The times., 1897-12-12

tic part Of HE piece This Is bad adver-
tisigg, for it implies that the other parts
are not artistic parts. 1t is Donsense, for
FaIFan was aitjsticaiiy played before
Miss Holland ever saw the part.
The blue pencil is only secoldarily scion
Of syntax; its first function is to draw
down ia" visionary from their dreamy alti
tLdes. ana restore the superlative to the
positive. Here, however, is gem OF bonn
hast tor good to be spelled, 1t is given
grammar ana ALL and the gent is welcome
10 the extra advertising involved in the
protain>pce given his prr.t1sii!v rnt nnt'cs
Vanity Fair" was the greatest hit OF
last season and unlike most productions
OF its kind in possessing eonside FaDle sifa-
matte talent as well as unsurpassed in its
maEnifi cent scenic display. From the
rise until the fall of the eiiFtain, IL is Il con-
tinuous surprise OF the beautiful, the pic
Iuresque and novel in mechanical wonders
aud the clever in Comedy. The production
can wei lay claim to the title The Banner
Attraction OF The Day as nothing ap-
preaching ii in the mvsteriously marvel
Gus has ever been seen on the boards OF his
country and il is Wen deserving OF the
name IL has earned The champion bur
lesque organization OF the century,"
Ial,e ~ eatn, and let us pass an to ,
contribution from the Bi51u's stylist, Who
seems 10 think paper is published u 4.e':::..
anything tint is sent in without regard to
s,use erammat. dignity, Or vcracity Word
foi worf. tt.e script reads You siic u,d see
tac script:
Pique ana cute Cora Routt, as dainty
a singer OF metropolitan New York IDEAS
OF songs, as is the drama Of When Lon
don Sleeps, or the realms of The Curl
from Paris, and who lso was the bright
particular star, around which Little
Egypt and the imaginary lesser lights
rht1sd, VIII tuake her washington tow at
the Bijou at tolnorrow = matinee and it
was a lit OF q yUGng girl THAT raked the
epulated tsicl captain or New York
liTavssG forr tsicj anu art tilt lie wished
that all women had been born mute
We dian't heal Cora, bit it would
have l,een interesting To tear her sing
Ideas OF Songs apart from tGe rare
privilege % looking ON star about which
imaginary lesser lights" had ''f!itted."
Fassng over his profiigate generosity of
'.r's" in .forr," and his new use ana
spelling Of epaulet, he probably meant
finest" for "bravest" 60 denote the
police, and hadn paused to think that even
d mute woman can rake fairly Well.
The man VITO wrote the advance noticcs
for the vaudeville CllD Burlesquers may
be All expert with a pick, but his pen is
recalcityent. Themost graphic commentary
OH his freedom with English is the repe-
titiou II his own unaltered copy:
The show was carefully selected by
Messrs. Weller and Fields. and comes here
complete in every detail Il Is Akewise
evenly balanced. The great Painter Bros,
who come here after a successful run
at the Palace Music Hail, Lon Goh, England
for fourteen weeks. Trey are the EEea test
head halaneers OF the world. he Walker
Sisters. those ladies possessing the mag
nuicen1 oiCe and "A hHowleuke Il low TO
use tneu, come here wltha a budget oI new
songs Mr. james Cook aud cara sonora
In a comedy sketcn entitled Mo am /,
IN which SIT. Cook VIII introduce some
wonderful high Kicking, as he holds the
record. Miss Sonora, with a phenomenal
voice, will be a treat for the theatergoeTs
! Lewis and Fields, known Is be Wo
Peaches are singers, takers and paro-
( disrs, with their new Wethod q hitstIa-
/ ting their parodies and popular songs
make them prime Tayorites with the audi
/ ence.
/ Tngs. al iDfiniteni likewise ad na iseaIn-
! Rete arr. q few more choice attempts at
/ sentence making by this Same man. he
/ spells paIa ce pals" are one the
1 I.risfaa tailor Worth nc cuts down To Il
small W aud incidentally furnishes
! some questionably interesting, but GER
! tainlv ungrammatical information about
JaIaes Cooks being "a resident of this
! city nj the big reception lie viii re
| ceive FROM mis- west side friends" 1t
sounds Us if the notice had beer, written
| FOR Chicago.
| And these agents wonder WY their
! copy isn't used. Cruelty lit this case is
Kindness. Fhe advance men coming 10
the Lyccum most often slip up on English.
If it were not that the advice would rob
/ this office OF one OF its permanent sources
Of FUN, VIC would urge the agents coming
to the Lyceun 10 bet Mr. VIII Balouf re-
write their notices. He has a respect for
the .nctEer tongue, born OF an accom-
| plished knowledge OF it, aid no one sends
| neater, better " ritten, saHgr Of more ac-
| ceptable copy than ne.