The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
MATTERS IN VAUDEVILLE.
THE moor GARDEN OF THE CASINO
OPENED FOR THE SEASON.

n HVOF Va UT m NAOAANV
OPENED FOR THE SEASON.
VulEarity ana Fooiishncss In "a Wight at the
Circus ,~-Ikarn, an Imported ~sugGier, Makes
slis Debut at the Oiympin-Fnrce ut P~roctor's
Tho roof garden Of the Casino was opened last
night with a performance that should have been
impossible in Broadway. For vulgarity and in
dccency its like could hardly be found In q Bow
cry FREQ music hall, and for crudity
and foolishness tho crossroads of the
country might be searched in vain for
its equal. "a Night Mt the Opera" filled
an hour and a half with songs that were vile in
language and execrable in vocalism, dances that
were awkward exhibits Of shamefully costumed
women, and coarse jests by q lot Of uncouth
fellows, with no glimmcring traces of talent in
their efforts to be amusing. Ono OF the announced
thingsin this deplorable show was an imitation Of
tho Barrison sisters by five pitiable women,
whose gross antics and salacious ditties were
amazing. Tho semblance of q burlcsque was in.
coherent and witless. 1t bore n general resem-
blance TO tho pieces given by tho bands
Of female minstrels that come to the variety
theatres of tho Bowery and Eighth auenue,
but was not even Of a quality that would be toll
Grated by audiences in those resorts. Tho as
semblage on the Casino roof seemed equally
interested and disguised. There was neither
applause nor kissing. but only a daze of
wonder that such wretchcd and brazen per
formers had found their way TO tho top
Of q broadway theatre. Where they had
been brought from could only be conjcctured,
but it must have been q long distance, as their
names and faces were strange to the most
habitual observers of New York theatricals; but
wherever it was they should be sent back there
Before "A Night at the Opera" a vaudeville
show was given BY members Of the same com.
show were nearly ALL rpDrehensiblo in one wuy
or another. But after the burlcsque was over,
, st. II o'o o e Paris 2 /, ballet 1.H, entitled s.,,.r " THE
to Affairs, and from that time until m SHi n st the
f Eta po Tss p %dt to , isdishtt lym nse I'M Nile w BGrth &c, and md
Town" came up to the roof to lead the dances,
which were pretty and artistic. A portion OF
one hour the roof garden was an agreeable re.
sort.
No nauseating preliminary putting had adver-
tised a performer who made his first New York
appearance on the Olympia roof last night, and
pleased the audience there more than any other
OF his kind since tho expert Cinquevalli was
divulged to our public. He was a German Jug
gler, and better than two-thirds Of the foreign
vaudeville specialists who have come to this
country within recent seasons could he have
met the advance batteries that have preceded
the appearance Of these disappointing celebrities.
But as he was quite unknown the triumph he won
was the more significant, and nobody need
despair over the prospects OF tho vaudeville
stage SO long as such capable entertainers are
available. Oscar Hammerstein has at least ono
number on his programme that is likely to re-
main there for some time to come and at tho
same time the result, which does
not invariably follow. of amusing the spectators
who are carried up to the roof.
Kara, as the new juggler is called. makes his
appearance in evening dress in a scene sup
| nnaed IN renrnsanf n raetanropt Tho Inv
mind can make no effort to follow the marvel
lous consequences of that visit to the cafe. 1t
would take a cinemetograph to convey any idea
of the wondrous dexterity with which Kara Jug
giles everything on the stage. including the red
table. He settles his top hat on the rack
with a movement in the back Of his neck.
the air IRAN and reads another Me%fpap'I When n" the Waiter ia
hands him a cup Of coffee he sends the cup. the
them there until they are returned to the table
In Hn; their ar proper r- positions s t anoa With an ! orange. a
eomplished. He holds a billiard cue. with one
he juggles six other balls. and then lets them
drop INTO q pocket q his coat, %fnishipg the
and the cafe waiter simultaneously. and varies
tho same time. He does miracles with an open
a u. aHnaLt q, a TOP pr hat . ana nd a &c cigar gar an and a he Is Just
n punch bowl. and a ladlc.
The new performer was evidently nervous last
night and some OF his tricks were marred by this.
But he is plainly q wonder. Once in following
an Grant and extravagant billiard ball he ran
across the stage, and, miscalculatins the dis
lance, fell into the orchestra. But he was able to
continue his performance without a pause. He is
not as graceful a man as Cinquevallf. nor does he
trous. facile. and remarkable feats of juggling
have never been witnessed here. The spectators
watched him with intense interest and applauded
him with so much enthusiasm at the close OF his
performance that Kara looked quite astonished.
But 1t was his turn then to DO surprised. for tho
spectators had been in that condition for twenty
minutes.
In the bill at Proctor's Theatre yesterday a
new musical farce and another transferred from
the French had their first trials here, and two
sets of vOcalists and actors made their debuts
in the continuous shows. Placing together thus
an original and translated work made rom.
parison inevitable, and this was favorable to the
native sketch. As the new musical farce was
but a half hour long and employed three capable
vocalists, Dorothy Neville. Ada Barnard, and
George Thallman, each Of whom had a chance
TO provo ability, there was not a great deal
left for the writer TO do. But no secured n conf
cal situation by bringing IA woman burlesquer
to the house OF a man with whom she had
t the %ifc. III" The ' hesSa nad'hha aa n missed SSn am apeain ~
ment with the frisksr at her photographers so
che shis was jsit in 10 her Ss s ,opS C, soSi ,Ss wis Snd wo what rat!
veaied by tho callers extraordinary free
manners. Eventually all three joined In joyous
song as n token of disarmament. and though this
happy ending was not quite con vincing. its tune
fulness well nigh excused it,. Even tho puns
that had gone before IL were forgiven. and the
piece, which was entitled 1.-THE Music Hall
Singer" was welcomed to vaudeville with its
interpreters. Richard Garlic was its author. In
the dramatic sketch. n viscount masqucraded
as a valet to secure a meeting with u wife with
whom he was enamored. Most OF its fun de-,
pended on the plumbers OF the counterfeit ser
want and on his distaste for his temporary EN-
ployment. Some fun, not all OF 1t intended, came
from his get-up. This included a black frock
coat, neatly creased, mousc-colored trousers
and II monocle. A blue and white checked apron,
its strings neatly tied in a coqucttish bow In the
middle OF the rcsplendent frock coats back,
served as a complete disguise for the nobleman
though as he declared his dishonorable passion
he had a pad tied around each knee. for he had
been scrubbinR floors. To see a real yiscoun,
Tins dispuised and waving n scrubbinp brush n.