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fairy tale about the piaptstlon, and on the same
boat was the wronged husband, looking for
The nrst scene IL laid in the cabin Of the
Cuban steanship Tropic Queen, bound for
boat with his deushter, Leonoro, who Is
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situations, and Mr.. Gillette, has lost no cppor.
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End hsn the The party arrives he finds that ais
son. He proves TO be the man TO whom, LsonoTd
vas betIothed, but he mistakes BaIing' for bis
futnrs istnsr,n.lsT her, & and M'r Ba'ngs for his
however, M; Baling, feeds the real Mr.. John.
away with his wife and niother-in-iaw, thus
escaping the punlshineht that the pruddish ones
Mr.. samuel Reed played the eccentric Mr..
Fcddish With skill. and Mr.. Ralph Del
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tstiOn, Mi.i Maud ,HaslaT 1,,,y was sssS,sy easy
di,h Mr.. 3. Miller Kent had an unimpor,snt
other players in the cast were Charles J. Bell,
who made an excellent FRENCH wine merchant;
company were called before the curtain several
enc nv liz n sooa fes sNt ne
when Tony Pastor gives over touring and re-
turns to his own theatre the variety show sea-
son OF East Fourteenth street may be said TO
have commenced; when, besides his own songs,
the entertainment includes also the tender bal
lads of Annie Hart, the season may be said TO
have commenced with music. 1t thus
began last night, and for ht cot
ting to the efforts of these two entertain
ers, tho wealth of talented ones of lands
afar had been tapped. The newcomers TO this
country were Princess Paulene and the Preston
sisters. All three were singers and dancers,
and were alike In excelling In the latter OF
their entire budget only one ditty possessed
much that was catchy, and that was Paulene's
song entitled Little Totte Brown Shoes" At
the end Of 1t and tue graceful dance with which
It was accompanied the singer turned dozen Of
somersaults and handsprings. She was young
and pretty looking. and this, combined with her
unexpected acrobatics, won her considerable IA
yor. The Preston sisters were not as young nor
as comely; their duets were lacking in the snap
and brightness that Is so important in the va
riety shows, but this might be much disguised
One of their offerings found them in AIRY and
'Arriet attire, and the quarrel and making up OF
liked bit, unless il was their dancing. Homo
talent was plentiful in the bill. Mr.. Pastor was
on hand with comic songs that went straight
were seen in a sketch called "Tho John
nie's Csll;" the Rogers brothers made them
and Jokes; J. W. Kelley told his stories in his
own inimitable way, and the Nawns Musical
Dale, McAvoy and May. and the Harbecks had a
place. No better bit of acting was there In
the entire programme than that done by
an usher and a colored man in the
balcony. Clifford and Huth were Civ
ing limitations OF Southern camp meeting
characters, and as the fervor of the ehouters
became high young negro arose from the front
row of the balcony. near the stage, waved his
hat, and Joined In the entertainers cries with
| Brcss de I.ord!" many times repeated. An
usher pulled him into his seat and quieted him
| with threatened upper cut but even then lie
| smiled and nodded at the players. They started
| the interrupted imitation at the beginning, but
| 1t was completed the second time without ex-
| tending to the audience.