The times., 1899-03-05

ger were seen in a piece called by the
Sad Sea Waves" The play was originally
written for but never produced by, Evans
and Hoey It is simply a thread on which
10 hang a number of clever variety acts.
Without these by the Sad Sea Waves"
| would be a sad affair, indeed. The run
of the effort is limited to two weeks, but
! nothing is yet announced to follow.
The continued successful attractions are
''ZaZa," at the Garrick; Chauncey Olcott,
at the Fourteenth Street Theatre; The
Three Dragons at the Broadway; Mile.
Fifi,'' at the Manhattan; "Trelawney of the
Wells at the Lyceum; AT the White
Horse Tavern" at Wallack's; Her Atone
ment,' at the Academy: The Christian,
at the Garden; Because She Loved Him
so,' at the Madison Square and Lord
and Lady Algy," at the Empire.
Although Sam Jack has introduced the
''Spiceograph" at his temple of art. there
is no diminution in the degrading display
of women. At every performance he pre-
sents what he calls art pictures" These
show number of models clad only in flesh
colored tights and an occasional property
smile. AS art pictures they would drive
any well regulated scene painter to drink
Most of the poseurs are no longer young
and have ceased TO be allurirg. The per-
formance also includes one or two dances
predominate. Really and truly, the show
given by Mr.. Jack would not be tolerated
in Battle Creek or Oshkosh. Its chief pa
irons here are sailors and boys.
Dunns Music Hall is another place OF
amusement where the degradation of
women is made to fill the pocket of the
manager. Alleged burlesques of "Zaza'
and Fiji" are presented. and between the
acts the ladies (?) of the company enter
tain FOUNDERS in the cork ROOM Late
at night. after the lights are turned out in
the music hall. carousal is held in this
place, where both sexes drink until they
sink into insensibility. Evidently Mr..
Dunn has pull with someone in au-
thority.
The Great Ruby is success at Daly's
and every seat there is filled nightly be-
fore the first curtain is raised. Last week
news was cabled from London that Ada
Rehan had been engaged to play as the
heroine in the next melodramatic produc-
tion at the Drury Lane Theatre II is un-
derstood that when Mr.. DAILY arranged to
produce the Drury Lane pieces at his New
York houses he promised to lend Miss Re
han for the London presentations So this
actress goes TO the English metropolis in
September, appearing in a part written es-
pecialiy for her. She continues there until
the pantomime season begins when she
VIII return to New York and appear at
DAYS after the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
Viola Allen and THE Christian" are in
their last week al the Garden Theatre
Next Monday George H. Broadhurst's new
play, The Last Chapter" will be seen
there, with Edgar L. Davenport Grace
Filkins, Ellie Wilton, Thomas A. Wise.
and Edwin Holt in the leading parts.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Con-
gress of Rough Riders begins its
annual engagement at the Madison Square
Garden on March 20 This season new
features will be added TO the hundred pop-
ular acts that have for so many years been
the chief source of attraction with the
show
Maude Haslam, an attractive and clever
actress, is dead of consumption. Her last
engagement was with the Inflated Mar
quis of Michigan" company.
Lillian Billings, three or four years ago
a local favorite. has decided to return to
the stage. She is good actress and a
pretty woman.
II is rumored that Tim Murphy, in "The
Carpetbagger," will follow Chauncey Oh
colt at the Fourteenth Street Theatre on
March q. NANCY SYKES.