New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-03
THE VARIETY THEATRES.

Sandow exhibited his wonderful strength In his
own picturesque ways at Proctor's Pleasure Pal
ace last night. His methods much mere pictoria!
than they have been any of his previous visits
His most elaborate performance was In the form
OF five tableaus, supposed to illustrate an incident
in the career OF Hercules. In the last one
Sandow supported a bridge with horse and two
men on It, II was led up to gently that prob
ably every man in the audience felt as II he couic
have done 1t himse,: AS matter Of fact now
ever there were probably not twenty men in the
audience altogether who could have done H. Inc
process of degeneration has gone so far tha' me"
who can even lift horse are now rare, u sd.
nothing Of a bridge and two men in addition IL
was really a prettier and simpler feat when SAN
dow picked up a piece of board an inch ana nan
thick. tossed 1t in the air and then spht II ~ W.
with punch of his fist The vaud ievs as for
instance the Mario Durham trio the giant afmenn
of the Parkns. the bicycle trc San Ut and Maud
the droliery Of the Bengalist the Jay Tbatcher
sherman and Morsey the w, Wit 90 Angela sisters
the serpentine dances Of Elsie Adaar @su acrobats
b Ons F BY Lone Nsw snd 6asds japanese
Vernon, serio.comc; Edwards anu
Marion Ellis. the soap sculptor
Roster & Balls music hall has been crowded ever
since Miss Ioie Fuller began giving her dances 'e
a week ago The dances have been reee, "
great enthusiasm, as they deserve 10 DC ,,.t,
accomplished by the lights and by the maiip''a',o"
Of
wildering. and they are also beautiiui anu e"
1hs hr,I,ant and natural likeness of whirling ana
dickering flames which Miss Fuller proInu.eeiS III
MaVl nesrble It is remarked occasionally that she
is dancer. but that Is ne, p%hich has never
been seen here before and Is worth senns IN n sr
don to what Miss Fuller does eSa attractiveness is
formance OF the usua' 'ehs'" "'N
given.
The large music halls seem. indeed. TO have faien
on good days. The Olympia Is also CROWDED
nightly, having found an attraction OF apparently
lasting public interest in Mr.. Hammersten's oper-
attic ballet "Afarguerite." The dances are cleVerY
contrived and arranged. and are obviously viewed
with much pleasure novelty was introduced ia 81
night by Miss Harriet Harndn who appeareI pr On
also includes Virginia Aras sUz and Nile
DAiton In aa new Illusion called After the Flood
NJ OGust. the mitator Sadi Alfaraol 'ne ,nt
eQuibrst, and p Castor watt. chaise a'"
The Russell Brothers who have long been popu-
lar at Tony Pastors Theatre. head this Dill al
that house this week. The other entertainers are
Miss May Howard. Fake and Semon Thomas
O'Brien and Miss Clara Have In The Newsooys
Courtship"; the descriptive vocalist Johnny Carroh
William and Ida Morelo, in an acrobatic speciaity
J. C. Harrington. Mazuz and Mazeite. IN a posiuring
Don Leno. character change vocalist; Harry Stork
magician and card observation-disclosures Major Newell VEL
Miss Vivian Bernard, in new sketch entitled. wa
the Tenderoin." and Tony Pastor. in new songs ana
PAROLES
George IIockharts elephants excited the wonder
and merriment of crowded houses at Proctor's
Theatre Twenty third-st.. yesterday when they
made their downtown debut, after six months al
the Pleasure Palace. They go through their per-
formances with the precision OF soldiers executing
the manual of arms The vaudeville is extensive
as usual. John w. Ransone has a song descrip-
tive OF the night when Thomas c. Platt struck
nigh c." The musical act Of the American Trio
the monologue of George Thatcher. the serpentine
and mirror dances of Papinta; and the dancing of
the Allsons are features, and the musical echoes
are awakened by Gertrude Mansfield. the twin sis
ters Abbott, and the four Angela Sisters. Others
are Lima and Vani, acrobats: Cradoc. La Roche and
his mysterious globe; Farrell and Taylor Cogan
and Bacon, Blanche Sherwood. Mons. Forbes. ABB
STANCE the Sisters Clifford, Maud Deity and Conan
and Mulsby.
Afternoon and evening concerts continue TO be
the attraction at the Eden Musee. in addition to
the Waxworks.