The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-13
VIEWS OF STAGE AFFAIRS.
THREE HARRIGAN actors 60 INTO
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Annie feamans, John Wild and Dan Collyer
nave returned 10 vaudeville with q farcical
sketch In which the Cuban war for independence
and tho continual war betwcon janitor and line
up man arc exploited. Mrs. Yoamars is tho
tenant OF q nat OF which Wild Is tho negro tnni.
tor. and no is preparing a speech In behalf OF
Cuba, while Collyer Is tho man OF strings and
yells. Collyor tumbles Into view wrapped in
white garments and n clothcs)ino, with q story
OF having fallen from a pole that tho jnnitor
sawed In two. beginning with an alteration
between tho mon, neither OF whom 10 In sight,
the skctch includes whntis IN effect O monologuo
for wild, hidden speakers occasionally supply
Ing cues; aninning Tor Mrs. feamans In which
sho practices a patriotic speech with many mis-
recommendations and gigglos; q scene between
her and Colyer, In which she becomes slightly
tpsy and In which is lovo making; dialogue
for Wildsand Collycr, during which q fight i'm
nonda and n down. during
pS SM q anS.s" oss S.m-uon u,nn,s
and Wild Is dignidcd and walking. George F.
Marion nuts bs mama 70 tho stctch ma author
which, without its weii.known participators'
would not amusc. Mrs. Ycamans's allusion to
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Charles Coghlan hos transferred The Roy
al Box to tho Garden. His easy. finished
acting aid his clear. concise reading have
received the praise which they deserve.
They are quite capable OF compromising
Tor the lack OF spirit which damages GER
tam scenes, notably that which closes the
fourth act. The unsatisfactory treatment OF
that passage is n casual dcmerit in tho perform
ance, ana In n large measure Is tho result OF
certain arrangements In tho preceding scenes.
The attention attracted to three characters Sit
ting in a private box Is q mistake. Experience
has shown that the episode in which they figure
Is moro effective whom tho audience suddenly
becomes aware or those persons presence.
with q boN decorated Tor them, the spectators
wait from . O'Clock Tor them to appear. ana
when they do 80 q climax Is reached that has
no real bearing on tho action of the drama.
They are better when introduced quietly into
the box, and are not recognized until Ciarcnce's
action makes them conspicuous. Mr.. Coghian
puts them into such n box that he Is compelled
n nh his speeches Y s.l1ier to Ss look oft ct; = tt.T ;SSy, his sh0 Snt
facing tho actor through this scene, 50 that his
change Of demeanor was readily visible and his
Mr.. Coghlan has to turn his head away from
juliet while making lows to no.. Were there
l IGWeT DOS1I1NG III InlA DIAV Hn0 lIA nlRUl
artistic performance, no fault would ever be
found with such a detail.
The revival of Strauss's operetta. ."The Bat"
made n va,a nirbt Mt tho irving place Theatre.
Since tho session of comic opera began there
no nerformonco bad nroved On creS;toble IN
Hon. conriad,s .on,n.nv Tho r.nrosontnt,,nS
herr Cohrieds company. Inc epresentations
of musical farce at this house have the.quali-
ties which mark the dramas there. There is the
same sense of cnaracter at ieast' even IL carica-
ture be preserved. The actor.represcnting a bar
director seeks to present the aspect of such an
Seavor to imnress the ~ value Inc Of VARIETY It 'o ON the thu,
se~,a... nj -an,,t H. ..a.,-s -
periIrmance' u result is a posisivo cn ari
oneras rarely possess. Tn English renresenta.
.p ~ 100, psIo e. T. ag"1.
to retain the characteristics of tho personages
I'D, ~ 80 pmt .ho Sonno, sinoors DO t,at
oIwoys md n nrov,dos much NJ the finn IN tho
nrodvotinn - "Tho nat" Iui,e Knnocvv a. The
maid servant who goes to the ball disguised In
her mistrcss's clothes, and in spite Of a physical
Thn HmS,e erT 20 ,nIE ~ y, ossa s sHi.a w N th bes az.
ond act are accompanied by a Hungarian or.
chcstra, and are delightfully."- CHARACTERISTIC.
npi, h mup M o NJ 1i noaiS ~ ta nUor, " nia this
natural disqualification. Her spirits and
humor are as uninterrupted AS they were in
of Stromssa hanutifm i mmsic secms t to nmt rrnsb
life into the entire company. Hanna Wrnda is
such an admirable ttoSoifnde that It Is easy for
ddhG t,S Ii IL sn nn, ~ 1upE ~ unn ner n
Won Seyffertitz-that maine should be changed
for American use-is adroitly amusing rs tho
prison director, and NM. Seniui, Hanno Frisch,
and Aschcr help the high average of the perform.
ance. Even Jean Felix, who makes one realize
Won Bnlow's definition of a tenor with especial
acutencss. seems to forget himself for u few
moments. Tho only member of the company
who appears to- distinct disadvantage should
get rid of that wig as soon us possible. The or
ehestra, under the direction of Edouard Poelz,
plays with unusual spirit. 1t is undoubtedly
the excellence of die Fielder Maus," which 1T
would DO impertinent to commend at this late
day, that is responsible for the exceptional
merit of tho representation. When II was sung
in English musical FARGO as 1t is understood to-
day was unknown, here. 1t is a new develop