Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-16
GOTHAM GLEANINGS.
The Broadway TunneI-A Masqae-
radIng Marquis - The Fxpteted
Foreign Sfars-The Pr'ze RiDg
BOom-PoIiIeaI GOssfp-The Conn
ing Dramatic school.

| wears Property owners have sent hundreds
/ Of petitions to the Legislature containing the
| statements of various engineers that the safety
| OF the MAGNIFICENT structures along the great
| thoroughfare would be imperiied the IN
| derground railroad was butt, and strong inter
ests have worked az inst it. The Underground
Railway Company has come out victor,
| however. They have been granted per
| mission to build and have deposited a
| bond for 500, 000, guaranteeing the completion
| Of the underground railway within five -
| years from July l, 1892. Thsre is every Hkeli-
| hoas Therefore, that the question is settled.
/ Some means of more rapid travel than IN at
| furnished bv the clumsy numbering stages now
| in use has been needed for years, but it took
| an exceptionally strong corporation, with 8
| vigiiant lobby, TO accomplish the result The
| new underground company is composed OF
/ men well known for push and enter prise. and
| there is every reason 10 hope that we viii soon
| have an underground system as perfect as
| those to be found In successful operation IN
/ The Marquis de Leaviile was a well known
Figure at the fancy dress balls last winter at the
Ehitarious meetings Of the Pot Luck Club (of
| which that goOd-natured epicurean. Alderman
| Roosevelt, is President. and at DelmOnico's
/ He talked English indiferently; in fact. his
| speech was almost unintelligib!e when sober,
| but when he reache1 his third bottle ne talked
1 good round English with q slightly cOckney
/ accent This metamorphosis excited the sus-
4 picion in some minds that the noble Marquis
| was no FrenchuIan, and had come bY his tile
/ in queer way. Il has now come cut that he
/ is a Londouer and that his real name Is JACK
/ Wilson. AS remember him, he was rather
| tall. with heavy growth or whiskeFs parted
/ in the middle and brushed out, wore fashion
/ able clothes and carried his bsdge Of rank
/ around his neck. What magnificent person
TO 20 by the name Of Jack. HeLo, JACK.
| my boy; hoS goes it, one might say 70. MN,
i tsr Ira ha rih IL has
| ENJOYED another name, which, II not
/ euphonious, was quite expressive. When
/ he married the daughter OF Madame Tussand,
| the m01er1 Mrs farley, ne was called Young
| Wax-WorEs / wonder what has become Of
| Mrs Young @ax-Works for the Marquis passed
/ when here as g single gentleman! He really
enjoys the favor Of some very nice denure e
| Young ladies' Contrary TO custom, he did nos
| carry an American girl of with him when ne
| sailed away. To have TO become plain Mrs.
| Jack" Wilson after m RrTylng IN the expecta-
| ton of becoming real live Mar4uise, would
nave been too too cruel
| Henry Irving. the English tragedian, with
/ his entire company, Is coming 70 this country.
| The first report was not credited. but it has
/ now been sufficiently confirmed Henry z.
| Abbey. who was PATHS manager. has engaged
/ him for part OF the season OF iso2-3, and by
| the terms Of the contract the scenery and
| properties Of bis oEn theatre, the Lyceum, are
to come with him. Some OF the pieces
that he will play are Louis AL' =, The Z,
| Bells" The Cup" The Lyons Mall
| praise has been bestowed on the SITS &c
setting OF Mr.. Irving's pieces at the Lyceum
| and on the cOstum worn by himself and MS
| company. Il is well that these are TO come
too. for while il is true that good scenery does
rot redeem poor acting, it does heighten the
| effect OF artistic work. Mr.. Abbey went abroad
| ostensibly TO look after bis engagement with
| Nilsson He has said nothing o. the great
| singer sncs his arrival on the other side or the
Atlantic and so il is yet doubtful whether Patti
and Nilsson viii be matched against each other
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| than ever. and consequently there IS much
/ curiosity to hear her. Mrs Langtry will come,
/ notwithstanding the efforts or Schwab 70 keep
| her visit an uncertainty. So we will have sew
| eraI novelties next season. The enterprise of
/ the American manager is become boundless.
| fully expect him TO expand sufficiently to at
| tempt to capture the Prince Of Wales and set
him uD an attraction. As a curiosity
| he would undoubtedly draw.
| referred last week 70 one or two prize
| fights that we're agitati2g that class OF men
| who usually wear cross,oarred trousers ana
/ have SCARED faces and broken noses. Since
| then we have had three battles. Like all
| the chicken fights dog battles and Fst
! batting advertisements hereaboufs they
/ took place in out os tne way spots on
! Long Island. The hrst show was in hotel
| az Coney Island-that part OF it furthest re-
| moved from the resort OF fashionable society.
| and which is given over to tie coaFser ele-
/ ments that take delight in catch penny tricks
| aud small amUssIaents The combatants we're
| James Murray and Ben amin Green, and they
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ambitious ROSTERS. But after three rounds
| were fought the mounted police Of Brooklyn
i rode up in cloud Of dust. Thereupon there
| was a sudden twinkling or arms and legs
| in all the windows Of the little wooden hotel
| The Brooklyn police showed their supe rioflty
| over Kew York nv baggiBg the principals
| when IS not exacily q ngure OF speech IoI are
/ not belligerent birds" carried IN bags Ihls
/ was on Saturday morning. On Sunday morn
/ ing there was q meeting between tgo other
pugilists-Ls leonard Tracy ana Alexa- der
L in Ia
| the two men were enemies and had
| a quarrel between them Of seven years dura-
| ton gave a Zest to the battle They fought
| fifty seven rounds, the encounter ending up in
| a fight of ali hands round. One CT the little
/ giants stopped down quickly, and Selling his an
| tagonist by G legs threw aim out, and this 50
| enraged the osher htlle giant tn9t Il was re-
/ s7nted IN an equally unsclentlhc manner. il
/ there is anything that the rosen-noSed
/ gentleman wants it is fair play, and he does
/ not hesitate to go in himself headforemost in
| behalf OF justice Taoleau: mass OF strug
l Cling arms aud legs. coplous mingling or
/ oaths. and streams of claret from many noses.
/ The two men who were surprised on Saturday
| satisfied the yropef legal dgnitarles BY
up their little piece Of fan. They
went down 10 Fort Hamilton Ia place
| famous as once the rendezvous of the R0toFi-
! Gus Red Leary and his gang on the follow
| ing day Sunday and renewed tie light, which
| took place in an old tumble down house stand
| ing on bleak common, wbica has not been
| throw OF the hotel once kept by Red" LeAry
| and his scarcely less famous wife Kate. Green's
| face was mashed into pulp at the end OF the
! twenty-eighth round. and he was carried from
| the field in an unconscious condition. The
| sporting gen lemen present almost went wild
| with delight at the sroT:. Without doubt.
| prize fighting IL besoming epidemic.
! There is NO change TO speak OF in the politi-
| cal world to chronicle this week. Without
| doubt the impression is being strengthened
| daily that the President is coming more and
| more under the influence OF the august ex-
! Senator from New York. One is reminded or
| the bird and the snake. The bird hutters hard
at first in its endes-ors 20 resist the charm
| that IS Upon it, and which Is enticing it
| to be useless The President Il the bird.
need not mama tie szaxe. 1t is now
quite certaiA that Mr.. Conkiing has
! 50 gar revived that he is very lively and dan
coming back, the siyns Of il being tne growing
| confidence Of his fr.eads the recent signs Of
| allegiance On the part OF the Presi lent, and
| the increasing fear OF his enemies. Fer1oaai
| hate is stronger than the good OF parry, or
| even the emoluments of ofice, aasd there is ev-
| cry indication the. it > going to play sad havoc
! in the Republican camp 10 the G. ming cam
p&ign. The way it looks just now Is this. New
York is very important State IN the national
contest. President Arthur Watts a second
| term, OF course. il h. eau get It. which he can.
should have a stalwart Governor, and shat Is
| the kind Of a Governor he will 10 il Consling
| (his meme again first ty right ard President
4 Arthur have their way. the half-breed war
| riOrs have put on war paint and stuck feathers
in their b air; but. I said las week. il the
| Demo Gratis are wise they can saCS3re the bone
| Of intention for themselves, and in view Of
| 1855 il is q bone ssortn picking.
We Re to have a dramatic school It is to
| be attached TO the Madison Square TEeaGre,
| and is. in fact, a private enterprise; but il is
| the wish Of its founder- that it create a higher
| standard CT aFaI1atic art, and result in 8 con-
| servatory something like that a. Paris Prof
John Sargent, OF Harvard College, Is 10 give
| instruction. At present, believe, the school
| will b. open only 70 those who apply 10 the
managers OF the Madison Square for engage
/ ments In their companies, and who have made
| q favorable impression upon them They will
trained they vii be allowed TO hll subordinate
| parts Il IS to be opened at once
! There viii be no difficulty in making
up the classes, as about three
score or more amateurs apply for positions at
| this theatre every week. They come from all
| parts OF the couatry. &c turns out that most of
| them have misiudged themselves, and instead
/ Of being able TO act tragedy or comedy at
pleasure they cut most TidculOuS figures in
| trying to deliver even eagy declarations. But
! q small proportion OF the pretty girls that come
| q winning distinction on the stage, do show
| marked ability and develop into better
| actresses than the average professional 1t is
| for these that the school has been established
| IL only has less restriction. Thsre are so many
| moor pIayers might add that Bronson How
| and aid Fred Marsds n, the two popular drams.
| lists are both writing new PLAYS for the Madi,
| son SQUARE for next season. They are raining
a race whoever produces the most available