE1ced in any other class see howl I1 plSaed for it, high class except NH U 4141p!of real dramatic worth legendasy I4141 sumptuous scenery and embeliistPd v! Ny costumes. Many bewitchipgIy the performances at oIergymsM atte4dsl Nc, New York city. the Acaderay of Mu}k7 is billed for three
 "The Elaok Qroqfhis city at O'Brien' e performaAlceo tp 1Rrsday evenings and Wednestlsy 1nd Io6.