The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-28
POINTS WITH THE ACTORS.
now THE BURDEsoUERS ARE GET
TING ALON9 At THE BEACH.

| The Roar OF Manhattan Surf Doesn't
Daupt Them ut all-The Singing Of Mas
Gilman. Miss Ranken and MT. DAILY
Stage Notes In America AND Europe.
"Hurly-Burly" IL not embarrassed at Man
haitian Beach by the propn1uity OF the Allan
| tic. Peter DAILY David Warneld, John t.
Kellyand Weber and Field are not comedians
to be confused because such en- actually as
the ocean 10 in their immediate background
Charles Ross plays q subdued and diminished
role In the burlesque as 1t is given now. and
seems to have his hardest work in refraining
from laughter at the remarks made by Mr.
| DAILY about his new summer hotel.
| II Mabel Fenton were on the stage, the hotcl
| might play more conspicuous part than 1t
now does In the text Of the burlesque But
she Is absent with the rest OF the women who
were conspicuous In the winter performance
| OF the piece. Two young ones who have at
| tracted attention enough in the chorus to be
| known by their first names to ost frnquenters
| OF the theatre. are promoted to the places left
vacant By the retirement OF the Angeles sisters.
Pearl Andrews comes as near to acting Cleo
pdtrd as anybody would be permitted to In
Weber Il Field show. There Is none OF the
burlesaue on Catherine" and David Warleld
confines himself to his Yiddish pedler. The
| peculiar humor OF these trnvesties has
been confined hitherto in New York
| to the email theatre In which they
f originate. The intimacy Of that sI tus:
share In the success OF the performances. But
II n not indissPsnsable e them: J., The great
any IN Nav York except that o. the MetFopoi.
tan Opera House. Yet the last row laughs
fhe qaiet. bgriesaas Of VARIED has is fuii
pant eiggles when that comic chap tries to get
ahead q ne roulette game by holding on to the
in a hall twice as large, and his fun 10
genuine enough to make tie impression any
hss Ts @ psI %hS % ts %
wstched through tho small end Of an opera
Heroic BULK Ike Days .atisfes Tie % eve "' in I
theatre OF such dimensions. although the
net weaken the Weber and Field hlmor. Tn.
little theatre on Broadway may throw some ~
auditorium do not. But the fun IS thick and
real enough to tell anywhere
Mabel Gilman has dispensed with the super
fuous lie" that formerly brought her first name
to close: but she has az many tvp notes as
when she was Mabee. They do valiant ser
vice In THE FOUNDERS" especially when Dan
DAILY and Phyllis Rankin happen to be her as
sociates. Miss Rankins thin pipings are least
adequate in the trio OF the second act OF the
farce. She sings with Dan DAILY and Miss
Gilman Every ono has verne Mise Rankin
reaches tho high note laboriously and pro-
duces pathetic squeak. The audience 10 able
to laugh and yet keep its manners. You
should sing duets with me-" remarks Dan DAILY.
and the waiting audience Is not compelled TO
keep straight face. Mr.. DAILY sings his stanza
with varying audibillty. Some n ights the words
do not carry twenty feet from the stage. When
he tauntingly puts an body into the sam Q class
with him as a singer. the audience would have
to laugh. even II Miss Rankin's squeak did not
incline them to. 1t 10 Mabel Gilman's full
tones that bring the encore for the FIRST as we'll
as the other verses. Her voice 10 one OF the
best tho Casino public ever heard. and she
phrases with taste and intelligence. 1t is a
pleasure to hear her sing. and that is not true
Of many women In Casino burlesque. or In
any other. When Mr.. Daily and Miss
Rankin return to sing the chorus for the
first time. Miss Gilman helps them out
with high note from her generous supply,
That brings the demand for a repetition. Miss
Gilman and Miss Rankin, seeming to be per-
fe city overwhelmed by Days observations.
return and sing tho chorus OF the trio onoe
again. Miss Gilman is silent when they reach
the high notes. She looks as II she thought
she had helped them out often enough. There
Is no further demand for an encore. The
audience allows them to depart in quiet. Miss
Gilman looks triumphant. Does not the
resy shSm sa tor hff tb tSP
greater deiieaey, and prophet, Of ut ter.
chances for arrangement to the top p' Of her her
branch OF the profession. But her dialect is
without dtssinGtness or renenent and her
d ' ss%'ea S4s is shoas
be easy to acquire Mario Georges agility as
a dancer compensates for her REGULARITY Of
citation Sssd Of sonFs by that devices
sse ana IN n ssr efG2Ts Rs 9ps at b.
there are evidences that Its Teutonio
Hne IS only not 81 hi S.5ss SR Ssr T6
MI, DAILY. She supplies the grace for 'i that hat
While the ethetss are contributed by DAILY.
with the smusem.nt he is able to create With
He has added sons bright iines that t are Swi
IDENTITY Of his own authorshin. Two OF his songs
vocal shortcominRs seem cortrlbutory to the
fun when he can be heard: But he continues
sS saSs il Sa ;Ts
each OF which would mako him prominent
tsn We a. 1s sr IN and
Plotting for It's own sake was the engrossing
occupation Of the villain In Tho Sleeping
CITY," He was rather docile in manner. with q |
suggestion OF sleek domesticity. His voice,
with Its rising infection and agreeable
quality. showed that he was English. and that
made him seem q little out OF place on the
staGe ofthe Third Avenue Theatre. But he plot |
ted persistentiy. nevertheless He may have ex- |
planned in some way too subtle for tho audi |
ence's understa nding what his motives WERE or
he may Intentionally have left the public in |
the dark concerning them. He was none the |
less jealous In his consplracies for all that In
the brief interludes Of drama that the vaude- !
Vile turns left In the first act. this villain had
one man nearly killed and his brother accus ed |
OF the crime During the ten minutes inter- |
mission that followed the act. he had u,;e |
locked up In an insane asylum. while the other
was prisoner in Sing Sing. 30 this dellber-
ate. laLy-Going British potter really accom-
plished something. Various things natura lily
resulted from all this activity. Ono OF these
was the opportunity II gave to the friends
OF these young men TO show affection for
them They visited them In prison with a