New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-28
A BALLET AND A DANCER.
MILE DE MERoDE AT ROSTER & B1AL's-A
NEW MUSIC HALL IN HARLEM


tho English music halls for so long has reached
this country. The love spectacle that led 20 such
notable productions IN England Victoria and
Merle England" Ct the Alhambra. Monte
Criso' at the Empire and others o. similar nat
ure. gave birth to gorgeous ballet In five tab
ieaus at Roster & Balls last night This sumptu-
ous-and FOR the time the word is used advisedly-
production ia entitled Faust" and is announced
coming directly from the Empire Music Hall.
London. by virtue OF special arrangement. II
served as a vehicle to introduce TO America the
Partisan ballet dancer. Mile. cleo de Merode II
happened 20 De a where the gorseousness OF
the vehicle so far surpassed the charms and at
tanments OF the passenger that what was TO have
shown 4 bright and twinklins star was COM
pletey engufed and smothered in a gorgeous blaze
OF pageantry
The production Of Faust" shows that Infinite
care exercised in putting the piece together
| The incidental music. naturally. is mostly cuiled
from the opera Of Faust" The costumes are rich
and lavish; the stage setting is ponderous and at
times almost startngly gorgeous. and the eiectri-
| cal effects are beautiful. The only drawback Is
that the characters seem puny and insignificant
amid all this wealth Of scenery and cos'umins'
The baets demonstrated that they had oeeH
drilled. and the intricate steps and confusing ng-
ures were gone through with care and precision.
| The services Of about two hundred people were
employed and the stage pictures We're K Ia
scope in change and often presented oe"''oe'"e
Mile de Microbes part in the prosTarAWe ,S vas
tabeau the army Of dancers fell away from one
side the lights were lowered priShf IA Warede
walked out and stood Sinking and bobbins up and
down The orchestra struck up simple plece e. ..
regulation ballet outft-feshngs and white MULE
skirt-gave a timld jerk and started across ~!
MOTIF motion s that msht S be expected ballet
girl She passed the length OF the stage Tag do arn
and smjrk. She seemed so pathetically INADEQUATE
woefully Insignificant in the midst o. al. me Sor
geous stage setting that every one fet sorry, ioi
her There was hardly ripple OF applause, s
bouquets and baskets OF flowers were Grs ne nod
to her She smiled. bowed and then ga nea "
en- dance again. On the whole me a'e,p' In ~
make out of chorus giri results IN cd bv
dcrous performance. and II Is only acceht"d'eu Wy
| the gorgeous stage picture.
The bill preceding the ballet was typical vaude-
Vile entertainment Paola De, Monte. spanish
| dancer was featured. The New-York public has
seen many such acts before. Carmencita was me
| originator and she has mad many followers ,S Su,
| Paoa Del Monte dances with a fire and yigor tnal
| are worthy of note. and sings In sngularIy cIeaT
| and sweet voice.
IN spite Of the trouble that has fallen upon most
| Of the music halls of the city OF late, new one
| was opened 10 the public last night ana began us
/ course with the hope Of soon getting out OF inc
legal fog that Just now hangs about all such en-
! terprlses and OF meeting with prosperous wihis
! some account OF the Harlem Music Hall mas
,-eviouslv been given in these columns. The most
lmportan feature Of the entertainment offered last
Edwa[q HaFseP a ta4ce MS 2SmRa4y
/ H,ckev'' The work is extremely clever. and so Is
Mr. bT SsTe s asta5 NTH waT 2an
teraning specialties were contripu,eI oI oTsots
Miss NabsI Russell Joseph Goeiz. the Putnam SIS
:ers and Rosae and Burt Jordan.
pr,,,rosa & Vests Ministries. who appeared at
the Grand Opera House last night. have high
reputation in these degenerate days OF negro MIN
strelsy Since II seems impossible TO get oac"
| 10 the minstrel performance Of the distant past
! which was original individual and highly enter
tanning. perhaps this e1n,pasy Of sayoF has been
The Primrose & West company is large effcient
and of diverse talents and the audience w MI
/ enjoyments OF its efforts.
New wax groups are offered at the Eden Musee
as we'll as mos; OF the old ones. and the cnemato-
! granb has new views Concerts given after
/ Moons and evenings by the Hungarian OrcnesIa'
and those OF this week will consist chiefly OF oper
! attic selections.
The entertainment at Weber & Fields Music Hall
| remains as IL was last week consisting OF the
burlesaue The Glad Hand" and short vaudeville
bill Indeed there seems 10 be no need OF change
as the house is crowded every night and me audl-
seem as well SATISFIED win VIVA! Is AZ
ent offered 10 them as they could De with anything
different.
large audlenccs were assembled at Tony Pastors
Yesterday afternoon and evening and were enter
tanned by n long continuous bill Among It's feat
ures were John Kernel. the Adams Comedy Four
George II. Adams Miss Tonna ,: Adams Mss smd L,y
Miss Lille Western. Van Leer and Barton, Joe
WEIGH Charles and Bessie GresGTy anw5 oG M ana
Bonnie Goodwin.
Al OLYMPIA last night the one-act play, The
Cat and the Cherub" was continued. This Is a
strange work 10 be brought forward in music
hall and 1t is curious 10 see It's effect upon an audi
once which is presumably gathered 10 see lVe!y
variety performance. Fer The cat ana the
Cherub" is altogether serious. and at the end IL Is
tragic Yet the audience receives it with an inter-
est that has not always been found for attempted
serious performances IN sucn places ana il see,s
nv lis own character to win attention ana accept
ance = vaudeville programme Is provided., Dc i
the play Is altogether the most important ana al
tractive part OF the performance.
A little comedietta entitled "A Honeymoon in a
Harlem Flat" was presented yesterday at Proc
tors Theatre Twenty-thrd-st. by j. X. Emmett
and Anna Mor,land. Wood and Shepard are popu-
lar Lydia Barry. the daughter Of Billy Barry.
sings descriptive songs. The three Lannon'S do
some acrobatic feats with much ease and grace.
5 haras sbe confrbntors to the continuous bin
are George W. Day, the Golden Trio. Riley and
Rio de Costa bcycst; Vera King, dancer; Harry
Tare. W. f. Judge and Hyberta Pryme.
John L. Sullivan headed the bill a; the Pleasure
Palace Yesterday. and was received by his admir-
ers with much enthusiasm. His efforts were Sec
onded by those OF Poe Holmes Begley and Lee.
/ Saville and Stuar; the Darling Sisters, Mile Gee
ana equlllbrist: the Fetching Brothers, Frederick
! Hart and Dollie LafYeria. acrobatic dancer
! SENATOR AND MRS. HANNA GIVE A PARTY.
Cleveland Sept. Ex-senator ard Mrs Hanna
! celebrated Glsninere this evening the thirty
/ third anniversary of their wedding. They gave a
quiet dinner party TO n few OF their friends.
THE M4YORALTY SITUATION.
WISDOM TO INDORSE LOW