The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08

| Maurice Barrymore and a competent company
continues az the Fifth Avenue Three Little
lambs" which Edwin Knowles Is 10 produce out
being rehoarsed there daily and will soon be ready
gustin DAILY had prepared for II last winter when
that manager intended putting his "A Runaway
People Who go to sec John Drew know the order
Of play 70 expect, but they seldom get such com.
mendable example Of that sort Of entertainment
present playing at the Empire The wit Of the
comedy Is brought In so naturally and is TO such
the characters, that il is FREQ from that forced
cleyerncss usual in pieces OF this kind.
Jerome K. Jerome has written TO Charles Froh-
urc at The success Of Miss Hobbs" his comedy
at the Lyceum His letter says that he is at work
on another play for Annie Russell, and that he
will have as good part for Mrs Gilbert as she
has has, Z his NGs snSG ShS plSGed
prettily sentimental and at the same time clever
play as Miss Hobbs"
Vaudeville diversion is in abundant supply and
OF excellent quality. New matter and unfamiliar
performers will constitute a sprinkling in to-
morrow's bills at the continuous shows. Leader
ship at Proctor's will fall TO Marie Drcsser who
styles her inning "A Budget of Drcsslerisms"
and promices that IL shall contain much new
and comic material. Edward Laur, a recently
imported specialist will be a stranger here, but
most Of tho others are familiar Among them
will be Howe and Scott, Duffy and Sawtelle,
Kitty Mitchell and c. Jack Harrington Cora
Stuart with companions will DO heard in brief
farce from the Rosina Vokes rcpertory.
One number at the Pleasure Palace will bringa
new comedietta. II s called The Halfway House."
and is the work OF Ezra Kendall. He is the most
prolific of all the variety and minstrel show Joke
smiths, and now has turned his output to the
use Of others than himself Perkins d. Fiske
will be the chief player of the piece The specially
innings will include two displays Of trained ami
mails, Erna's dogs and Walton's monkeys Newell
and Shevett comic gymnasts; George W. Day.
monologuist, and Bonnie Thornton will be among
the others
Ching Ling Foo and his countrymen will bo
tho followers at Keiths and Ellison and Enroll
remain shifting sketches Fully half the now
corners are specialists OF the first rank. Among
them are Emil Gautier, the Damms, Artie Hall
and Charles II Sweet Wright Huntington will
head tiny company in playing The Stolen
Kiss" and other specialists listed the Fields,
Trovolo. Lucio Wider. Kennedy and Quatree,
Edna Bassett Marshall and estrada New bio
graph views will show the Astor Battery and
the West Point Cadets in the Dewey parade, and
Columbia and Shamrock in their contests
Pleasure Palace and al Proctor's A, the former nn
and Edward L%S anu Tho shsstFs
will have Bonnie Thornton, the Elinores and
George Ely.
For another week vltagraph views will be con-
tinued as foremost feature at Roster & Balls
Soon there will be seen here a musical travesty,
Around the World in Eighty Minutes, Some
OF this weeks specialists arc Ada Colley, the
Gtecils, Degmar, Ewing's dogs, John Kernel.
Blanche Ring and Florizella Besides these.
dozen others will be employed In to-nights
concert.
Three turns" that are sure to please at Pas
tors tomorrow are those Of the Russell brothers,
Tony Pastor and Frank Bush Lesser lights
will be John F. Drew, Bingham. SNYDER and
buckley Conway and Staats, Marjorita and
Eugene tho Cartons, kittie bingham. Olive and
the Abaccoa
THE Tammany Tigers" Is the trade name Of
the Organization Of female burlesquers that comes
TO the Dewey tomorrow Harry Montagues
burlesque OF "Zaza" will engage the entire troupe
as will q burletta entitled ~ be Hobo King" Lu.
luine, Kitty Francis and ANY Nelson will be
some Of the specialists The Sidney Drews and
Joe WEIGH will be here to night
Hurtig Seamon's provides vaudeville con-
cert for this evening. and will have another lot
OF specialists for its week night performances.
AT the Eden Museo the conspicuously pla, ed
WAX figures are those put forward for the Dewey
Celebration These will soon be rivallcd by others
OF nationally known yachtsmen Vocal aud
instrumental music are other features here, to
days offerings in these ways being like those
of week DAYS