The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-19
IN THEATRICAL SUBJECTS.
,ouy NAME AND mrs COMPANY IN
So"' .EyTY4L or "CAS7E.D
y,,,r,.ou Comedy Performed mt the
. S.,eLersocker-The Dancing otero Re-
'...,r. mt Roster 90 niafs - A New
s..,,.A hoy Wanted" at the star.

W p..,,"A hoy Wanted" at the star.
- Guidance at the Knickerbooker Theatre
-, risht was predisposed to accept the per-
".uance ~ Caste" as necessarily excellent
O'.,.a IL yns given by John Hare and his Lon
V.m,,rv. Mr.. Hare had been In the original
". o,,hc Robertson comedy thirty years ago.
I'll, many r~evivals Of IL, even SO recently as the
49,, before last. Therefore the representa-
~. had An authority which few present would
90. disputed ia any case. But, as q matter OF
m m., Ievo,d OF sentiment or imagination. the
~. vos c~apitally acted. Mr.. Hare played the
~. n, Ec,irs instead OF his old one OF Sam
"1srtio,. which had been assigned 70 his
:, Gilbert Hare. and both were delightful.
rnt. r,,i,. was not so broad, In any sense Of the
- "a those we have had since John ii. Stod-
a., n, whom MIR. Hares method reminded
-. n, tho observers with long memories. Tho
40, ,vn. A thorough saturation OF gin and beer,
.odden and frowsy wretch, and yet In u
~.,.st,r and nicer than we have usually seen
,tr while there was less JUNCTION In him.
,n.r, was no lack Of humor. lie was a great
.,,dit TO the actor. The younger Hare's Ger
.,d,, was pretty much the same rs his
,.,h.r's had been. and that Is saying that 1t
80. not only amusing but was also perfectly
eo,r,c, a. a type OF English character. Just
an. same praise is due to Frederick Kerr's Cap
,on Hdutfec, which was strongly drawn. with
M ,oueh OF caricature. Tho best of the female
r.r.onaycs was the MdrquiSe dc 81. Mdur. to
,bom susie Vaughan gave due proper
,lon, Of dignity and superciliiousness, harshness
and tenderness. The Poly by May Hervey was
buoyant, breezy. and divcrting. The least sat
i.,ac,ory representation was that OF Esther, and
not through any inability in Mona +. Gram to
nv was unsuitable. Tho UAlrUv ON the
other hand. was exactly tho right thing In good
looks, but Frank Gillmorc's acting was rather
infexible aud mechanical. But altogether II
ras an admirable reproduction OF caste"
entlrely In the London manner. and II should
be Interesting to every frequenter OF theatres.
o,ero was an undlsputed spectacular success
At Roster & Balls last night. She was n beau
,itul sight, even though she sang with the
cacophony OF a hoarse cockatoo. Probably II
WAS Just as well that nothing she did inter-
..,sd the spectators enough to interrupt the
plsssant contemplation OF such an agreeable
,pectacle. she was superbly dressed. and her
diamonds %gllttered enough to make II n
matter OF Indifference whether she really
owned them herself or rented them from a
1eveller. Her face is as beautiful now as
/, was when she was q crude beginner
here sI years ago. and she is physically more
attractive. But she has been unfortunate
enough to discover II voice.
With IL she tore the smoky atmosphere OF
Roster & Balls into jagged streaks of discord.
II was introduced to tue audience In one Span
ish song and brought out for n second time In
another. Then she showed that It would be
,u.t as bad in French in the - Chdnson du Pdrt."
The voice STUNNED the audience into silence and
every body felt like keeping very still. SO Otero
,Ared pathetically into the auditorium and put
ne only feeling into her expression that her
shole performance showed when she seemed to
plaud her; But the songs were coldly received.
When she put on . black turban and q satin
sloak with a great bunch OF scarlet roses cling
Ing to II. the spectators applauded her because
,he was beautiful enough to deserve II. aud the
whole house felt kindly toward her because
La gentleman. evidently much embarrassed
" his proIi unity to such q celebrity. came OUT la
,,Sced around aim. tho audience appiauded her
lgain. She had a trick of getting her foot into
the al. aud simultaneously twisting her
spine all In n fash which was a pleasant thing
10 look at In view OF the really hne quality
Of the knee and the spine. She snaps her
win persistsnce. while escaping monotony.
Thas particular things she does so well that
: :sS:S%s' l sss fS OF s:n nps siwsy' s %sSrFif f.s,I aSr
Despite her diamonds, oteso is a chilly young
psnon. Who has none q the Carmsnsita
sat a sa8 Z RA' !. all eo over .'' nothing ling T !. ais:
turbed unless 1t no her back hair or
.iful always, and when the audience applauded
her At the close OF her performance It was be-
cause sh. really was such a beautiful sight to
look At It was the vision of her that made
everybody Indifferent as TO the fact that she
could scarcely sing AZ all. dance very little. and
not even walk with any particular grace.
At1l o'clock last evening tine stage and scent
outfit Of the Star were intact. and the first per-
Torrance in this city of Charles E. Blaney's
varsity farce, "A Boy Wanted" had
ended. Volumes could not speak more for
the durability Of the material behind
the footlights, for this ,three-aot con-
eiomeration Of sledge-hammer farce and
variety turns" proved to be tho noisiest and
most acrobatic specimen of its abundant class.
Tho speed with which one speciality succeeded
mother, or gave way to farcieal dialogue
with physical punishment for some par
aeipator at its end, has never been
sqaalsd. The ginger of the ordinary rough
and tumble of this sort became tobasco
wNh this piece, and the wonder was that tho
sAge Its fttings, and the score and n half
efpsrsous engaged in the performance were not
IN spnnh and bandAges at the end. A
AousA with practicable blinds and doors,
"s'srsd, but did not fall. and the only dam
~ tos participant befell an actor who offered
me SIDE Of his face as q place on which to strike
nsschs. The burning sulphur fell of the
1870 hardened to such tribes, and the glad
sgmeness OF the moment was not lessened.
Lne standards in enduring were set by the
eelei performer, Harry Clay Blaney, who,
sacagh ever whore the limeiiRht was brightest
%toereaoouts. was quite as frequently a buffer
Ihewas the provoker of collisions. His views
stage management did not compel gentle
uatment Of himself. and tho ambulance call
Ms. lnpended during the performance would
Ss,s been his own but for his extraordinary
aaulness, Toward tho end OF the third act h.
coyyaressed winsomely that his voice was in need
u.he attention OF a plumber. but his frame
me-, proof against an acrobatic dance that
EIseu al every moment to tear him
nuoLen pieces. Though his companions were
1850 Iull, every one of them figured in at
ana Sno especially, and his own example OF rush
yoS eihtt-r dominated tho others. Fourteen
/ sfvJtuuE women stood arrow and sung and danced,
J S.,ns voice TO nearly all the ballads that
aI.n IN oeeh popular In tho last decade. and
iswysflhg about all the fanciful steps that over
M nilnble feet shuf1inR. Two or the women
,Iin,,e1a eartwherl and somersaults, with their
ins heId In place with cords about their
~ Two men with blackened faces set
doran qulVrrine with strains from a half
: an !. muslca, monuments. one fellow laying
inots coat ana vest with ench instrument he
rona w! one woman danced over a skipping
L,g' uGti! every person In the theatre voted
mr. nhR vacation, a burlesQue tragedian
si.n.'eI a stride that took him across the
10 Tour steps, and the star" and
IN "pHaH assistant had a bout of boxing