The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
to eighteen wax ttatues. with a corresponding
Increase In the number of persons represented

as under torture.
Huber's Museum has n quarter of q ton Of
boy con!rasted. with his lightweight sister in
one exhibit, and n professional strong man. as
dian quartet. a contortionist, and a iife-savinr
ontht are also on view; Added to n programme
Of specinlties In the adjoining theatre is a dis
Election returns are to s. read from the stages
OF the variety, show resorts on Tuesday night
and In several Instances the programme. will be
esrts are at %ssScr & R Fieias's BroadsSy, where
will be heard; at tho Olympia. Auditorium.
where are May Howard. Rachael Walker:
P%roctor's Pleasure Palace. whose leaders are
Charles, Dickson and Lillian Burkhardt, and at
Proctor,s Twenty-third street, whose list 10
headed by tho Rogers brothers.
Tho changes OF bill not involving new plays
are uncommonly interesting. What has been
called the music hall In Olympia is rcchrlstened
the Olympia Auditorium, and will no longer DO
devoted to vaudeville, except in so far as special
ties may be introduced in the plays produced on
its stage. The first bill under the new arrange
ment. tomorrow night. gives the familiar
burlesque. "Evangeline." considerably enlarged
by interpretations, and the text partially re-
written. The flying ballet, already seen at the
Olympia. will be retained.
Vaudeville plain and simple 10 now discarded
at the Standard, and the theatre has become .
week stand for plays of popular types. The
piece first offered 10 called Zero" described by
Its promoters as "a spectacular phantasy," tell
ing In q snowy way of a trip to the North Pole.
1t has oallets. specialties' and othor appeals to
those who like a show Of women in gauzy guise.
inc star ohers something rather unusual.
jolly Coney Island " is the title of the play
which serves to hold the performance together
in a semhlance of dramatic form. The COM
pany. composed altogether Of negroes, 10 led by
Sisser eta Jones. q vocalist ommonl known as
the Black Patti. A programme of vaudeville i.
interpolated in the farcical buriesque, and the
McIntoshes figure conspicuously.
fierrihanh' .he i]"ra' taheS possess'oh '.
the stage at aimer for two weeks. and viii
present his well-k nown entertainment Of tricks
and illusions. A feature of this engagement
which e.nsrera,,vs traye,I.rs have DECLARED to
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be quite able to with his accustomed
,"c,i,,v ad.Iaida porrr'ann,s mIum,na,sd
iaciiitS. Aaetalue herrWhhns Illuminated
drapery dances are n part of the show.
May Irwin gets to the Grand Opera House for
q week with inc "Idow Jones' the Iarce In
which her humorous personality has found ex-
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cisnt helper IN the run:
That rustic arama OF realism; shore a cree.
Is one OF the american plays thnt possess great
durability. 1t com rs now 10 the Harlem Opera
House Tor a week, with liz author. James A.
Herne., at the head OF the company as before.
ms piece is TO De commended as who,esome,
interesting. in most respects deliEbtfully nat
" NJ ~ ~ = doctr,,s u, ab.0in,a ,rnth fn1nnas
on the stage.
me week. entertalnment AZ the other har-
lem theatre. the oolumous. conslsts OF negro
minstreisy ey the Primrose and W est company,
one OF the Few ORGANIZATIONS OF the KIND now
traveiins. Mr; rraGrose ana ar; EST are
among the iorty performers, VINO not only In
ciude hnmorists in negroisT. but an assortment
OF specialists IN singing. dancing. and atheieo
tles; Besides that: a cakewaik Is open to all VIII
"inh 10 compete TOT prizes;
Inc new Murray HIii. which mas hsd the Bos.
tonisns Tor its opening company, 9ners for itn
thiru week 100 Mnch Johnson an Amer,
icanlzed ffench iarcical comedy already well
Known n here through a season on Brosd|sy: II
presehts an eSlrasaeantiy Iuhny case OF q won
aeEtpi mar VINO goes from New YORK to Cuba,
and has the most outlandish adventures, dur
| lnR W men he saves himself from disaster Dy