The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
LIVELY AT THE THEATRES.
VOWS ENSICAL MERRIMENT IN THE
CASINOS ANNUAL RETIET.
Tho first Performance or ''Tse whlrl OF the
T~oun"-The Debut OF FELIX Morris In vaude-
ellie twenty Houses Arc stiiI Open.

rno first Performances or ''Tso Whlrl OF the
T,un "-The Debut OF Felix Morris in vaude-
vile twenty Houses Arc stn Open.
Tho Casinos new review, Tho whirl Of tho
Town" Us disclosed last night, began in the
AQUARIUM and worked up along Broadway TO
,ho Metropolitan Opera House before the first
art was over. 1t was much like its three
predecessors In tho manner of its nom
senslcal merrilnent, and had been made by the
same clever men, Hugh Morton, Gustavo
korxcr, and George W. Lcderer. They had
beaten their own records in various respects.
For one thing that Is of course deplorablc, they
had gone beyond their previous limit in gross
ness and ~vuigarity expressive of Tcnderloin las
ciyiousncss; but these Offences were so witty,
40 truthtully characteristic that 1t will be easy
for Casino frequenters to forgive them, no mat
tor how mach they may shock the unaccustomed
visitors. Tho makers OF this entertainment had
been original and ingenious in the conceits
which rendered its action genuinely comical
most Of the time, in the rhymes and
tunes OF the songs, in the devising of novel and
~beautiful balluts, and in the choosing OF n suit
able company TO carry ont their purposes. They
had produced an audaciously bold and surely
%, liar affair.
In every Casino review tn gayety and riot OF
New Works wickedor pleasures are shown to
some stranger. In tho present case 1t is q mer-
maid who gets newly into the whirl of the
town. She is FIRST seen in a glass tank Mt
the Aquarium, and is released therefrom by
All admiring male roundcr, who takes her
uptown. She sees some sights in Broadway, all
at length gets into the Metropolitan. which
i hSs a aes vau tiSsiie'n music hall. The Sp second "ps at
comprises some happenings in the corridors
ii hero that several OF last winters plays are
deity and rapidly burlesqued. The third act is
i ho 1Ss a a SaTs Of q jewels sR Hx ofi coSeg is Ia NSSp snd It
NMimitry is always an important element
n Rsjn S5:' fPs2y; Wsss;; F Fa,;li ham%s9stsini;
snccessful in 4 misrspsesenta.iop Of Mr..
Dayid werdoid roappears with new anecdotes,
and Mr. Warfield makes a new contribution in
ass0f 5%siest eA1 q the actresses ''O IS &adso
leasing, who not only enacts the sight:
singer, and assumes several different gnises.
Daniel DAILY is the personal conductor of the
meet ssarily in his invariahle manner, neverthe'
less take on freshly amusing aspects.
among other things. and Henry Norman had a
hslf-dozen incidental roles. Noteworthy dane
inE was done by Mile. Bartho and Petite AIDE
The performance lasted until midnight, and SO
1t Will have to be ShOrtened; but there was a
surprisingly small amount OF Intellectual matter
to be spared, and the movement. was remark
ably smooth and rapid for u first night.
The theatrical season is still lively, with
twenty houses in use for plays and vaudeville
and with three new pieces in the weeks output.
"a Round of Pleasure distinguished the start
Of the summer season at the Knickerbocker on
Monday and The Whirl of the Town followed
yesterday at tho Casino, while The Alderman"
is 4 novelty at the Fourteenth Street. with Odell
Williams in it. A comic opera season has begun
at the Bijou with "Erminie." There is a revival
Of "Thc Danites'' at the Murray Hill, with Nc
Kee Rankin in his original role of the simple
minded aDi true-hearted frontiersman, and
with Nance o'Nei!l, a strikingly forceful actress,
as tho heroine for the first time. This old-tiIne
melodrama of Mormonism by Joaquin Miller
bears reproduction well. The only other play
Of serious purport in town is Under the Red
Robe" which is being prolonged Unexpectedly
at the Empire. All the others are merry. "The
Girl from Paris had souvenirs Mt its 2OOth
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scum: IsSer Again may rsssh SsaTly
!Asaaemy 4 Music ofsTs re yerissopic Mus:
Individual performers whose names stand out
in big lettors in the vaudeville programmes OF
Field..s; sissieretta Jones'. at the Pleasure Pal.
zee Emile Gsutier' g! Roster & Rials; Ely
ing light, at the Columbus. which is occupied
this week by variety folk. The conspicuous
Caron and Herbert, who head the specialists;
and Watson and Dnpre and Maud Nugent are
q Pastors. Marion Ellis stands for art at HUI
bars Museum by making statuary out of soap.
and instantaneous photographs shown in life
Eze and the wax works are more abundant than
ever before at the Eden Musee.
Very few persons in Mondays audience at
Keith's recognized Felix Norris. The general
Impression seemed to prevail that the comedian
was to be got up as an old person; so when a
man who looked to be ~fifty-ive was disclosed as
The curtain lifted. he was mistakenly greeted
with cordial applause. When Mr.. Morris at
length entered the enthusiasts were abashed by
their ~blunders. and it was left for q box full of
the actors friends to tag him authoritatively.
But when the short play in which he acted was
over there was a union of encouragement, and
hcan be put down as certain that IL this player
comes to this theatre again he will be well re-
nembered. For his vaudeville debut he chose
"A Game Of Cards." which had been called
Il S STIet b Rn reesfloS Th that 'G is a aief P ehssset it;
= q very proud and omewha decrepit French
POLICEMAN, who, Of course, was impersonated
made Of qohhff @. AM His knees sneay f trem abeR WI, When n'' Se
stood. his head wabbled as he sat, and his hands
shook and his voice quavered ut all times. But
no one for a moment wondered how ever the
player could have learned to keep up such n
palsy: 1t was altogether too convincing to leave
aehance for the suspicion that he'd spent hours
Stking chances at Dead Mans Curve. So tren-
ss quaver, and grimace stood for the highest OF
thing as Disqualification. 1t was thus made
Clear that by the time Mr.. Morris completes his
nrst week in the continuous shows he will have
Gained several thousand new friends, which.
coupled with q good salary, should be mighty
satisfactory. Then. too, he has the satisfaction
@Retting curtain calls twice a day.
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a Thief Arrested and siIve or saIyer Recovered.