The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10
TONY PASTORS SHOW.

Tony Pastor is back in town. He crept
in at the north end, and is drawing
gradually upon New York, as 1t were.
The Columbus Theatre, Harlem, is a
very good starting point, and It was
there that / heard Tony last night. He
has been doing the seaside resorts and
listening to the roar Of the Summer
ocean. He has transferred some Of that
roar to his voice, for 1t is healthy and
vigorous, and you can even hear it out
side the theatre. You should have seen
Tony frsk through one of his songs.
He did breakdown that wouldn't have
been amiss from siXteen-y ear-older,
and he was as earnest and magnetic as
though he had just made his debut. He
sang a Telephone" song, a plaintive
little somethlng-etta entitled MAN Not
Required" and that exquisite little ode,
almost Tennysonian in its swinging,
soulful rhythm called "A Little Bunch
of Whiskers on His Chin" How they
all applauded Tony! The women dote
on his songs, and he always sings some
domesticated verses about gentlemen
lettering home at A. NJ, or babies
crying for their feeding bottles, women
clamoring for new bonnets and so forth
He Is never obstruse. The New Woman
Is nothing to him. He is satisfied with
the old one.
Mr.. Pastors company included those
TWO gorgeously clad, dainty-looking
balladists and imitators, Janet Melville
and EVE Stetson. They made their APP
pearance In dresses that they probably
wore when they were presented at
Queen Nictoria's last Drawing Room
Don't tell me that they are not in
innate friends of Her Majesty. I know
better. Where else could they have OBJ
tained their lofty airs and their double
distilled refinement? They are shy
young things though. are Melville and
Stetson. They stand there demurely,
and you imagine that they are going to
chant something from 1.-The Elijah" or
THE Messiah" Not at all. Before you
know 1t they are warbling Johnny, my
| old friend John" and with pensive faces
| are telling you about the youths whose
pants" were cut alike In the front ana
| back, so that his gentle grandmother
could never tell whether he was going
east or west. think 1 detected tears
in their eyes as they sang about this.
1t was so sad one of their best songs
| is called Girl Wanted" As for their
limitations, in which they showed how
variousactors would recite the nursery
rhyme Jack and Jlll"-well, the audi
ence simply howled with delight. ThelI
turn" is immense.
Miss Annie Hart stout woman who
Is evidently trying to Guido Maggie Gin,
and is not succeeding-Is all very wei
in her way. But Maggie stll has
| warm place in my young heart, and
want no would-be usurpers Of her place
Miss Hart sang The Bowery Girl" Yer,
well. and she wore a lovely peculiar sill
gown. McAvoy and May are very goo
in a rough and tumble way, and the.
were most fervently applauded. Mis-
May does wooden shoe speciality, an
Mr.. McAvoy falls about the stage YER
audaciously. Then there were Billy S
Clifford and Maud HUH, in their "com
edy creation" entitled The Johnny
Call" the three st. Felix sisters, /
blonde wigs and red stockings; Musica
Dale, who pegs away at the same oil
story, the Nawns and others.
Tony has returned. however, and tina
Is the most important point. The seaso
Incomplete without him, can now pre-
: coed. ALAN DALE.