New-York tribune., 1896-11-17
THE CHARMING CHERRY SISTERS.
THEY COME BEFORE AN APPRECIATlNE
AUDIENCE AT THE OLYMPIA.

THEY COME BEFORE AN HfINf-' IA ~ II
Audience AT THE OLYMPIA.
The Cherry Sisters. who must not be COMPOUNDED
with '.The Cherry Pickers." with the Barrison
Sisters made their first metropolitan appearance
last night at the Olympia Music Hall. Their full
Dc itsignaton ought to be given from the programme"
which will have be quoted more than once here
after. They are there called The Charming Cher-
~ Sisters from Cedar Rapids Marion County.
Iowa l. s A." One of them stayed at home to
look after the farm and four of them came 10 New
York. The preliminary notices that were sent from
the music hall to the papers concerning them indi-
Gated that the managers depended on their peihs
so bad as be funny. and therefore attractive.
That also seemed to be the hope OF the audience
The four of them appeared together at first and
sang song in praise of themselves TO the air OF
.Ta-ra-ra Boom n-de-ay" They had thin. piping
voices and they made ridiculous gestures and the
audience laughed consumediy. Next, ih' young
est Miss Jessie sang song OF hcr own caIl'h
Fair Columbia" She gown of the stuff
which is used for the cheapest sort OF decorations
on the dav OF a paradc-tho sort that docs not
stand getting rancd Miss Jessie narrowly
escaped being pretty but her sisters never were
in any such danger. To make up for this dis
crcpancy she has the thnnest Yoic" OF all Inc
audience could not hear much Of her song on ac-
count of it's own enthusiasm Neither did il catch
much of the drift OF the moral recitation with
which she followed il for the same reason.
Miss Addie and Miss Lizzie sang an Irish song,
so-caIled and then Miss Jessie appeared with "a
song Of her own. entitled 'Bicvclc Rid" to il"
Fair" accompanied nv what tho prosramin" called
| a dainty little wak-around." Tn" AZ probation OF
this on the part Of the audience so great ana
so frankly expressed that il next to imposslbl'
for any EXCEPT those In the front seats 10 hear IT,
Then came the great dramatic effort OF IN" pro
gramme This was called "The Gypsy's WarniuE
and the audience was warned in advance mat MIS-"
Effie As the Gypsy. would be startlinsy ara
mltic IA WAS ever Charlotte cushman. IossibN
she was as startling. but scarcely as dramatic Shr
had the kind Of makeup for the Gypsy that IN"
bows who have a theatre in TN. barn usually sue
coed in putting on. . ,,
Notice served on ihe audience that IL would
be made weep by Miss Jcssic's song, lh' OF
phan Flower-tirl." but by that time IN" ',hhS,
of the audience were far past tears. 30 IL IS'ei,'
rather noisy to this. and TO an Essay on th,
Modern Young Man" which showed clearly tlat
| previous centuries had produced nothing IKE nm
| and then order with difficulty restored ioi
one OF the sisters make speech When IN"
| house Comparatively quiet sh" Delivered thi'
memorable address -
Ladies and Gentlemen. This is our first appear
| ance in New York. but'w have had such "A funny
| advertisement from the newspapers.
There are numerous good attract tons 'hls "''h
| at the Olympia Music Hall. but they are inse
nicant in comph,i ,ison with the 'hoTry Sisters.