The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
THE STORY OF SCHAEFFER.
r,m,i, OF Famous Vaudeville
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Sylvester Schaeffer. who will himself !
.,..sat ten headline acts out of total |
=, e,,cen a, the Palace this week, is an |
sr,s,,cra' vi the stage. The Schaeffcrs |
10. heen stage stars in Europe for |
40 mast ninety years. Carl Johann !
s,baefrcr. son of a royal officer, founded |
,,o family. He ran away from court |
-, to,n a troupe W strolling players
tho age Of IL and was taken in hand
D., carl Rapp. the most famous timer
.,t Europcan iuggler and athlete of his
,re who taught him all the tricks
nj show business
The Young Schaefter soon reached the
,,.,f " perfection far beyond that OF
t. instructor, and went ahead as an
,rieinatir Of novelties such az foot
,.,i,librium and sensational Juggling.
lobarn carl became the father Of five
,bfdrrn all ~ whom joined their
fathers company.
They were sylvester. Sererus. Sebal-
d,r sdonie and Suzanne. They were
loovn as the Five So. In his
rrospcrous old age the first Schaef-
ss- turned over the leadership Of
,5e family to- his eldest son.
Sylvester. whose son Is the present
.,,r for an Indefinite period at the Pal
acc Theatre. So 1t will he seen that
there are two generations Of jugglers.
,,u.lNr,sts and artists back Of the pres
or sylvester Schacfter
The young "protean' performer at
,be Palace has an aristocratic face.
.odic3ting more Of musical talent to
tho Judge NJ physiognomy than the
o,ber accomplishments which belong to
his various roles He was precocous
Youth who from the age " played
a violin. rode horseback and tumbled.
Ito travelled with his family all over
Europc and played In every city and
town ON the Continent II was not long
before no found that there was nothing
dome D, any member NJ the company.
large A. u was and numerous as were
rs offerings which he could not do him.
self and do better than a specialist in
that line.
lie then set our to present whole
,hov himself and finally settled upon
ton acts every one ~ which he did cN-
ouis,toIv and every one OF which in the
ordinary artists life II would require
nfcfmo II unrcmitt!nC effort to per-
feet Srhiifer speaks English fuently,
and m fact L. master NJ all the Euro
mean tongues As absolute nervous
control j. essential to his success
h. TAKES the most perfect care Of
himself. being accompanied by physi-
can and physical trainer.
A. the Palace suite OF four dressing
rooms has been fitted up for him. and
.peridi shower bath and rubbing room
s,a,,d AZ his disposal His physician
and physical trainer will he with him
al all times SChaffer, who will furnish
the ent.ra second half or the Palace en-.
'ertainment, starts with wonderful card
and coin manipulations; then he paints
Two very creditahle oil paintings unde'
| the spotlight. does . brilliant turn a
Japanese juggling. which ny the way Il
exceptionally original. comes on mex
as German Beau Brummel. and enter
tans with much clever juggling. which
includes table tossing with his feet
asa circus horsetnan he puts his beau
nful Steeds through extraordinary dane
ing steps TO orchestral accompaniment
| as an animal trainer he plays with hi
fox terriers. presents many difficult ex
ampes ~ craftsmanship in which hi
trained deer take an important part
plays the violin like a virtuoso: as
magniAcently built strong man. bal
snccs a huge Roman chariot on the iii
~ his chin. and closes with a startling
| finale which he calls "Apotheosis."
In all he presents ten acts. each on
n which the Palace would headline b
'tsef were Schafrer TO present none q
the others Schaffer is q years Of ag,
and in his street clothes appears Sigh
NJ build Stripped as a strong man o.
the stage ne has the muscles Of a lessee
Eardnu His handshake Ia like a Wis,
schsfter Is the highest salaried arts
in the world, receiving more than an
two male entertainers together hav
.ver been paid for their services 4
vaudeville. The only artist whose sal
arv exceeded Schaeffers Is Nine. Bern
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