The morning times., 1896-08-30
is SEEN BY SANS GENE.
New York theatrical Topics
of Interest Spicily Told.
ACTORS AT THE DEPOT
George jerks Theories on the
Mystery of zaeo's Chang
ing Proportions.

New York, Aug. 29. -Thescarc busy, busy
Days. At least for the professional people,
OF whom it is my portion To keep you IN
formed Things are Strengthening OUT WON
derfulIy toward the full-fledsed opening ot
the theatrical season, not only here IN New
York. where we see our way clear To AL
the prospectivc first nights, but all overtime
country Next week will tind the curti'l
up Tor the urst time in many one-niSut
stand.
New York is the great distributing point
You would realize tnisir yod had Deen Win
Sans-Gene at .uc Ois,nu Union statioh tnis
morning happened IN with triend, 60
ing up To Pros.uence Tor sunday met
hundreds OF people 1 knew. Inc profess
sionais seeiuc,i ~ own the place, anu actor
folks swarmed ABOUT like bees IN ripe
clover field. They were on their ways 10
opening yates. Some Tor fittsD1rs, some
for Chicago, some for Buffalo, OF Cincin-'
natl, or schenectady, OF kalamazoo, or
OshkOsh
In.y rocked happy. Why shouldn't they
with pay dav again but seven days aheid-
l Thought as l looked upon them, why
should they? Is there anything more mar
ruwingly uncertain than an actors ire.
FUm week 10 week they hold their bread
and butter III trembling of the next caprice
OF tile public. AT best their season OF pay
lasts but seven months. Tor some IL lasts
but three or TOUR, and no pay other thah
railroad fares and board during that time
Yet this morning they all looked cheerful
and happy. Bless their hearts; there are no
better people on earth than the actor Ioik.
You should have seen them. There were
the little ia tcomedan who looks as serious
as an owl. the gaunt villain and his wife,
the little curly-haired soubrette, and tae
70 -hnr th,S
most devoted father IN tie world, the lead
ing ladyis recognized for her cheerful how
de-do to everybody, and the last recruit
from the school of acting, by his deference
and air in ackno wledging her cordialty, 4
The leading man. who starts on ms cam
paign of mastl-notes, is saying goodbye !"
wife and baby, and the leading old man Is
taking "A grandratheriy Interest in the brat 1
because II t had one once, but he is an actor
now and is pla yine in repertoire in low wa
You couldn't mistake the crowd coming
In. They re burlesquers to dot. All girls
but two diamond-bedecked gents" AL
the girls have short, tigntly-curled hair
but five, and thcirsis dyed in varying shades
from canary yellow TO bronze brown SO
the pageant passes. The crier shouts al
aboard thev pile on. the cars spin out OF
the long shed. and we won tsee them gam
till April. At least those were the plans
at parting. / expect to see some In Oc-
toher, a lew before Christmas, some more
will straggle in before ST. Valentines, and
the small minority Will Tide nome WINE
the birds carol. a. 1
FOLLOW THE RUTS.
Managers, in some instances, have ongi-
paIity thrust upon them. but rarely do they !
achieve it. In looking over the lists for |
this year. am reminded ofthis. They areaf-
ranging their seasonon the lines OF last year |
Mclulrama, as exemp lifted by Tne |
Heart OF Maryland the drama OF romance |
30 admirably Illustrated in The Prisoner
Of ZeBda :" and the lighter forms OF musical |
fancy that found lodGncnt on dozen stages |
last winter, set the fashion in amusements
mat Ioc.n managers viii follow this present. |
season.
The fall flood of melodrama started at \
the Academy OF Music with ''Under the ]
Polar Star" by David BelascO and Clay |
NJ Greene, in which all the possible thrills |
of The arctic zone are compressed into i've
acts Will r. Wilson and Herbert Hall
Winslow re two young and energetic melo-
drama builders, who will be represented 4
by In the Heart OF the Storm" Of which
Willard Lee will give a spectacular pro- |
duction at the Columbus tonight, and by
The Great Northwest which will BE-
seen at the American Theater Monday.
The Cotton Spinner" by Scott Marble, and
when London Sleeps" a melodrama Of
English construction, will be given at
the Grand Opera House and the Fourteenth
Street Thcater, respectively. Edward Har-
rigan will present scenes of local life in
his new play, Marty Malone at the Ri
iou Monday night His new leading Lady
is Pauline Train.
Lyceum Theater Tuesday. when L. Ii.
Sothern will produce An Enemy to the
X ing - by k. y. stephens a young AnIeri- |
can dramatist IN the same class may he
Included Rosemary" in which John
Drew will appear at the Empire on Mon
day. In Mary Pennington. spnster,"
Georgia Cayvan will make her debut as
a star ut Palmer's October 5.
sEPTEMBERs COMIC OPERA.
September is proverbially the month of
Comic ope at the upper broadway theaters.
j Jefferson De Angels, n new star, iea,s with
The Caliph'' at the Broadway Oh Thursday.
This eper;t was written by harry b. Smith
anu coupcseu by Luawig Ensander. Tie
sIme gentlemen are responsible Tor the
book and the score of Half a King" with
which Francis Wilson Will open tie season
ut the knIcke iDOcker September L. Day
willopeuseptembcr9, WIN the great Lon,iOn
musical success. The GeiSha, and a week
later the Firth Avenue Will present Lost,
Strayed or Stolen, Il musical comedy by j. |
Goodwin and Woolson Morse. |
musical political- nautical satire by Vic |
tor Herbert and Glen marlborough, called |
The Gold Bug will be given at the
Casino September IA. Oscar Hanm err
STEMS lew Comic: opera, Santa Maria"
goes Oh at the olympia heater SeteniDer
81.
A French farce, The LIAR will be
ried at Hoyt's 1heater next Wednesday, |
md the perennial farce comedy" "A Parlor
1atch.' Will again enlist the combined |
aients OF Evans and Hocy ut the Herald |
square September IL. They Will be sup
ported by Anna Held. Chevalier will give !
lis first parior entertainment at the Tar |
lex September 4. In the music halls great
,C,ivity is impending. Eugene Stratton |
,omes 10 Roster & Balls September Z.
That list should go a good ways toward
convincing you that things are livening |
Up. 1 see by The Times that Washington
IS gradually shaking of the summer leth-
argy The liveliest kind of booking has
been done by the Washington managers
1t the exchanges this summer. 1twas neces-
,ary with six thcaters to be kept running
week in and OUT from September to May.
WHO IS ZAEO?
My friend George jerks is puzzled about
.ac6's limbs. You saw Zaeo dance with
Joe" at the Lafayette last
cinter When 1 saw Zaeo in her seTpen-
inc posings at Roster biaPs was rather
Ii $ turbed'' said George: because her
proportions seemed to shrink at :
intervals in their whirling draperies. Thus,
y hen she appeared first with her charms
ct forth in tights and scanty trunks, she
vas an exceedingly comfortable matronly !.
erSoD. ,
Then the stage darkened and she burst :,
nto view, with a score of yards OF silk |,
10th flying about her. But-and here was /;
p bo hal Lost |