, 1880-12-27
CHINESE GALLERY.UODS.


How They En1oy the Celestial Drais,o
of the Period.
San Fnsneistn tf1ll,
a visitor 10 one OF tho Chinese theatres of
th{s city cal,i.ot fnll tn notice tlle singular
appearance If the Celestial gaiLcry-gods, aNd
obscryo the points Of difference that ttst'1s-
g,fsll them from similar element nj Ameri-
caii plaecs OF amusement. AT tho Grand Thu
nitro Oil Washington street one day mil night
last week a play WIS presented, which, If It's
counterpart could be given upon tho Alnerl-
car stnge, would sut tho gallery Wild with t[c-.
light. As 1t was. II fell upon Monaghan cars
n1r! created only n .fnfmt ripple Of applausr,
md sick!y smiles Ut satisfaction. At thy Mol,-
nrrnngetl very much nfter tic style Ut ttlGsnl1
American theatres, TWD smnl! s!tte galleries
arc reserved for women, but In the mail1 ceI',
trail portion Of the auditorium. thu Celestial
or Of vegetables and tho lliglllIller daily aud
nightly assemble tu witllGsa with ,tntla GglnE
interest md patience. which Christian ciylll-
zRtloM never enn supply, the theatrical spec,,
1ni,lnEght. On Friday historical dranm WIS
presented. wlls!, for High tragedy. low COLL
elly, fcnlAle trcachcry ms! triumphant VIRTUE
ought to !lnye be9l, s'ttfGielt to 1re thy l.eaI
t,f enthusiasm, but 1t didn't. There nra many
ra,srs El,icl, might cxplnn this iaak ot e!l-
tll,islas'n Oil tbs Ymrt s:of. tle gnllery-Eoas,
'rhe natural tendency Ut sitting OF 4 hnrtl
llullrs Is enough to discourage auy eXttaordi-
nAry. demonstrations OF approval. ihG1l, tl.c
precise puint where tho American Ral!ery y
always suroto colne outstrong tlties nut exist
;turc b. the orchesrn and Tedious wait fur tic
curtain to 10 up, for curtains nt scellD shift
lngs tye ,i,lklInwn to tito heat!len. Thu VS.
Itors WILL consequently mlsS tho shrll1 wl,iS-
| charngtcrixe tlio crowiirH 1lIil,cr rcgn.ls Of il
t;hrtstinm Theatre, Tlle Chinese g;llItry-guj
! h. ilEr Its white rival, ul earnest patron OF
til, tlrauo, 49,
| when the orchestra tnkcs I'm tts uosfttou
nj In, r,nr of t!lo stilgt.. tflo lcalor caslirs
iis rv,nfnis. tu,,es liz il,It1p thO otllnr MI.
ilertlulnbM Instruments set ,Ip their squeak
a;ii i!'. .nd. aiiIo,Ig6 ths Thrill u is la5Es i
o m tha rullery.so,l IL Ii, nosltiou. with n fuct,
NJ, NJ ,rxmrpsssInn}ess wy ns y ;n,nw ca;i,,. a,l. ~
n rllie. l.p stays tlcrc iii nIiujsht,' x t,cr-
son t cnn watcl, n crowd III ti!cso Ccrstlals as
enilrs nl{ aeis nerfr,rs lt"s,, 9 W they arS ey s
,l"ntiy snttifctl. iiu Vii iuDk III yai Yor WIN,
euuItl iusily l,u termed MI ei,tl,usllstlc olt-
bntst oi anpia,,sc. IL m otltsl.!e Dari,arini,
miximr{o i{ Of "Thn Jlkk Crtok," "Sconls
~ tsn plains u Il nI}thnfIn :, 4 ilirhard I'LL
and Il little Of tho "Non,co aud Juliet" STYLE
the whnis hcnr intursrersrti will cl,oicU So
.sEsf sEasfr ls sci,no, with s n recorI!znbte ,I.-
iisnee and cplufaipeu y pc'' to W" sit the p pay M
throl,rh tII T cou,!i ''so gct SOME &c sort Of iii ri,
!,.s tsn !" rhe ,crrn M t,f % III" NAV was wnrrint
,.i,., or,v IN oi,o,,t rn,,rt nvrr svlifcI,
~" HI,nrsn f)nrr,, nresiiri. Tio ntternot,i,
wns nrc,I,.l il, unttimv him prominently
f,n III rro',nlIv t br brru,' ~ to ,llsujny ercnt t
| - ,.,tittnrtt tu1uMf ns wall M cn1nrtty IN