The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
THEATRICAL HAPPENINGS.
rrIIr lsCHwEI6HOFER IN HUMoR
TOUCHED WITH PATHOS.

IT.. German Comedian Usos Morre's "Mul- |
l.ri" for His Second Play In America
New Plan ~ Baffie the Peddiers of
Ticke,s-Notss About Several Actresses.
r.ix schveiehofer showed on Monday
rieht that he Is q broadly comic actor Of un-
Ioniable skill and great natural humor. His
varied transformations In tho Tho Tele-
eraph Girl" were by no means the final ex-
rression Of his power as comedian.
rr he added TO them details that
rroyrd how potent his burlesque may be.
Tia give admirable limitations OF the noted
actor. of the German stage. merely sugRes-
lions in the course Of his acting but wonder
fully truthful and salient In spite OF their brief
moss lie initiated as the ballet master the
,,ve Of dancing popularity associated with the
sraqs no wST aeIishtiul Bit OF mimicry. Other
small 20 nts showed Herr Schwelgho,sr'sa bill
iiy az an actor OF exaggerated farce. His finish.
sSnotS Character q "Sn are gained without loss o.
srontanelty and admiraton for the manner IN
wGsh sS ar md gc to TIE r which they
create The accomplishments OF iarcical
actor cnnnot go eeyond thIs ri. herr schweis-
lat night at the Irving Place Theatre
he was seen in role that made
ssetb hi. S aSmHHa He was the @ Of "ins No.
body" rather crude COMEDY OF r AnSt Tran
peasant lie. He was the useless. senile, lhrm
"i his FORMER employer. He is the good angel
Of he love affairs in the home Of his friends.
E SI iRs r saf'' q f' his lie There is
not much ~ the rny to lntsrsIt sndr n.S p9t
il played in dialect and its enjoyment REQUIRES
an especial sympathy with the theme. But
markedly fluc study Of Old nge. truthfully con-
"eIy"d and carried out with artistic fidelity.
one was as puissant with the audience as, the
other. The whole performances was tribute
10 the German actors varied and unusual
talents.
The mum Der Of letters received by THE Sun
complaining Of nuisance and fraud in the sale
o,thcatrc tickets shows the general feeling on
the subject one writer asks the pertinent
question: How IL It that certain managers
abolish the peddlers seemingly without dim
Guilty, while others profess the desire. but de-
clare their inability to do the same thing"
There is a city law licensing the ticke, pedders.
thus legaliZing their trafflc. and making 1t UNI
lawful to exclude them from the sidewalk In
front Of q theatre. though they have no right
to operate inside the entrance. Those mana
gers who really wish to do away with tho
traffic are power less to stop the sales. except
Indirectly by refusing to accept tickets thus
sold This course has been taken with good
results by Daniel Frohman at Days and the
Lycoum. Augustus Pitou at the Grand Opera
House. and at times by others. BY pla-
cards and word OF mouth people are warned
that they will not be admitted on tickets
purchased on the sidewalk. 1t is doubt
iu however. whether this expedicnt IL
Legal, The buyer OF II ticket probably
has right to sell II. and IA in law. ittakcs two
n make bargain the printing on It % nom
transfer notice Is OF no account But the guos-
ton has never been alJudi catel in It's relation
who wish I" Keep the nedilers from ,hrir doors
can 10 Il without much difficulty. One reason
why they don't is their dislike 10 incur trouble
and possible litigation. Another is that spec
u'a'iou' In tickets is clear proof o. n plays
Irosre'y and therefore has an advertisinE
managers put out their own agents a. rcddlcr-.
orsellth privilege. Tho whol. business might
ticket anywhere by anybody at a higher price
thap the one charged at i, the box ONE Brt
hotels. and that interest il strong enough to
protect itself. An experiment at the Victoria
will be watched with ,ruriosiy II Is being
spilled by klaw 4 Erlanger To the start OF
Chris AMI the Wonderful Lamp" at that
theatre Should It work well. they mas be able
rush 10 Ben Hur" planted n harvest for the
peddlers in spite Of the managers opposition.
the Victoria. The purchaser 81 a seat In any part
Of the house. the balcony a. well a. the par
gaet get rcgS,ersh sp in ah, Of the nsua
the door at the time Of the performance. Tho
late Augustin DAILY used similar system on
opening night. but II was hOthersome. The
Man now on trial. however. seems both simple
and ehcctual
Loe Fuller il having n. renewed vogue in
Paris with variations and Celebrations OF her
Nlumined drHpcry dances. She got her Idea
for these displays while swishing her skirts
at the Columbus. Harlem. in farce that
failed She was a shrewd and inventive Yam
kee. aud. though elocutlon had been her
speciality on the platform and the stage. she
turned herself to development OF tho ser
pentine" dance. She patented the mechanical
processes. and has made fortune.
May Carcil Ia reported TO be engaged to
marry Frederick Rock. very wealthy man.
She began on the stage as an imitator OF
Yyette Guilbert the French ballad actress. and
FOR that purpose called herself Yvette Violette.
Her refined type OF beauty was OF a Kind which
Augustin DAILY liked to have on his stage and
when he engaged her he advised her to use her
real name, She has developed con sdcrable
acting ability and gives PROMISE OF further
Possibilities. but she Will now retire from the
stage
,BIanch Burton and Sara Perry look much
s1s. n wv Iniys Tor iord'" They were grad grad
uated ny the Sergeant school several years ago
G Snd have since had steady stage experience IN
Ihares FrOhmans service. but this IL their
come IN something worth while. Miss Perry
has some OF Ada kehan's vocal mannerisms.
B'anch Bntes seems tent on proving her
iersattY. She Is q daughter OF the Mrs +. NJ.
, J., Bate; who used to travel with ,repertory
o7inining "Fnst Lynn" ana ,'Camil e. Tho
laughter made her debut with a local San
francisco company few years ago. Augustin
Day brought her to New YORK, and one week
a. the vivid adventures In The Great Ruby
proved that ono stage was not big enough to
hold her AMI Miss Rehan Her next part here
was that ~ the mufderous spy in The Mus
s ssts.rs ana from that she. GnSsed 70 TIE h
nhetto. Now she IL the hosiery model IN the
BeIasco farce. Naughty Anthony" and the
way she changes her stockings il said to be
Gen Lew Wallace Is reported % have said Of
We dramatl2ation Of his novel. Ben Hur.' By
William Young: Il have been trying to devise
a play which any Christian person. man or
woman. ght attend without violence to his
CONSCIENCE, and without shocking any prInci'
pie, think that has been accomplished
ana may invite the whole Christian world
see this Performance" Did Gen. Wal;
lace make such n sweeping ana absurd
assertion? In II he implies that Chris
tlhns could not see any other Play
viii be acted In our theatres tonight. for eK,
ample. only one Is objectionable on moral
grounds What Is more. in Ben Hur" there Ia
ballet N which women are exhibited; True