Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-06

SOca0A SeaSO0-1he Dra1m0ttC season
Fedora-Dollars ana Sense-The New
Opera House, Etc.
Special Correspondence of TIE EVENING" SrAn
New YORK, October q
The town Is interested In pugilism, politics, and
the drama There has never before been such
widespread and enthusiastic interest In plug
uglies, brusers, and sports; the premonitory indi
cations OF brisk election are about US; and the
atrical and operate affairs are uncommonly i'm
portant and attractive.
The majority OF New Workers have now con.
Guided that John L sullivan is about as square as
they make them. We envy Boston. The Hubs
nine has won the base ball championship, the Hub
owns the best and straightest fighter in the world
and Edwin Booth has thrown over New York with
contempt and gone to live in the city OF beans and
culture.
The alleged prize hight between Mitchell ana
1t was managed with consummate Skill. Twas one
OF the three hundred victims, but did not sus-
peel that was being vlctimIzed until the very last
mnuCe. met Harry Hill on Broadway about two
"Clam bake this afternoon" he SAID. With a ally
not g say hot s'pose yOu'l be along ''
SUCH R my be- The said Mr. M shat
Then he slipped little card into my hand on
which were The words, "Pier 80, East River o. M |"
s% a. snd SeT
brokers, bankers, journalists, actors and men.
about-town. All were more or less acquainted
the gang and Collected $40 apiece from the
passengers That was 5000 In the treasury be-
lore the boat left the pier. Every one was afraid
most TO loose. Harry Hin, Billy Edwards. Arthur
Chambers and the rest OF the managers OF the fight
we %ere liable to arrested but they
kept the boat waiting TO catch all the late comers
when she steamed up the river and out to Mr..
the par Wss BAY
slayer 81 Fisk. and Lord Mandsvllle. who lives on
from yacht, and at 80 a landing was made at
HIPS place in Flushing. The papers have already
given description OF the night but they have
were undoubtedly In the deaD went about In the
crowd and offered immense odds that Sheriff or
dSs
lite would not win-nOt that his opponent would
win. SO. when the fight was declared a draw,
bets Of those who were ere foolish enough to pay Bay
them. The crowd 1eered the corrupt boxers and
tramped through the mud ~ mile to the station.
AS entered the train an anglomaniac said: "Oh
soy, OLD man, ave you 'eard the news7"
"What newS?"
"Whoy, that bloomlnk, sportink Lord Mande-
Vile lost his watch in the crowd"
MI: AIRY III and his friends have killed the
goose that laid the golden egg. AT least three
will give them a wide berth hereafter. The match
was contemplate fraud.
The town is in
THE INITIAL STAGES OF POLITICAL EXCITEMENT
In very short time it will be In the throes The
politicians are spending money with a prodlgality
that be tokens unlimited means. and the "heelers"
are reveliing In whisky and wine. The spoils OF a
political Office In New York are worth striving for,
and the contests very bitter The Irish are the
men who win. The president OF the board OF al
oermen, John Reilly, came to this country few
years y ago poor, ioot-sore and weary immigrant.
fourth ward and soon got a small place
n for himself Inns in the sherIfrs orllce: He VIM
%op about be the ss neHt Pa nn S
who 'heels' for John Kelly. cannot spend the
money he makes. Knight so on with an interim
II you meet any one OF the successful WIRE
pulers OF New York you have fair type OF them
all He wears shining beaver hat, a frock coat,
kempt nails He drinks eternally, Is never intoxi-
Gated. and patronizes every one he meets. He is
Invariably ashamed OF his wife and children and
Worships the "boSs" He and his fellows govern
the town.
THE SOCIAL SEASON
has not yet begun. Only half of the people are
back in town; the other half are stretching out
the fun at Lenox and Newport. The women who
have returned are busy shopping. and the men are
working like the deuce to make good the gan
IL.
No one can judge what sort OF a season we will
have. but preparations are making about town for
the regulation winter entertainments New floors
have been laid in Delmonicos assembly rooms and
the oall room floor OF the Brunswick. which was
new last year, has been freshly scraped and pol.
tshed All or the chefs at work on their menus
and the dancing acauem1eS have sent forth their
bids for patronage
THE THEATRICAL SEASON
has opened very promisIngly. In fact, at no time
In the history OF New York have so many notably
good attractions been before the people as now
and when the new opera-house Is added to the
theaters a bill OF amusement will be furnished
that ought to satisfy the tastes OF the most Nass
of men.
The season is notable, in the first place, as show.
ing the partial failure OF the combination system
ana the entire disappearance OF melodrama. I
had occasion to write several times last season
ABOUT the meiodramatic slush which ran riot at
our principal thea,ers during the winter. Wal
lacks. the Union square, Days, Booths, Hay-
eriy's, ana indeed. every theater In New York OF
any consequences, gave the most violent sort OF
DioOu.and-thunder dramas during the entire sea-
son. Luckily they ran it into the ground. This
year we have sterling plays and mo fern comedies
" Win the rout OF mslodrama has come the failure
OF combinations In New York Last year every
one starred. Any man, no matter what his
standlng as an actor may have been went on the
road at the least provocation. and announced him.
self in flaming posters as a star. The people Got
tlred OF stars and patronzed only theaIers hat
nad STOCK companies. Last year there were only
everything is changed. The best stock theater I'm
America now Is that Of John Stetson, the Boston
manager. Stetson came on here a couple OF years
ago ana TOOK Booths theater. He dragged II out OF
the very jaws OF failure and made IL success. Now
ne mas taken the Fifth Avenua theafer fitted 1t I'D
like palace and secured a company OF unrivaled
excellence. HIS leading man, Charles Coghlln,
gets salary OF $500 week besides an interest In
the management No stock actor has ever been
paid a higher salary than this in the history OF
the drama, Besides Coghlan, Manager Stetson has
that excellent actress. Agnes Booth and Florence
Girard formerly we'll known leading actress In
London. But It Is In the general excellence OF the
company that the strongest point will be made.
The regular season opens with "Money" next
Monday night COghlan played moneys rlve
hundred nights In London, and he certainly ought
to know his part
Mr. WaIlack's season has already opened. His
company Is not OF extraordinary excellence. He
is still inflicted with anglomania, and his actors
are all imported from England The most OF them
speak queer sort OF cOckney jargon, which is
anything but attractive to Americans, but ap-
parently fascinating to the dudes. The Union
Square theater will have q good company this
year, but 1t VIII not compare with the troupe un-
DER Mr.. Palmer's management when Charley
Thorne was alive. Miss or Mrs. MartOn-Minnie-
Conway -levy-Tearle will be the leading lady she
has no emotional talent, but may do well IN com.
edy rol 8 Mckee Rankin, their leading man, IS
robust and vigorous, but I am afraid ne win
bring Wild western flavor into the society
Mr. ~ f6n T~NDva C1,S&