The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-19
STRANGE STAGE EXHIBITS.
CONVICT LIFE AND DEl7H IN 4
PRISON l. USTRlTED.

OF the Cherry ststsrs ne objects OF
Ridieuie = Notss AnonG the Players.
Joliet prison Is now at Huber's Museum,
u~surpinR the functions of n whole variety show,
I'm that II holds the stage for ono hour, alternat-
ing with the only company that Is there this
week. Its OUTFIT consists Of 1875 stereopticon
views, most OF them of the Joliet penltentiary
or its occupants, n man to show them, and All
other and glib chap to talk about them. Tho
Photographic were taken by the official photog-
rapher of the Institution. First some old-fash-
Toned woodcuts OF punishment by torture in by
gone days are reproduced upon the screen,
and the lecturer, with much magnihcence
OF manner, calls attention to the early
need OF Just such an institution as Joliet
prison. He points his remarks with q view
OF n ma on whom . stone wall has evidently
toppled. and around whom some birds of Prey
are lowering; also with the sight of a gentle
man In scant -aiment hanging by his heels from
n tripod over q slow Are, and finally by some
pictures OF the mlstreatment OF negro slaves.
Then q bird's-eye view Of the big Jail at Joliet
is accompanied by many statistics and COM
mendations. Many departments Of Its interior
are illustrated, and the most notorious aud des-
perate of Its criminals are pictured. The man
that killed his cell mate 10 presented In n pho
tograph, and the circumstance Of his crime are
graphically related. Tho thug that killed six
persons in q week and then almost took his
keepers life. is an exhibit, and 90 ia the woman
who fell forty feet from q window In trying
70 escape. The gallery OF Illinois celebrities in
cludes the three Hsymarket rioters that Altgeld
perdoned, . man believed to have murdered two
Wives. a Chinese of the name of Que Lung, o
living horse thief. and six buckets Of the prison
SOUP. The prison hash comes In for a detailed
never been photographed. OF prison miscellany
are hand knives that prisoners made in their
that other prisoners ehnt.d IhemseiSe sI to death iopfs
with. One, convict Is hanging dead to his cell
door. and the next picture shows his SIX uli and
shin bones. all that is left, the lecturer AYERS
sadly of this bad man.
Tho four unfortunate Cherry sisters at tho
Olympia are not likely to remain long on view,
aud 1t is a credit to the intelligence and decency
of New York audiences that no place is found
for them there. The badinage of the audience
on Monday night was singuiarly destitute of
wit or timeliness. With only the inspiration OF
those misguided women there was little impetus
20 appropriate Jest or apt Tho whole
business was too distressing for that. II the
efforts Of the theatres employees to arouse
the audience TO physical violence failed
on Monday night, 1t was because the
mesns adopted were too gentle. They threw
programmes to the stage, obviously to incite
the spectators to do the ssne thing: but
the audience had some respect for itself. It
was clear that something moro positive would
be necessary. This was forthcoming on Tues
day night. Vegetables and two stuffed stock
ing ihs nsse thrown To- The s.age. II 10 not likely
tators- The women broke down ana refused to
continue their performance. There may be rea-
Gated, but the ovsrwheiminE evidence is in
favor Of their sincerity. II they are not
the public. II they are IN earnest, their trest-
Iens at the theatre e infamons. Under any
All concerned. Il may b said that The Women n
have already encountered similar treatment
s s%S1 Ses shf led s to- s.p sssD Ia. R b M. sa'Y Eo ss'I sh. to
entertainment" would be accepted sedately.
&aSs0FS s.es r p Their b fSsS: t0fF Fh ;hsy ,d have 81;
t tive church socissl:. recitation. or The
an additional pstbos 70 their d Is sing sI SlHs.
the galleries to the stage on Monday night tho
women glanced at IL In terror. They were pre-
fore shs eafiaioi This is our frss appear
and with an AWKWARD sweep Of her Sony y Srm.
and must say that the ad vertising We got in
f IN S.1 sns II ri !. i Sss . ,aHaS'i it. OF pu s9ssss The IL ~ wa.
miasiles. What has the stage come to when
their rural home to be made the butts Of musio
ball ridicule and derisionf But the public re-
At them brutnlIy. and IL laughed at them little.
The winter season at the Empire is to begin
New Years week with Under the Red Robe"
taken from the Weyman novel by Edward
Rose, who did a good Job with Hopes TIL
Prisoner of Zenda." Tho other new pieces
promised by Charles Frohmar are THE Wish
Ing Cup by Wilson Barrett and Elwyn 4.
Barron: "A Man Of Mark" dramatized by
Justin Huntley Mccarthy. and a new work by
Henry Guy Carleton. The stock company is
as follows: William Faversham,
Viola Allen. J. E. Dodson. ]. H.. stoddart,
Robert Edeson. Fritz Williams, w. J. Ferguson.
w. Fl. Crompton. Joseph Humphreys. Jameson
Lee Finney. E. Y. Backus. Agnes Miller. Elsie
De- Wolfe. Amy Busby. May Robson. Ida Con-
qu est. Gladys Wallis. Olive May, and Ellen Gail.
Tn Dramatic NeIrs is mistaken when it says
that even THE Sun has given columns to
press agent stories" Not columns, nor para |
graphs, nor hnes. No press agent is ever q con-
tributor of so much as a single word to SHESuN. |
Lillah Mccarthy in The Sign of the Cross"
wears : white so@n which IL a particularly suc-
cessful adaptation of antique draperies to prac-
ttcal and esthetic stage use. The Inappropriate
garments of actresses In plays demand
ing antique costume have only lately been
Kate Forsythe used to play Pdrthe-
MIA in u square-necked gown with q long trail, |
and wear a diamond necklace. Mary Anderson
did about the same thing unit. the later years
of her stage career.
If Adele Richie were as graceful as she Is
active in The Mandarin Lefty Lind would
be forgotten. Miss Richie is 1.-the and agile.
and. as she has learned TO be active, she may
acquire grace some day. She has now nearly
every other quality needed 10 make her an en-
tiEely skilfpl singer and dancer IN comic opera.
Corona Ricardo. the black haired cyprian in
The Sign Of the Cross" was W. years ago a
OF the Empire School of Acting. and
began a member of Wilson Barrett's company
At the time. She had particularly distinguished
herself In . play Of Mexican life.
Jones's play, The Dancing Girl" and is said
JACK only one actor for the cast. That IS the
bulldog for the part of Bully Boy. II a fox ter
rleT could be substitpted. Che brute in Jack
ness 70 be promoted TO the "leGitimRte."
Howard Gould Is 10 act Rudolf In THE Pris-
oner OF Genoa" after James Hackett returns
70 this city. Isabelle Irving will continue to
play FIdpid with the company on tour. She
was the best exponent OF that role that New
York saw.
Mary Nannering. the stranger in the Lyceum
company. who 10 To share in leading roles. lie a
young English actress whom Daniel Frohman
taA 49,. In - n "A