The times., 1897-12-05
ON THE STAGE IN
GOTHAM TOWN.

New York. Dec. 4.-Madan.e Viarla. the
Polish actress, who made her debut in this
country last MOnda night at he Fifth
Avenue Thpster. has teen an unqualified
failure II is hard 70 imagine how 50
discerning and clever man As Manager
Knowles could ever have been 50 taken In
In every single essential the first night
was the most ridiculous thing ever seen
in View York. COunor. the Shakesperian
ulalefacter. was mild IN comparison. and
the public always had an idea that the
Sherry Sisters knew how absurd their
turn was Ifthe Polish artress was eq,Ias.y
we'll up On the merit Of her playing. she
deserves the utmost credit for having tie
courage tc fave her audience this week
There was ~ fault to be found with the
vehicle FOR her talents. The only trouble
was that = was not loaded heavily ens1gsl
TO keepit from jumping the traces and roll
ing over among tie fCotlishts- In Alex
andra'' Richard Yoss has written "A play
that If a little bald-teafed ar0Cnd the
theme, SILL has powerful rlDt and gives
almost constant chances fer ETark- The
idea aud conception Cf the character II
a woman who, disgraced, wins the man
who loves her, % carry him down To her
level and finally gives way 70 Pasiinnate
Affection fOriIim that prompt suicide at his
disappToyal Contains latent element of
force that. properly brought ouf, world be-
come powerful. IL ss.Ine capable person
could T. had to give some Of the situations
a shave and taper down the rest with
nail file there would be some hope OF
yOss getting position on the Bowsrg 20
write nelodraIaa FOR the Peoples.
But the polyslOt Tenditi,-n- from tie verb
TO reuar given the piece Monday would
have iaid EamIet out 50 effectuslly hat
not even his ghoStly parent weuId ever
have gotten him up again. Nue Yiarda's
wO-l seems, at least, T. have tEe merit
| OF reserve until one discovers that sits
has alreddyIet herself ont tOthe end CT the
rope and has notlring saved up that re-
sernbies q climax
/ eTactingis alIin he sHperlatiye degTe-s
a sort OF parJOmunic schoolgirl phrase
| oIogy that echoes around the theatsr IN
waves Of silent rantng. when she wants
| to be more than usually effective she gets
| down or Fer hands and knees and whistles
| for slow music. She speaks German, hsr
| cast IS English and her leading man tries
/ mixture OF both. After speaking a Hns
in egr tongue he gives the cue in hers, H.u,h
as a dCuilY paid telegraph message is re-
| peated- Ia lis best scene, through tris, ms
/ most powerful line Is made absurd This is
| during their quarrel when he seriously SAW
t. her -'If 1 thought you had done this
wcJld kin yOu-Icl writ dich rusten "
Ir.e eiue Mixed Pickles and Romeo and
Juliet Oh one stage at the same time n
mc6icy OF Ia Pa Ra Ra Boom de i ys'
and 'Cavalleria Rusticaha. - anG you hays
TIE general effect
AD.ti~er ,~e,-r..fr 70 ftrTrs 5s tina
lLyceuIa, where Daniel Frohman' 5 company
are giving Pinero's Princess and The Bot
tsrfIy.' Here IT is not the players bot tie
play thlt IS L fauIH-
There j. something decide dIy humorous
| about the result of a sudden and emph1sic
| dn1nand here for Sunday amuseIaea.s.
| Nearly every theater IN town n0w gives
S0Ine entertainment on that evening, AMI
| yet the pirunogrsph TooEIs sRd other iainlr
places where pleasure may be purchased
are always TILED with the overflow The
Law fOrhids costumes at theSs ''COnCerts-
and, theref9re, we are raPidly agVrBaca-
ing managerial question as T. how Tar
the ortIpaHoes may be ignored
SarrC Of the performances ara pretty near
the dauscr Lne. In front OF Roster x Balls
this - eek there is a HthoEIaph for one Jf
I these nan-cos tune performances, repre-
s,nfing huge program upheld BY hIli9us
looking lady dressed In a reproduction OF
something approaching the simple HigE-
land costutue OF Mother Eve And near thss
Is one II Il.,- most tlaughahIe advertising con
IEcatiups I ever saw II Is a picture Z
Anna Held posted on Al old church. Ys
Gods, Under il are the joined advertise
merits u two houses, reading - follows
Roster & Bal have the hest bIH OF the
season this week. -Goto Pr0ctoF's'
] At the former house the prime novelty Is
contriln:cd by Anna Held, wE9 sings A
: catchy song wiiI, the music II the chorus
pain.ei in gigantic proportions on the drop
behind her When she reaches the end the
| scene joins her; everyone OF the foTty-nrIe
! notes having fgeen furTTsed by 4 negro
; ! head May irwin is breaking all records at
| the Hlou The Swell Miss FttZweH hav
:. ing discounted even Nat GoOd=in's IA
? | T.uus run IN The Nominee" so far The
= American Fheater is being fitted out Tor
! | :hc Caste Square Opera ConpGay- Jo-
: & Oh ShcehaI. and Grace Golden and he
a | washington operas are promised. Geof-
. 1 frev Stein and Al Stern. both from the
: Tcgb,n q Pennsylvania avenue are doing
. | well here. ard ThOIaas E Shea Is turning
0 EN- ava - in Brooklyn.
; | Little else ti.an The dctIFS war N tnt
syndicaic. is spoken OF on the RiaItC, The
WorlT has followed the Dramatic Mirrors
attack vigorously, printing from two col
umns 10 a page OF data Gaily, and Rich
ard Mansfield has volunteered Il
start the exodus from the 'anks
. Then their system here. else
where, has antagOnized the press and tee
result il CONSERVATION In the fold Of vh'
: trust. Julia Arthur is tonight summarfly
? forceA out OF Wallack-s. where she Ha
e played 90 standing Room only" nightly
10 make reem for the conltiue's 5 ackuOwl
( / edged fallpTt, "A Ward of France, iil'
: this has aroused a storm OF protest fhii
Il | week "1S9Gn has been gwen under pOic
e prosecfioRs the hackers of the con pan hav
!. ing secured an fnJHHctisn against ths
II | trusts alleged efforts 70 ruin the pre.luc
J, tieB and bleed its pr0prietorS- OF course
+ it is a tEecided1y poor ssew, but II hes bee
{ treated nlsnifestly uuf airly here, and tE
5 jadse of the circuit eoart had No hesirattoi
4 aIOat granting an Injunction
Il CLAIMING l.. L. POLLOCK.