The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-25
THEATRICAL ENDEAVORS.
AEW CAsINO ACTIVITIES ~ THE
OLD CASINO MANNFh.
The Production Last Night OF The beile OF
bohemia" a Musical Farce by Harry u.
smith and Ludwig Enrisnder-roints In
Harlem start Of a SeAbroOko Tour.

Inc Iun OF ne btilt u DJh'thaf NV ~"
cItravaganza at tho Casino last night. had
moro Of a definite scheme than Ia usual In the
MAYS at that theatre. That prolific writer Of
such stun, Harry b. smith, seemed TO
have started with the proposition that, as Sam
Barnard was not a unique comedian. but had a
counterpart brother, something amusing might
be made Of the resemblance. Then tho idea
OF "A complication In Identity had come TO
him Inevitably, and from that he Ind
evolved an entertainment OF just about the
average quality Of his oopious output. The
Bernards appeared as German carlcatures'
Sam was a photographed at Coney Island, SHIFT
less. convivial. and dependent on his
wife, a concert hall singer, imper' onated
It IN sufficiently descriptive to say by the lately
hump and always pleasing Virginia Earl. The
less known Bernard, whose other name Ia DICK.
was a second Sam In face. figure. move
ment and Electromagnetic speech. and
with those qualifications he made 1t
ulmost reasonable that. although In mimic for
tune hc was a oontrastingly rich brewer, even
the wives Of the two men confoundsd them.
The brower's wife, a Spanish dancer. was
enacted by Marie Dainton. a stranger
from London. Casino companies are made up
as a rule Of New York familiars that the mud
inno, was keen with curiosity about Miss
painton. Her performance was an agreeable
but not great disclosure Of talent,
the best OF which lay in her timber
grace as n dancer. She had a tolerable facility
as a singer and while no beauty was a pleasant
individual. Those four we're the principals TO
al extent which barred others from
conspicuousneSs, but there was a matinee
motor well skctched by Paul F. Nichol-
son. a worshipper of him. done neatly
by Ireno Bentley. and a coquettlsh snake
.l...,o, Ia. aalF anna, Iopaly hy Anna IAuQhlID.
who may d svelop into some value II she learns
TO ignore the audience and attend strictly to
her work on the stage.
The first portion Of The Belle Of Bohemia"
was at Concy Island. and 1t gave some free
and-ea y sketches OF diversion at that resort.
There the mi,behaving photographer rendered
himself liable TO arrest. but the tnonensIve
brewer was taken into custody instead. There
upon he poor man took advantage Of the
mistake to further pass himself on Tor
the rich man, asserting a false claim to
the others prog 'rty at Newport and
in tho Alps. The start OF this piece was much
better than the finish. TIE doubling OF the
B.rnards made too much Of their kind u
thing for one evening. The blund'rs and
deccpti1ns had a sameness which Aecame
tiresome. To see the two muddled pairs Of
husband aud wives hug and kiss Unmatched
was laughable during an hour or Two.
sg, I15yo p pSH man lasted ' the %Sudieniecco,
had grown tired # he repetition.
Moreoier' the h8"dllns Of The women
times too violent and protracted to look
well. Notwithstanding the tea business OF 10"
show it wa, a good affair Of The true Casino
al once cut out of II and the re-
malndcr will he made a success There
little wit, and the laughter caused was quite
sufficient to make the, sure iate oil The piece a
much. The music by Ludwig Highlander often
DRAFT from Lucia" was so free-hand'd
ioPS n paraphrase. The slghtllness of
the production wa, tasteful, as well as e1-
tremely SNOWY The costumins was iayish IN
-uraTu- and the ballet, and Mt. Ledcror.
whose handlwork was recognilable throughout.
the femi Inc exhibition. The Casino was re-
stored D. It's accustomed ~friyolity In a reSolute
aud ~efIectual manner.
The performances uf The Founders" nt the
Harlem Opera House this week are better and
worse than those last year In Broadway, and
some Of the differences are rather interesting.
The vicious French danscusc was played form
crly by an inactive and almost y~oiC,less voml'.
whose beauty was the only excuse for putting
her on view, and whose Inability ms n singer
COMPELLED her merely 10 rccite some Of the
ballads. The IgTt Is now taken by en- ac-
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more 'hah c"m'ly III person. bul WI" gives
value e. song, that were worthless before. The
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deiulre VIE VINO l'AIli7h'7 a ia''ide's hnso'hu
by pretending 10 get gny il represented with
.fro,l,- cb,rr, hy Iron. p,rrv whose uodcstv
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shook when .hc di.clos,s herself i'm a ballet cos
tu,,o i. something dreadful. There Is no con-
diti,, ,f t.uipir, c,r,.uro on tho stape les.
vauto, IN eject than TINT M tho conventional
s.irt. t,at max. a lot Of nury rl-s around n
dop,i,,, y,r,p's lips nu, 40 mot cover any
co,.tl.r,hL, ,,u,uut NJ her l,r.. but vr,n
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sgme Of the shgrk. mentioned as = result
q the exposure OF them Ia cue n ,~lsappotnt
Ileut.. This extravaganza, as outftted for .
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