The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-27
THEATRIC OBSERVATIONS.
m IYCREDULITY WIN IToENU-
JTF S0NETJMES ENCOUNTERS.


Miss Adatr plays the heroine In oupan war
drama. Spanish enemies chase nor all oVor the
stage most OF the time during tho threo hours OF
the performance ten times q week, as tho piece
,son a tour Of Western low-priced theatres that
son .ou, nIcht. and 49, at,ann.an.
Bnt the poor woman is not permitted to suffer
snIv In arduous make believe. A real, live.
bloodthirsty Spaniaro' ehr"eeu oy ner hno por-
travail Of Cuban bravery, dogs her to and from
the stage door and attempts to OssOssinutO her.
A t length she went 10 the ponce IN chicago ana
asked to have an officer detailed to protect her.
!. y ,hinh ~ .oid tho heartlssa police Sunerin.
THINK, Saiu ~ mSas,,s 80 nv ,s pors.
dent, that you are perfectly saie IN inc hanos
big and dreadful lion Is used in Horny E.
u - III. - ,,,n.ion. T.o -.
Dixey's show OF tricKs ana Illusions tno peast
Is reality, however, and 1t Is sure. moreover.
nAs s...an,a. - ,,o,o, ,h. 49,. a.
vi a '" IT, wo,ndod MAN wa. ,hora ne
cau,'o ,ho nov.nonor roror,.,. ~ soo
ni..hou haa ~ demand IN nv Direv.s word
"u I'D d.sh.d ha,f.c,od from hi. dr.ss;ng
tnAs - col Tho imneriIIod life AT The r,sL Of
~" poonlo arc hocon,iro stont "a, aud
. a o,.r.r aotor hos nosed n GREAT deal In nj,
~ s.uinSo, ~ his sni.ndors 40 oxn,o;t..
u"s' ~ .,rna ~, Aaoris ho. i,,s, he.n ,,von
.on mono ,ho ,h,na. Iost INV tho ,ota
M" s,....n en- ,h.str,n.I rnonasor v.s n
JIM az ten ,nr.aaonoa nI.Jro. fror,
y" h. Ma la, ,,o,av Amora a..
a;on,onas ,rh,,h NJ D;xou had
worn in his luxurious loungings about town,
and on which he had borrowed about $4,000 or
MT; stetsoh; mi as ohe 'u s'ofs vi III "
h repptation for yeracity IA not absolutely
essential to- the actress who seeks extraneous
publicity, else Ahh d ~ ,ha I e nvrnnso TWSiSSpiehs ~.
Iisyed that she ever Iathed in milk, as she de-
clared was her daily habit But when q pretty
woman cnooses ~ .M uh,, 80 inn ,Sa ~ snI ~
bound to get into print widely, and no matter
how incredulous the readers may be or how
mucn run ane Ih ma 10y nprfss HtSy ~ na . c ~ y n 1oir
yer, LILLE; a. "R nt Mis- Had has at1en1tb taIen n
sapphire bus h IL I - ~ naS ~ p;,tsshuss Ae d.
porteEs were invited to see q; IT, I raoY tobna inc e
teai n ne N rea1 onnnue Mill " '"' u "p :"
n'F NECK III ''"'' p't @
Fanny Davenport remains the staiwart expo
mel. mem .o.,.rv Ar ho Fifth Axnnns Th.atro ,h;.
this country. AT .he shtn avenue ineatre TINS
week she has appeared as La 1oscd ana Geo
patra. Later in tho season. though perhaps
not IN No" .orA' y = 70 soen q o
afguro in the Sardou gallery Tor which sne mas
nI...r ~ tb,t oharacter; In America. The ANXIETY
pia'eroi ..."a'
eour,, bv Miss Dayenport earlier in the season.
tn her audiences sardou does not exist until
~ $3.50
she incarnates him. The byzantine empress
~. vansan .nhDn Nias noyannor. sa,s On. 10
carry her through the country. In the moan.
time, assemblaRes ut the Fifth Avenue have an
onnortnnitv to Ace that Miss Davenport ia grow.
ing moro and more like Sarah Bernhardt every
year. 1t was a curious trick Of the prophecies
.h.t LA tho ra,os ,yr,,tor for tho Erencb ,otrose
that leu Inc DICE "ri..on .he ffehoh "o'fess
70 fall regularly into the hands OF q woman VINO
ss".....nt NJ NJ n.uannort ~ ,on
Oh oramauc ar'. nnl MISS Davehoort mas won
ner place as the American representative OF
these parts. and has acted them well enough to
hals ~, r,.oa u;th diorttv sbo hos noysr
nola hsr raace VIZ a,Snltyt .n mrt mas tn ,r nenee
Bernhardtc Stiil she is growing to resemble her
sr ~ XII n,t MIL Rernb =, n rdt ~ ha,ne Thev
i h Songerp tban anv ever inSnigra In bv rSss
Rs1nbaYJt eger areyx old. n yyonfd be between
acts might well say, the same thing to Miss
Davenporl.
drama Ia ia Tosca'" and in thai play Miss
Davenport is still very powerful. Her beauty and
ner arr are mature, ouI oy no means waheo:
French eutbor's work. but its pageantry is a
compensation. The scenery now In use Is not
iresh. nor are the costumes spick; put ooth snow
the vnrions scenes. nata6ly the Temole Of Mem.
phis, arc still agreeable to the sight. When
Miss GavenpoTt acted Cteop1trd nrst; ~ Was re,
had rnatnmar1lV AnnRArGn In n flesh -C0l0rAn nm
dershirt. She still wears 1t, and. as the weather
IN new YORK Is ohangea9ie, NOBODY Wou1a
inast have been n desire 70 nreserye the unities
of her dress that has led Miss Davenport to
keep the resi- OF her costume no nearer 70 cary
in her howina earmenis and noses finely in Vari.
GUS attitudes. When she and Mare Antony
STANG together u 10 diincuLt 70 sec why Ihey
snouia hot ria thehsoiNes OF hh9ir enehiies oy
inc simple means OF a rev welidlrected upper
ouIS; inore stalWarL pair ol ioNgIs Lnah sne
anu am meioo Thn mGDowSl mas rarely peon seen
On view. me acting OF tne piaS Is Eoneraliy
Sonnpesenti inero 10 care anu i mh II nearly
every detail or me performances. Inc influence
pl u classicai play. OF q severe stage manager.
Gh owe ;.b seems TO De heeesssry 11r aenry
puowGtt, wnS' as tne siate, roaIs IhPleasahtly;
1nt ne IS OF course actins n meioaraina' ana
ishnr iaGs may also eHcuse tno s.FenupnS Mo W.
iMnoprlous outpourinRs AZ inli voice In which Mr.
mcdowell 30 perSistentiy INDUCED.
The gayety OF West Forty-second streets BAL
Champetre is swelled by the employment Of a
Kiralfv bal,st A aeen nv an ohaerver for rur
srx WIG W VI ~ 'Tr M
GUN 1t was not as gorgeous as the spectacles for
which the Kiralfy name is a trademark. but in
its vav n vyns ,rito a., or,o;naI +. ,h.ar.raoot
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