New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-21
THE VARIETY HALLS.

Tho vaudeville programme offered AT Hammer
STEMS Olympia last evening. previous TO the pro-
duction Of the one-act Chinese play The cat and
ihe Cherub." not particularly strong. but The
Chinese piece fully compensated for the weakness.
OF the performers that contributed to the vaude-
vile entertainment Cook and Clinton. female
sharpshooters headed the LIST. They gave A good
exhibition II fancy shooting Fields and WoiIey
were next. They gave. or attempted 70 give. an
imitation OF Weber and Fields This act has been
worn threadbare. and these performers were sadly
deficient. and on the whole. excited pity
than anything else. The Carlos brothers head
baancers. St!nson and Meyer in a boisterous bur-
lesque. Montgomery and stone bIack-face dancers;
the three Poos acrobats and Zani Qu!nto barry
Much has been said OF the production OF The
10 de,all that showed great care and study. COM
p poor va 1T y sns Ho b te B Inn
Richard Ganthony. Alfred Hastings Edwin Nor
rison. Miss Ruth Benson. Miss Alethea Luce and
Miss Grace Sheridan allied their parts acceptably.
The piece was heartily applauded; and me author.
Chester Bailey Fernaid who had been en- the stage
playing minor part and was made up a China
man. was called upon for speech. and responded
promptly
Edward Harr!gan. who gained much OF his early
-epute ~ Tony Pastors Theatre. came back 70 It
FOR the first time IN many years last night He
was welcomed warmly as II he had peyer been
away though there could have been few persons
IN nc audience who had eyer seen him there be-
fore He played his owu farce "Serge ant Hickey"
one OF the funniest that he has written In several
Harrigan Miss Lizzie y. Raymond. George Felix.
John l.. Cain Mr. and Mrs. q Sote Silver. song
Mcfntyrc and Bic. Miss pearl McIn;yrc' Williams
Trio
Tho Eden Muse was well filled last evening
The Winter Garden crowded Turing the cine
matograph exhibitions. and the Views
well received The concert by the orchestra in
ola nd ssle
r,sf,.gna ~ Iron'' and Il ohSngrin" Ko@yessv
gave The Flying Swallows" a. a violin solo, and
there were several other solos.
Some changes are made IN me cast % The Glad
Hand" NJ Weber a Fieldss Music Hall this week
Miss Truly shattuck replaces Miss Gertrude Mans
n-ld. and Miss Sylvia Thorne appears IN a part
especially provided for her. \ short vaudeville
programme precedes the hurlesqu".
A. The Pleasure Palace yesterday afternoon and
evening Sam Deverc. who was General Grants
orderly In times. played the banjo ana sang
comic ditties. Johnson and Dean and Hines and
Remington were seconded by Pearl Haight. Kathryn
Rowe Palmer M.gnon Gilbert Weston and beaslry
Bryan and LangiOn and tne - i-slnios. Their" was
o,, fe.,itties cnIlyfn. bv song and lest
and presenting Mildred Howard DeGrey dancer. and
A quartz, Of salvation Army Assies.
Yesterdays bin az Proctor's Theatre. Twenty
third-st had many novelties. and kept the crowds
I'm good humor all day. Laura Bggar and Burt
Hayerly assisted by Mollie 81. clair. presented
new sketch entitled she Would BE Actress"
Patrce gave a little character sketch. called "A
New Years Dream" Johnston. Riano and BEN
ley ms the Monkeys and the Farmer" did gro
tesque acrobatic oct. Popular songs OF the day
We're illustrated by stevens and clark. \ dance
was given. with electrical effects. by William Rove
The Clements sisters. instrumental and vocal du-
EXISTS: Loney Haskell the three Maugedn broth
crs Tom FLYNN. Frank Shea. the Reese broth
ers acrohats and gun spinners, Ada De Mar,
Nudge and Morton Mard and Alexander. and
Klein and clifton make up the rest OF the pro-
grammc
The discovery that % impossible 10 get the
elaborate entertainment planned for the seasons
opening at Roster n Balls ready IN time for last
night caused the postponement OF the function for
a week The audience OF last night was assem-
BLEED In the music hall account OF the weather,
bar the roof Is conStructiv'y open. and the hall
closed for another week The bill of last night in
cludcd Emma Cotrely, iuggler. the Gotham city
Quartet Rice and Elmer. bar performers, Miss
Nellie Seymour. Reno and Richards. srotesqne
acrohnts. the Dunbar sisters. singers and dancers;
the Sankey brothers. 'OntJrtiOnists; Wood AMI
Sheppard and the Herbert brothers. acrobats.