The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26

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witness stand thai she was % love with him.
careless laughter Among the characters sa TN IN
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an"e In It's entirety had been adequate, Mr..
Goodwin had been at his happlest in the hum
tosh had been especially enjoyable. and the
evening had not been wasted.
II. A. Barnet has sent to us q number OF ex-
travaRances and burlesauss which we're origin
ally used by the Boston Cadets. Last night he
added another to the list with Three Little
Lambs" at the Fifth Avenue. When done by
the military amateurs II was called The
Queen OF the Ballet" and attracted the at
tention Of Augustus DAILY, who intended pro-
ducing 1t last season. The success OF "A Run
away Girl" kept II OF. and after the death OF Mr.
DAILY II came into the hands OF Edwin Knowles
who was responsible for last nights pre-
sentatlon. Naturally under these circum-
stances II will DO compared to "A Runaway
Girl" The comparison will not In the least
injure Three Little Lambs" though the
other musical comedy was one OF tho CLEVER
est We have ever had. Mr.. Batnet's story was
slight and conventional. It told OF u young
man who would inherit q fortune II he
forsakes ballet girls and fast living. II he does
not the wealth will 60 to an unknown girl. As
this young man about-town loves and wishes
to marry one Of the forbidden maidens. he
loses the money. but she turns out to be the
other inheritor 40 all ends happily. The idea
was carried through two acts and throe pret-
| ~ scenes. It was departed from for many far
cical incidents aud q lot Of exceptionally pretty
songs The music had been supplied by E. W.
Corlss and he Ia deserving OF much credit 1t
| was tuneful. at times new In scheme and OF q
sufficiently good class. There are number OF
songs that promise to rival Listen to the
Band" and other "A Runaway Girl pieces
pSpulsSIsy The company yce 1ss a Md
had been well feEcarsed. Marie cahiii
made the most positive success OF tn.
buneo. steerers. She was comicsl in the Marie
DRESSER manner. yet was never vulgar ,o or
%ere hSnoToSsiy impsrsopsted By Edmund
Lawrence and Raymond Hitchcock. . Adele .
ss. rs wS.n s1s
Palmer. three Lille Lambs" undoubtediy
Won II deservsdiy. too. The show has lots OF
aash and 60 !, is Ike Ike ,S Casing Piece in ,f
comedy, in the reined manner Of It's presenta.
tion and its treeness from indeeeney or even
yugariV BESIDES TINS ne ,e, mns,s so IL the pref
| -
| Felix Schwel0hofer one OF the best known
comedians OF the German stage. made his nrst
appearance here AZ the Irving Place Theatre
| last night before an audience which crowded
the Irving Place Theatre. 1t was. naturally.
made up chiefly OF his compstriots, to whom
his name. il not his talents. are familiar. "A
Telegraph Girl" might be taken for the some
| what dignined English equivalent for tho title
! OF the farce In which he introduced himself. II
| is an old-fashloned affair OF u kind common
| enough a score OF years ago. formless to a
great extent. but valuable In that II shows the
| chief performer in a variety OF characteriza-
! tions. He assumes these in the endeavor
to secure for q girl in telegraph Office
place she desires for her betrothed
| Her assistant Is chorus singer
and enabled 10 disguise himself 90
that he can appear in turn as an aboS. bal
let master and an old student. He visits the
persons who are to make the appointment and
knowing the peculiarities Of all 10 able to dis
pose them IN favor OF his candidate to the
despair OF the influential persons who are
working against him with much greater prom
| Use OF success
| In this revived farce. already familiar here
from previous use: Herr SchwoIRhofer began
disappolntingly His method seemed too &C
centuatsd for spontnneity and neither his
appearance MOI, manner was really comic
| The antiquity OF his method was nearly al
apparent as the mechanism OF the play. But
the later, scenes proved that his reputation a,
comedian Is well deserved; A the old
delightful in his eSaggeratedly, comic
manner. Every detail OF the character
makeup was a triumph OF restrained gro
tesqueness. His success with the audience
was not In doubt for IA moment after this act
As the ballet:master and the old student be
was equally amusing; The company OF tht
theatre gave him admirable assistance. Annt
Leonardo was especially charming as the trans
formed telegraph girl, and Edmund Hanna al
q Hungarian count delightfully."- characteristic