The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-19
STREET BOYS AT THE MUSEUM.

WHAT THE BooTBLACKs AND NEwsBoYs SAW,
AND WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE GIANTS
AND WAX FIGURES AND WILD MEN.
When Professor c. W. McGlennen first conceived
the idea OF presenting to the New YORK public, at
the low price OF a dine head miscellaneous show
should embrace everything in the universe that
is strange curious, excepting such as are adapted
10 ..bring blush tho check Of beauty or mantle
the brow OF Innocence with coniusivn,' he realized
the Importance oil letting the entire public know that
he had such show. TO that end he has spent much
money in Advertising and has bazoncd the Bowery
front OF his building with beautiful paintings repre-
sentng in heroic proportions, the various curl
osities displayed within Not content with aluring
the eye Of tho passcrby with tho startling artistic
effects on these huge canvases he nred him band,
which, from behind the pictures, makes tho street
ring with familiar ana create such great popular
excitement thai from fifteen to thirty persons, many
OF them newsboys ana bootblacks, are commonly
standing the opposite curp watching the door
through which wealthier persons pass into the won
derful European Museum.
As he stood watching this group few days ago
Professor McGlenncn suddenly smotc his hip. This
bctokens an inspiration. al Will mako these penn'-
loss youngsters happy for once" be said aloud 81
will give them a free matinee per ormancc."
at Is a noble thoughtn said the Clrcassian girl
Isn't its" said Colonel Hall, VINO full dress
suit day ami night describes the curosties elo-
quenty. Sand It's such good ADVERTISEMENT"
But the newsboys aud bootolacks when u was an.
nounced that they were to be admitted Tree between
ten and twelve O'Clock yesterday morning, INDUCED
IN sneers about the practical character OF the en-
tcrlanment From limo 10 time some provident
coinrade, who had saved dime ana who sought va
rely Of entertainment, had entered the museum In
stead OF the customary gallery OF the old Bowery and
had told more wondrous yarns aiterward than ever
ud advent urous traveller. Thus had grown up feel
ing among the ooys tna, Inc European Museum Was
aud no boy who heard OF the free matinee stayed
away.
McGennen, exctetly as steady stream OF
gamns began pouring through his portals and speedily
uiled all the rooms Oi che museum. There were
SO many but me Professor has large way OF talking
TO reporters believing that II is better to tell lilte
too much than not enough. There were enough boys,
badges which was printed III gold the card Of the
establishment One OF these was given 10 each boy,
and during the afternoon the Howery looked like
Murphy temperance meeting, IN which everybody had
taken the pledge ana donned the ribbon embiematic
HOW THE GIANT LIKED 1T.
"Arrah, Patsy. twlg the giant" said little black
eyed fellow, VINO wore the clothes OF bis father and
tall ed with his mouth tu OF tobacco. Captain Bates
smiled benignanty and good naturcdly reached over
OF ten or twelve intervening youngsters 10
shake hands with his admirer, who was nothing loath.
Instantly every other 10Y wanted similar courtesy,
and the big man was kept busy for some time 10
facilitate business stretched out both hands, with
ali his fingers outstanding, and thus shook boys
at once Nothing occupied their attention long.
There were good many things 10 SEQ aud only two
hours to see them IN. so thcy went from picture ID
picture, gazing nurriedly through the big lenses
battle scenes ana realistic representations OF palaces
aua homes, and followed the Fiji islanders the
Canada Indian chiefs us they staiked around in
paint swinging clubs ana brandishng their bows and
arrows
there were SO many OF the boys and they
excited and boste Gus, though perfectly good ma
turca, that Z.luma Alma, the beautiful Circassiun
girl, grew somewhat pale with apprehension, aud
crossed recrossed her dalntiy embroidered legs
ncrvousIy she heard the Outsp0ken admiration vi
the crowd faint she gailus?' said one fellow SWING
ing his backing box from one shoulder 10 the other
look at her har Pcte!" SAID another, thrustng his
elbow ut iriend aud Pete replied iaconicaly, Lays
over anything ever see
THE ''THEAroRUM'
But none Of these curioslties, nor even Mr. Blitz
the sorccrcr; the wild men oil Borneo, nor tho
wax ngures, the wonderful worsed work, affected
the boys much as the performance on tho ethoscope
THIS wonderful machine AS CSIolel Hall glibly re-
marks, 'cxhibts the extraordinary powers Of
damned and blessed angels presented
to tho OF tho audience with tho
same facility as more material beings, and play i'm
portant parts the chaste little dramatic sketches
that are presented in the "rhcatrum," which singu-
larry enough is pronounced "rheatorunn With reck-
less disregard OF It's spelling.
This little hail was crowded to Overlooking, and the
boys tcned and watched the pcrior VI Littlc
jim; or, tho Death of tho Golfers DULY ChlId,'
.sRnns Maniac" adrian, the Chevalier OF France ?"
he Haunted Medical Mad" ana other moral tales IN
dramatic shape, with Keen interest, when was be-
lraysd in hearty applause, and "Oh's' and "An's'
inhumeraole.
MADE speech, and the boys chcered HIM loudly and