New-York tribune., 1896-04-14
THE Circus AND OTHER SHOWS.

| It is no especial wonder II there is some dis
content among the theatres when the circus X I'LL
! Ing tho Madison SQUARE Garden twice day. There
are not people enough seeking amusemcnts 10 MI
| that constantly and all the theatres at 'h' sam"
time AS long as the circus lasts the theatres VIII
| have TO do their best and be grateful or not. ~
they please for such favors as they 10 succeed III
| getting But al the Madison square Garden all ls
10y The audiences. the managers. n. p'r,orm"ts,'
| The animals are equally gratned When the audl-
ence IL large there Inspiration for th' per
| formers and consequently better snow ior h .he
audience. There IL also more Wosp'fiN , i"I w w
managers and there a:e more Iranus ior ,h' '',o eve
| plants and the monkeys, me auii'i.'S ar, ar,
always large now. ana 20 ~ Il ,h,
everybody Is happy Johanna )usiy n has hss
IT is nonsense to say ths' tnc n,mai,1r df artlst
tastes. The circus Is to stay only iis ~n ,r, @
| fond OF such hngs--that Is TO say. everybody.
| Next week extensive changes In the proSraninr arc
| At the end OF the show instead OF at the beginning
| The OLYMPIA Theatre was converted into variety
hall last night. with unusual manifestations oi
| public enthusiasm There was a small audience ana
1t had air Of wishing that II was pari OF some
! larger audience somewhere around town. The only
| novelty OF any importance that was offered was
the Toller Troupe OF eight girls who danced ana
sang They did It ccver.y. especially the dancing.
| and they wore gowns with n great deal oil lemon
! and orange and strawberry about them. They
| came. according TO the programme from the DIuIy
Lane Theatre, and they were certainly as Ehf%nsm %
| as Lord Salisbury The typical Ensli-h music , nan
| air
| were eight OF them Papnta's mirror dances are
| not new but they were the next most attractive
original with this dancer the rest OF the perform
ance is an imitation. But that does not prayent ~
not be said about the rest Of hs he, Sh,w
| of a broadway audience and others were more
| bearable. Some Of them too were Tar from new new.
| or course II is too much to expect that everything
| shall be new but an uptown audience that pays
uptown prices has right 10 eHpec. o 'hn, nJary am
| merstein will never have a successful variety
show in the Olympia unless he has much better
| one than he had last night.
AT Roster g. Balls last night Albert Chcvaer be-
| gan his fourth week with big crowd OF listeners
for not even the circus disturbs the attendance
where the costor singer sings. His songs are as
much enjoyed and applauded as at ilrst. Last
| night Paulinetu and Pco athletes ana comic gym
eyaiduns s' French duetsis also made their first
appearance in THIS country Herr nraiS ahI m, n,s
on a donkey in a circus ring. remains HarrIstt
Vernon and Florre Wes, continue 10 II slhg IN bes
three Delevines. Cora Caselli ana Ida f"er III heI
fire dances may also be seen
| The afternoon and evening concerts by the Hunga-
rian Orchestra at the Eden Musee on as they al
bs waswork a ama eE eoecon ai is ne condo
thoroughly up with contemporaneous history.
A long list OF entertainers makes up the bin for
the continuous performance at the Gaiety Theatre
and It appears TO be much enjoyed. The house Is
| crowded every afternoon ana every evening"
The fun Is abundant at Proctor's Pleasure Palace
where the entertainment IL remarkably diversified
When Weber and Fields appear In their bowling
alley speciality there H. great merrment This Is the
last week OF Mile. Selma. and the last but one Of
| the mighty Sandow The Painter brothers give
exhibition head to head balancing and acrobatlc
| backed up by many entertainers. including the
| singing, dancing and musical novelties OF the Am
mcns-C -Cierse trio the representations of statuary
| by the Austins, Maudc Raymond. Eva Tangusy,
| Gertrude Mansfield. Nivic Nobriga and the sisters
| Arnold. Other features are the ventroqusm Of
| LYDIA Dreams, the necromancy OF BInbo and Tehi.
| the musical act OF Little Carrie and the equibrsm
| Of Bartelmas
| James F. Hoey's songs and jokes set the audiences
| laughing at Proctors Theatre. Twenty-third-st.,
Yesterday Watson and Huchings's German
/ made was also funny. Rowe and Rentz in aero
| batic burlesque. and Drummond Staey and Belle
| Birbeck as the musical backsmiths. received much
| applause George Lockharts elephants be seen
| hui a few times more. Other entertainers In the
| present bill Leona Lewis Jenny Eddy Myrtle
| Tressider and the sisters Beaumont singers and
| DANGERS Alonzo Hatch. with illustrated ballads; T.
| Cecil Lane trick bcyclis and skater Charles We'll
| land clown jugger Annie Stockey. instrumentalist;
| barry and Bannon. Elsie Adair. dancer; Long and
| Little, and the Parkins's giant heads.
The Important newcomers Of yesterday at Tony
Pastors Theatre wete the Earle sisters. Parisian