The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-01
THEATRICAL NOTES.


OF the Female Forty when returning TO her humble
but comfortable home in DIVISION street. heard low
wall bourne out on the cold night air Sounding
like the cry OF a child II naturally awakened her
womanly sympathies. and SEEKING for tie cause The
ballet girl found little infant few weeks old lying
naked IN partially lled ash barrel and squalIing
ana kicking Justify at the fast failing snow which IL
didn't aeem to relish. The Female Forty wrapped
the little wai in her pain, bat clean and comfora
bic shawl, TOOK It home and gorgc II with milk from
bottle, and the following night carrled her ready
made family TO Nibio's, that might become fanil-
iarizei with its future vocation. There the assem-
bed Forty formally adopted the little treasure
trose ana with TIE formidable points OF
their tin swords nashing towards the
"nles" swore 10 cherish ana protect 1t
through thick and thin. The baby then launched
on the sea or life under the name OF Lydia Palmer
Jarrett, emitting the usual ceremony or breaking
bottle OF champagne over its head. contribution
was taken up for ts present wants The Female
Forty lave promised 10 support It, and doubtless
the klnd.hearted Amazons would do So but III these
hard times the mournful query arises who will sup
port the Female Forty' Here Is a fne opportunity
for the knights OF the Golden Buckn or the Dra-
matte Fund Association AS the latter has Dalpa.
bly, anu painfully failed TO take any OF the indl-
gent antiquities OF the profession, suppose it
to the other extreme and tries its prentice hand
an INDECENT infant.
Miss Lydia Palmer Jarrett may may not be the
cnid OF theatrical parents; tia. question Is open to
some discussion, being found deserted in All ASH
barrel; out in any event, the little Danesake VI MISS
Thompson anu the gallant Palmer Is now ''pro-
fessionai" by adoption, and insist that the Ora
matte Fund managers shall prove their capacity to
take care OF somebody besides themselves " taking
care OF Mss LYDIA Palmer Jarrett. The new recruit
A.. l.l1
been engaged by Mr.. Palmer FOR the year 1889 10
do leading business in an American play.
, Inc Dayehport orotners nag nefy session last
scientlons Christians who wear good clothes a;
home. ana only a corpora's guard OF the ungodly
assembled. clothed IN wa.erproOls and scepilc.sia.
Not since the turbulent night OF the Leeds demon.
stsaton have these Davenport martyrs been So
seoned 10y the unbelievers As preliminary sno: 10
catch the attention OF tue enemy al elderly persoa.
looking Ike sealarlng man, arose and announced
himself Captain JudKlns or the Scotia and olerel
10 bet twenty live dollars that he could he then
.rys 50 they would not get out as long as they
lyed.n This emphatic proposition was received
VITA LOUD APPRECIATION and shouts OF 'Let Judkins
Tic .Aenn but the presiding Fay did not see II, and
told Captain Jndxins, with some severity. thai
The mariner replaced his quid ana money
ana sat down, but evidently meaning business
II he ever got chance AT them boys" Two middle
aged, puiy locking citizens, who mad been selected
by .ot TO tie The brothers. proceeded 10 their duties
Mr.. Fay TIE agent, had arranged tAe choosing Of hs
two eiulssarles with consunInate skill They looked
precisely Ike Respectable citizens such as wear
blue sashes and ride Fat dray horses az the head OF
professions IN civic celebrations. But sui the SCOT
ers Knocked the so.emnities and the voice Of Inquiry
raised and wanted 60 know ''now much interest
the comIaitlee had in the game ~ sarcastic
sceptic made speech protesting against the whole
thing as fraud and denounced the two respectable
citizens as "conlederatesn and "humbugsn
Uni0uist probably from Oregol-Senalor Corbett's
State-Douneed ~ his feet AID objected TO tue WORD
"coniederates." This brought down the house
ana cries for "Judklns" winch invoked the speedy
presence Of two sturdy policemen who are always
promptly on hand when they are not in the sg utes
degree needed. The voice which first raised this
10y iloutng the two respectable citiZens" was
angrily invited on the platform TO see for hlmssl
Ills gong up was as the going up OF that Scrptnral
baldhead, amid shouts OF laughter and merry
mockings; but he persevered and reached the
brothers aud their DoX. Al this point pAlosophl-
cal deputy sheriff, III q back seat warned the
brothers against 100 much contact with the peope
on the platform, II they were nos Faccinated. The
sconing voice. which turned out To belong 10 la
teiiigent looking but physically slight young man,
the audience to tell now he joined the knots 80
that anybody mag mite them by touch" was
bowling between the contendIng scepuc5 and Spirit
ualisIs, and amid the din an olive complexioued,
good looking iellow-said TO be u newspaper
writer, and looked like one from whom better things
might have been expected-impressiveiy arose and
SAID, "Never mind your rhetoric or your grammar,
laughter from 10th sides, which brought ~ very
large eei a long SpirtualisL with hollow cheek,
sunken shallow eye and general appearance OF
seedy abstraction from the minor canons OF ceanl-
ness and three meals per dlems lie ga1ed on the
tauntins nrons AS SHARPLY as his very ial eyes
friends that missionaries OF our faith were depued
to cvIlize the people OF New York" After which IN
controyertiDc proposition he ambied behind a
friendly screen IN obedience to a gelsraly ex-
pressed desire that he should "wak oG.n
Mr. Fay, the agent, here becams enraged
beyond m ,asure-dry measure-and veheIneatiy or
dered the latest and least respectable ooiaug %
the two respectable citizens TO annOurcs - name
and address as a guarantee OF reliability. Hs gave
IL blandly as Edward Robinson, TTeuiy
street, New York" lie deputy sheriI, Ia the back
seat, here exclaimed, "cheese it, Ned, " and what
ever that MAJ mean IL completely eytngulshed Mf.
Robinson, WHO fell back gasping. rui1anly LOOK.
ing MAJ In a white coat, who supertntendcd most
OF the trouble on the side Of the scepucs, and VINO
had offered 10 back Captain Judkius, OF tho Scotia.
for any amount, here announced that Moses Grin
nell the Collector OF the Port, was IN the han
AID he would be glad TO 20 la the box VITA the
brothers This proposition was haied with delight.
as Mr. Grinnell ID as Caesars wife should have been,
ABOVE suspcl0n but after considerable search the
Collector coud not be found, at which the runanly
looking man 10 the White coat laughed IN Jeerlng aud
aggravsting manner which melted the sceptcs TO fur
tner freaks or outrage. The investigating COMMITTEES
were driven from their tfty by intimidation anu de-
risige epithets aud the Brothers hurried through
their receptions as rapidly ~ possible 10 escape
repetition OF the Leeds expose which seemed I'm.
mineut at one time. We nave had about enough OF
these spiritual ropers In paying fast and loose with
Us under the CLOAK OF religion, such as u ia, ana
there embrace horsestealing for livelihood. Their
happy knack OF getting out OF knotted rope viii
enable them 20 carry on that lucrative and fashion
aDe employment with comparative IMMUNITY,
although Judge Lynch sometimes ties very hard
kuOts.
Ar and Mrs. Florence are enthusiastically awaited
Ia New Haven where they are 10 appear on the LIST
OF April IN two OF ther famous speciaties.
We regret To state that the reported Illness or Mr.
James Masck Is far more serious than was st first
supposed, and that that popular actor viii not be
abe TO pas for solie time TO come. Mr.. Walack is
being nursed by his family at his house in Long
Branch.
The inevitable Zavtowski IL at Fox's Varieties in
Philadelphia, organizing the inevitable "Flofal |
Dalletsii for which ne Ia eminent.
Manager Hess has come oat OF the West ike young
LOchinVar and taken the Chestnut street theatre
In pnlade Pima. lie brings with him many novelties,
among which may be mentioned the "Brebans' and |
the acOw DelOg ans IN the Held OF the cloth. |
Through all the wide border his play was tile best,
but what are "Brebans" ond "C0wOelOgians"
Thcy have breezy and refreshing style OF crtii.
csm IN New orleans. Mr.. Cayanagh, as Minerva, in |
siNi0n," h likened TO Horace Gree ey's white hat.
The nucleus OF all museums Is club which Killed |