The times., 1898-05-08

for the organization headed by that most
degenerate Of contemporary playwrights
and which turns ont cheap melodramas
81 the most hurried and unfinished man
nor Worse stilL nearly all Of these pro-
dUrli0us are seu- on the road with the
poorest 1f poor companies filled with
people who might better be sitting in
some employment agency waiting for the
gUileiess suburban resident than aSsuin-
ing roles which they a~e NOT capable oi
und-r~-aud5uE 1r Interpreting The
World Against Her which Alice Wal
lace Villa and company presented last
week m the academy. was not given
much more wra,Cho 7Iy han the ordinary
PLAY af ies kind but il was ridiculous for
al fhat-11r.dly ana disacreeably 50. Luz
Gle X. Villa is one Of the most inaae and
careless stage women and would pervert
the meaning 1f her sentences sadly were
A. tot frr the fac, that she can give them
none whatever One of the few really
good actors in the cast had his chances
FOR applause ruined by having the ma
tiC0aIity Of Spain put upon him. But ne
was clever lir-le fellow JUST the same
and viii be remembered for his careful
portrayal % 3 difficult role for some time
10 come. Further than this he impressed
one ~ being deeply Interested in his work
and totally unminiful of the disaGreeable
insults ID which he was subjected. For
this bright ThsSpian was nothing more
OF less than Nadjy. a big Spanish poodle
with great blue eyes ana 4 very long and
somewhat l35se-jointed taiL
Mile Ami who headed her own show
last week at Eernans. is in many re-
spects The most remarkable trapese ar
tist the season has brought to this city.
ly fully alive TO every one Of the many
-6angers To which she subjects herself,
and yet wonderfully daring in her
achievements. Nile. Ani-who Is not
French IN spite Of her name-has mas
tered all the established feats and won
dcrs Of ariel work and repeats them with
ease and grace. Through the most diff
cult OF her labors her face retains its
natural color and there is no unpleasant
evidence Of the strain which she must
endure. Bur her chief merit lies in the
originality Of her performance and the
many new and difficult turns to which
she has accustomed herself. Some of
these are unique only because of their
Seeming impossibility. the double full
arm disl0catiC-s attendant upon three
Of her efforts being as vet unequaled
BY any female gymnast on the vaudeville
stage. Nile. Ami is rather q pretty wo-
man and q hard worker. having accom-
plished most Of the labor necessary to put
ting q show on the road without outside
assistance. She viii conduct her own en-
terprise again next year and has abso-
lutely no doubt Of its continued success.
Those who know saw. and doubtless say
truly, thar James .. Barrows saved
National. When Mr. Drew hears Of this
his able supporter viii probably leave in
hurry. but ii is seif-eyident fact
nevertheless. and even the star should
recognize ii. Mr.. BarrOws is one of the
c.eVe-est and most capable character
Comedians ia the business, and his infectu-
oCs mirth provided what laughter could
De gotten out of the play. From an in
consistent and totally irresponsible part
Ar. Farrows got new ideas and unique
bits OF business that. when done behind
the f1ot.iEhts, were irresistibIy funny.
He has q liquid efferyescent style OF
humor that IS Thoroughly contagious
and that cannot he guarded against AZ are
the germs Of other diseases. There is in
his work a certain amount of yivacity
ard catchiness that tickies the r.sibilities
20 the last degree, and that accounts for
a great part Of rhe success he has won for
himself AIr. Earr0Es was with the Co
Iumbia Stock Company last Summer.
where and when he did most effectual
"Au seri0-cOmics seem alike TO me-"
would be 2 much more truthful line than
thar on which & j. founded and Madge
F7x. who was IL the Bijou last week. is
n3 exception 10 the general rule. Miss
Fox has absolutely no idea OF music, and
her songs. nearly all or which are old.
were given with Indifference 20 tone va
riations that M ghr have been noticed IN
- Il
the dash and chic into her work that
rightfully belongs there and that serve
a. "A letter Of introduction from most
singers 10 popular favor. Her attempts
az slight rfsquaness result only in coarse
ness and vuisarity, while her principal
fdsa Of vaudeville labor seems 10 be in
covering as much Of the stage as posi-
be and exhibiting a vast and rather fine
quantity and quality OF lingerie. Miss
FOX can dance however. quite as well as
any mistress Of her line IN this country
and with Just a little more ease and
eguanimity. Her muscles are supple and
hey Joints 50 0bliging that the athletic
portion of her work is practically une-
oualed Besides this she does not lose
grace In being acro5atic and Is quite as
charming when doing g near approach 70
a snakes double knot as when combining
a pre-ty step with a quiet waltz move
melt-
One of the vaudeville singers here last
week introduced a new song entitled.
Don't Let Her Lose Her Way" the
words Of which are by George Taggart.
They emb3dy true and simple pathos
beautifully set iA graceful rhythm and
contain the real spirit OF poetry. The
story they tell is not only pretty but out
Of the usual order Of such things. and the
music 20 which they are set makes one
pucker his lips ready TO whistle them by
sus-incr No pretiier song has been
heard here this season.
TINY TALKS.
On Tuesday morning last The Times
announced exclusively: John Albaugh.
one u the oldest managers in this c1un-
try and for the last three years direc-
s3r of Che Lafayette Square Opera