Life — January 28, 1892 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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56 + LIPE * “FOR MONEY,” AND OTHER THINGS. N amusing characteristic of the late James Fiske, Jr. was a tendency to pose in various official capacities and uniforms. This tendency, not only of Mr. Fiske but of many other Americans, has been seized upon by Messrs. Greene and Thomas in creating a new part for Mr. W. H. Crane, in the play which they have called * For Money.” A colonel who doesn’t know a file-closer from a bass-drum, and a commodore who loses control of his pneumo-gastric nerve at the mere mention of salt water, is eminently calculated to provide humorous situatic Mr. Crane neglects no opportunities granted by the part and gives it the added force of his own vigorous Americanism and sense of humor. Artistically, both the part and the play are miles away from “ The Senator,” and it isdifficult not to make a comparison. But such perfect pieces of character drawing as Senator Rivers are not possible every day, and in his present effort Mr. Crane has made a success with material which would, doubtless, in other hands have proved a failure. Wénfield Farragut Gurney is more a caricature than a dramatic broadening of a real character. It calls for a pretty heavy strain on the sense of the improbable, but Mr. Crane makes it funny enough to cause us to forget its exaggeration. Weer Madame Modjeska comes to New York, it means a perceptible improvement in the dramatic atmosphere, She is not only a thorough artist, but she represents a higher order of work and development than is usually presented to the American theatre-goer. “T HOSE classic ceremonials known asthe French and Arion balls ire close at hand, The usual number of deacons and other saintly persons are arranging to be unexpectedly called out of town and away from the bosoms of their families on the dates of these festivities. on truth and real life, should see The Country Circu: “T° HE management of the Madison juare Garden realizes that the public is tired of the long-distance tests of human endurance which have so often taken place at that place of amusement. It announces a bicycle match to take place in March, in which the contestants will be given enough rest to insure real racing instead of an exhibition of men exhausted to the point of unconsciousness. * * [*: PADEREWSKI knows his business. Long-suffering citi- zens who have been tims of the average amateur pianist, may be con- vineed if they hear Paderewski, that the piano is after all a musical instrument. A STRAIN UPON THE CHEERFUL GIVER. “WHAT SHALL WE GIVE COUSIN HELEN? SHE IS TO BE MARRIED AIN, ON THE 17TH, IN ST. James's Cuurci, Cntcaco.” “OH, SEND HEK A SILVER PEN-HOLDER ; THIS 18 THE THIRD TIME, YOU KNOW, AND SHE CAN'T EXPECT VERY SUCHE “OKLAHOMA Sam jumPeD Bryson Daty's CLAIM ONE DAY LAST WEEK." comicbooks.com