The sun., 1897-09-24
C0MEDIANSINvAUDEvILLE
WEBER, FIELDS, BERNARD, DALEY,
ROSS, KELLY, HlRRIGAN.


dIences Laush-Their Participates in 'The
clad Hasd" ana "ssrGeant Hickey ~
Gymnasts who Are COmioal In Their Feats.
Tho absurdlties OF the half dozen comedians
In THE Glad Hand" arc almost continuous In
the hour and.ah that the extravaganza takes
up at Weber s Fields's. Not ono Of the six un-
dcrtakes anything that Is In the least unlike
his former doings, and the matter 10 different,
but Its nature and tho manner of its delivery
have characteristics that are those comic play
trs' trademarks. Joseph Weber and Louis
Fields, the one rotund and guileless, the other
long. stoop.shouldered and argumentative, arc
little changed from tho two grotesqucly Carl
cRturcd Germans who brought these fun
makers to the proprietorship Of n broadway
music hall. Sam Bernard is as twisted Of
speech as ever, and a chance for initiating tip
,iness Is afforded him. John T. Kelly's Irish
man is as wild caricature as that OF his en-
ployers', and twas ever thua with him.
Charles j. Ross has several songs, but he proved
himself acceptable vocalist last season, and
now his burlesque of war drama 10 marked by
his customary seasoning of real and true seri-
ousness Peter +. DALEY, tho seasons recruit
IN this resorts comic folk, is Daley still, flip
pant and cheeky. with give-mefour-c cards. and.
l-win confidence Weber Fields and Bernard
ere together in criticism Of q horse on which
the trio enter, and q bird dog that won't re-
trievo is also o subject Of discussion and wild
rnispronunciation with them. weber's COM
rlaints over tho dogs failures to fulfil his
former owners recommendations are met with
the excuse that he only takes cooked birds, and
bernard kindly advises that tho hunter carry a
gas stove on his cunning trips 1t is Fields and
Bernard who are seasick and who cast fishlncs
from boat whose deck is shown in tho second
act cowbell bats ones hook and slice Of
cheese the other. and the two hooks are cast
widely apart that the cheese may not ring tho
bell. The partnership Of the three Germans is
so strong for comicality that 1t is no wonder
Weber is tho catch, and when no Is hauled
aboard In a dripping rubber coat, beneath which
are neat white vest and q dry suit he quickly
proves an amusing reinforcement. OF the other
three Kelly is the deceived one, and Daley and
Ross are the deceivers. AS Weber is cheated
at cards, so Kelly is separated from his stage
money at dice and in ridiculous wagers. Ono
be. is that Ross cannot tell the name OF Kelly's
future wife, and after bets are made, Kelly fur
nishing the money for one Of the sherpers, his
own name Ia asked, and then he Is told that that
will naturally be his wife's name. All OF the
ak but Ross are concerned In an overture
tuba and other Instruments are initiated. and
Eelly lsa frantic director. This closes with u
placed @
ouriesque their absurdities are the life.
tors. as is shown plainly at his first entrance
in Sergeant Hickey" He is dressed as a
hostler, with velveteen trousers two sizes too
large for him tucked into his boots with red
flannel shirt sleeves showing to his elbows,
and with red wig Of straight and dusty hairs
He appears at the back Of the stage and makes
toward the footlights with that unique collab
grafton Of legs and elbows that makes the Har-
rigan walk q favorite mark for vaudeville I'M
i i. l.,
bottle of horse medicine, that he shakes as II
to take up its sediment His first words con-
oern this remedy, and as Mr.. Harrigan grants
but the slightest response to his admirers he is
kept vigorously shaking the bottle for minute
two before he can mako his description OF
Its virtues heard. Afterward, when he gives
to two Of his companions q drink of this mix
ture, which they suppose to be whlskey. their
antics Of distress are the cause Of even greater
tiGhed since 1t vas first played in local vaude-
lille fsw sks and little Of Of the
rogpe Of siE players in Pastors bill are Felix
Ind Cain. Cain is q vocalist, whose singing Is
tomically INTERRUPTED by his companion. whose
mt saafs ai ape iss%
affair When the singer reaches the most SEN
he honse on, toward hs nff
very slowly, and yet the time is not long enough
out unhurt But he stands where a window
he sDss Ssr ssnas and hs I ssars is
unconcerned. A novel cinematosraphe view
shown at Pastors was taken from a moving
gives Of the objects that q train would pass in
moving out Of a statton-such as carsheds,
scape in the backgrounds SO realistic as to
be very confusing to watchers In the darkened
theatre.
When the Casino was a music hall two of its
performers were the Carpos brothers, acrobats
OF boyish appearance. Their feats were so
dangerous that the chances of their attaining
the age of the retired circus acrobat seemed
improbable. Now they are at tho Olympia,
still leaping riskily, and appreciably broad
ened. Their tumblinR and lifting on the ground
are remarkable, but the item that ends their
speciality looks dangerous. The lighter chap
chambers to tiny platform ten feet above the
stage. and from there turns backward somer-
bault TO the shoulders Of his fellow, who re-
mains standing on the floor. Three attempts
usually fail before the wblrling man lands on
his companions shoulders. The slips are not
without peril. and 1t is not a pleasant sight to
see the topmost man. who has but the slightest
control himself, go down to the floor.
either along the others back or across his
frilled shirt front: and 1t seems o reckless pro-
eeeding, after one OF these mishaps. when tho
man poses himself again to become a shuttle
cock at the others word OF command. Some
feat Of ground exercise follows each slip as q
nerve Eteadier. and then comes another try.
II is the plan 10 keep at II till 1t s accomplished
but on Monday night at the Olympia the sec
ond unsuccessful essay sent the jumper of
limping and success was not accomplished.
though the orchestra leader held valiantly TO
MS cue for "shivcry" music. In contrast to
,hese turnings are those Of the Poos, who are
three, Two OF them hang from metal frames
" their knees fifteen feet above the stage and
About the same distance apart, and toss tho
Iightest Of the trio from one to the other. His
Nights are graceful. partaking mildly of tho
nature OF flying trapeze movements, but his
misses Of one twist seem faxed for effect. 1t Is
The other, turning completely over as as
his hands arc loosed. As he comes down tho
First he Is missed. and the biggest Of the trio
has good chance TO show his muscle In pull
Ing the small man up again to his perch. Tho
second miss should Intensity the wait, but It
makes plain that the tumblcr ID 30 skilled that