The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-31

But these faults are common TO all poor plays.
particular. Ar. old army o%ficer, who looked
and acted as though he werc beyond all ,sus-
EIn,TIiiS n had an m ietEirpWH ". With nthn = wS of ~, w .n%s
name, lie engaged TO his ward; This nephew re-
Solves a %telegrorn signed with those letters tell
This old, farcicel situation is familiar
enough. The ,hoQp.la promptly COMMENCES, and
adventures number two finds, the telegram
and tells the wife Of the venerable sinner that
nephew steps forward and with an mir OF mag.
niaSent hcr9lsm SAYS In the hearing Of his be,
dental music and darkcned. lights. It might
h sSn o seemed Snedn eq n!S { b !, the sa heroine tSInn in , the o gsS:
tional, throttle wide open and added the pathos
Of real tears TO this moving situation. L, the
the cradle. tho nursing bottle, and the baby food
had the floor and Miss 0'Neill gulpcd down her
agitation only two or three times. There was a
silly climax to the business that was trivial be-
There were intelligence, discretion, and uppre.
awhile tho actors will be seen In better plays.
Nance o'Neill was utterly miscest in a comedy
theatre last winter m True to life" and dom.
not pretty. but sho Ind distinction and refine
nnent then IN her simple gowns. Covered, with
1%ounccs, ribbons, and artificial flowers on Satur-
day, she seemed quite commonplace. But her
dresses were an ordeal. and so was her part.
There are two ballerinus in Mature" at tho
Academy Of Music. Ono is slight and sprightly;
the other is stout, although she, too, exhibits
an agility at remarkable variance with her size.
Her face is pretty and youthful. Her express
sion has something childlike In its Ingenious
ness. But her pink tights are uncommonly
crowded. She twirls on her toes like a revolv-
ing p~eristyle and smiles like an infant. She
looks like n mammoth cupid that had grown to
heroic proportions without having lost Its Gus.
tomnry manners. She comes from Germany,
and no thought Of her weight disturbs the com.
posure OF her mind while she pirouettes
as lightly as though she weighed less than
q hundred. There are one or two other
stout marchers among the cohorts, and one Of
these who wore silver armor had an ovation all
her WI on the opening night at the Academy.
The dancers are all very much moro expert than
one finds them in the ordinary production,
for the ballet 10 not az q rule we'll enough ap-
preciated here to make the dancing seem OF par
ticular Importance. There may DO some rela-
ton of cause and effect In this. At all events.
most Of our ballet dancers are women with lit
tie or no training who are accomplished as soon
as they keep of one another's toes. But there
arc at least twenty women among the dancers
at the Academy who are expert In their work;
The majority Of the spectacle In Mature"
comes in the second act. 1t represents a scene
In hades and shows the most OF the work that
example Of this ie the throne on which King
Rap sits to view his forces. On either side OF 1t
compromise between q human figure and a bat.
They are unusually hne examples OF such art,
a ahat es appesr s't To dsn Sss ' Mitb Slt ts se0t tMS G no oe !
They are fanciful and hideous animals with
long Longs ears . : that, that flop hI:. EYE, that oMn roll. and a.hr tails Is that hat
Imagination greater latitude than Mr.. dc
headed Cerebus carried in the procession is q
domesticated animal compared to them.
the play. are made to suit in a measure the
character OF the gloomy scenery, and mary Of
Some several hundred msrchers apparently en-
ter the stage over a flight Of stairs In the back
siqI is the . GG 1so'' The fbt'b heime .ss' ths b St ,npis %s
and the spears are all beautifully made, and
they have the weight of solid articles. They
rarely made with such caro- and cost. Thu
climax of the act fills the stage with glitterins
second act the displays are or a somewhat less
elaborate. scale and the mass of persons gath
frst act shows an Unusual ballet Of Eskimo
women dressed In imitation of the costumes Of
Fashions change in n St. g Spectacle as well a.
II m, St sssn mater matte ! x; snd e. .S Ssit is mot t. Of 1. The
ably By the Transformation scenes eontriTesd BY
Ben Teal for Jack and the Beanstnlk." That
Mature" relies for its beauty on the ma ssivs
and gorgeous nature OF It's materials. There
s sss. H9 1 tsaISlss s Of ' nscs, 4 only T The S Ssnse P Ss,
already been widely criticised. and 1t is in
sssd h asrs . to Sc, used Why Fb such .r a s ssOss - sh eodt
ballet music. to be had on all sides, and what
freshness and sivacity a few pages from Strauss
would haze an astTnishinGly sdvantaseou,
. level with those in all merely spectacular pro
auctions. but Nature would be a very differ
iectsd the ballet music from the large field O
good works that could be readily drawn on.
Tho Columbus had it's first new play of tn,
season last night, and renewed its reputation al
a grand launching place. The upstairs enthu
siasm that always fairly bubbles at this theatr,
had last night a fresh fzz. and rcpressive onel
were fow on its ground floor. Yet the new play
was not more than n remarkable fine thing
There was a title with a distinctly CLASH,
sound. "McGinty the Sport" which the Rd
vertisementsh had described as a dream OF
comedy" and the chief player was Joe Flynn
whose mission In life heretofore has been to sinl
doggerel from a book In the variety shows. Ger
tainly the dream Of comedy must have been G
broken one, for 1t included songs, dances
and other specialties. all connected, when the
process was easy, by lines whose jokes had don't
duty in theatre playbills. An angry wife. In
berating her husband for not reaching home the
previous night. told him that he needn't thini
himself the only piece OF jewelry In the store
Just because no had rings around his eyes.
or such was the Dreams originality or, te
come to the playoill's description, OF such wal
It's "glistening fabric OF comedy" in the
hands Of "a network OF comedians. sprightly
soubrettes; sweet singers, dainty dancers
ence, had tired of laughing at such Jokes
and laughter was general and almost constant
a specially was begun. A sample introduction
OF such an inning was given by the " star" who
expressed n desire to SEQ a dance In his business
office, and then left the stage when 1t was
begun, returning to take his cue whcr
the women's heels were once more on the floor
When Charles jerome sang he kept his cigar In
his mouth, but the shouts q the gods failed hin
comedians voiced his love for flowers because
they kept open Sundays the responsive rack"l
was 90 great that another Joke was not needed
for q full minute.
The grsniest moment OF all was that which
brought the "star" forward to sing a bulge
OF parodies. Then, just at the time whom brace
let's. brooches. and gems might have been OK
! pected to shower upon the stage, the Anal chorul
was commenced. The short, skirted young, wo
man OF fashion. the daytime. outing folk II
evening dress. the Irishman with the exuberan