The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
NOTES AMONG THE ACTORS.
.,,v RENDER As nor AND ORR
-. yuE FARCE OF "TOTO.TaTA.'

ro,rssted torsets srd Trousers IN =
nr.oop OF Female Soldiers a Change y.
~. Methods OF Comic Opese shown In
rnub,pat,or OF Three Celebrities.
~..T,,s" the German farce at the Irving
l.. 4. attributed TO a French source, although
~ nsor..t approach to q similar title in
I'll is tho Meilhac-Halevy play called
IT, oh,z Tata.r In which the characters are
is,n.d Inv one person, but the theme. that OF .
-, mans love for . worthless g,rl. IL quite
.I-,n,i,r 10 tho new German farce. The nrst
w" -, the present play pictures q rebellion OF
N.oo,bo,.. and tho incident Is . lively scene
AZ. MAY. As q hostage the elderly
p.,snn sister Of the school master has
- seized by the students and locked In
s.,hooIroom. She Is confined there. and &C.
~..ooally the rebels drag her to the windows.
y. 1. in this scene that Manager Conried's
.o,bl, stage control makes the best Impression.
Tb, lIfe OF the silent figures seen In the schools
~. ~ and the struggles Of the old woman are very
.nr.inrly portrayed. Ely Bender. changing
80 tho brother TO the sister. gets into the
nI.r,eter. rs well as into tho costumes. In one
I,n,,lon she il called upon to be Toto disguised
~, sister. Tdtd: 50 q woman playing the part
-. man has to act as q man would lmpcrson-
s,i,, . woman. Miss Bender does this vol.
..d while sno is graceful and piquant as
r,,o she Is rough aud hoydenish rs
nyo trying to seem Tdtd In Just
~ proper spirit. 1t would be interesting
miuov IL the song given by Herr Link was In
n, work originally. 1t 10 accompanied by
a,,ee, in the fashion OF otero, the ddtses du
,,ars and n Hungarian czardas. Has tho
-,,,s,s Of tho lberian vaudevillists and the
..u,rm Of Fatima reached Berlin Does Magde-
bors understand the Significance OF those pro-
iiminsry notes Of the cymbal that are as IA.
~ AL
nnoodis ~ They arc In tho song. and II
NAY DO that Oriental culture Is spread
iar TO Germany. "To,o.Ia.sd reveals a
srsn vopder. The loose rcd trousers OF the
french soldier comprises the lower half Of their
uniform, while from the tails OF their military
soats IN they are bright blue. brass buttoned.
and corssted. The contrast between the heroic
prOportions OF their figures from the waist
sovn. and the artificial restraint from that
polpt up. seems to accentuate the fact that
mans dress is, after all. becoming to women
S %s. IHa' looks Well as a boy. aud so
40 Vesta Tiily. Bessie Bonehill, and some
sthes; but they are exceptions TO the
plan Of the chorus women at the Irving Place:
Evidence OF the combining. stay was visible all
ssti In the nrst act OF "Toto-Tata. aud the easy
fulness Of the baggy trousers below made the con-
uast sItreme. Cne li,tle actress had siyen up hsf
n ~startllng rs IL might have been. Her name in
he play was Andtole, although she was indis-
| unGuttnkDlc on tnr Dill. CUo WIN titsI
vivacity aud intelligence, hut the sb-euc. ct
t.AJs s,sa Ia her produced y limpness not con-
shtsnt with a military aspect.
The combination OF Lillian Russell, Jefferson
De Angels, and Della Fox In one company Is
,~ignlhcant Of the changed condition that has
= come TO prevail in comic opera, and that Is likely
to benefit the public, The singers must EXPECT
1t to be profitable to them. else their union
would never have been accomplished. 1T Is
curious to note q change in the tendencies now
Aiwork In comic OPERA" said . manager to .
srS reporter. and apparently many Of tho
singers who posed As stars are anxious a. soon
IS possible to undo what At one time they were
very anxious TO bring about. The three sAgers
who are to unite for the forthcoming produc-
tim have been among tho most prominent sing
e. In their line for several seasons. Both Lillian
russell and Della Fox have been stars. JEFF
ierson DE Angels made . brief attempt to shine
aohs. Not all the actors who were successful
and popular In their earlier comic opera days
bASs prov ed equal to bearing the brunt OF all
tIe responsibility that . position As the domi-
hailhg attraction OF q performance demands
Asrs Jansen gave u up after a thorough trial.
Ihemas seabrooke did tho same. Camille DAT.
MARION Manola, VINO attempted It with her
husbands assistance and failed. FrAncis Will
lave made the effort with the greatest sue
;e,s and there !, practically no woman who
ayers. But ths new order Of thinEs prom
lsrs to bring about . situation That the
Siitra while there may be whsl. s.a..a,ss a.
gcod A. those which. In the old -:,spdh{s saay
w,Etmlnis" with such interp,r'ers MS FIaocls
Wilson. Pauline Hall and Marie Jansen In obs
cast or the MoCaui productions of Glover"
with Dc Wolf Hopper. Marion Manola. MathIlde
"A Angels singing. like the evening stars. together.
Al bata personal success OF two or three seasons
Nh ssnds every successful comic opera singer In his
~ % her separate direction as Q star, and the
IL IsaltI 10 that neither the actor nor the public
tars 20 well As they did before. The same
Iaf Maurice Barry more and Robert billiard
psvs made ne attempt and given II up; Wilton
LAslaye and Georgia Cayvan are two others who
ln Undertaking.. When captious foreigners
complain that the American stage is not so
esnanj.t usy do not realize that our good play.
mar scattered from Maine To California. The
nstaf the English actors are centred In London.
W oeet 81 the French players in Paris and the
90 o. The Germans In Berlin or Vienna. New
isfs = not 80 we'll provided for. 1t takes only
ever he country as stars. some Of them. like
~ osc come back. But others arc lost TO us,
- long A. they viii return only as stars,
Thsrs must have been pront In tho submission
u the Cherry sisters to New York rIdicule.
vc1 Hsmmeutein 10 to bring something Of
Mssame sort from the West In the person of
'Anss Ballard, tho Iowa bard" WHO writes
soa rscites ~doggerel verse. and makes efforts
n~sratory. His ordinary occupation Is farming.
os'how no figures absurdly as "a poetical lee
tursr."
employees Of Edward Ridley q Son have ar
nhssd an entertainment in aid Of their relief
sho' IL will take place at Chickering Hall on
We night OF Washington's birthday, .nd will
Aa's an attractive programme Of music and
'psc'Aues BY professional performers.
usofge Parsons Lathrop writes to THE Sun:
m"s hshan Is appearing In The Magistrate
" 'ess concealment Of makeup than In Other
pAs' disclosing a haunting resemblance to her
i WuuAtoJ John $, Sargent. which stands con-
W ,sAuOasy on view in the foyer. Or. rather. her
A,in this role go TO show that the portrait 10
- "'Vo NE than many persons have supposed.
81 n painted some two years ago for Mrs. a..
Il /. NUN OF Whitinsville. Mass. Like ali of
III Uni az a. > WORK II Is eminently strong and beau
h pisxvs painting; but among tho hundreds OF
cam no.,s VINO nightly stand inspecting and
mains dnn on u In the foyer. where II re-
sha uur'hg this season, there are many
The lee no adequate resemblace 10
Eshsmn' hng original. Those who know Miss