The Sunday herald., 1886-12-12

arc alike unquesoncd said, after hearing argu.
ment, that II was delicate question and he would
have to think over 1t. Ifhc looks at the sceno he
will very quickly conclude that the complaining
shopkeepers are In the right and Justice TO them
would stop the halr.combing advertising. During
the middle hours Of the day Fourteenth street, from
broadway to sixth avenue-two blocks OF about
eight hundred feet ,ongis constantly crowded with
about three thousand pcrsons-two proccssions, ~
II were, moving in opposite directions but upon the
same side OF the street. They completely MI the
sidewalk for the entire distance, and when num-
Der OF oilers stop In front Of the hardye store TO
watch the conbers the procession must either come
TO halt or take 10 the street TO get around the
crowd. Thus the advertising dodge OF the halr-dycr
not only Injuries his nelghbors. but creates n null
sanco on the public sidewalk IL also gives ample
opportunity for the plckpockcts to ply their trade.
and for IN amount Of indiscriminate acquaintance
making and not altogether innocent IMITATION which
cannot he estimated, causing subsequent mischief
which cannot even he Imagined.
hotel in a state OF slegcihc garrison OF debtors
In possession being well provlsoned AMI the army
OF creditors seeking possession ravenous for blood
or money-s another curious feature OF metropoli-
tan life this week. Frenchs Hotel a few years ago
was one OF the best properties In the city, Its pro-
pretor, Col. French, was one of the most popular
OF Go,ham's old landlords. when he died his large
estate was to have been divided among several sons
one OF them, the eldest, close, dctatorial fellow,
undertook to do the dividing himself, and one thing
that specially suited him was to have the golden
soose-ike hotel for himself 1t had lain al Of Col.
French's golden eggs, AMI why should It not do 30
for his flrst-born child? But the other heirs oh.
Jecied. The matter thrown into litigation.
The hotel was ordered to be sold The eldest bought
II In, but the title was not properly passed and the
ha.,o h..t
III lately It was empty ut rulnous expense to the
estate. Then n lessee was secured, but tho first
born, still tliscon,entcd, insisted on ousting the
lessee, who turned 1t over to the present beseged
lcssces. And in the meantime the golden.goose
hotel Is laying eggs only for the lawyers, and after
time Col French's heirs will discover that they have
killed the bird as far as they themselves con.
cerned.
| In my letter OF October II predicted that the
Violet Cameron Company would not go ION the
road" ut nll, and In a later communication / sug-
gcs,cd that the success az OF Miss May Fortcscue
was not substantial enough TO Justify managers out
OF the city In playing her. Miss Cameron has al
ready departed for English shores. and Miss FOrtes
cue will sail for home again In fortnight. Money
was lost on her engagement OF six weeks at the Ly-
ceum, and the company was badly broken up at It's
conclusion by the retirement OF Charles Sugden and
Charles Over,on. There really never was n basis
for starring tour In the amateur acting, or the
simple and limited repertoire, or the much eSagger
aied beauty OF Miss Fortescue, and her manager
does wisely in concluding the engagement.
Mr.. Sugden and Mr.. Overton have purchased the
English rights (f there be any to "lIeld by the
Enemy and will play that essentially American
drama to British audiences Sugden asked me my
opinion OF the venture, and ] said my observation
had been that English plays were not successful
here II produced exactly as they are in England and
] did not see why the rule would not work In the
case Of American plays I'm England. Few OF the
modern ana English plays which have been success
ful here have escaped revision. our IDEAS OF com.
edy are essentially different from those OF the Eng.
lsh.
can illustration OF this to he seen last night "
said Miss May llarrlott to me yesterday, sin the
performance Of the 'schOomstress' by Plnero. 1t
Is three act farce Of boiserous kind, but slow.
The fun is broad and vulgar, and the situations
not quiet, bright, and lively those used to
In America. The actors make faces after the man
ner OF the English comedians and buToons rather
than actors. The play ia thn and II 1t were not for
the great variety of odd characters portrayed II
would hardly be q passable performance | can
well Imagine Augustin DAILY getting rid OF 1t, after
buying 1t before seeing it, for his Skill could
not have made II lively piece for his company"
asked Rufus Martin, of the firm In this city
which makes a speciality OF selling street-rallway
car supplies, why he placed on his cards the line
ave pay the freight" supposed 1t was simply or
imitation OF the line which Lieutenant Governor
Jones, of this State, employs, STONES, he pays the
freight, to attract attention to his advertisements
But Mr.. Martin explained that the line has an i'm
portant commercial Significance, and is one way
which the enterprlsing merchant has of selling hi
goods little lower than his less sagacious neghbor
rstnAIn
chop and Oystcr-house from an overdose of bromld,
OF potassium, was a victim not OF that habit, but
, possibly worse one. Heidi not have great man.
friends and had made a great many enemies will
his prolific and vrloc pencil, but he probabl,
the poorest friend and worst enemy he ever pos
sessed. He had no convictions of his own to eX
press, and was perfectly willing 10 express In hi
drawings the convictions and prejudices and ami
, mosities OF any who employed him. Hence he di
not reach with possible equal artistic talents, tn
grade as cartoonlst of Mast, Keplcr, Hamilton, O
even Gillian. lie married very beautiful youns
woman named Cooper, who was compelled to sepa
, rate from him and earn her own livelihood. Th
Cooper family was unfortunate In its matrmona
alliances. A brother of Mrs. Wales yoar or tw,
ago married Estelle Clayton, whom millionaire
Charles w. DuraGt used to trot around the countr,
, as star In a barefooted part. The marriage wa
somewhat unexpected and unpleasant to the million
aire, and he abruptly stopped Miss Clayton's allow
ance for starring purposes. Cooper, after brle
term as husband fed, hear, TO South America
where mllionaires do not force barcfootcd stars OF
an unwilling public.
When Roswell =. Smith and Scribner's Sons dis
solved few years ago II was made part OF III,
agreement that Mr.. smith should no longer use IN,
name of "scrlbncrs Magazine" and that Messrs
, scrihner's Sons should not start another magazin
by any name for Ave years. But 1t was not spu
lated that they should not, after that time had ex
pired, start magazine, nor that they should no, us
the old name. Mr.. Smith now claims that they can
, not use the old name because 1t remains part O
the goodwill Of the present "Century," Its sue
cessOr. That is the basis Of tho present dispute be
a tween the two houses. hut 1t will probably neve
reach the courts, as the damage 10 the "Cenl,ry"i
, too problematica to submit to the ordinary incom
> prehcnsibe jury. WILLIAM Il. q. SHANKs.