The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-14


pay that amount apiece In order that they
on al hat P Great S" apm Gn eSs tSSn Ssvc
paid their dues for the present year. which
began the ilrst q las, July. That's q pretty
about 500 tax en- in. Instead Of nearly So. 600.
which we ought to get. This is due to tho
women who should contribute OF course is
there are some poor fellows who nave forgotten
what n two-dollar bill looks like. and hope
the number who. refuse to pay because they
are too mean to do so Is not large, but there
is noexeuse io- those who are IN the ENJOY.
different. notice that when these peopie get
address Of the Actors Fund quietly enough,
and have no hesitation in applying here for
dues have been faid or moi, Tor dis isa charity
orRaniZatton In the ttnest sense Of the word.
We ciothe the naked. feed tue hungry, and
questions. The actors know this well enough
and therefore say TO thems elves; why should
BIO helped by them whether have paid or not >
The present season has been. "a you know. a
terribly hard one for the profession. and yod
books and see how many well known and de-
serving members OF the. profession are ac-
make public the names OF our beneiiciarlss
but there are some among them this winter
who never dreamt until six months ago that
they could possibly be- placed In such n posi-
ton. Our expenses are now largely in excess
apathy and IndereSce on the .p part Of tie
dramatic profession continues We are now
distributing about 50 500 q month in charity.
and that amount is likely to become larger az
the winter goes on"
During the past week NJ. Coduelln has been
seen in q number OF different roles. enough.
indeed to give an idea OF his extraordinary
versatility. As the !ussy. cranky old man In
Nos Intimes." the clustering, drunken bragg
CART In L'AventuriGre" and the scheminR
lawyer in Mile. de la Seigliere." he awak ened
the laughter and held the interest Of his audi
ences as hardly any other foreign actor who
has visited us In recent years has done. But
It was not until FRIDAY night. when "Tartufe"
and Les Precieuse RidIcules" constituted the
Mollere programme. that New Workers turned
out In full force. filling every seat in Abbey's
Theatre. and. according to the actor. giving
the heartiest tribute OF laughter and applause
Is in Ave acts and Les Precieuses
kidicules' in one. but it was the
ias;-pamed piece that every one wished 70
for his most effective and amusing efforts. 1t
Will be remembered that in this famous comedy
two lackeys, attired in the most sumntuous
clothing OF their picturesque period. call urOn
two women Of fashion, aud eaaily pass them
lin was one Of these iackeys on Friday night.
and on his shoulders rested nearly the whole
S SITasH Si ,ne piece vas ,R not Snly ms
nor the absurdity OF the situation to which he
was reduced by the unexpected arrival OF his
bursts Of laughter but the fact that to the
fashionable New Workers who were present IN
seem at hrst 6lush,laJ within the bounds Of
reason and probability. When Coqueliu, with
his wildly exaggerated imitation o. asuper6ne
dandy, boasted Of his prowess In love and war.
the thoughts OF many OF his auditors went back
to the frauds and pretenders who from time to
city's social horizon. and without doubt there
were women in the house unfeignedly sorry
and Nine. Barely impersonated with much
cleverness the two women OF fashion to whom
the pretended marquis devoted himself. re;
spending to his advances with the affected
women Of their kind. OF either that period or
the present. In marked contrast to his por-
trayal Of the valet M asqueradiag In silk attire.
was Co2uein's lnrinte In this character too.
OF to. day as they were to those OF MoliGre's
t tiaie tG r,, is IN, ne most striking re.
he becomes an impressive, hideous reality:
The scene in which En'ire hides her husband
ness to the infamy and treachery OF 2druts
was snperbly played by Nine Hading and NJ:
the actor held his audience by = fascination
similar to that exercised by . serpent. and
,es apf IL n Ii. sny Frsnss
players will prolonG their engagement at Alb
bey's until Feb. II. when they will go TO Ha-
the The principal support &c N; Nome, sully.
nesday ~ Ami Fritz" On saturday evening
wsch proved Ss Of ss Friday sPa po
program me could be devised which could give
such vivid revelation OF Coquelln's versa
tiity.
Our vaudeville theatres are increased by
one. for this week at least. for Bessie Bonehil
and her company OF specialists are at Niblos.
The comely Miss Bessie is foremost OF course.
but some OF her aids are as able as Charles
and William Jerome. the Arlington sisters. W.
II. Seely. and Sig. Borelll ]. VI. HIS Enter
tainers at Herrmann's include Munroe and
Mack. Lille Larkslle. Prince Kokin. Musical
Dale. Minnie Renwood. Biiou Mignon. Tony
Hart. Jr. Ia nephew OF the late Tony Hart.
Dolan aud Lehman. and others. Tony Pastors
list holds the names OF Rogers brothers. Bon
ME Thornton. Baldwin and DAILY. Yanleer and
Barton. Polly Holmes, Mile. Nelaus. Lille
George f. Austin. and YanE ONO.
The actors at koster 4 Bials CONCERT hall are
ers. Dorothy Denning. DureIi brothers Mar
low and Durham. i. o. Duncan. the Cresen-
dos 9.a1lItZ and Ns1@anP Bessie BsIiTSSl
for him at NibIo's 10 View Of his business mis-.
announced are George Thatcher. Lew Dock
stadsr, Richard Jose, Walter Jones Marshall
l.. Wilder. William Mclaughlin. Kittie Mitchell.
the Barriston sisters, lSla kayanaueh. Grace
Ottillie kathsri ne Rober. the Gregory banjo
lists the Pickaninnies, tho Acme Quartet the
Quartet Edwin +. MAYO Walter
Leon. and Winfrsd Young.
The exhibition OF the Nuremburg collection
OF torture instruments continues in West
Twenty third street. and last week saw the In
OF added realism In tho use OF the
stereoptleon in illustrating the lecturers de-
scription OF the dread relics. or tho thirteen
hundred and more items in the collection.
nearly half are old prints and engrAvings. the
most Of which depict actual examples OF the
way criminals and suspects were punished in
The sixteenth. seventeenth. and eighteenth
centuries. A selection has been made OF them
nd they are thrown in heroic size
upon a canvas which replaces the fan
curtain, Thereon are pictured. as the lee
tuTsr describes the instrument or tells
the story OF the incident illustrated. scenes |
which are capable OF thoroughly stirring
lp any but the strongest nerves. Graphic |
portrayal is mAde OF sing0inR victim to death |
With hot irons while he is PROSTATE on the |