New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-28

the Baroness Of something or other in the highest OF
German. She said that Tony WAS siouter than he
quarter Of a century ago. and that WAS All
the difference. do you think the reporter asked
In the course OF the conversation. that vaudeville
will continue to gain In popularity IN the mex, few
years ss II has done the last hafrdozcn or So
Yes" said Mr.. Pastor. Il sure II VII Nauie-
willie has improved immensely In my time. and II will
improve still more. few years ago the variety
business meant comic negro acts and dances and
commonplace Things Of that sort There was mo-
notion then of the refined and hgh-ciass acts that
are done on the variety stage now. have heard
good deal Of talk about the variety business being
all over but never have been alarmed II i'm
proves every year. and it never was in SUCH good
condition before "a it Ia | am not AT all fright
ened bv the many vaud,, lie theatres ana roof
gardens: they only advertise ari extend The busi-
ness. and there Is plenty Of room for them all
Mr. Pastor has just returned from Europe. 80
the reporter asked him how he thought the
condition Of vaudeville there compared with that
to be- found on this side OF the ocean. There used
TO be Il strong distinction. he said. between the
two countries Variety entertainments here and In
Europe not the sane thing a, all Now that
is no longer true our variety entertainments ani
variety theatres have advanced till they are quite
equal 10 any IN Europe There j. no such beautiful
music han I'm London. anywhere csc In Europe
that have ever seen. as Roster u Bias. and they
give better performance here than they DO AT the
Ahambra the Empire
why DO all the American vaudeville managers go
Europe get attractions Is II because they can
really get bette. ones there. or ony because they
want new and different ons'
Il think" said Mr.. Pastor, tina. except IN the
direction Of comedy and monolOgue her vaIie-
Vile actors are the whole better than ours. Their
acrobais. singers. dancers. etc. are better u u
largely. | believe. because ;h-ir laws protect hem
over here. whenever anybody gets A new act or
new soak that il really good. everybody 80 at
soon NOBODY cares about H. Now a. London, "h"n
they get things that are original ana good. th.S
enter them al Stltioners' Hall. and then nobody
can copy them all tho actors have TO ma acts
and songs fOr themselves. and good things more
encouraged. lu, in speeches mcnOlosucs story
telling. and such things. no er!can variety actors
ahead. / mean such q ngs as are done bs
John Kellv fiocy. James Thornton and Joe cav
thorne. ami rIch : Harry Kernel DID before he
died They have very little o: ;hat sort OF thing In
England. one Of the greatest fdvorhes IN LONDON
music nails Is Richard Knowles. and ne Is an
American. They didn't understand what ne vas
tr, ing 10 do first. and II took him a good whle
to win his popularity. But ne won II at last ana
now he gets $iCO Of 50 week, though oi coufN" 70
! on the came night The women on the English
music hall stage better than they are here. IN
general don't know why-l am AZ good an Ameri-
can as anvbodv-bNt 81 IS We have very Jew
women on the variety stage her that good
a. Jennie IInl and Nesie 1,ily and BESSIE BOneh
and Bessie BellwOod. our men are better, "a said
They have some very good men, but me most OF
them are so local ia their songs ana tn"ir hninor
that they would not be worth anything outside
England.
ION yes the variety business is all right People
were going 10 Nil It, but the farcecomed"s are
diving out They gave a sort OF variety show That
people liked Tor little while. but the troubl" Win
them was that they could go only Just so far They
people wanted to that 'hey had to come to a real
variety theatre.