, 1875-04-11
THE ADELPH1.
An Evening in the Newsboys.
Gallery.
Original Criticisms on "Tha Tcket-ot
Leave Han.
Dlsparaging Remarks Concerning
the Fighting.
The Big Boy Whose Soul il Moved to
Tears.

Inc d1g boy W1o20 bQu1 II m0yeu 20
Tears.
The Counterfeit Greenbaok.
II there b any truth in the statement hthst
those whom tho gods love die young than
the lease Of life Of vast majority Of the
dramatic aud olio performers at the Adelphi is
destined to an early Qu1tailment. At any rate,
such is the opinion Of a TRIBUNE reportef who
on Saturday evening attended the Adelphi, and
chose as his resting place during the perform
ance the boys gallery, which hangs in mid
air above the tiers Of seats below, and to which
the charge Of admission ia fixed at tho extremely
moderate price OF Is cents, or-from tho point Of
view OF it's ocoupanta-the profits arising from
the sale Of three Ta1suNEs, together With the
compensation for single "shine.' His sojourn
among the gods was made with ths special pur-
pose Of having III hour or twos study OF the
theatrical proclvities Of the newsboys, boot
blacks, and other small fry for whose benefit the
Adeiphi people have caused the top gallery to be
Suspended from the roof OF the huge theatre
In starting for the place, the reporter
anticipated something novel; and he WAS
not disappointed. Tha stairs leading to
the boys gallery arc somewhat over 100
in number, and uhsn the climb was accomplish
I'd the reporter was fain to sit down and rest his
lungs, and give his palpitating heart chance to
got back to something like normal pulsation.
As soon as ho felt somewhat relieved from the
results Of his over-exertaon he took = hasty
glance around him. and birds eye view of the
animated scsna below.
not part OF the theatre on which the pro-
prietors have been lavish Of ornamentation. It
is plainly-painted wooden structure contrast
ing markedly with the lorid hues Of the frescood
ceiling from which it depends by means Of ten
two-inch iron bars. On one side is posted a no.
tioe, 'No Smoking in This Gallery" and on. the
othar notice which denies the boys the luxury
Of an imitation OF the "great vox-an artist, !"
and Of ipdulging in boot-plaudits, in the words,
mo Whistling or Stamping Allowed" When
the reporter entered and sat himself down, the
attraction On the stage was the opening scene
Of the second act Of The tTicket-of-Leaye Man, y
in which garrulous old Hrs. NiAouqhby insisted
upon making an unne1oome third party to the
interview between Bob and his svesthea1t- Il
was plain that this portion OF the play waa un-
pslatable to the top-gsllery audience. Some Of
]ue wy "a ,;n s.,rn.nonaa ~, co,,r. "a
"nsA -, .''t,. ,o1@s- zee -.
to rsqnest tne sensraolo oanaa ~
.tsuoor TIE BONNET"
| ha receiyed the commendatory piaudits Of
~, hi. fa,lovs The scena came to close, how
ever, without any further demonstration, and.
| though mona OF the boys showed any relish Of
| the music played in the lnterlude, none OF them
| left the place, and the reporter took advantage
OF the occasion to look beneath and around
| lin, Il nav mt ha 40 ereat a distsuce. but the
1...+ ~ ~ Sva t;ers ri seots in tho gallery
sson,ed tn ha ut lest 70 or so feet from the
| f1oor Of tha theatre, and perhaps 80 feet or
an. nuua =, trore tha STAGE wnasa nrnnort,ons arc
aa.aonh.t aaoao 1a.aonad hy The distanca.
"'-''' "A'"' Tnr 4up1EycE MEOW
| ia d,vidad ;nto three distinct seas Of heads
| r;s;no ona above the other and recodipg Al they
rise the spectators nearest to the cleaning
rreacent of {ootehts in front Of the stage looking
~ 80 NV n;c9;o. Havine fullv enioyed the
Tea1lv Grand sight WHICH the top gallery affords,
the ranorter looked. with critical eyo, At tho
| crowd Of bows. in the middle Of which he was
% stt;nq> rev rere about 1ifty in. number, and
at glanca It was plain that 3 large ma
| ioritv Varn nascent newspaper-men,-the
| 11nidd1emso between tho newspaper publishers
| and tho nurohaginc nublic-and bootblacks.
| THAR aees ran ali the way from 6 to is; their
! oomn1a9iooa ali the Yay from erimy white to
e% pne.1'hscE of .bioodsd little .ng
whose presence amonc his white brothers and
| ia Familiarity with which he treated them
showed that he had not had to effect his en-
lance into lbs theatre with his Is cents in one
nthsr eoPx @ to describe the clothes
Of The boys, ~ none Of them afforded any eyt-
| dances Of having dona anything special in the
| Garment line except ono big boy, who in order
e. fn1lv exhibit its elories, had removed his coat
md an W Ts,t ~ from around snow-white '.s,led !"
shirt, @ and improyised cushion out OF them
| thns cent,v rebnkinr the propretors for the
ts1d .ssts 4 tbe third gallery. Wbeehur it WAS
nn.e ths 19H biied shit or cerebral superiority an
the the part Of this boy, yet vas plain to ses that
| no WIZ -, .,u,you7vnop, ArrHon1rY
~ .he,tric,l M Aqan@ matts1a amons lumber Of his
~ fa1,nWs nnrin@ the progress Of the music he
svn1ainoa to them lumber OF tho coming
so;nts of ths NAV and uromised to lot thern
Ruuts " 1ithont faiI Of the approach
A1om treo5 thin~a in the p1ay. which he had
| Sc seem NJ befoTe The fre,-a ssatement which caused
ts.- n 10 than eaea1non him and his shirt With
e;,ast osani' ~ Hra %AoA' o''' > ~'~