The times., 1898-09-18
news OF 1HE RIAL7O
Nancy Sykes Likes Turtle"
Best When Roasted.
FAY TEMPLETON REVIVED
Castle Square Opera Company Still
Marquis of Michigann to Open Mt
the Bijou-MansieId nt the GAR
den-Notes.

New York, Sept 16-The theatrical sea-
son in this city Is running with all but
two or three places of amusement open.
Last Saturday night that sterling ac
tor, Charles Coghlan, began an engage
ment at the Fifth Avenue, presenting his
popular version of Dumas play, called
1.-The Royal Box" Mr.. Coghlan's reap
pearance attracted a large audience, and
everything looks favorable for success
full, If only a brief. engagement He is to
be followed by Joseph Jefferson in 'The
Rivals with Otis Skinner and Wilton
Lackaye in the cast.
After three or four postponements. the
Herald Square Theater began it's year
Monday night with revival of the frisky
French Maid" New ballets, grotesque
dances, marches and a variety of other
fresh specialties have been added since
last season, and these with liberal dis
play of the female form divine afford an
enticing entertainment. Charles A. Bige-
low, the comedian of the piece. is fea-
tured by the management as its leading
attraction, but l am of the opinion that
the pretty women employed in the pro-
| duction have the best of it as to draw
ing powers. They are certainly likely
| lot-one young girl in particular. She Is
dark-haired, dark-eyed beauty, whose
figure looks as though it had been melted
into a pair of flesh-colored tights. She is
houri in tints and pleasure to the eye.
1.-The MaiH'' CT a rte On 10 in
and is to be followed by an entirely new
musical comedy called Hotel Topsy
Turvy." which is. believe. to be done in
your city soon.
''Iolanthe," one of the best of Gilbert
and Sullivan's operas, is being sung at
the American Theater by the Castle
Square Opera Company. The business
at this house is large and the prospects
for the season excellent. Laura DEMO,
a young Brooklyn vocalist has been ad-
ded 10 the organization.
The indecent disrobing scene in THE
Turtle which is on view at the Manhat-
tan Theater. has been roasted, fiayed and
lambasted by the critics with the result
that at every performance hundreds of
people are unable to get into the place
Like the turtle of Aesop's fable that de-
feated the hare. this risque and over
g
pace for many week TO come. Sadie
Martinot abates not particle In the re-
alism of her undressing and displays
with marked freedom the mature charms
of which she is possessed. Some of the
lines In this alleged play are almost too
vulgar for publication and would scarce
| iy be tolerated in a third-class variety
theater w. ]. Ferguson. the leading
comedian, is a popurar and clever actor,
but he is placedNin a performance that
Will not add a whit to his fame and he
knows 1t, for he is quoted as having said
I in private conversation. What can l do?
/ must earn a living" One local review
er says the time has about arrived when
the Government should appoint play
! censor and he is right. Such exhibitions
are a degradation TO the stage and its
people.
Down at the Madison Square Theater.
Charles Frohman is presenting farce,
which by comparison to The Turtle is
| as clean as undriven snow. 1t is called
! "A Brace of Partridges, and is an
| agreeable and amusing novelty. The
| piece is cleverly presented by a compa-
| ny of London actors, all of whom do the
briskest and best kind of work The Ia
| dies are young, handsome and beautifully
| gowned. while the men know their busi-
| ness The piece is drawing large audi
| ences and will be continued for several
weeks.
The Bijou Theater will be reopened
! Saturday night. when a new comedy and
a new star will be introduced to the pub
lie The play is entitled The Marquis
of Michigan" and will furnish a vehicle
for the exploitation of Sam Bernard.
graduate Of the vaudeville stage. Mr..
Bernard is what Is known as German
dialect comedian" Last season he was
popular & Weber & Fields. In the new
farce he will be seen as German-Ameri-
can artist, who has some queer expert
ences among Italian brigands. 1t is said
that May Irwin is the proprietor of the
show.
Hurry -Burly'' the new burlesque at
Weber & Fields, has served to resurrect
Fay Templeton, whom our grandfathers
admired more than a decade ago Fay IS
a fairly well preserved woman and re-
tains some of the chic of former years,
but Providence has not been kind to her
in regard to some of her physical charms.
Her legs are still symmetrical, but there
is top-heavy appearance OF the shoul-
ders and bosom. which is not calcuiated
| to please the gents" in the front row.
But to turn to something more staid
| and legitimate-Ada Rehan IS back In
| town after summer in England. she is
| in excellent health and spirits, and
Il
which she will exhibit in Mime. Sans
| Gene" the opening play of her season.
| Miss Rehan's tour begins October in
| Philadelphia to be followed by engage
ments in Baltimore. Boston and New
England.
A Jolly crowd of newspaper men and
| managers went over to Baltimore Mon
day night to see Smythe and Rice's pro-
duction of Henry Guy Carletons new
| farce THE Cuckoo" The piece was pre-
! sented with nearly the same ac,ors and
actresses who were in the original cast
| of MY Friend from India wnen the
/ piece made such a hit two years ago.
| 1.-The Cuckoo" is in three acts, and has
| it's scenes laid at the present time. The
! fun begins at the start. and there is not
| dull moment during the entire perform
/ ance 1t looks as though Smy he and
| Rice had found another winner. There is
| a laugh in almost every line of the piece,
| which is cleverly acted throughout. On
| Wednesday another party of New York
ers, who are interested in theatrical af-
fairs, went by special train 10 New Brit
| ain, Conn, to attend the opening per-
formance of the Louis James-Kathryn
| Kidder-Frederck Warde combination.
| The bill was a magnificent revival of
The School for Scandal" for which
Messrs. Wagenhals and Kemper have
| provided new and handsome scenery, cos
tunes, and accessories. Some fine acting
was contributed by Messrs. James and
Warde. Kathryn Kidder's Lady Teazie
was very much better than many that I
| have seen.
Chauncey Olcott, in Sweet Inniscar-
ra," comes to the Columbus theater Mon
| dav for arcra Car.ar1t nf one week He