The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-21
DRAMATIC MATTER TRIED.
oDEIL WILLIAMS AND "THBJUDGE'
NEW IN VLUDEVILLE.

arnua from Pnris-Ths Cenrisa Company
n-troducea Tn Oniy One, In aerInap.
oa.u william, .ntorod ,be rants NJ ~conlinu.
an. yauaeville vestorday at Koith's in A
ewantv. avr minute fragment Of a play called
..nrn. J,dge" with him were three persons. A
,rsIv of voutbfu, syveetbesrta and an elderly
sn,n.,sr the iast pamod n conventIonal car,oa.
tura suqqeatiop Of tho south came in the
.nooch NJ tbo characters, lint In M otbor yyay.
IA. .Jrdor. who wns odell Williams arst ap-
naaroa with a bundle Of nreoraokera in bis
hanas He was prepnrino n Fourtb of JuIy ora
eIop which he offered 10 teoite tn each OF the
nthsr neraons ooncerned. though in ench case
h. ,vns check ed before he was we'll along in
hiu ,ntroduotion. Next To bis fopdness for re-
c,,,ng h,s own oomposition. his most marked
characteriat,c was his enioyment Of vbiskey.
. docanter NJ which held n table In the centre of
the stsgo. To this the actor utepped between
spceches. clearing his throat, apostrophizing the
Manor. and then fairly barking with satisfaction
aster be had swallowed 1t. His best praise for
smother person was because she could brew a
Ane milk punch. and accompanying one drink
he told a story of a Southern gentleman who
raised himself from his dsathbed to take n drink
of vbiskey. To smack his lips foebly and foil
hack dead. Then The Judge had one on his
-a.arr
memory.
ing for him. His conquest was easy-the
spinstor, VINO nrs' 'sme upon nor w'oe'weisVea'
red-posed hero as no lay snoring on q couch.
Her s,rlish ecstasy s;,, found "nS ,s such noisy expression
.naI sho ""oNe niu', anu INC aMakehink was an
interesting process for the actors features were
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.rolos In ,nnounoin1 In tho woman hia pleas.
nra ov.r the nronoaed pnion NJ her nenho,y and
his niece she missooE his word. for a pro- re
Nat his niece whom A play Of full
length might make a reasonable dictator
10 her unole, but who In this short
tarce appearou nkea young persoh o, oIVraorur
nary bounce babe him surrender his hat and
coat These she put on while she oros'-o1sm-
Ineo nm coheerhin6 u staso Vi ms enoo-
tions' telling him that the spinster had come
into some property ss "A. AT TINS inc G,a enap started
out to ind her, and the niece In her unole,s coat
a%a,rs as thomnh an, were ssr oWn Suara,sn Sss
Judge won the spinster. only to be told that the
LEGACY was hers only so LONG a. she remained
ing the young folks. who were complaining
: AZ q medium for putting the actor where, the
ne Is. best known might appear natural tho
sketch was successful. II, was entertaining In
good degree. too. though IL began In the mid
die Of the story and ended in q rush. The, fire.
ever. for as the curtain fell and ~ Judge was
for the last time, rehearsing his speech a can
non cracker burst beside him and shut on the
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