The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25
THINGS At THE THEATRE.
INN ODESTr CRUDELT TRANSFERRED
FROM THE ERESCH IN 4 FARCE.

a IN mummy ~ tEs
United by the P~olice-Some Smiles.
Pillar. Norm was unwilling 10 follow the ex-
ample of Reiane and let tho audience see her
In MY Cousin At once on the rise OF the cur
tain. Rejane was disclosed reclining on a
sofa md giving tho finishing touches to her
to,let The American actress wants her EN-
trance" Pillar. Norm Is American on ouRh TO
follow tbis desire to he welcomed with the an
plau,e profe ssionally described as q reception"
Sc she did not follow Rejsne's way OF acting
the first scepe. A door at the back Of the room
was opened. Part OF a batntub was shown.
The voice Of Riquette as she called to her maid
was heard. Memories Of Orange Blossoms'
led the audience to wonder how in the world
Pillar Norm would rlse from that bathtub and
come into public view without getting into
trouble again with the law. Timid souls looked
about nervously. All the while the voise OF
Pillar NORM could be heard as she chartered
with her maid. From the length OF time she
taxed. IL was evident that the result would not
he the worst possible. II seemed that she
must he putting something on. The danger
seemed to grow uomentarily less. Confidence
was fully restored when at length she zane out
o, tho bathroom wrapped In n fairly volumi.
nous robe. Othor moments OF uncertainty
followed. When her lover was announced she
s'epped behind a screen to change the bath
GO I'm for something more elaborate. Over the
mantelp!ece was q mirror tipped at an angle
which made plainly visible to the audience all
thar happened behind the screen. Pillar
Morip's maid he!ped her to remove the bath
gown. which left her In Just the attire that a
woman would wear under her outer dress. She
was in n white p~etticoat and a low-necked linen
bodice OF some kind. An this was seen re-
Gec.ed In q glass dimly. That.device abated
the Alarms OF the undressing act. which has
come to. be a dull. old attempt at amusement
nowadays. This Is the extent Of MY Cou-
SINS" indellcacy to which anybody could OBJ
ject because their eyes are offended. In the
second act there 10 a cancan which seems: ac-
tuallv chilling In effect compared to the man.
her in which Rejane gave the same episode.
Few persons who saw the original Ma Cou-
sine will forget the astonishment OF the au-
dience when the actress suddenly lifted her
skirts In the drawing room Of her aristocratio
relative and danced with as much Of wild
agility as Grille d'ERout or any ~favorite OF the
Casino de Paris could have shown. Pillar NORM
had not Reiane's facility when this time for this
exercise came. although she did kick her toes
into the air snd wave her pstticoat. The I'M
seen planistfn the wings played with a DELHI.
grafton and inaccuraey that made 1t impossible
any bad character after this dance. Ali that
was objectionable during the rest Of the time
1T can scarcely Be said that the LANGUAGE Of
.r M G9Ss,N| o, w simi hay F Ts5ei than pis2,. that sna ct
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shameful in purpose than dozens Of similar
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smorous or sexual phase OF the character she
s ssliis' in a psrp lSst' T fPs e so ! es ess SSIGn e.ssbo
notice Il she showed more talent. BUT i is
s elsss shs di Il ssssFy e f bst%es esr p %0te h9S
aeas se@ R,sss s sna ffillar m &o 191% nsfu r If :!!ses
ever the difference bet Ween her former and
present work may be. II 10 true that as a speak
Ing actress she Is without the least naturalness
An unusual variety OF smiles is on view at
Roster d Balls. Ever actress concerned In
fifteen variety Innings distributes them i'm
partially. end some Of the attendant clrcum-
stances are In strong contrast. Arniotis. a
professional strong woman. has two brands
OF smile. The first Is turned on with lime
light strength as she walks into sight. 1t al
most effaces her skirtiess costume OF black. a
yellow:Rarter'and brown hair hanging. accord
ing to the specification OF the familiar song.
A self satisfied wave OF her hand goes with It
ana lnulchLeb nor pollel that the WOTlu IL neTh,
The gesture also takes In some OF the furnl-
ture OF her speciality. which includes an oak
barrel. a table and two stage hands. The bar
rel Ia on the table and the two men straddle
the cAsk: The woman seizes the top Of me
meath II and iifts everything clear OF The table.
Then her other smile appears. rhe stage
Z. nsn se, ~ oSt s 81 ras stss's When lht relss sSs% fr elsaiSi H.
perch: yet 1t is not cosy to suggest how Il could
Wit TIL Il the i e1nonent. The tenes q her intro:
dnss F.r s9 SToi,S a ?. not Ssns ssSSfSs sr s sHfs a sst t;so ct
tenderness ~suffuses the first ten rows OF chairs.
A is nct Ssams rs ssoets to En- u f2ont bow bows but s1. they hey
Dersonai, Before any single observer has
otter OF so much emotion. his neighbor is TO-
cussed. and every one IN range gets thetreat-
The Sunday night concerts. now said to con-
form to the police requirements. are strange
and widely varied. Between the variety shows
given in some OF the music halls. with only a
Sunday difference 10 costume. and the com
pIete plays acted in some OF the theatres the
difference Is great. In some of:the Sunday va
riety shows OF upper Broadway the men wear
evening dress. the women make some pre-
tence at ordinary evening gowns and the eur
tain Ia not used. So far as the Jokes, songs and
dances go. however. the performances are prac-
tically the same as those given at other times,
One OF the delights oil these sacred" affairs to
the regular attendants Is caused by the re-
strictions on which the police: insist. II 10
agreeable " the Willies and Johnnies. for in
stance. to see how Belle or Bonnie or May looks
in the garn OF private life, with only q little
paint and tho footlights to make her more al
Turing than she is In the wine room. down
stairs. The infoImality o. the proceedings In
these concert nails on Sundays 10 none the less
enjoyable to the habituals because the come;
dams appear In ordinary evening dress and
not in theiP Rrotesaue costumes OF other times,
Most OF them cling to paint and wigs. The
1kstches lose little from the absence Of the cur
tain. Women MAP appear in mems dress but
Violating the law. As u result Of these differ
ences OF interpretation men and women alike
halls nearly the same rule. Is followed. The
necessity OF allowing considerable latitude as
must be regarded, That is sometimes IN
conventional OH the Bowery. y takes the
idea, to its ,uttermosl limits. Hauptmann's