The morning times., 1895-12-29
GOTHAM STAGE GOSSIP
A Stag Party" Successful in
Spite Of the Critics.
IMPORTANT FIRST NIGHTS
NJ. Il. Curtis WIN Not Prod uce Seen
Whytal Appear In "For Fair Vir-
ginia"-Yevtte Guilbert Continues
to Be the Reigning Success.

New York, Dec. 2S.-"A Stag Party
is doing well at the Garden, I'm spite of va
rious unfavoraDie comments made by the
local critics. To my mind 1t is a much
better performance than either The Shop
Girl or His Excellency." The music is
not particularly striking or original, al.
though some of the numbers are catchy.
The dialogue sparkles with Bill Nye witt
cisins, and the scenery and costumes are
most attractive. 1t is said that Manage
Palmer spent $4,000 on them, and / don't
doubt it. Marie Dressler, who has the
leading part, is one OF the few women ON the
stage who is funny by nature. She may
dance, kick up her heels, mug" tperhaps
/ should say, make faces, or do anything
that comes into her mind and the audience
always likes her.
In taiS piece he is seen as" 4 San Francisco
heiress, scanning the wide horizon of life
for a hero" She wears short skirts land
her golden hair is hanging down her back"
As Louis Harrison, the leading comedian.
is not bit funny by nature, he is obliged
to work hard for n laugh. His efforts are
more conspicuous than his comedy, and as
a reward for his labors he often receives
sighs instead OF laughs.
The choras is composed of the prcttiest
of girls. without one exception. They wear
dresses abbreviated at both ends, tights,
bloomers, jaunty new woman hunting
costumes and almost every conceivable kind
of attractive apparel. f. f. Rice could not
have chosen a superior bevy of beauties.
What puzzles Inc is who selected them, A.
II. Palmer, Paul Potter or Bill Nye?
JOHN HARE AT ABBEY'S-
The most important first nights this
week were at Abbey's. where John Hare,
the English actor, made his debut Monday.
and the appearance on the same night ut
the Broadway of another English burlesque
company in piece called, An Artists
Model" OF the two, Mr.. Hare's debut
was the more interesting. He was seen in
PiDero's play, THE Notorious Mrs. Eb-
smith," taking small part, but the one
which he himself, as manager, chose for
himself as actor a his o wn theater in Lon
don. II was quickly demonstrated on the
opening night that Mr.. Hare is fine artist.
Hemadc an almost instant hit with the audi
ence and was honored with frequent cur
tain calls. My impression of him is that he
will be more Of a fayorite here than Beer
bohin Tree was. Miss Julia Nelson, his
leading lady, is an unconmonly beautiful
woman to look at, and an accomplished
actress.
-, ..fc Broadway An Artists Model
has been well received, and, barring acci-
dents, should make money for Managers
Haylnan and Charles Napoleon Froh-
man. The piece is much the same as other
English burles9ucs. no better, nor no worse.
There are two or three clever comedians
and a da Zziing display of yoans and pretty
women. In tie chorus there Is q rosy, riO-
let-eyed blonde, who particularly attracted
the attention of the bald heads and John
mes" In fact, She claimed good share of
my own, Tor she is Indeed beautiful. Not
only does her head resemble u bisque doll.
but her form is fauitless.
OLGA NETHERSoLE AS CARMEN.
Tuesday night at the Empire Theater Olga
Ne.herso!e was seen for the first time here
in Carmen" Il play which owes its
origin to the opera of that name. or
course, Olga took the title part, and / am
free to confess that she not only looked
picturesque, but acted with all the necessary
abandon. Critics may differ, but in my
opinion she appears to a better advantage
in this play than in any other which she
has yet presented. Augustin Daily changed
his mind rather suddenly last week about
The Transit of Leo" and has replaced
that play with Twelfth Night in which
Miss Relian gives such clever impersona-
ton of Viola.
The shop Girl is nearing the end of its
more or less prosperous run at falIner's,
where it is to stay until January i. John
Drew coming on January 6. The Found
ling" which was originally booked for one
week at the Garrick. is to stay for three
and will probably be followed by E. NJ.
and Joseph Holland in "A Social Hishwa v
man. Frank Daniels, in The Wizard of
the Nile continues to do well at the Casino,
where lie is to remain until Canary ard
Lederer produce The Lady Siavcy." Pete
Daley closes his long engagement at the
Bijou with this week. Minnie Palmer. who
has been acting in Europe for over three
years. viii be seen at this house next Mon
day in THE School Girl" which is de-
scribcd as a comedy opera. The libretto
and lyrics of the piece are by George Man
chester, and the music by Albert Maurice.
Miss Palmer is said to have made a very
great success in this comedy opera in
England.
have 1t on pretty good authority that NJ.
B. Curtis and "GentieGnan joe viii not be
seen a { the Biiou after all Curtis was book
ed to open there January 6, bat am told
that it is the intention OF the management
to keep Minnie Palmer there for several
weeks, perhaps months. This man Curtis is
a dandy. Manager Augustus Pitou, who has
always had a liking for melodTama, is ar
ranging to launch new play of this de-
scription next fall. James A. Hearne and
"Shore Acres are to continue at the Fifth
Avenue until the advent in January of W.
H. Crdne, VINO opens us engagement Win
Franklin Fyles' new play, The Governor
of Kentucky
Last week I made a pilgrimage TO the
new Montauk Theater in Brooklyn, and for
the third time this season saw Mr. and Mrs.
Russ Whytal in For Fair Virginia." 1t Is
not often that yours truly gushes over oneof
her own sex, but the more / see of Mrs.
Whytal the more am convinced that she is
the coming emotional actress. The Whytals
will probably be heard from later. Just stick
a pin In this. Yvette 'Giibaire' continues
to be the reigning sensation of the town.
l don't care for her "orf-culor" songs, but
acknowledge that she is wonderful wo
man. As an actress she would probably ere
ate more of q sensation than she has as
singer.
There Is a movement onfoot among Ameri-
can actors and actresses to have Congress
pass law prohibiting the emigration of
English actors and actresses, who are COM
ing to this country in countless numbers.
There is a law excluding the Chinese. Why
not exclude all heathen? In the language of
Louis Aidrich, "there are too many of