National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-10
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
A WEEKLY RESUME OF THE NEWS.
An Historic House-Thc Former Home OF the Patriot
Garibaldi on Staten Isiand-The Ticket
Spectators and
Theatrical Gossip.

spcclai Correspondence Of THE RrPunLIcAN.
NEW York, June 7.-Thls afternoon | visited
Staten Island and saw the house which General
Garbaldi occupied during his temporary sojourn
In this country. II is at Clifton, little hamlet on
the eastern portion Of the island and Is nu unpre-
tontous little structure Of wood in the Swiss Gothic
style Of architecture, surrounded by spacious
yard, In which the ubiquitous oyster cnn and mo
omniprosent sardino box play a prominent part
In tho tcsthotic adornment OF tho uncassical
premises II was in this house that the italian
patriot for short timo carried on the unromantio
| nyocation Of a tallow chandler and candle maker
| In company with his fellow -countryman, Signor
Meucci, the latter Of whom, with his family, still
occupies the present abode. domestic Uf the
IIibernian typo answered my knock ut the door,
and ushered me into the sacred precincts. / was
given carte blanche to look around" an invitation
| which was not slow to follow. There Is nothing
| extraordinary about the place.
EXCEPT ITS ASSOCIATIONS;
aud OF the latter there not very largo supply
on hand this afternoon No blood spots OH the
Goor" or other signs OF snuguinary affairs 50 COM
mon to historical aboies as TO bo almost consid-
crCd In the light OF "tradt. t.marks." The hoorS
were uncnrpotoj. the walls aud ceilings for the most
part devoid of covering adornmcnt, md
everything indicated extreme poverty and the
mere muncratiyenoSs OF the soap and candle
trade. IT. ms is asserted tho traffic was no better
that he became restless and finally abandoned the
business and the island altogether preferrng 10 re-
turn tc his reckless life Of n sca.royer. Had the
price Of candles been few cents
higher per pound In those days who knows
that we should have had the Italian rovo.
luton or should now be mourning the
death of the great hero and statesman. In the
back parlor" Of this little house noticed por.
trait of Garibaldi tat the ngs Of 70. perhaps) upon
which has recently been, placed q mourning
pf gi1p IL n SfnnllnF liknnnsg
of the revolutlonist In his uniform Opposite this
| hung in gilt frnme much the worse for wcar Is
IN bronze and colored inks lavishly extOlling the
merits OF "purailne candles" manufactured by
Sgnor Meucci This isa
RELIC OF OTHER DAYS,
rs is also the old fashioned "grandmthcr's clock"
which stands in the corner, ticking just as 1t did
| when the soldier statesman used to time his work
by its striking For us the servant kindly in
| formed me in parenthesis " lie wasn't in the bus
| iness, but just helped at IT," II is this modest
| little house TO which recent circumstances have
ndded romance and charn and which the Italian
residents OF the city are at present negotiating for
IN ororto preserveit from destruction and oblivion.
| For the nnnce 1t Is q mausOleum, Mecca, for tho
| curious GOthumite who has any romance In his
| soul. In word It Is our temporary Mecca, or
Mount Vernon. II is delightful trip to the island,
and II is not strange that so many New Workers
are making the pilgrimage to this newly made
| shrine. very good illustration Of the house Is
| to be seen in last weeks Frank Leslie,
THE TICKET sPEcULAToR
| is curious type Of metropolitan character, and
| very disagreeable one, too These thoughts oc
| Cured to the Bohemia rs he was making his way
through vOcilerating crowd of the fraternity
| this morning at the Academy of Music. He was
barely able TO get to the box oiIco alive. These
human pests OF the amusement -goer are becoming
extremely bold and impudcnt and were never 30
disagreeably conspicuous and apparently so in.
vincible us at present. II is almost unsafe for n
lady to go alone to the box Office for tickets The
managers begin to see how the public regard
e't he t WaaeE has BeSSa tho W war p'eSs as up
usually docs in such reforms lie takes the
lead in all theatrical affairs in the city.
forgiven or at least overlooked. so long as ho
gives us the finest theater in New York and the
most finished acting TO be seen in America. This
he docs lie has the prestige Of possessing fam.
| lily name, which is in dramatic circles, fortune
In itself; then he himself has grown gray in tho
service. Add to these his ample wealth and
experience and you have combination of favor.
ing qualities very seldom met with in manager
and he will need all these, aud, besides. much
perseverance and indomtabe will and energy
In his fight with the specnlGtors. They are shrewd,
| 'ligerents. The best known members of tho I'm.
ternity are Tyson, of the Filth Avenue Hotel News
| Agency, and Ruhlman, of another fashionable
| up town hotel These men command large means
and certain amount of respect Their business
is lucrative and they are rapidly gaining hand
| some competence,
DURING THE MUSIC FESTIVAL
they reaped a harvest. Single seats were sold at
figures Ringing from SO to $40. The Patti and the
Bernhardt engagements were fat ones for the
spectators, aud now they are anxiously looking
| forward TO the coming of irving, the English
tragedlan, whom Mr., Abbey (Bernhardts aud
PATHS manager) has engaged to appear in this
country during the season of lSS3-'8i. Abbey is
one OF our most enterprising American managers /;
In that respect dividing the hon0rs with Haverly.
The former came to New York from Ohio n poor
boy only few years ago. Theatrical manage.
ment seemed 10 be his forte and he has followed
II to successful issue He mortgagod his theater
and other real and personal property to procure
funds with which TO secure Bcrnhurdt, Il venture
which proved the wisdom of his foresight and
Judgment In the very lucrative returns of that
tour-an engagement second only TO that Of Jenny
Lind by Barnum twenty -tlvo years ago. What the
Bernhardt engagement neted Abbey, II is not
known certainly, Various contradictory reports
hAvo been circulated regarding it. but 1t Is safe TO
say that when the recent contract with MI. Irving
was signed It was not necessary to put up any
| collateral in the way of mortgage on the Park
rheater or any of the other property Of Mr.. ABB
hey. The sad deaths of Messrs. Comfy and Ret-
eel, of tho Kellogg Opera Company have caused
much sympathy IN the profession, and benefit
is to be given at the Academy of Music, on satur.
day next, for the family of Comfy and in memory
of Reitzel. Misses Kellogg and Abbot have the
affair under charge. They have been untiring in
their efforts for the success OF the entertainment,
and have been ably seconded by the resident
talent who have volunteered their services.
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