The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-15

upon to eel and J. X. Hackctt, with the gravity
becoming a loading man and embryonic star.
did not weit for high bids. There were. too
many comedians, about 10 make the atmosphere
C Saa,FSss ROSS sSrsH snS his I assOd RlSfssiis ss w SSs%eS =
prices, and seyeTSi q them went 2 his om:
about q small boy who gave q complicated
order at q grocery store not for the sake Of the
srithmotic, did moi. get high prices for the four
ho sold. Weber u Fields Bought four or avc, or
steadily, and other purchasers woro George
bederer; william Harris,, tho Maurice Grau
tho JoarnaL Which bousht several SUnTl It's pur.
ehases included one for Eve survivors of the dis
asoer, who arc to be present at next Sundays
In the version of captain Impudence" that
brought Selma Fetter and Edward Milton Royle
to vaudeville yesterday at Keith's there was not
enough that was warlike or soldierly to excuse
the mons military uniforms. Nor was there
anything serious in the piece, which included
about all tho comedy that tho longer play con-
tanned. 1t followed from start to finish tho
wooings OF the cheeky young Captain and the
BLUM. middlo-aped Major. and had for characters
only the two pairs of lo~vomakcrs. Beginning
with q daughter who promised not to marry I'M
til her grizzled father took q wife, tho Captain.
already smitten with tho daughter. was led to
1St y t snS f M%s the sflo esESet' SO T bSss l pasen Ts and &
child were sound-hearted ut tho end, with their
mutual promise unbroken. The audience APP
proved the appalling assurance OF the younger
officer and the gruffness OF the. other soldier. II
Endorsed. too, the formers bright-faoed and
prompt in accepting a wager that she could win
q proposal of marriage from q p%rofeesed woman
bar shane ans ' 81 sSe q .tste.. IN he! o''iS s!s hu e.
a. ring; Beat liked of all vas
fhat aha liknd m raal man In hfQ ahfrf
sleeves better than a coanterfeit in q dress suit
any day. None Of the scenes between the
Indignant and spiteful, missed of its intended
other two. wherein tho woman was pacemaker.
aroused a deal OF laughter. The whole lasted
Si onr sa Is % asnHiiy p Snlde u sS, ne scenes aw,s Sor So
given to five different couples from the plays
four oharacters. and monotony was thus
show version. So she was a willy widow In
stead Of q vengeful Spanish beauty.
A professionally terrible Turk was Q specialist
at Roster & Balls last night, and was o per.
former In this country for the first time. He was
. huge fellow, over six feet in height, broad in
proportion. and @ wrestler. Three other brawny
products Of tug and tussle were companions
for him. and the four big fellows wero
arrow as the curtain disclosed them. Two native
"lCobiOlot AoIhS hhhOh ohu u OAo
the frst struRglers. Each Of them was almost
as big as the imported wrestler. and their bout
was q long series Of grips and hugs, both coming
to their knees frequently and continuing the
contest on tho floor. apparently with sterner
effort than that they had made when standing.
Once a fall nearly resulted, whom ono chap
was thrown from bis feet to the floor
ing, but ho managed to turn face down.
Finally a ~"fall." in the technical sense,
was secured when both men were on
their knees. The uppermost Of the two twisted
his arm about the other in such q way that he
must turn at tho top mans will or suffer o
broken or wrenched arm. Once in turning he
rolled safely by tho danger point, but In a mo-
mont he was twisted back by the Same %ungentle
method. Then tho upper wrestler pressed his
opponents bosom In conscientiously until col
lapse followed.
Yousouf. the Turk. had for antagonist a mana
head shorter and several degrees moro rotund
than himself. but the shorter fellow was q stout
hugger and an effective ~wriggler. By twisting
himself out of hard places he prolonged for
several minutes what seemed an unequal
struggle. Yousouf applied himself to the
contest IN q manner that suggested experience
In conquering. and unlese the ungentle expires.
sion Of his small face bclied his disposition. he
would wiring an opponents neck before releas-
ing him; A nightly change Of opponents is to
be provided for him during his stay. He was
preceded by the Rogers brothers.. so tho wrest-
specialties to DO well suited to 0 variety show.