The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-17
WHAT'S AT THE THEATRES.
,us TIME HERE OF SEVEN rs
ms NEARLY EXPIRED.

-. u.n,ey Among the New Recruits In
y.,s.yuie The Negro characteristics
ornCaI Walk as Seen mt n Music Hall.
,o,cworthy fact In theatricals this week Is
,ha, seven Of the conspicuously current plays
400 a, the end Of their terms here. The pieces
,hat will close with Saturday nights perform
.rcc. are a Pair OF Spectacles." with John
usre and his London company. at the knicker-
.aat.r. "A Contented Woman with Caroline
y,,.v,l uoyt. at Hoyt's: straight from the
ii.art at the Academy Of Music. and 'Cuba's
-" n, tho star: while those which are to
la, only A little longer are A American
uoopty." with Lillian Russell. at the Casino;
.s.c,.t Service" with William Gillette, at the
carrIck: "Th Magistrate" with Ada Rehan. at
noiy.s. For Bonnie Prince CHARLIE with the
Tshsrs. At waliack's. and "Shainus O'Brien"
=, IN, BROAD way. There is a last-cbance week
=, "sne" Mt the American. with Annie Russell
n. its peculiar wife and Joseph Wheelock as the
I..,,us husband. "Tata-Toto" is a German
musical farce at tho Irving Place. Tho plays
,h,, are still running with no dates fixed for
cessation are Under the Red Robe" with the
.,ock company, vt the Empire; The First
Gentleman OF Europe with the stock COM
many. at the Lycoum; "Hoartsoase." with Henry
miller. at the Garden; "Courtcd Into Court"
with May irwin, at the Bijou. aud Sweet In
niscarra,' with Chaunccy Olcott at the Four
,e.nth street. Tho week stands offer q variety
OF popular entertainment. That ioviai re-
view. "ln Gay New York." IL at tho
Harlem Opera House. with just about tho
,ams company that impaired liveliness to II In
Broadway. Digby Bell and Laura Joyce are
acting the deacon and the old maid In The
Midnight Bell' at the Peoples. Henry Clay
Rlaney and his merry companions are mixing
farce and vaudeville In "A Boy Wanted" at tho
Murray Hill. Agnes Herndon is the title heroine
OF a Woman in Black" at the Grand Opera
House, with bands OF music and torchlight pro-
c~essions TO illustrate Its political theme. The
methods Of far Western highwaymen aud their
pursuers are shown rousingly in Tho Great
Train Robbery at the Columbus.
The current vaudeville bills are unusually at
~trac;ive. On several OF the stages devoted to
this style OF amusement actors newly drawn
from the dramatic stage are employed. One OF
these recruits is Robert billiard. who made his
New York debut as u continuous" entertainer
At Kelth's on Monday night. He Is acting there
in The Littlest Girl" a short play In which he
has been seen on the Legitimate" boards. 1t
Il Decentralization OF one Of Richard Harding
Davis's stories. ard It's principal character Is
portrayed sIceilently BY Mr.. .Hiiliard; Among
Psyno ciarss. and George Il. Monroe.
Named in Tony Pastors continuous bill are
Ellison and Enroll fl9rris Nest and The
Theatre employs Lawrence Hanley. George
Ii. Wood. aud witter J. Peabody. High
music ,@iS halls. August Van Biene is at the
sisnor 4lesrti: and George Fuller Golden sg.
the nrst performance of Under the Red Globe
comes to morrow night. Lot;ie ellison and Caron
A negro cake walk is a diverting' feature at
Roster & Balls, and Otero. In the last week OF
her stay, and Marie Hilton are contributors Of
specialties. The Sey mour-. an pair Of
acrobats Of original methods. are at the Pleasure
Palace. and here, too. are o,Brien and Hayel.
CHRISTINE. a two-headed woman. is the item Of
great interest at Huber's East Fourteenth street
Museum The wax show is the chief item at
the Eden Musec. but the fact that It's band con-
eerts for the week are repetitions Of the music
It's musicians played ut the Bradley Martin ball
u put forward as an attraction
For Lawrence Hanley's FIRST essay at Proc
tors In the continuous shows Kenneth Lee has
constructed . sketch that has him as an actor
In the days when II was considered impossible
that . player should be q gentleman. He IL In
lodgings. deeply In debt 10 his landlady. and
quite as deeply In love with her daughter. His
attire bellies the description Of his poverty. for
his long coat and knee breeches are figured
satin. lace trimmed and embroidered. but the
unpaid bill for them Is mentioned. and 40 that
discrepancy Is not glazing. As the time of &C
the laiter-dsy slang that the serving maid
uttss 10 . century or more ahead Of time. Still,
:. ,s'r.s . chance for The player to de-
serves its purpose, Mr.. Hauley's assistant IL
Jean Sylvester, and she has three persons to
t tss.e: .Ss s GSs y , h as s. ssH MIir cnsl Il rs saqEh ,ts
Internationally famous sketch of the Peroxide
sisters who used TO stand before . drop painted
n DFaAAnf fhA sagAn aAda HhAN karN D..--
Of bare neck would say. Don't you remember
hi. sSssii sG ~ u .:%, f. in. should Ss'. s,y ySs were ,i .
other would reply. and, on being urged to sling,
would assault the audience with .omethine
mother: tomb. With sA1 Ii. '. acton and nd R 81.
feeder" the request 10 for something from
II is'0,is' part, the reqass'sr ag..sins to
selection is the speech over C1sGr's dead body.
20 makes his speech In Roman esrb. and he
speaks with a fine fire. k~neeling and spreading
MS hands 70 the gallery. whose occupants seem
l.st roar they send back = louder one. Down
sairs q larg. PROPORTION Of listeners perch on
backs In front of them, getting As near to the
speaker as they can. By such means. In this
case !. the quality Of the pudding proved. Mr.
and Barrett. aud has not forgotten how TO de-
calm the funeral Grafton.
In tho speciality with which Marie Dressler
mas made her vaudeville debut at tho Pleasure
Palace there Is little trace Of the acrobatics
mat made her dance with Dan DGly In Z" The
Lady slavey memorable. But she's not Alto
sethsr sedate; that would hardly DO expected
o,her' Her costume Is an elaborate affair of
sh'te rauzy stun trimmed with black, and In
e'udes a SNOWY headdress of the same colors. In
her hrst song. a rollickinE air to words about q
ss''An dashing Sergeant, she ovinces the reck-
e''hess that might be expected OF her by re-
moving her headdress carelessly and fastening
nAoout her throat. She indicates o wish. too,
~ les- vlxor on the part OF tho drummer. who,
.eourae; responds with louder thumps. What
su H. WI! 90 Tor a pretty woman's kiss Is the
assooect OF her next ditty, and she puts q
sra oi convincing Ardor into its rather
aIA'sgeht assertiOns. To conclude, she sings
Ss.,.els baiiad concerning n passion that 10 70
IA "a ,hronRh all eternity. and burlesQues it's fer
rmrhI, a large black ostrich plume In pinned
,m..e 'front.' Of her dress. and her dramatic ges-
l eLch " hwrY. Al the most impassIoned
mrseslts nnfy end gets before her face, and so
stehtlon alternates between extrayagantly
as-iSSessiSe gestures and pushing the feather
III. lhr-" songs are all that Miss Dressler
msnk, hut instead Of "a fourth she contributes
csourtssy mat Is noticeable. In IL she bends
m."sId ana down until her chin almost touches
N' iHooT, Tie bow and reroverv hnIng