Judge — April 3, 1886 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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40 JUDQGK. big receipts.‘ Erminie,” the opera that is to follow “The Baron,” is of English origin, with the scene laid in France, and a confusion of thieves and dukes forming the ground work of the plot and humor. It has had a long run Jin London and promises to be a success here. The great Union Square success, ‘A Prisoner for Life,” is the attraction at the People’s re this week. The Sandwich Islande over “Pinafore” and f teas, In the or proper th a la fresco ure now going wild 6 ‘clock missionary night towns it is quite the to serve Little Buttercup lunches fter the opera. If Lilian Russell were half as sagacious as » is good looking she might, without much difficulty, regain a great deal of her old time popularity, She is sadly deficient in tact and shrewdness, however, and instead of playing to win the good will of her audiences appar ently does her best to antagonize it. She acts Daly's theatre is nightly the objective point | and sings “* Pepita” in a delightful manner; yet of crowds of laughter-loving people.‘ Nancy | there is about it all such an air of sublime indif- & Co.” will assuredly run out the season un-| ference, not to say superciliousness, that her less the erratic Mr. Daly persists in giving us| hearers are sorely tempted to smother their something new. natural inclination to applaud, and to at once proceed to generate sufficient material fora “The Patch mentin Chi begun an enga; Ist, but its New Ye able that the w can public is peculiarly susceptible to eliness, and at this time is inclined to over- ork ay ern, three weeks’ longer run at the Park theatre than was at first anticipated In conversation with Edy the opening night of * Pepi i expressed himself as ified at the | Without disp shov on manner in which the received, and | that the object of its admiration and the recipi- said that no one realized better than he how ex- |€nt of its more or less hard earned dollars is ceedingly fortunate he was in securing Manager | Only acting because it is a matter of necessity Hill's endorsement and co-operation. and not because she experiences any enjoy- z ment in pleasing her friends—in fact, that she George Alfred Townsend has written a play |is dreadfully bored, donchewknow. — Miss called * Mosquitoes,” which is to be produced | — —__— capricious beau upon her evidences of its admiration. It is equally as sensitive as it is susceptible, however, > composer and finds it pretty hard lines to be plainly told, rd Solomon, on by Lilian Lewis next season. The scene is evi- VERY ACCO! ntly laid in New Jersey or somewhere in the neighborhood of Prince’s Bay, Staten Island. , Boucicault has presented us with a delicious combination of romance and humor in his new comedy, “The Jilt.” It,is. pungent, whole- > some and characteristically brilliant, and has been drawing houses that have filled the Star theatre to the doors at every presentation. “Pepita” is proving a most potent attraction at the Union Square. Although there is nothing astoundingly original in the music, it in the choral numbers that is pleasing, while in the solos and part songs it is bright and agreeable without being notably catchy. r, it is a vast im- provement upon ** The operais staged in a superlatively rich and gorgeous ma and is sung most acceptably by a strong ca As the automaton in the last act Miss Russell presents a picture that is bewitchingly beauti- ful. Se “One of Our Girls” is the loadstone that is attracting large audiences to the Lyceum. It is one of the most delicious little comedies that hasever been seen here, and is having a de- servedly successful and profitable run. The entrance of a formidable appearing rival into his bailiwick docs not seem to have at all disconcerted his Hungarian highness at the Casino. Pinning his faith to the god of the gypsies and Francis Wilson, he metaphorically | You can support yourself and a wife 1” snaps his fingers at the enemy and sails along| | PROSPECTIVE SoN-IN-Law gaily to the music of applauding houses and | tirely to you, don’t y’ know. FMAOMARTH, chilling reception for what is to follow. The | nd it will in |iook some of the little eccentricities of this | and to once more shower | aying some show of indignation, | | Russell may be entirely innocent of any inten- | tion to impress her audiences in this manner, and may think she is doing the properthing. If that is the case, she will welcome a little ad vice of this sort, and proceed to readjust her self to the requirements of a popular and at tractive actress, In the past two rs Frederick Warde has advanced with wonderful rapidity to the front rank of our tragedians. The mild traces of ranting that at one time characterized and rred his acting have wholly dis: and he now ces a genius that is ing him recognized as a trueexponent | of tragedy. He ing, conscientious and hard working, s a future before him that is bril ttering. His engage- ment at the Third Avenue theatre last week was a notable one in many respects. THE NOTE BETTER THAN THE JOKE. Dear JupGE—How does the following propo- sition strike yout The speech of the eyes—President Cleveland's last message. The above joak is strictly original and is | warranted sound and kind. Should you feel like incorporating the same in your valuable paper you are at liberty to do so free from all right, title and interest which I now have or hereto- fore have had in it. Yours very truly, | W. W. NILES, JR. Cohoes, N. Y., March 16, 1886. | HIS ABSENCE MAKES HIM SAFE. writes a Washington friend of the Jupc boys are wearing very high cholers (I call them cholers because they are all the rage). You are having a gay time in New York, aren't you? Your triumphant alderman reminds me of a dog trainer. One bats his poodle and the other pats his boodle. *** !1! It's no use. | I'm not within striking distance.” MMODATING. Parent—‘So you want to marry my daughter, ch? The question is, though, do you think * Aw, don't trouble yourself on that point. I'll leave that en comicbooks.com