Evening star., 1901-03-05
AMI 81; NlIcNTS,

COLUMBIA THEATER.-Thc wanderngs
OF the Rogers Brothers into various spheres
of excitement have long been followed with
faithful interest by a fun-loving public
This season the author, John j. McNally,
has landed them in Central Park" Their
adventures, which consist mainly of lapses
into dialogue which Is excruciatingly funny
or simply inane, according to the way they
happen to strike the auditor, were followed
with unstinted enthusiasm last night by
horde Of encore fiends, who crowded the
theater TO the doors. The Rogers brothers
have linked their name with that Of no
less a parsonage than Paderewski. The
records show that the Polish pianist is the
only one who has recently succeeded In
drawing a larger audience. The symphony
and the rhapsody have no place in the rep
ertory of this company, unless it be "A SYM
phony of color a rhapsody of nonsense
The music is of the kind which finds con-
genial inspiration from such topics as large
cold bottles and small hot birds, with an
occasional lapse into rag-time. a large cho-
rus of pretty girls and a cast OF PRINCIPALS
who know how to move the auditor to
laughter are the chief elements of potency
outside of the comedy of the gentlemen
who, in order 10 avoid the possibility OF mis-
takes, have put their own names into al
the titles of their plays and who awake
the gleeful Jingle of ducats In the box
office by impersonating themselves. Isadore
Rush proved quite as much at home In the
festivities of farce she was in more le-
Ultimate lines. Johnny Page made a hit
with his eccentric work, and the remainder
were equal to all demands, either as COM
edians, singers or simple costume filters.
| The show was obviously not designed with
! any expectation that II would meet the
| approval OF a stickler for the exact pro-
! prieties in matters of attire or the possess
! sion of an Over-refned sense of humor IL
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| without asking the reason why. And last
| night afforded convincing proof that the
Rogers brothers have this public stampeded
| In their direction. The manner In which
| the music director. Mr. Levi led the gal
| lery IN Its musical efforts was one Of the
| features Of the entertainment.
| NEW NATIONAL THEATER Alice
! nielsen and ~ capabl. company presented
| tn" singing Grl' at the New National
| last night The audience, which nllnd the
| thcht"r, was d"mpnsttatlVe in "a marked
degree. The reason for the unustlnl wi
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| considered the work ~ the company 80.
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