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

New Yorkers are again supplied with
minstrelsy. Alexander Comstock's min
strels took possession OF St. James Hall
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 a good, old-fashoned 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, "The Lost Chord" Be
| tween the songs the minstrels chatted,
jolted, laughed and made generally
merry. They were n the the ,,s very r, best pes.
effort to make successful appeal TO
their audience. In the second part there
was a burlesaue Of living pictures-sn an
the bye. This feature will go oetter
when it has had frequent exhibition.
and II should prove very popular.
contributed some admirable dancing,
and the entertainment ended with
! parody Of the Lexow Committee IN
parody has w ap
peared a. Mr.. Cuff Mr., Andrada as pr.
Earkhurst, and Mr.. Shaw as Senator
Mixhow. Altogether Comstocks Min an,
undoubtedly welcome back style OF
entertainment that Is at any rate clean
| and wholesome.
An English wit, speaking Of Miss Hope
| Booths remarkable run of one consecu-
tive night at the Royalty Theatre. Lon
don, remarks that hope Is always fleet
erestion sns ona here e0Us to.day and gone toomor
row. That's not so bad, eh?
The name Of the soulful-eyed Rich
ard Harl0w has been mfntioHed ryile wifs
sHe Whether e 5f1'fR chrstopher Sad
should be classified Is comic opera, avor or
was made to, trace a line of similarity
between the two. by reason Of the fact
that each has a female character imper-
'14S2," and an Irish widow in Little
Christopher" Mr.. Harlow was vari-
ously referred to as "a fat. fat young 5enps per
These legal iuminaries are so dread
fully disrespectful.
That astonishing young woman, May
Yohe s stu holding her oTn Sb. IN ttanss Goh
holds charming little receptions in her
private box. The papers chroniclee er her
surprising popularity Is not yet dimin-
ished. Lillian Russell. with her $50, 200
production, and her years OF operate
Yohe.
.Kilanyrs Living Pictures are rather
fflaFihsy shs west Seste'sfn Miss Roher and her
players" who are doing the popular
price houses, anne announce as as l great IN,
ony and kRs UrRna tyns kansy
Is not disturbed. Imitation Is generally
conceded to be fattery.
Austin Melford, who has been a mem
ber OF Wilson Barretts company FOR
so many seasons. will not return to
America with his old chef: Melford
wants to "winter''in In England-which is
only refused Barrett's offer, but also
one that was made him by Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie H. Kendall. Ponder upon
that.
The Irving Place Theatre threw open
its doors for the season Saturday night
and a large audience assembled In the
Tsd seiesed HeiSTsh ausss play
Die Karisschueler" for the initial per
formance, and the German audience
is cne Of the characters in Die
Karlsschueler" and though 1t is not
tics Of the poet in the play, II is inter
esting to watch Laubes idea of the
illustrious individual, Mr. Conried' s
company Is an sdmirable one, s, The .S cast sad
as Schiller; Anna Braga, Adolf Link,
Herr Eggeling 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
RneFSs gasman wSO E w 9n sso sGseS wr,s
an introduction.
According to. Theatrical Tidings., the
afrable little sheet edited by Frederic
in New York that she viii not retire
from the stage next season, as has been
rumored, but will! come to this country
next Autumn. She has instructed her
principal cities. and VIII A. Mcconnell
Is mapping out route for her.
In the new play adapted by George
r. Sims from the French "Gigolette,'
and secured for this country by Charlie.
Il frOnlnan, the ledtuTts are d HBH
Z with knives by two highly respecta
Z BILE lydies," and the death of a chile
: by fall over precipice In the sigh
OF its mother. who promptly become.
insane from grief. But those features
n would not be enough, and there are con
4 sequently others.
. Little Gladys Wallis is to star IL
= Blanche Marsde's play that was t,
e have been used by poor Patti Rosa, ant
John w. Dunno, who was Patti Rosa
= husband, is to manage the tour. Mis-
:, Wallis is the pretty little lady who wa
| for four seasons a member OF william
1 H. Cranes company. Her tour will
!, probably open at McVicker's Theatre
= | Chicago.
q A DREAMING CROW.