The times., 1898-08-16
AT THE THEATERS.
Biiou-NnudeviIIe,

One cannot get many thousand people
into the Bijou Theater on a hot night
without excluding considerable ozone and
the big audience that gathered atManager
Grieves's opening yesterday was not slow
in realizing that fact Unfortunately
there were a number of other difficulties
connected with the seating and entertain
ing of the crowd-difficulties inseparable
from a first performance of any kind.
These the house was not disposed TO ac-
cept cheerfully and the result was a pro-
longed chorus of Kisses that some of the
players richly deserved, but that was GER
tainly unfair TO the majority.
The Bijou has undergone many changes
since its closing in June and now pre-
sents a decidedly tasty appearance. 1t
has been newly furnished throughout,
while several coats of paint have trans
formed the interior of the place. The
stage has been fitted, 100, with a degree
of completeness that has never before
existed there, while the addition of a
number of seats and boxes in the audito-
rum shows that the practical side of the
improvements has not been neglected
Last nights bill was like all vaudeville
bills-clever here and bad there. The low
scale of prices prevailing, however, served
as an excellent excuse for the less mani
fest weaknesses, while the many strong
points were all the more enjoyable in con-
trast. This does not alter the fact that an
hours pruning would have a desirable
effect on the show. One of the most en-
joyable numbers is contributed by For
rester and Floyd, who do the conventional
sketch in a manner considerably above
the standard. Miss Floyd dances even
better than her partner sings, while both
are efficient comedians Margaret Rosa,
VINO contributes the following matter
cannot be given credit for doing anything
much more commendable than having cut
her turn short after discovering how little
the audience liked it. She is not prepos-
sesslng in appearance, has very little
voice, and so much less magnetism that
one finds ii difficult to give the precise
amount without using the algebraic prefix
minus John T. Tierney has a great
many new things to say and says them
entertainingly, while Dot Davenport sue
ceeds in boring the house unutterably for
NANHNS iiii4Al-S. anu lIlS lTOupdGOT ITO
contribute some very pleasing musical
selections passably well.
Perhaps, the worst of the single turns
given last night was that of Mae Ray
mond. whose imitation of Truly Shat
tucks style of work can hardly be con-
sidered in any other light than that of a
burlesque- Larry Dooley and James Ten
brooke made an emphatic hit with their
vocal and humorous extracts, the former
being by far the better of their two quail
hcations. Emma Kraus succeeds in pleas
ing with excellent renderings of The
Palms" and The Kiss Waltz" the Dono-
vans are. If such a thing is possible, even
funnier than ever, and Mile. Media Reyvail
proved 10 be only the average vulgar
French serio-comic. A thoroughly praise
worthy end to the bill is that furnished
by Jerome and Alexis. These two con-
tortonists are not only artists in their
line, but they give their act with a de-
gree of ease and elegance that is delight
ful. The show is, for the greater part,
really enjoyable, and would be wholly so
bould Manager Grieves manage to cancel
the contracts of some OF his feminine at
fractions.