New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-08

THE COSTER SINGER BEGINS HIS SECOND
AMERICAN SEASON.

The air OF America seems to have a pleasing ef
feet OIL the most of the prominent foreign enter
tainers who come to breathe II. They often stay
unexpectedly or else come again as soon az they
car go home and put their affairs in order. and 1t
is by no means for them to discover almost
before they have fairly seen that this Is the very
land for them. After singing in London TIL he
had gained a world wide fame. Albert Chevaer
came to New-York and learned before he had been
here for a month tina: there was no immediate oc-
casIon for him to revisit the English capital. He
made arrangements to stay In America for another
season at least. and he began the carrying out OF
those arrangements last night at the Garrick
Theatre.
The audience that gathered for the occasion
was of exactly the that 1t is common to see
the first night of any new attraction at New
York theatre and there nothing Of the music
hall about H. 1t evidently the sort of au-
dience that was expe, ted for there was not much
OF the music hall about the entertainment either
1t is no easy task to arrange variety entertain
ment for a house full of persons who are not ac-
customed TO variety performances. and do not want
to be- The effect Is usually one Of tameness TO
those who know music halls well. and any such
would probably have found that note too much
sustained last night. There was not only tame
ness but sameness. 1t is no doubt assumed. how
ever that the audiences come to hear Mr.. Cheva-
lier. and that they do not care greatly what else
they hear
Mr. Chevalier sang nine songs and renewed the
Impressions that he created last wnte. But with
doubt. the songs were heard TO better advantage
last nigh, Tho room was smaller. and the acting
that accompan MES the singing could be much bet
ter observed. plano was used instead of the Or
chestra There orchestra sitting about
but It had an easy evening Of II. being asked TO
play only now and then for some OF the other en-
tertainers Four of Mr.. Chevaers songs were
new here The liveliest of these was I'VE Did Ave
hal tha rolicLipp which
often heard in these songs and which makes the
little dances that go with them seem positively I'M
avodable so that the singer appears rather TO be
trying to keep himself from dancing than trying TO
dance II is Mr.. Chevaliers uncomfortable spirit
and spontanetv In these trihing efforts that bring
his audience into instant sympathy with him
exactness and finish of his performance carry
while the exactness and the finish OF his perform
ance carry a conviction that the people whom ne
impersonates must he real. whether they are so OF
Several Of the costers seem to be the same per,
son singing different songs. Perhaps there Is no
particular reason why they s9T S mo. pc to go illus
what the same order vas Tick Took" kind of
Cockney "Grandfathers Clock but OF somewhat
less stereotyped sentiment than that weil.worn
melody This had much acting to 1t that a
special scene was thought necessary for IT, The
hi. chiiiRe fondness and eagerness for his it'll:
senn feeling wns to save the
that OF mere copy, OF details .ha ora vho
was accepted with the greatest pleasure by the audi,
ence was charles Bertram who performed some
simple and clever tricks OF magic. The Abbot Sis
,ers had The greeting Justly due 10 acquan tances
who in period Of absence had received the d i'm,
,'hane Harry Atkinson. called The Australian
orphss aid things that there !, no record OF the
ta.ed various musical instruments with more or less
accuracy H. made noise so much like toy
balloon that IL would probably take an experienced
aeronaut TO tell the difference. But his attempt az
a cello would have been hard TO recognize II he had
M. toid beforehand what ne going 10 do Al
fred West played IN an ordinary way compost
lion for the piano which was scarcely even ordi-
narv II he had no. been Mr.. Chevaller's accom-
panis i, would no, seem necessary for him TO
have come all the way from England at all. Neither
viii CYRUS Dare and Miss Elso Joel prove revela-
,iors 10 the artistic OF this country. Still.
VIA, was wanted plenty OF Cheval!er. and