The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-05
NOTES AT THE THEATRES.
SILLY THINGS THAT COMEDIANS
WAKE PEOPLE LAUGH AT

IN Tho Man In tho Moon"-An Actress
who Holds Her Own in Glow ing-Tho
first of tho summer Roof Gardens.
Sam Bernard. at the New York Theatre, Ia
IN. acrobatio violator OF q tradition commonly
tnorn as keeping In the picture. Yet nobody
slannss him. When THE Man In the Moon I"
ros first acted Mr.. Bernard was less amusing
th,n usual. Lack OF opportunity was respon-
,lbs for this. So he was privileged to Increase
bIs comicalty at will. Marie Dressler is his
S,uorous accomplish. At the close OF the first
..t she throws him about with her GUS
tom.ry disregard OF life and limb. Just
a, the curtain is falling she swings him
out well toward the footlights. and then
,,mulates violent struggle to drug
him Back. She clutches the back OF his coat,
,ysn grabs at the seat Of his trousers. only to
have him slip from her hands at every effort to
teep him from under the slowly descending
.-.suuealn 1t shuts tho other actors from Wow,
'eaying Bernard outside. He lifts the red
blush with a struggle and chambers under
There are other scenes In which Bernard keeps
kk OF the curtains line even II he extends
thsJImits OF his part. He tells the audience
early In the evening the interesting fact that
Miss Dressler Is ticklish. II Is in the "Zaza"
burlesque that this weakness Is revealed,
snS Hs s sss IT. IT..
IN purple tghts. shows such heroic shepeli-
ness as she lies on the, stage a victim Of the
,Rs ps ss s hss tTed To
stab hin self with her sword. but has decided
1 H pn at th toe bos Sns ND .l h Is
starts the tickling episode with SigGie.
DsPy from What no o,,S SsHfe hsyona
;E.s me the side the sn sSlbsPa
L. He repeats that until she in m nm with
Hons on her other side She still is uncontrola-
threatens nudibly to wreak dire veneeance on
him when she is on her feet Her merrlment
ducSed BY tho process Bernard employs. She She
laughs with the whole -souled earnestness that
che a1 all her y e
as genuine. and the audience laughs with her.
Brutes have conspicuous part in the humor
Of The Man In the Moon" Walter Jones
nsHes an entrance followed by a fox terrier
Sndpping at his heels The dog is trained to
/ ttk with ferocity that sounds like real ami
fosty toward the actor. 1t is significant OF Its
Intelligence that It barks with increased We
hemepce after Jones has murmured something
about being bound to cur" II retires after
that as any selfrespecting terrier would be
expected TO. Jones next supplies fun with his
old song about the parrot. with an imitation
4 the bird that is lfelike. He wears in
% hat fan Of the, form and color
SsTss he Gss At The this s S
suddenly in the stable scene, The game
\ large as the make-bel ieye. But he attacks
as vigorously, MS i he were his own
Bird b sHSe' su ss d2oe tP PG
net 50. 80 much '1 ths, ierocilttyS o, "" tSs
Is his satisfaction. He struts about the
stage as i that were his accustomed place, and
intervals between attacks he walks deiibero
ately about not intending TO trouble himself
Until the tine comes But the nomsn, the
prompt and efsectiSe s MN INC onslaught is
vI new specially II this show is supplied by
Gehrue is not the kind q performer usually
Sessnn. II "a, B.2iadway theatre In the we'll
Somans looks and manners ma seem espe sSn
had better cake Watsr The st sPs
Ssfs.iss Miss ash4S S:so and S.n no sssfs
tS Gsnss 6f9 s9%1e Bra
slHuch saturated With the sense Of rhythm as
Team. Bruno ia more dstinctly Ethiopian in
manner than most men who attempt that par
iounG woman does not look little less like
the actresses In the Bowery theatres and sin z
: little less as they do.
Therowd was so great at the opening o
Roster 4 Balls roof garden on Saturday night
that almost as many people were turned away
Is gained admission. The changes In the
Mace were not quite finished. and many wo-
Sn carried paint away on the edges OF their
Irts. Everything was In order last night
However. The same excellent vaudeville show
Which has been given In the music hall is
timpiy transferred to the roof. Last night they
fave one Of their all-star Sunday concerts.
moving photograph OF Baby Marion Clark
first time on Saturday night Mrs. Clark
tnters with tho child in her arms. sets her
Gown, and let's her walk around. It Is par
PUT no noisy enthusiasm. was shown by the
spectators
TAT. the end Of the second act Of "Erminle"
sual farewell speech 1t was the last appear
lneep IN Ney York r. this season Of Wilson, Lii
Earted yesterday for a short tour OF the prin-
Egal cities with "Erminie,"
RiGsara Bennett has replaced Robert ,Edeson
MS EHcellency the Governor" at the En-
re H Gilmour now PLAYS the title part
stead Of Guy Standing. and other minor
academy Of Mmsc. Brand ran fH Opera House
columbus Theatre closed their seasons on
Oscar Hammersten says the Victoria will
osenext Saturday night whatever the wealth
II may be.
Marie tiestinger is to return to New York
Text winter and resume. for the first time in
Fany years. the acting OF serious roles. Since
per temperance three seasons ago. after
Png retirement she has been seen only In
Vaudeville and farce But in her day she was
famous in drama as in operetta. She will
lay here !Adrienne Lecourre,ir, Deborah. Marie
vhidrt and Elisabeth in Graf Essex"
| An actress advertises that she will dispose OF
al her plays. which are for sale or to let on
ioTyaty' and include "Cyrano de Bergerac,n'
TheESse kacGuin." Article Al" "Hernani"
q The. New Ntagdalen" Such faint per-
Ii 1tlon Of moral and legal rights Is rarely en-
yt/lha news comes from London that Clara
:69NRwskl has brought suit against her hus-
ppand' EDWARD, They were married In New
YORK in 1885 when tho composer came here to
greet performances ofthe unfortunate Queen
Of Bril- !iants." He wrote the music for " Err
mimic. and his success has practically been
confined 70 that. He was also the composer OF
The Devils Deputy" in which Francis Wilson
tPReared during one season. and The Birth
HNenus." musical farce with words by Joseph
Herbert. He met his present wife during the
behearsals OF that play, in which she had part
Che Is an American.
Jaran has sent to this country an actor
named kawakaml, said to be one OF the emil
pent tragedians OF his country He IL to act
~ san Francisco with his wife. also famous
PLAYER A Japanese company will support
In fha at,,1a ,aNn In,