The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31

| presentations Of the man-abouttown and the
The new musical play in town Is Three Little
Lambs" which Edwin Knowles brought 70 the
| Fifth Avenue on Christmas night II belongs
| 70 the same list as - Runaway Girl" and The
Circus Girl" and easily holds its own with either.
II is totally free from yulgarity, yet is bright
and uptodatc, combination that is welcome
NStfing new need Re looked t G., so2n at a.
s CaihSrin w!'" or Thc Con. Cnrcrs," WHEN will
be accepted as high praise by persons familiar
continues, with lillian Russell. David Warheld
and Peter Daley NJ It's funniest actors.
The rural drama is cn in I'VE nee sr
cical piece The Village Postmastcr," returned
Christmas Day and took up It's former popularity
have been much improved since the first produc.
The other .rutal play is, Way Down East"
xesdsmy h a Music 6 H' Of run az
drama drama than the other though its comedy Is not
SThe Amer, meets with as much approval
as did The Wizard Of the. Nile or The Idols
Eye" People Ike 70 sec Frank Daniels In hard
Naturalization Of "Sap6,,S With olga Nethcrsolo
in the leading part
Vaudeville diversion OF all sorts Is procurable.
-Four continuous shows provide n commcndabic
supply. and their reward Is indicated by the fact
that all start their programmes before noon to-
morrow. The most remarkable inning at Proc
tors will he that Of the Hungarian Boys Band,
who are pleasing as musicians and a success
considered as a spectacle They are a stage
full Specialists who will appear singly or in
pairs are " C. Davis Seymour and Dupree
Ellsworth and Burt, Lester and Jerman, Flora.
Mrs. Bequc and Edward Standish. Motion pic
lures will make an interesting exhibit From
l:3O this afternoon until the usual hour at night
for closing there will bo vaudeville conccr,
here Anna Teresa Berger. Joe O'Harc and Jcn.
ME Seamans will he among the contributors
Marshall T. wilder will head the Pleasure Pal
ace roster. His present budget Is delivered in
rapid fire fashion. after the manner Of the variety
show nlonoloyutst. but IL III every way refine.
mcnt of the others fun and methods. Now and
then n variety show wltticism is recognizable,
but that has been refined, too. Joe O'liarc will
be another Of the "toplincrs." lie is n boy vocal.
list who starts with religious music and uses
u handsome and elaborate setting for his first
selection. The dramatic number will fall IN
Berthe Wclhy and four companions. one 81 whom.
small child, Is the most conspicuous OF the lot.
other specially folk retained are Anna Teresa
Berger, Herbert and willing, Lcaviu and Noycllo.
Eldtidgc, the Hungarian Boys Band and Con,
way and Leland will he some OF those TO be heard
hero this afternoon and evening.
The chief specialist at Keith 4 will be Houdini,
an unfamiliar performer Of fcats that arc uncX-
plainable To his closest watchers An escape from
handouts leg shncklcs and straight ackct will
be his most mystfying effort He is leader Of a
long list II specially folk II includes Henri
French, who combines bicycling and Juggling
amusngly: the livingstous and the Elurcnz
troupe. who are actobats. Flcurct,c and Gardiner.
dancers, the lloscbuds and Phil OFT in brief
mcmurlcT: Wrothc and Wakefield Shcrhan and
Kennedy. Bugert and O'lIrien the ,Iohnstoncs.
balahriggn and the Kings. The pictorial display
contributing.
Shnkcspcrcan drama will be provided at Pas
II includes two tots who take y Shy at the bal.
cony, scene Of Romeo aud Juliet. Specialists
iis,id ar. Tony l'as'9J Lew Hawkins, sq p;;,n
Holmes, Lynch and Jewell, Fos;rc and Emmett
Val. and Ardrll. John Z, Drew. the Tnnnkas,
Music hall Vaudeville is furnished extensively
at knstrr & ihals, Tho leaders n those who
T Cp"EC9 s% nnS S DC ,nS
Caldwell They will b. conspicuous IN a sue.
ccSsion thnt Is brisk, some 81 tn" more familiar
innings b'iire shortened So that only their more
amusing portions are heard A vaudeville per.
formnncr will h" given here 90 night
If tho m dT ana IT,, Gus ni assume direction ar
Safcu. cqacd MisS Srs rs So SHG ono A GnS
bingham and Smith, the Elcctros. Manic Rem
inCton; Nellie Hill tho Cosmopolitan Trio and
nam' Tor its motion picture display, is in con
Watson and Duprec are leaders Of the tourists
Their burlrttns are a Tough Night" and Tho
Benjamin Picnic and among their variety pcr-
formers are the Spcncers, Sherman and Ralston
Diamond and pcnr the Muntocs and Mildred
Murray. To.nights concert will enlist Can
ncld aud c arlc,on Mansfield and Wilbur Pauline
Moran aud Johnnie Carol, among others
SUNDAY vaudeville al the New York this evening
will employ Ekra Kendall Sam Remand. Ahtc
Hail lanes Il Glcnrny, Willis Sweatnam and
q squad II zouaves
AZ the Fourteenth Street this afternoon and
evening will he shown long series 81 motion pho
togrnphS 81 his Holiness, Pope Leo XIII A
clesr idea Of his daily life Is promised The views
will have accompaniment Of vocal and instru-
mental music
The newest wax group at tho Eden Museo
is one prepared especially 10 illustrate the holiday
season. Other features aimed for chdrcns
approval. and include a long version 81 Gin.
derclla's Slipper in motion photographs. md
will he two