The herald., 1896-08-09

brings in lot of clever spacialties with
his turn and keeps up constant stream
of fun from the time he first comes on
the stage until after repeated enccres
he finally gives way.
One of his best known tricks is the
dangerous fall from a h.gh stepladder
while playing the trombone. Snow will
furnish enough of irresistible comedy
for the whole show.
This will not be left to him alone, how
ever, as the three trained animal COM
edians of Prof. Macart's have been re-
tanned for another week. These won
derful animals. the baboon, dog ani
monkey, formed the most amusing team
on last weeks bill. Their tricks are lit
tie short of marvellous and are so eX-
tremely funny that the brutes appear to
be making studied effort at comedy
The musical part of the program VIII
be well sustained by the two od-time
favorites. John and Marian Manola Ma
son. Their operate sketch of last week
was greatly appreciated by all classes
and their new repertoire promises to be
equally as good. Whatever the Macons
do, whether in the line of travesty, pure
operatic singing or recitation. it is al
ways good and thoroughly artistic.
A bit of acrobatic eccentricity will be
introduced by the one-limbed grotesques,
Les Donates. Their turn is unique ana
of a most diverting nature. The change
in their act this week will not affect their
popularity.
Miss Addie Favart, the charming song
and dance artistic. will repeat her sue
cess of last week with many pleasing
changes. Hers is truly a popular turn
that pleases the galleries as we'll as the
critics below
The final touch of comedy will be given
by those most humorous of all comic
acrobats Conlon and Ryder who will
introduce breezy act, full of new COM
binaton of song and jest and rollickinS
knockabout. Not s.nglG dull act mars
the bill and the ensemble is what may
truly be termed a good show. There
will be a matinee this afternoon and the
regular performance tonight.
To those who believe that ignorance Of
the evils of the world is the only happy
and safe condition of mankind it Wouh
be a difficult thing to explain the ralso'
d'etre of Carmen-the presentment ,
a creature living for herself alone. whC
runs the gamut of the passions, caring
not for the hearts and lives that arr
trampled under her feet in her mad pur
suit of the fieeting pleasures of the hour
a human vampire, sucking the heart
best blood of her victims, their homo
and integrity, and then viewing the ter
rible results of her work with contemp
rather than pity, and flying from tn
ruin she has created to seek fresh vic
Tins; a very devil of woman, withou
the merit of constancy or the knowledg
of truth; enslaving mems souls by tn
charms of her person and the intenslt
of her passionate nature, and LEADING
them captive in triumph, while all tha
is good, and noble, and true in them pro
test against her. 1t is hard. in the ligh
of these revelations of her character, t
conceive why Carmen should have bee
called into existence. Yet, stay. Doe
she not. in her daring wickedness, prov
a more moving sermon against vic
than the most impassioned effort of
soul stirring evangelist?
1t is a psychological fact that we Sc
only what we have seen, therefore, in
stead of seeing vice in the imperfect an
often enticing mental picture whic
warning words or descriptions of it ca
into being in the minds of the innocel
and ignorant, in the presentation c
Carmen we labor under no illusion.
The thing itself is before us in all it
enormty. We see its consequences, too
And it is spectacle which, far from be
ing alluring, might tempt even har7
ened sinner to pause and say to himsel
with the Psalmst Perhaps darknes
shall cover me, and night shall be m
light in my pleasures"
Yet will some people say: "WE
should this wickedness be exploited {
all? Why not seek rather to ignore i
existence?" This might obtain were
not an impossibility to keep the huma
mind from seeking after the unknow,
Such being the case, the question aris
whether it is not wiser to show vice al
its inevitable consequences, as in Ca
men, in a way which, while true to nj
ture, must disgust any healthy min
rather than permit the brain to clotl
It In the poetic visions of fancy and lea