The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-16
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
ANEW FARCE, "FRIEND TON" TRIED
At A BIJOU MATINEE.

anor Garden sonbrstte-The weeks mills,
Tin, five plays at our theatres this week arc
GRINDER the Red Robe at tho Empire, "a Round
.,pleasure" at tho Enickerbockcr, 1.-THE Girl
t+om Paris at the Herald Square, "Tho Whirl
a, the Town at tho Casino, and Tho Circus
c,rl" at Days. The FtzsimmonsIC orbott prize
toht is on exhibition at tho Acaoemy OF Music.
Two theatre roofs are givon over to vaudeville,
two music halls are In uso, thrce continuous
shows arc in full blast, and ono combination
theatre Is having q summer season OF variety
,hovs. or the t~op-story resorts Hammer
,,,n's Olympia has Kara for it's most re-
msrkeblo performer, q troupe Of oolored
entertainers and vocalists supplying tho re-
m.indcr OF the entertainment. Tho Casino roof
d, again OH open resort. Tho Metropolis.
tan Permanent Orchestra 10 at the Madi-
mn Square Garden. In the current ten-hour
programmes there are few strangers. and little
that is sturtlingly now, yet capable entertainers
are abundant. An unusually clever pair Of
,t.tch players are Redding and Stanton, at
Keith's, and they get twenty minutes Of amuse-
u.nt out Of "A Happy Pair An unusually 1T
,rsctiyc sketch is contributed hero by Mcintyre
and Heath, two blacked.up chaps. Dan McCar-
thy and ";he Baroness Blanc are conspicuous
At proctor's Theatre. and Pastors puts Omeno
y and Ben II. Harvey Mt tho top Of its bills.
Al the music halls the kind Of shows
are on that prevailed before the craze
for imported celebrities got under way,
and a good degree OF diversion 10 In these
programmes. Williams and Walker. Gnptier
The Pleasure Palace has Folds and Lewis, Cora
Routt and Meyer Cohen. Tho Murray HIS
It Huber,s Museum and distribute 1t to %visitors,
. ,Id 4 ' MAKE ssp matters 81 0I intsrestin Al ' Hourly Sns use
OF tho cinemstograph and concerts twice a day
I Muse Nh SSpE All Is ready at Manhattan Beach for the
summer seasons opening next Saturday.
There was an abundance Of fun In Friend
Tom" a farce which had q trial at the Bijou
Theatre yesterday afternoon, but that which
consisted Of quiet humor was not conveyed
across the footlights by the actors, some Of
vholu were i~nexpert, while others were UMPIRE
pared. On the other hand, that which was mere
bufoonery was delivered with force enough to
make 1t hit rather too hard. Tho general i'm
preston nude on the audience. therefore, was
less favorable than the composition itself war
ranted. The authors. Edward Weitsel and F. 8.
lshAm, had put many comic devices into their
play. some stale. some fresh, and all lacking
stage craft in their construction, but quite suh-
ceptible to such treatment "a would render
them amusing at the hands OF a wen.chosen
and well-drilled company. There was q mix
Of fourteen characters. most Of whom were
coupled in courtships, and the course of
none Of their true love ran smooth. An impe.
eunious young physician. dependent on an aunt
artist dreading and avoiding the Job OF painting
the portrait OF an actress in tights. an amorous
two fair maidens with q disposition to play
fast and loose with their sweethearts. and q
t tSs time meos we're re t "mon aeP The ei per SaaeSes s eSosty do
inss had been counted on n TO provoke lauEaht ,S
rat not at all Tho narOnd one Of the three
.ntics Of two fellows In the DISGUISE Of q reck-
With / S eonsidEera abe spirit sssAS' ino'An "'f' gwen
The audience was made ny, almost wholly Of
Ssacnstrat ffseEi' Wills aa@ aSiiaSf i snons them
.%:Gs..o aS do and Fn h ni sss 1n,z 0 ssd aSSsh s'G GS%:
gss' an commonly pretty little ., child: played
iEee eai her older SISTER sisters and niA their II sWeethsar IS
party Of the youngsters relatives and friend.
had S,s ssst1 sa ne. G,t the from; Of the pasG9Tss and and
Contain a bouquet, which. just before the
s.der to deliver to her. The musician did not
Interrupt the action to hand the flowers up, but
act Then the prodigy. not appearing with the
,ss.; he poked the bouquet vaguely over the
the leading actress. Then the prodiey's coterie
fowned blackly and said things emphatically
TO the man whom they had intrusted with the
box
Nimbls dancers take their wares to q good
market In going to Pastors, and the De FIJI
lipes, who were at Roster & Balls last week,
are now in their glory at tho theatre In Four
tenth street. They are o man and woman, and
they first appear In brilliant Spanish costumes
n before a drop on which are painted the we'll
filed proscenium boxes Of 4 theatre. The wo
man is quite as active and nearly as supple as
0tero, and he Is not more than half the weight
oithe Spanish dancers stolid assistant. He has
more to do, however. than to keep his eyel
turned on his companion. and his steps
tend toward acrobatics, while her dance ID
made up chiefly of stamping and writhins
Their movements are 80 rapid that the plano
players head drops almost to the level of hii
hands as he hustles to keep Ut. and the experts
In stepping who fill the gallery are quick tc
respond. By the time the woman has become
even more energetic than before In p dance she
does alone the enthusiasm has spread to the
lower floor. and for the rest of their specially
the dancers have an easy time of it-that ia. In
al but the matter Of their exertions. which
asep them on the Jump to the end; The maj
In his hands and keeping his legs flying till tn.
Eoas are aroar: and the woman comes forward
iEsis5 II q es KIP sSe ses On f Ss4 ies st tiPs. Fl Fiji: : = se *s:s
inherent from the conventional speciality O
very sSaa ;S warIn p aHd TIE o ySsn more wS% psired T. t YS.s sEo
clad In stars and Stripes and waving the flag OF
The United states. do more span{sh dancing
o. a lack OF, harmony between, costume
san style OF dance. At the end of tn,
zane 2 he carries her OF, and finally sh'
noldS him by one ankle, his leg beins
sssr.!isl to the ioor. Then he does what may b
described as a sidewise somersault; that Is, ht
vurns completely around In the air while thu
WOMAN retains hold OF his log. This is brand
nsw trick, and It IS recognized as such. It bring
safe as much applause as the squib Of a pre-
lung pair Of brawny jokers, one Of whom had
ssSHrother who died OF hard drink--a cake Of ic
The Casino roof garden Is open again. In tn
"a nHet' which comes after IL o'clock. Mile. Bar
mo uahces gracefully, and 30 does the little AIDE
n'ae' who. Judging by her figure as 1t is revealed
"ughts, need not fear the action of the Gerr!
.ue'y' She Is old enough to dance all she want
" Judged from this point OF view. The bale
spui ID excellent entertainment, but tho Garlic
vary OF Tho show is not much improved. 4
MnH named Watson ~'juggles familiar object
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