The evening world., 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 l 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 1t out
side the theatre. You should have seen
Tony frisk through one of his songs
He did breakdown that wouldn't have
been amiss from sixteen year-older
and he was as earnest and magnetic as
though he had just made his debut. He
sang a Telephone" song. a plaintive
little something-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 ne always sings some
domesticated verses about gentlemen
tottering 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 Evie 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. / 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 t.
chant something from 1.-The Elijah" OF
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 ant
back, so that his gentle grandmother
could never tell whether he was golnl
east or west. I think l detected tear!
In their eyes as they sang about this
| 1t was so sad. One of their best song
Is called Girl Wanted" As for thei
limitations, in which they showed hov
ambassadors would recite the nurser,
rhyme Jack and Jill'-well, the audi
ence simply howled with delight. Thei
turn" Is immense.
Miss Annie Hart. a stout woman, VIII
Is evidently trying to Guido Maggie Gin
and Is not succeedlng-is all very wei
in her way. But Maggie still has
warm place in my young heart, and
want no wouldbe usurpers of her plac,
Miss Hart sang The Bowery Girl" yer
well, and she wore a lovely peculiar sill
gown. McAvoy and May are very goo
In 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
Clifford and Maud HUH. In their ICON
edy creation" entitled The Johnny
. Call" the three st. Felix sisters,
blonde wigs and red stockings; Music
Dale. who pegs away at the same o
story, the Nawns and others.
Tony has returned, however, and tn,
is the most important point. The seasc
incomplete without him, can now pr
coed. ALAN DALE.