The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-20
VAUDEVILLE AMUSEMENT.
POINTS FOR AND AGAINST FAY TEM-
pLETON IN 4 ROOF GARDEN.
A Seashore Revival of Negro MinStreisy bT |
Lew DockstRdor aud George II. PRIME
rose-Mrhrr A. IinIhs's Irrc AhNertlsing. |

Lew b"ckstHdor an" george IT. iIi
roSe-Weh"r Ii"ld"'' IRE" AdNer'isi"E'
Fay Tenn plston stepped into roof garden
vaudeville with no Other assi stance than her r6-
pertolre OF negro songs aud a peculiarly liberal
evening gown She Ii singing at the New
York and the crowd AZ the back Of the re-
served place. waits in vain FOR anything new
from her. II yes II great many good old
things for her medley runs from Il Guess I'll
Have to Telegraph t. Baby away back to
Keep Away from Emmrue" Miss Temple
toms tenor tcneI are not 49, well suited to the
inspirations OF other rOmUu, rrs as to the mu-
sic she has written for her-"It. \ renaissance
OF 81 Want You. Nah Honey which sounded
~, """' 'u' '" - ,a,tI
ike wall from the lhIau'N ~ ne coon p"''"u'
proved that rs well ~ the singers almost I'M
- IN, t...i,,,,
pleton ACCOMPANIES I ~" AN WIN NN"ci'"e
gsstl"uation. and her notions always have
.'t, ',,,.at -, all
at 'he'r best Wh'h a''lh! l' re'"'tcu as won
Us singing. Her own negro melodies have
quality that indicates she can compete with
-, =. - A. 4,
hoped that her roof garden service will not
rob her of tho leisure which she usually de-
vote, 10 comno.i,ion and the reduction Of her
figure to It's winter outlines. Vaudeville will
h,. h.tt.r for some of fine good SONGS she writes
wv 'o''.t W. '.''''e y, Wv Hoo, ',"N ~,
anil diminntion "f her nvoirdupois' Maybe
her flowing drarerics we're responsible for
,,. i,,,.,-.t ,,,,,,,,,, ,ho, ,ooloa .olid
,""' ','' -, - ,.,..
ohe 'hfE III the New lhIk fool proEf"ii uAe
proves how necessary it is nowadays for spe-
cin,'S'S 90 "| "'"''h'"I m's''n''N' W.
girls called the H'7tef7 zen arc eofheY IL
looks aud vivncinus in manner They sing
some verses ,l,,ut what they or somebody else
dl' IN gay Iar'e' lheh theS KICK win sym,
'"'"S ,'''" >'t'""9'N. i"e'. ,Vi'o9 "'' So
eh )uGh' 'he'r u"hrlnE eauH'S NIX apu 'hoii
shIrlt7 uhUaGIlhH' rive years ago the' "ouiu
nave "'"'e " eeh9"''on' pu' my raw '"oi
audiences uhh' o'en 'o'd"S an" fetire III 81.
iehcr. NJ io"' EarHen uuI' &C. Is as eH'Ee,, d
theirs is no accpptnLIe substitute for IT, That
same want. snme~hat less'cmr hhticany i'm
l rrstei. kePt me rH.nuT,aHtt ao"I ~ t%,
AMI ,lirrrt~d attention mora Jirartly TO her
waist line. There is other evidence on the
-. tIr MN "ii,g,, S
rirnus Her ulIo1runrds are not much SUI
perior to the ordinary run. it is doubtful II
hey.conId ever arH9pnit i nlucn toward oEeI
~ tLe in lntions 81 yarieyil,e a trourr able 10
maintain the reverse Of that were tho fischer
non animh!sWh USED Ia i'e at hnster " blnl =.
iii: WAGONS Dc skirt dances aad other silTi-
lar stunts. 1t Is only toward the close of their
performance that they DO anything new. and
,he tespohte OF the anu!eh@e H. ~ ompt ahd
heafp. hn2ut eNerI dos iech - = wi II, %.
. ~
Last ltnse O. summer as la'ey descripeI IN
NJ y. ~ ne 81 nIe sot III nl,'tl a w Hof
Tucn roriF SiGT"sSlTh IN, Una, u iVT al eIg
uSi9 ~ r", , ,iIo ~ i'hi
s ec 1 Is not at ali e"m@erned With the cover
ass on Ihe nE1: ~ n 'He tesu,t "' "a ,asre ne
chh icai ,nhtrI'anre nut !, IT. =, ~ u '''e
roo' Spectators ana my dpp'auu H.
Lt~ IckstaHer ana george Primrose arc
restoring old time negro miustrelsy to the
No" ~, iu'''C ~ W., 80, ~. .' 49, .l -.
Minstrelsy IN such unadu'tera'eu form Is rare
FreIlent efforts are not made to return it to a
g.rerotion which has never heard ANYTHING
ke"et ",'O' "N,l, ,r"' ,','',
about 1t or has wholly tufg"ttsn II. j ne audi
ences at Manhattan are large in size That is
not ,ba oriv srrrri.irr thinp about than
nv! ~. VIZ on' ,,I,',,I, t. ,t,ot :, .,
they are enthusiastic III way that IL hlost
pronounced at tho beginning Of tho evening
md gradually declines. The monntony of the
u ', go u - ,'., taI, roarausihI. Nv.
minstrel show must he hell responsible Tor
that. Few of tho Jokes are mouldy. Many
ha,. , suyyes,ion n, f,eshness All bava
h",o n Va $3.50 o. ",
points DO lhe nrs' part paSSes III ripOe oi
ausn'er 10 ao 'ne or op pn,'e
-, .,, go. roni,..,o l.,Iiro E,.rv
succeeding performer gives tho impression OF
trying to do lust what the man before him has
leen doing. They are all dressed In the same
1Llalhdhteu nIl3' mit Ds 49, ~ H. .
Are pnlnted to look twice tho natural sile and
their eyes roll cluIuently. displaying tho white
IMrts IN ,he iam,4iai;May oi ',e s.aEe nesro.
tnnt this i some sort OF a prolonged init alton.
When two men. following each other with an
vi 0n bs iSeo Of ths bs arr ~
the entertainment grows stili stronger. In
tns tIrst mart with all the men in view sim :
tnnenusy il Wns seen they we're numerous
I'M onrs sfnrieI in Vaudeville few usrsous in
no euJjen"e Ind any distinct idea OF a
IitTersncs betNean them lew Dockstad err
and George Irimrose who are Mt the head OF
| ths c0mnnmy retresent the autitIesis.of min
| srreIsy Mr. Dockstn has n great deal Of
nncti1n ami his humor has uuaiities like those
InnI in nat,raliv funny men VIII do NOT Lia"k
| nm 70 he nmusing The audience laughs at
| Nm, mnst In tLnt song n Cut tho cIairvoynnt
MI WoIsr urmt wiz was so suoressiui In re-
ai,ey ar rihiny inst tb"t evervLodv who had
Hesn sn ,nfn.,,nite Went f. Helen HINT for II.
Genrge primrose ia n veteran in negro min
| str.isv MI nomiI never have heen tvnicai nf
sha Si,ier Kind It j. n nr.eiss littls dancer
| Tcnn the far.oY model If Eugene Stratton and
| others who dress UP their negroes In tight-
HrtlnR, InsN AVA thsn set
| 70 dancing in a vague and scratchy way. Ii
| Mr.. Primrose really represents the negro OF