New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-02
on THE VARIETY STAGE.

After years OF experience in comic opera Miss Marie
Haton :as night arrived at the dignity Of the variety
stage and came forth at Roster & Bars. IL may DC
said with candor that 1t Is hard to remember among
the music halls in the last few years any instance Oh
small act with so much machinery. FIRST the
house was lighted with red light and four negro boys
went down the aises swinging censers. The incense
used was Of the kind that the men who burn II ana
sell 1t in the streets call the Lily of Japan or some
thing pretty that. Then the red lights wen; OUT
having nothing do with the real act. and MISS
Haton was revealed standing against black cur
tain in the crlsscross rays Of the calcums she sang
a song. The second scene showed her iwelng IN
marble halls. with practical staircase Her press
f int too. pains to let i be wh" b na'
the audience might have supposed that they came 70
her in the way Of amony the first thing hat nap
she said that she had time TO sing song , and Tn
Of the marble halls came and occupied IT, dressed II
no end Of red and yellow They sang :. song ana ma
from her solloquy that in about six minutes she had
changed her gown. gone cut to supper had supper
the attractions AZ Roster & Balls are the as
last week, and they make up capital programme
The list of entertainers at Tony Pastors Theatre
this week is long one. it has to be to stretch
itself through the whole afternoon and evening. 1t
includes the Sldmans, In 'The Yankee Farmers
Visit to New-York': Barnes and Ssson. Miss Maud
Raymond Walton and Mayor: Charles seymour;
West. Miss May wentworth. Kelly and Burgess,
Carroll Miss Lotto BqTOn o sasS BY and y
J. f. Burtines Partisan Dog Eippodrome.
At the Pleasure Palace yesterday Miss Jennie
Yeamans gave a new monologue and Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Mobiles presented their new farce "BnSe-
Vile Junction" O'Bren and Havei appeared In
their acrobatic sketch, "A Newsboys Courtship.
and the Phoite- Pinaud troupe had sketch which
combined music and trick tumbins' Master Jonh
Quglcy - a Boston newsboy with tenor voice.
Forest and King appeared in farcicalities, LIZZIE
Mulvey and Pearl Inman In songs ana danes San
tellat and Hall in acrobatic fun Helma farol iin
with Hungarian songs ana Kay burton III 'use""s
and sharpshooting on the wire.
Witter J. Peabody formerly a choir boy In De-
trot made his first appearance in this city al Proc
tors Theatre Twenty-third-st., yesterday. Ihe
mimic Amann made up as II Hung Chang and
other celebrities and the three Merriilees sisters
sang and danced. 1t is the last week In America or
the Brothers Horn. in London Life and Herr
Gras's donkey and baboon. Some OF the newcom-
Harry Rodgers. costermonger singer; the
and Walters. in 'The Dark Eyed Widow; Dolly
Theobald Murray and Alden, Polk and Rollins. BAN
joists: Frank Cotton. Rosina. male impersonator,
and Mcbride and Goodrich. eccentric dancers.
The most prominent features of the programme
at the Olympia Music Hall are unchanged since
last week. The additions TO the programme are
Mcintyre and Heath Prince Kokn. japanese jug
gler; the Newsboys Quintet. and Sphinx and Sphinx.
grotesque acrobats Those who stay. not counting
"Siy's Dinner" Miss Louise Beaudet: August
Van Bene Mile. Troja. Mile. Katrina Leona Lewis.
Edwin Latell, Hodges and I.aunchmere. Ben Har-
ney and Haines and Petting.
Twelve cinematograph views at the Eden
Musee attracted much attention yesterday. One of
these views scene in Egyptian camp
which occupied several minutes. and presented
amusing features. These views are shown hourly
through the day and evening