The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-23

will be used for light plays and comic operas,
performed at the usual evening hour. Then
the second stage will Immediately be brought
into use, for musicians only, and second
entertainment UP there will last until mid
night or thereabouts. 1t will as | say, be
wholly musical for there is no scenery to
this upper stage but it will include singing
and ballet dancing. The top gallery, which
commands view of this upper stage, as well
as of the lower one, is fitted up with little
tables, and will be used as a cafe, where peo-
pie may dine or be refreshed with wine or
beer or ice-cream, or talk or read or prone
made or hirt, or almost anything
else without disturbing the audience
below. Large windows all around
the sides make it practically open
to the outer air, and will be delightfully."- COOL
But now for the greatest marvel, the gallery
above the top. This is really the roof and
is reached by an easy flight of steps from the
top gallery. 1t also commands perfect view
of the top stage, as well as over all the city
the river, the bay and the New Jersey Shore
But il has other attractions than the scenery.
1t is hanging garden on magnificent SCALE
Its walks are of gravel and they lead among
beds of flowers and shrubbery and miniature
lawns and croquet ground, and little rustic
cottages and playing fountains and pools full
of goldfish. And all this hundred feet and
more above Broadway pavement. The roof
is of iron, and it is covered over with foot
OF more Oh SOIL, IN winch (ne plants thrive
famously 1t is reached by five broad stair
ways and by two huge elevators, each carry
ing thirty passengers at a trip.
Another novelty has been established in
the way of a summer theater, in the way of
theater at Coney Island built at the outer
end of one of the big iron piers, 200 feet
from shore 1t will hold thousand persons,
and will be devoted to light comedies and
comic operas by first-class companies There
is no danger but that it will always be cool
enough.
FLoTsAM AND JETsAM.
They are telling a good story at the ex-
pense of a well-known newspaper man of
this city. He was all winter the principal
Washington correspondent for his paper, and
he returned to New York just as the STAR
route case was given to the jury OF course
he was looked to for an editorial on the YER
dict So, without waiting for the verdict, he
wrote two editorials one to be used in case
the verdict was guilty" and the other in
case of disagreement. Then, having given
these to his chief, to be used as needed, he
went off fishing secure in the confidence
that one or the other of his articles would
cover the case. Next morning he was re-
called by telegram which ran: Verdict
not guilty. Come back and write another
editorial at once" He came; but they say
the air was blue with his sulphurous express
sions of sentiment.
So the Rev. DR.. S. H. Tying, jr., who re-
signed one OF the leading Episcopal churches
in this city to become European agent Of
the Equitable Life Insurance Company-on
big salary-has thrown up that position,
and is coming back to try and get another
church. He will have hard work to find as
desirable one as he had before. His peo-
pie almost adered him there, but they have
got another idol now.
The State militia are now occupying, reg
iment after regiment, for a fortnight each,
the State camp of instruction. at Peekskill,
and the minister of one of the Peekskill
churches took occasion last Sunday to warn
the young ladies of his congregation not to
go near the camp, except under proper es-
cort. Last year there were some scandals
connected with the encampment
The University of the City of New York
holds to-day its fiftieth commencement. Its
career has been one of continual fighting
against obstacles and foes of every sort, and
numerous attempts have been made to have
it closed altogether But it has held on by
the skin of its teeth, and educated many of
the most prominent men of the country.
Since Columbia refused to admit ladies as
students, a movement has been started to
raise a large endowment for the University,
and make it first-class college for both
sexes and this will probably soon be done.
LII.