The sun., 1898-11-03
SOME STAGELAND TOPICS.
CITRATE sTooK AoTORs nave
TROUBLES OF THEIR OWN.

psrhaps Boston IL confused a. to "Cyrano do
psr0erao" by the two differently manRled ver-
,iona acted In rivalry by the DAILY players and
:. resident stock company. Anyway. woman
.,vortises in that city to give lessons enabling
one 20 comprehend and appreciate the work"
preliminary classes for the boys who occupy
,he gallery at the Third Avenue Theatre might
have sarei much afiiction TO the actors en-
,,sed In the play there. When the urchlns
hear Roxane called "a peach" they howl in
snnroyal: they rather like Cbrano. familiarly
esll him "Nosey." and encourage him in his
combat by cries commonly henrd at prize
nrhts; they regard the trick OF the dual lovers
IN the balcony episodes as immensely comic.
and they stop the action in some Of the most
poatIo passages with prolonRed.roars Of laugh
tsr II ia plain that II the drama is to have any
value with the cut-rate stock companies YER
,lon will have to be especially made for that
purpose.
Audiences In the cheap stock theatres are
eIacting and ingenious means are sometimes
taken to interest chem. "Trilby" was brought
out in Toronto. Perhaps 1t was familiarity
with tho piece that had bred contempt for II.
Tho first audience refused to be much inter-
ested in anything save the herolne's bare feet.
and upon them 1t bestowed humorous and eriti-
cal comment not conducive to the comfort Of
she interpolated a new scene. When the vii
lain hypnotized her she fell to the floor instead
of obeying his commands. The curtain was
rung down and then her outories were heard
The manager came out and explained that the
weird power of the actors eyes had actually
attentive people the remainder OF the week.
Minnie Seligman Is the lending actress In q
L0ss stoGR hs ;Ss
the low priced houses; and worse than the
pialnness Of, the furniture was It's sameness In
In different dramatic. circumstances: She
S aGs s IN tSs ind sG Se
declared that his resources would not permit
80 much as fresh upholstery for that sofa. 60
some couch. with chairs to match. and there
was sufRcient prior publicity to insure a tu-
multuous welcome for herself and the new fur
niture.
A romantic operetta that ellis only Eve and q
half minutes Is new with the Hawthorne sis
ters at Roster & Balls 1t follows one brisk
song about the naughtiness OF Paris and an
other descriptive OF women's fire brigade.
For each Of these the vooalists have character
istic costumes. but for their third number
there is. besides change to rich apparel. .
disclosure OF special scene. In the FORE
ground sheep are browsing on highly colored
hill so steep that any animal who could keep
foothold on it would be at candidate for aero
batic honors. Farm buildings OF Cuban archi-
lecture are in the valley below. and beyond
or or rain clouds or 5, tn The first of the sisters
to come before this picture is Handsomely
dressed after Ter the srbss o
blows upon her shepherds horn. This air.
which musician in the orchestra plays. is
,heep eSa are @ pi IN 0Se their incned brSIs
ink; though the sweetheart responds. Black
OF yide-meshed net, and rich cloak are the
striking .features.of her attire. The wooer's
SsI spss enough PS S to & o dis
frain. but L. pretty and is daintily sung. Rus
tic couitship follows with such .fanciful o.
anal pOstures. which follow. 4 tunefgl duet. in
Ss i thu s'fSis.a s s the suthor q q
Willow Plate" which the Hawhornes-then
s s ws as
d SSadsvIils %asisai odsfinss 4 i. SssrtII1 sp:
Is put aside those lpnching sheep will grow
longer legs on their down-hill sides.
comic acrobat whose antics are laughablo
Is probably the first named of the pair Kelly
aud Ashby. now at Roster Il Biaps Their out
at includes billiard table in the middle OF tho
stage. with a chandelier and shaded lights
above II. and at one side tiny bar. The
feeder" Of the pair Is q barkeeper. and the
other is o sodden hummer. whose comic
tricks with properties are new and old.
From one pocket he repeatedly draws lighted
matches. to stun them. still ablaze. into an
other pocket. All the time-worn fun Of dous-
Ing himself and his companion with siphon 10
brought out. and there Is step forward. In it.
The hummer falls asleep in chair and the bar
tender pours alcohol on his feet and iGnites 1t.
ahTa okN Aav
wakes slowly but eventually takes siphon from
Inside his vest and extinGuishes the fire. Some
o. his tricks with wooden CARRIAGE wheel win
SS6stP&e the Hslt tTe he Wheels abons In he
hahhaer ,h OF bicycle experts, and when clinging
q Str The IL TIRE the wheel appesrs to run smoothly
dives headlong into it. Then the chandelier is
rsd tightly % drawn I net Ell bon1ees OUNCES the the aero aero
Eat zen leet straight up. Thirty somersaultg
sIsrde a5e rhsa % o
rpidity.
Amelia Bingham and Gladys Wallis have
Joined William H. Cranes company for Worth
Million" at the Knickerbocker. Hilda
bporg London stage beauty. has como over
70 play part in ''Trelawney Of the Wells ut
me Lyceum. Marie Jansen. Nellie MoHenry
ana Anne Sutherland are to appear in vaude-
Vile at Prootors, May Buckley. now In Cath
srne," at the Garrlok will soon 20 to England.
Madeleine Merli is the new heroine in Cum
Derland g." Katherine Grey insists that
she was driven out of Tho Royal Box" by
CHARLES Coghlans. conduct. Mrs. Leslie Car
~r is rehearsing for '.Zaza"
Helen Faucit. who died the other day In Eng
ahd' was an admirer Of Mary Anderson. She
0nnd In the Americans performance of
ehakespearian heroines many OF the qualities
lhe had ascribed 10 them IN her eaaavs on