The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-11
NOTES AT THE THEATRES.
a THIRD HERRMANS IN THE FAM
ILY or EIPRRIS IN l. VISION.


On the Invitation OF Adelaide Hermann an
audience that filled the theatre gathered at the
Madison Square last evening to see the nrst
performance In this country by Leon Herr
mann. who Is to succeed the late Alexander
Hermann. The new prestidigitateur looks very
much ~ his predecessor should have looked
,van,v.sv. years AGO ~ a. copid he bel,exed that
the latter grew three inches In height In thelast
half Of his life. Then the new expert has more
hair on his head and a little less on his chin
than the other hau' Out the resemoisnce Do
tween the two mon is 80 striking that there will
n. 90 on..,ioning chair rs,ation.hi, In thu
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newcomers audiences there are sure 10 Dc many
who will remark on his looking Just like the
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70 realize the 'hi' Oh e'fm'nh 'h"' time mas
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make Leon performance copy or Alexandera
Not only were many Of the tricks these that
h.y. h.on don. ssason af,.r season nv thu
late magician. but several OF his bits OF
business were Incorporated IN tnem.
Coming 10 the pate. that accompanied
the feats OF sieisht OF manu. AL Resemblance
between tho Two performers ceasou' ior 'he
present performer rrencnmen. ane
hsu y haro tIme Vi ~ II mekink hn' Inki.n
onoerstood. espoke mostoi MS sehoohccs
hrenen' anu 'neh put .nen 'h.os oou hps
ish u 10 couio- DO eaho Aoou. 'na' 'ie
aues'ea ths ioah VI sek hnus' pace AZ h,Ar-
es wal. iee'ie "o"on~ sna maao o'ho'
errors tns' wcfe shusinR' ms .r,oHs "or.
moe'y mn auu eino'o on.'' 49,
hllocr. ~ waoa wers msas IN srcbange
places while under hats, chosen cards were In
dicated, and a hsndfui OF steel rings were
nn,si5es nv isa., In ons n ,onnd name Of gIass
was mounted on a column, and one side of Il was
lctterrd like the face OF o clock. The single hand
ned at 10 o'ei,ck. Dice were shaken in the sn-
dience. and the next time the hand was started
y stopped atthe nnmoer that tne aice inoi ie .Sa
same way. In another trick there were en-
ployed q stick In which were four holes, and
through the holes hung four ribbonna root long.
This stick was held AZ arm.s length oy an
assistant while the magician palmed Tour coins.
As these vanished n coin Tell through each hole
In the stick and dropped 20 the end OF q ribbon.
tnsiner made shadow pictures on a screen with
his hands.
II Is no evidence OF crudity in taste IN de-
| nana ,ha, . NAV. meaning be distinrt- II tho
mA"u 'ha'a pm, me"nns 20 ST.
purpose Is serious. the audience snoulo DO Ado
10 appreciate that Significance: willis ~ It's
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the explanation that only u cultured playgo-
=. -, ,h.,r ,,nor ,,d n.,bos n, ,,rtn. NJ
fat and lean. Whatever quality q play pos
sesses. whatever character Il assumes, should
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De DISTINCTLY pFesen'ou. /" ~ IN u'.a NV
of every other phase OF art that positivonoss
q. m. ~ its ESSENTIAL Elements. When tho
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author ~ uncertain anu iokk'' II ms piA'
reflects the same quality. tho enect Is invari-
ably u,.akened. The same IA true OF its inter
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pretaton When an aeu'r' hos'u"''"R Ut uhuo-
cIsiys as TO what treatment a scene requires.
.,vav. DESTROYS its meaning. No play that
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ever gained great popular success mas iott
the audiences that heard II in any doubt as 10
10. nrrno.. Nathan ". G Gnbert nor a. n
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Shaw. IN ther whimsical pieces ever leu n
spectator TO believe that ho was beholding
.,y,hi,v ser,ous They were nyoyeslv .at,r-
,naI' inst MS they would have had 10 be franklr
n.,h.tI, or comic. IL either had been their In.
1870 A. ,ha bnrlesnne that '.Ca.,Is Som.
hra." i,s sincs been ce.eribed 10 ne that
meIodrnma might have been received witt
Mir. Nansleld would have added possibly a
success 10 his career. instead ~ n failure. But
Mr., ureehoughs play nns ~. sssuTeS enVGRn
ie.aue or a melodrama. In Secret Service"
] William Gillette blends his comic and his sober
ihterss,s IN a hst.rni II poF"nprran way nus
Clear The close relation between humor and
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