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Irish oentismsn a. the Fourteenth stree. He
numerous admirers Of the agreeable depletion
OF porsones and scenes In Ireland appear 10 have
sort Of thing. He viii eE remain % Sese s as long as
there is profitable demand for him.
WHICH she cam absS 1e m s OF
I1 all grades Of people who 20 to theatres. From
TSSSnum nNSr box e the topmost gallery row her
The Swell Miss FitsWeli" IL is doing we'll veil at the
is.l, bllon, and no intimation is given as to tho
tiesliy without rivalry as a comic bnlladist.
cnn,ic Inner =. Goodwin Is not an eltogcthsr
Knickerbocker. ana Mhie Sn audsnEes Tssn demand md
that ne shall make them laugh, the addition Of
an. serious a element to his role in this comedy 10
9no Roou reason for it's success He Will appear
IN IN notning else during the final month OF his
fbar ssFm here ath9ugh be was prepared TO produce
The current plays that depend upon general
excellence Of representation, with no aid from
stars include Tho Princess and the Butter
ny, though In that instance the prestige Of the
Lyceum stock company counts for something.
Tho expertneSs of the treatment which this
comedy has received renders 1t success. while
less art in London let It 60 for no moro than
half the value II has developed hero.
That very different piece from London, Tho
White Heather" Is equally fortunate at the
Academy In being lavishly provided with fret
rate actors and slightly scenery. or course. IL 10
that episode at the bottom OF tho sea that dis
tinguishes IL among tho many English melo-
dramas that have been brought over. but In Its
show Of costumes at tho ball 1t is also speotec-
ular by means OF costumes that dazzlo.
Duplication is n compliment that means somo-
thing when applied to play. Three companies
are now performing "a Stranger IN New York."
but the original cast at Hoyt's remains un-
impaired. Thus musical farce which seemed
to some Judges to start but fairly wcl two
months ago Is now domons,rating its amusing
Qualities 1t may stay at Hoyt's ull winter.
Tho present comic opera ct the Casino,
1898" has been appreciably improved In both
Which s w o S es
engagement, md several changes VIII be made
hs h be closed VII Tee s
brought out. This English piece has been re-
written and has had ia music overhauled A
This is tho eleventh week of Tho French
beyond hundredth night, because souvenirs arc
announced for that occasion. No change has
powers OF it's comedians this musical farce
owes its success hero. Songs and nonsense
have bcon provided for them. thus enabling
| kind Of an exhibition.
The melodies OF Strauss are prolonged n sec
Gepotons @ @ 20 Of :H SSH @ormen Jne
kopacsy and tho rest OF tho cast are giving q
Bppi Vi thlsnJ III hCl'HG hHu
| singing this piece. A new operetta, "Das
, Model. by Franz Won Suppc. is in rehearsal Tor
production next week. The season OF Kopacsy
will last month or so longer and then dramas
Will Re resumed.
! Four music halls bid for audiences with good
success. At the Pleasure Palace as sketch
players are Frederick Hallen and Mollie Fuller,
and the speciality folk are Baggesens. Lima
/ Panther. George Fuller Golden, Florence Bind
! ley, Smith and Cook, Johnson. Davenport and
Lorella, Lewis and Ernst, LIE Clair and Leslie
Carrie Scott and Manning and Provost. The
two last named are strangers with a timely
! Klondike specially.
| Several frst-class numbers will DO new in
Roster & Balls bill tomorrow night. One falls
! to Madge Ellis. who returns with q budget Of
frisky songs from two years employment in
| London. Another brings out Caicedo. a most
! picturesque and skilful wire performer. Albert
! A. Guille, tenor of experience in grand opera,
is third newcomer. Continued specialists ara
| Anna Hold, whose negro ballad has o curious
| setting and comical treatment of refrain; Alice
Atherton. Pablo Diaz. Rombello. and tho De
Rocks. The Faust " ballet is another feature
that is held over.
The Harlem Music Hall maintains the stand
ard Of excellence set in its first programme. and
! has not yet had bill in which were not at least
three performers of the stripe usually reserved
to head vaudeville rosters. To-morrow's spe-
| cialty folk are James Thornton. j. K. Emmett.
Allie Gilbert. Smith O'Brien. Delmore and Lee
Ed Latell. George A. W alton. Barnes and Sisson.
Weber & Fields's has started q now extrava-
ganza., one that in many respects compares
music hall. And such layers OF "Pousse Cafe"
as are not quite up to the mark can be readily
Two items f that as scmiSal
Weber, Fields and llernard, and John +. K ely 3
Is the specialist before "Poussc Cafe"
Each OF our music halls is in use tonight.
day evening concerts last week. The Pleasure
Palace has afternoon and evening, programmes
night only. Proctor's Theatre. too, seeks two
audiences to-day.
Downright novelties are fcw in the weeks
vaudeville programmes, but the average OF
! ability with the familiar specialists Is high. and
tho quantity of this sort of diversion gives
chance for choosing. 1t is In especially gener
Gus supply at the continuous houses. Keith's
has Charles T. Ellis chief sketch player
music entering into his inning largely, and q
musical farce falls to John c. Fox and Katie
Allen. An unfamiliar skirt dancer whose dra
peries are handsomely illuminated is Diana, and
other specialists are Thatcher and Marble
Smith and Campbell. Imogene Conner. Willett
and Thorne. c. w. I4ittlefeld, the Diamond
Four, Young Americus. the Racket Brothers
Morton. Elliott, Kimbal, Donovan and Ellis.
At Proctor's the first place in tho programm,
is reserved for Johnstone Bennett, whose com
mercial enterprises do not prevent her playing
twice day the very bright sketch with which
she entered vaudeville George w. Leslie Il
now her assistant Strangers hero are George
Walton and Sister Knott, who will play farce
and Hattie Delaro Barnes has new sketch
Among the specialists are Musical Dale. Pres
EldridGe, Frank Bush. Garfield and Carleton
Ford and Francis. the Ravens, Dudley Prescott
Johns and Sutton. Irene Franklyn, ana Lancas
ter and Collins.
The stock Of vocalists at Pastors is ever large
and now. though Mr.. Pastor is on hand to sin
at every performance, new one. Ethel LyntoI
has been brought away from California. .Othe
, contributors are the Ryans, Hsines and Pettir
gill, OBrien and Collins, Clifton and Simoni
Gertie ellison, G. Garwin Gcrmaine, Rice an
Elmer. Charles T. Aldrich, Mile valesca, tn
Bland sisters, Eivira Francelli. Gus heninl
and the Morellos.
At Doriss winter circus performances are tw
q day, and are a good showing Of what Is poss