Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-10
NEW YORK LETTER,
SOME SCRAPS, NOTES, AND GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM TOWN.
what Ia Going on at the Clubs-Violet
and Lcnsdale-stage Items.
,corro.nopdepoe OF the Rlohmond Di.patchl
NEW YORK, October9. 1885.

,bis week have been the collapse OF tue
carlton and the bouncing" OF Dr. Ave-
ling, the Socialist, as caTd'ncmner rom
tho democratic and aristocratic Manhattan
Club. The litter has been exaggerated ana
misrepresented 10y the press. Dr.. AVeilnS'
who. with his clesn.shaven. serious lace,
:. ocular " and cireiuIy kept lougtsh haif'
iaunty Jacket and sombrero, LOOKS more
ike a comedian or ifierdtCMr OF bohemian
tendencies than q social agltator, was not
bounced. hut on ms leit'
ing the Club his host was informed that lis
card was rescinded. II the reporters had
not got hold al the affair nothing would
have been known about IT,. There j. no
truth that there is division on the subject
IN The Club. Dr. Ayeling has also card
for the L0tos Club, but he has, near,
written the directors saying he WIZ not
again avail himself OF the courtesy. There
il probably a. much objection TO him IN the
Lotos as In the Manhattan.
John ChamberliD's retirement neces'i-
tated the closing OF the Carlton, as he was
the proprietor. Probably no man IN the
country excepting the genial John could
have founded the Carlton. and had 1t paid,
rs lac confidently believed it would, as an
annex to his famous Washington establish.
ment, he wonld never have closed 40.
Cbamberlin's burly figure and smooth,
round face, with its twinklin. eyes and 10
cessant smile, are a. well known nationally
almost rs those OF the President; for every
one OF any position always goes to hs
Washington house, md his long identlilc1-
ton with Monmouth Park and Long
Branch have made him friends in all
parts OF the country. His seven hun'
dred subscribers TO the Carlton Club
included all the prominent men in
the South and West, and the col
lapse OF the Club will be an earthquake
surprise. The impression got abroad that
Cbamberlin would run "game" in the
Club, and consequently there was a limited
local membership and consequently limit
ed regular patronage. The cuisine and
cellar were The best IN the city. The Club
had regular patrons in Senator ConklinS,
Colonel Tom OchiItree, AID "Larry" Je.
rome, but these alone were not sufficient to
support the Club. Being proprietary
Cmb-Mr. Chamberlin alone responsible
for all the dcbtS-there is no persoau LA
biliiy for the members. Genial John Cham
berlin forgot that New York Is not as CAV
and eXtravaeant "a in the flush times OF the
Tweed ring, when lac had a clubhouse in
the same neighborhOod.
Lord Lonsdalc has not, a. ! predicted,
received card from any OF the clubs.
There Is such n general sentiment OF indig.
nation or disgust about him among gentle
men that his pres in any OF the clubs
would be more exciting than Ayelng's in
the Manhattan. Lonsdale's physiOgnomy
and tawny hirsute and capillary adorn-
ment suggest calf, and be Is "guy"
wherever he goes. his obsequiOuS valet evil
IDENTIFY enjoying the fun more than any one
else lie says he has extended club cOur-
tesieS to many Americans, and wonders
why his friends have not remembered MIN
here. He Is a fit subject for the taXidcr-
mist, but confcsseS that he Is afraid OF the
western press, and NAV be persuaded to
leave the country after his engagement in
this city.
VIOLET.
The much.talkcd-abOu Violet Cameron
made her d6bid at the Casino on Monday
night and proved to be a disappointment.
She Is not pretty, and she is not plrticu-
larly clever. She made her appearance in
q most puerle adaptation OF one OF Oiien-
lach's Orercttas, and the dead weight Of
he text would have tested the vitality OF q
smarter woman than Cameron. The enter
tsiumeni was meant to he that form OF bur
lesque that Lydia Thompson introduced
nele. in which young and pretty girls and
scan. costumes maze up for lack OF dra-
matte ability. 1t did not, however, come
NJ TO the Lydia-Thompson STANDARD. The
girls were amateurish and ScraggV. the
men were not funny, and Miss Cameron
had nothing whatever to do but strut
about and exhibit herself.
The asscmblage Of club men, FOUNDERS,
roues, guided youth, bald-hea1ed oilers,
and sap.headed prodigals was eXtrlOrdi.
nary. / counted twenty women in a
packed parquette, and they looked or tried
TO look masculine for the occasion.
II was generally expected that something
would happen at this performance. There
was an aching expectation that the actress
husband would shoot the actress manager
from private box, or That some anti Eng
Iish crank would hiss the star, or that
Lord Lonsdale would make a speech.
But nothing whatever happened. 1t was
a funeral. Cameron fell like a wet blanket.
There was not TIE slightest inclination
shown 10 treat her unjustly. she was
warmly welcomed aud cncouragingIv an.
but it was felt that she would not
do, and so all the lords in England cannot
help her with tie American public.
As a curious illustration of how i'll ad.
yscd has been the management OF the whole
affair, it may be stated that Mr.. llummel,
the lady's American attorney, went about
in the audience during the intermisslons
and invited the presto visit Miss Came
Ton in her dressing-room at the end OF the
piece, and there assembled number OF re-
poriers who were smiled upon by the bur
lesque in tights, while, Lord Lonsdale
leaned gracefully over her in dress coat.
OF cOur,c this was done to catch the
critics ard subOrn them with witchery.
But they didn't come.
LANGTRY.
On the same night Iangtry made her re.
appearance here, at the Fiith.Aycnue
Theatre; in fact, il was wOmin's night
Nearly every theatre in town was held by
a female star. Mrs. Bowers was at the
Fourteenth-Street, Geneyieye Ward was at
the Star. Clara Morris was at the Union.
square, Janauschek was at the Windsor,
Ada GRAY was ut the Peoples.
Iangtry caught the swell crowd, Mrs.
Bowers and Clara Morris caught the sohd
thcatrC-gOers.
ON Tuesday night Mr.. DAILY opened his
theatre. IL was in every respect Il social
event. Nr. D2ly now has "the call" ON
the community. The best class OF patrons
crowd his house TO see his production and
his company. lie has no star, does very
little advertising, and depends solely on the
merit OF his work. IL is the only theatre
in New York where such Z scene as tint Of
I tuesday night is possible. Every member
Of his company was welcomed on the APP
pearance with cordial shouts, the manager
wss called ont and made speech OF thanks,
and general air Of festive goOd-fellowship
prevailed. The opening piece, called
- After Business Hours" is very light
and fin sy sketch from the German, but IL
was so eXqusitely played that 1t won an
Artistic success. Its one scene is the mea-
surfing Of Miss Rehan by a man milinerfOr
A dress, ard YOU cannot imagine what LOT
Of fun two clever actors got out OF this biz.
PRIVATE "sCRAPs.'
Ii Is well known that the rich jeuneSSe
dorfe Of this city Of sporting prOcliVities
arrange a private scrap" by subscription
between the professional pugilists when
ever they desire to have a little sport.
They do not exactly "hire hail." but
they secure n room in some sporting house
or private house, curtain the windows, aud
witness the scrap. The scrap is
generally with bare knuckles, aud is Sc
riOus, earnest fight, such rs the authori-
ties would not permit II they knew OF the
e. counter. The individual subscriptions
run as high as 500, and even $500, and
purse OF several thousand Is promised.
20 per cent. OF the gross, after
deducting expenses. isallowed to the victor,
the remaining going to the yanquished. Ii