Evening star., 1899-12-02

ton of "Bombastes Furioso." and himself
played Fusbos. Ard increase Of years
seemed to enlarge his affection for the
theater. During Thackerays stay in Paris
he studied the drama with enthusiasm, and
wrote an essay on French Dramas and
Melodramas." In this he characterized
Victor Hugo and Dumas, saying: ''As IN"
great Hugo has one monster to each play
a delightful monster saved by one virtue
the great Dumas has ordinarily half a
dozen" And he declared at the time that
the drama of Hugo and Dumas and n"
enlightened classes was profoundly I'M
moral and absurd" though he held that
the drama of the common people, though
also absurd, was good and rght-hearted.
1t is remembered that in Vanity Fair
Cuff animadverts upon the merits Of noted
players, comparing kean and kemble, ana
declaring his preference for the former.
George Osborne was a constant paYgoeT,
and at Brussels on notable evening, the
Oshornes, Dobbin and Mrs. ODowd oc-
cupied a box from which they saw opposite
Mr. and Mrs. Rawdon Crawley and Gen.
Tufto. On this occasion the fascinating
Becky enamored both George Osborne and
the general. Thackerays interest in the
theater was further disclosed in his other
tales, particularly in "Pendennis, the
early interest of which relates 10 the stage,
notably that about Mr.. Bingieys stock
company at the Theater Royal. Chatteris
Il thought L could write a play said
Thackeray mournfully in 1884, and find
l can't" His comedy, The Wolves and
the Lambs" had been declined both by
Bankstone of the Haymarket and Wigan
OF the olympic ms coIhedy was ''H-
Verteo INTO LoFe!' the w Nluo"eT'
In speaking OF the LrSt aIp'ara vl
Ben Hur the New YORK ENeHlns o''li %
says: Idrelul CoHlPuttlS haNS c't =, :"
that there were greater Huill'eI ,Ct 81 Inn 't''t.
whiskers on view in the Broadway TheateF
at the hrst performance OF ben iiul uidil
have been INSIDE the iour Nalls o. any
metropolitan puilcihG snce Boston ~"
cieht ana Honorapie ArtllerE last IN, ii| So So
losh mas ieEet SsSh 81, .H,i,i., ~. ,r -. -
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Which MISS MARI btTS9iei '!,CS d;lS1'I''t-
ate!y termed ne DeAjh Natch mMdS
obliged for once 10 run tn cover Ihey
We're Wli4lhg 70 accept zen huI tS d
superb spectacle. a great eNlhSeltSt Pai,-
tomlme' the most hlgh Y susared pm "Iich
mas YET beeh thrown out 10 CdlCn lIie NON
theater going theater-goer, but IN Such a
wave of enthusiasm As TINS their poor llttie
efforts at appreciation were compie'eiy
lost.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-At the Column
bia Theater for one week, opening Monday
night the favorite comedy stars, Ward
and Vokes will present an ensemble of
forty people in their new musical farce re-
view The Floor Walkers" The style of
entertainment given by these expert fun
makers has no rival; it Is distinct and sep
arate from anything else in the farce COM
edy world The tftular handle has no sig
nificance in connection with anything done
on the stage. There Is no plot no reason.
no sense; but 1t is all funny, and. some
how 1t pleaseS. Perhaps because there
is so much Of the serious In life we
welcome this ridiculous advertisement
and like it. Ward and Vokes have
never done ANYTHING by halves. Their
company is always a good one-nearly
eIwavs larger than there seems any
perbly. This year extravagant claims have
bean advanced as To the production from
every standpoint The scenery is promised
to be the finest ever given to a musical
farce review. the costuming more varied
and costly than ever before, the company
rearIy twice the size of any similar or
ganization. As principals in the support of
Ward and Vokes will be found Lucy DAILY,
that yiyacious little lady who so long was
the life of the New York Casinos annual
reviews and whose "Dalyisms'' are ever
new and a source Of pleasure; Margaret
Daly Vokes the talented wife of Harry
ynkes and one of the most artistic come
6iennes on the stage: the Chicago Ladies'
Quartet an organization now heard out Of
Concert work for the first time in ten wears;
Hattie Bernard. a character actress of ex-
centional strength; VIII West a comedian
and singer of pleasing style and whose
nresencs in 'sRv the sad Sea Waves Ia II
YEAR was o distinct feature. George sidney
AZ tmnarsonator of the Hebrew who classes
as funnier than the great WerfiaId. John
W Early baritone singer famous In
nnInstre'sv ,Thare is a f,pe cborus Of n,atty,
girls unGar the ahle directinn OF Herhert
Dil,es The nrogram OF musical numbers
nresents nearly tWentv snaciaItias Tba first
half of the narforrSnce "a dey,tad 70 -
Charity bazaar under the natronage of Nrs
Waldorf Castoria for The n,,rnoss or -
inp funds with which to bniId a howe For