New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-15
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y has been an observation Of wise men ever
-, o,,o,ded the machir ems Of the INTEL
,,gent compositor by publishing their WORKS Oh
,.,a,, u,o,,s and CLAW pots that everything moves
I, c,,c,as Thus the original observer OF this
rrotter NAV have HAD his attention called 70 IL
~, Noticing that no sooner did he publish yer
,ov brick wall than dozen other authors III
vor,ous narts of the country also got out yeiio"
brick walls though before that nothing put ieu
brick walls was known to the trade. IL - u
s,ror,ar and subtle phenomenon ana one
bos always had a peculiar fasclnatioh Ao' ~
speculative mind ..or nc orr
That II extends to so small matter as oui
amusements has often been noted l"u' 49,
NAV one year a wave Of German opera e"'NH
over us. and the next year one Oh i'"'~'
season farce comedies" may tax inc sie'
capacity Of the judicious the next co''iio ~
NAV deyastate the land. leaving IN us ""Ae
broad belts Of gloom. At present we HUG
o.-silvsr orators having become somewhat
,u,e, an outburst Of performing animals we
cannot believe that our Populistic friehds hho"
,ro,v naved the way for the animals, 30 th'S
must be set down as another instance VI '"e
mystery to which have REFERRED
81 far the animal wave has confined Itself pr'''-
cjpaly to trained elephants though euu'a'eN
dogs are not wanting, and cuit'a'eu 0".'
threaten us from Paris. In this town that lily III
teal and figurative elephant which the ihBehuou"
vouth from the country has long strven 10 sec
bas heen succeeded by the real thing III the
nachvdermatous persons Of go many tra"ie'
oIonhants that they bid fair to crowd the actor |"
tho wall and there datten him out into mere
u,hopraph Of himself. To the person having pu'
n casual and as It were, peanut-bestowlhe ac-
ouaintance with the elephant he would Seem d.
first blush to be hardly the animal best adapteu
n win applause on the stage. An lntelleehl
elonhant might one would say. perhaps De ap'e
IN NAV Hamlet" better than some actors WIN
have essayed the role in time past neVerl"eie"''
the ordinary observer would be likely TO question:
the elephants stage presence ana hlStrio'ii'
methods But in this he would be mlstdhen' io'
the elenhant has already proved himself capa-
HE and conscientious performer, especially III
u,ht comedy parts Physically the full-gro"n
trained elephant may be a bit heavy as stage
performers 20. but mentaily il" 10 "ii' ~
clous as a skirt-dancer.
Our chief reason for speaking Of this matter Is
10 warn the people OF the rest Of the country that
,bev NAV soon expect a wave of trained animals,
principally elephants The short-horn COW ana
tho Plymouth Rock chicken that scratched gen
nine gravel in full view Of the audience. as seen
in the realistic drama during the last few years
rc going to be succeeded by the elephant; and the
best thing in favor Of the elephant wheh coH-
e,aored along with the cow and the hen, Is that
ne stands on his own merits ana doesh ue'iid'iu
n realistic play 5 an excuse FOR putting ior'h MS
talents. We welcome the trained eiephaA'' "'u
speed the free-slver orator.