The evening world., 1894-10-01
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Comstook's Revival of Good Old
Time STYLE Minstrelsy.
A English Wits Remark Concern
in, Hope Booths Failure.

New Workers are again supplied win
instrelsy. Alexander Comstock's min
strols took possession of st. James Hal
Saturday night, and intend to- restore
form OF entertainment that the craze
for novelty drove out of the metropolis.
The new organization is an excellent
one, and there Is no reason why II
should not thrive. The performance
opened with n good, old-fashioned FIRST
part, in which such minstrel kings as
Raymond Shaw, Bart Haverly, Sweat
nam, MOreland, McWade and Andrada
took part. Mr.. Shaw sang she Loved
Not Wisely" Emil Bauer. Down Deep
Within the Cellar" Mr.. Andrada, III
the Girl You Love, Loves You,' and
| Mr. McWade, 1.-The Lost Chord Be
| tween the songs the mnstrels chatted,
jyked, laughed and made generally
merry They were in the very best
| humor, and were interchangeable In their
effort to make a successful appeal to
! their audience. In the second part there
was n burlesque of living pictures-an
| admirable subject for burlesque. by
| the bye. This feature will go better
when it has had frequent exhibition
and II should prove very popular
| Messrs Symonds, Hughes and kastus
contributed some admirable dancing,
and the entertainment ended with
parody of the Lexow Committee in
vest igation-a parody that will not cause
any indignation. Mr.. Sweatnam APP
peared a. Mr.. Cuff. Mr.. Andrada as DR..
| tarkhurst, and Mr.. Shaw as Senator
Mixhow. Altogether C9m ms, ,t,,o M LII
undoubtedly welcome back a style of
entertainment that is at any rate clean
| and wholesome.
| Booths remarkable run OF one consecu-
tive night at the Royalty Theatre, Lon
don. remarks that hope is always fleet
ing, and a booth is but temporary
erection, here today and gone to-mor-
row. That's not so bad, Ell?
The name OF the soulful-eyed, Rich
sd Hpr9 pps hss been s the vile
Ss ether e H aLitfie GhrIstopher Columbus
should be Classified s e Sowc 9 epseav or
was made to trace "a line of similarity
between the two. by reason of the fact
that each has a female character imper-
Cl4s2, and an Irish widow In Little 1sr
ously referred to as "a fat young per-
These legal luminaries are so dread
fully dsrespectfu
That astonishing young woman. May
Yohe, is still holding her own in Lon
don and she's not acting. She attends
all the first night performances and
holds charming little receptions in her
dongs with great persistency, and her
| surprising popularity Is not yet dimin-
ished Lillian Russell. with her $4,000
production, and her years or operate
| experience can never hope to eclipse
Yohe
,Kilanyrs Living Pictures are rather
In the West. Miss Roher land her
players" who are doing the popular
price hoHses announGe Jas, as b great IN;
| The only and original Kilanyi, however
is not disturbed. Imitation is generally
conceded to be fiattery.
Der of Wilson Barrett's company for
so many seasons. will not return to
America with his old nr chef EFF Melfor ID
HS Very % odd way" Way OF putting it, He not
only refused Barrett's offer, but also
one that was made him by Mr.. and
Mrs Willie II. Kendall. Ponder upon
| that.
The Irving Place Theatre threw open
its doors for the season Saturday night,
comfortable playhouse, Manager Con
Die Karlsschueler," for the initial per
classic in Germany. Frederick Schiller
is enc of the characters IN Die
possible to trace the true characterIs-
tics of the poet in the play, it is inter
estng to watch ,Lapbe's Idea Of the
iiustrious individual MI C non
included Herr Schneider, who appeared
as Schiller. Anna Rraga, Adolf, Link,
Herr Ergclins and Frau Habelmann-
Teller, who was seen for the first time.
Tonight Die Andere" will be given
1.-THE Second Mrs. Tanqueray" is about
to be published in book form, an honor
that has fallen to the lot of several of
PinerO's plays. 1t will he edited by
Malcolm Salaman, who Will also write
an introduction.
According to Theatrical Tidlngs. the
afrable little sheet edited by Frederic
Edward Mckay, Miss Loie Fuller has
cabled to her American representative
in NcT York that she Will not retire enIs
rumored, but will come to this country
next Autumn. She has instructed her
G Snys and R % for sfg On sa
is mapping out a route for her.
In the new play adapted by George
r. Sims from the French "Gigolette,"
and secured for this country by Charles
Frohmdn the features" are a fight
with knives by two highly respecta-
Die lyLles" and the death, Of a child
OF its mother. who promptly becomes
insane from grief. But those features"
would not be enough, and there are con-
sequently others.
Little Gladys Wallis is to star in
Blanche Marsdens play that was TO
have been used by poor Patti Rosa, and
John W Dunno, who was Patti Rosa $
husband, is to manage the tour. Miss
Wallis Is the pretty little lady who was
for four seasons a member of William
II. Cranes company. Her tour will
probably open at McNickers Thea tire,
Chicago.
H0IIRTS Al I'M SESSInN