Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-03-30
Our New York Letter.
Strawberry Short Cake - Good
Bye SANTANA Bay-Tbe sue
cessOr of Oakley hail.
"Brass"-The Three
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The signs strawberry Short
cake" and Strawberries and
Cream" tr,umphantly displayed
before some Of our more enterpri'
sing restaurants, is such a strong
hint Of Spring, that OF once be-.
gin looking around for corrobora.
tive evidence. And sure enough,
there in the sheltered corners OF
the door yards, where the March
sun lies the longest. | see nnmer-
GUS spikes Of rich fresh green
pushing their way through the
grey dust with which winter
winds have covered them. And
then, to tell the truth the air does
feel little different since the e.
quinoctial; a little OF the North
Pole flavor seems to be gone out
Of it - not very much as yet, but
still enough for everything above
ground and under ground to no.
lice a change in quality. And
the street hucksters too, they wei
come it; the apple women, the |.
Italian bandits who offer us PEANUTS
and candy on every streetcorner,
the poor old chaps who try tC
keep body and soul together by o
very limited traffic in pins, need,
les and the like. All the win.
ter long in rain, snow and gale
they have stuck to their post
with a heroism born of despe.
ration. No one ever sees them
sell anything; their whole stock
in trade cannot amount to more
than two or three dollars. IIcav.
en- only knows how they have
fought the winters battle; but
they have done it in some way,
aud now that the winds begin &c
soften and the suns bright fingers
to regain their hold on the world,
one sees their faces relax their eX-
preston of dull endurance and
take on a look something akin to
content.
Sheriff Conner sold the desks,
books and papers OF the late Sa-
mana Bay Company yesterday, al
Is Bowery. to safety judgment
of $ll,000, obtained by Isaiah
Reed, secretary of the company
The property yielded $50. Rath
er an iuglorious ending for this
grand San Domingo scheme, whose
projectors were supposed to have
a good deal fatter thing than any
post.tradership.
The performance Of "Brass" a
the Park Theatre continues Il
nightly crowd the house, anC
forms the third in the trio of semi
permanent attractions from which
Rose Michel has just been with
drawn. Bras" has been steadi-
ly gaining ground ever since it,
production, and its merits as &
play are now more fully apprecia'
ted. Mr.. G.. +. Rowe is skilltu
playwright, and while the plot Of
''Brass' is very slender, il is 1
thread on which are strung pearls
of dialogue and incident sufficient
ly numerous to keep the beholder
in goOd-humored enjoyment from
beginning to end. MIR, Rowe
however, is not only a successful
author, but is IN unsurpassed
character actor as well, and hi.
personation OF the central figure
- Walton Stray" lis the in.
carnation Of cool, imperturbable
admirable cheek gorgeous, stu
pendous liar, who would drive
Munchausen himself to despair
but who nevertheless gains our
sympathieS by his evident good
heart and his devotion to the her.
oine. His catch phrases -" See
this ring!" and Fact, | assure
you - have been taken up BY
young New York: and made parI
and parcel Of its peculiar vocabu-
larry. The cast of the play i:
otherwise exceptionally strong,
and the performance very smooth.
AS soon as they can be spared
from New York, Mr.. Rowe and
i"Brass" will make an extended
provincial tour.
! The recent history of the
"Park" has been quite event
full. Two years ago Mr.. John T.
Raymond launched Colonel Sell
ers" from its boards on the sea
of popularity. Last year came
Florence and the Mighty Dol
lar" then its stage witnessed
that extraordinary depression of
ex-Mayor Hall, and its present
occupant only adds 10 its pres.
tige. 1t is cosy, we'll situated,
and is under the management of
Dir. William Stuart, whose name
Is closely associated with the most
brilliant portion of New York's
dramatic history. Under his
management of the Winter Gard
en- occurred many memorable sue