The Sunday herald., 1886-10-17

watched the combafs OF the Radlators, the excited
light OF four-score thoroughly trained supernumera
rles, and the amazingly effective earthquake scene,
and yet sat breathless lest they should miss hearing
q word, through the nnal scene-a death scene OF
the utmost quiet and inactlon. This finale is 30
utterly unlike anything on the stage that 1t would
seem to have been written and played In deliberate
defiance Of all the accepted laws Of dramatic art.
The man who can do this with such drama must
be conceded to be genius.
LILLIAN oLcoTTs SUCCESS.
was In error In a previous letter in saying that
Miss Lillian Ocott would conclude her engagement
at Nibo's Garden with the fourth week. The sue
cess OF "rheodora" was such that the manager,
Edward Gilmore, paid the Conred opera Company
900 to give up week for which It had engaged the
theatre, and Miss Olcott paid handsome to the
brooklyn manager to take the Madison Square Com
pany in her stead. The financial success Of Miss
ocott must necessarily be very great to justify such
purchases OF extra time at such rates as these.
VIOLET cAMgRoN's FAILURE.
The several theatres around the country which
had "bookedr the Violet Cameron Company have
been trying to substitute "Theodora" for that
"blight," as the faded vloets troupe Is now called.
The bad business which described In my last letter
continues, Notwithstanding statements published
that business is good. There never was a worse
failure In New York than the violets, and l am
heartily glad to announce 1t. have no doubt that
advertising the company TO death, will never 60 "on
the road at ALL bnt take the rst steamer home after
their disastrous engagement here Is concluded. For
the sake OF the Casino and Its manager, Mr.. Ar0n-
son, who is man Of spirit and talent, hope they
will not be able to ill out their long engagement In
this city.
The escape and capture OF huge boa constructor
in City Hall Park a few days ago, with over three
thousand people looking on and Gordon Of police
keeping the crowd at bay while the Snowman secured
his boashlp, led to rumor that one OF the Bowery
dime museums was resorting to the Lord Lonsdale
style Of advertising Its chief attraction.
HARRIaAN's NEW PLAY.
The new play at Harrgan's Theatre is not great
success. 1t is about as unOrigina sketch as any
that MIR. narrigaH has written. The characters are
familiar, the scenes are not new. and the Rrotesque-
ries on which the success OF his plays depend
are anticipated by the audience. The melodies
which Mr.. Braham has written to songs without any
particular meaning, whether OF wit or sentiment are
not bright and catching airs. They won't be
whisted by the street urchIns. Mr.. HarrIgan has
for years skIlfully titled literary field all his own,
until 1t won't bear fruit. or, rather, ne has worked
himself out in p,oughlng it. lie has had no help
from others In i;e way of suggestion. don't know
whether he could get 1t, or II he would 1t II he
had 1t. The wisdom OF Augnstn Daily In working
the same way on much higher plane Is shown In
the fact that he does not depend on his own lnge
nuty entirely, but very largely upon the sugees-
lons Of Others which he adapts with the most con-
summate skill to his admirably trained company.
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND GAS NOT ANrAGoNIsTIc.
The American Electric Manufacturing Company,
of this city, has been given the to light the
Statue Of Liberty. / had noticed that number Of
old gas companies In various parts Of the country
were agents Of this company, and asked Edwards
II. GoR, president OF the company, how II happened
that gas companies were pushing rival light
"Rival light" he exclaimed "There never was a
greater mistake. 1t is economy for any electric
light plant to be located near gas-light plant,
and every electric light introduced In building in
creases the consumption OF gas In that building"
I asked him how this could be true, and was told
that that was his secret-and not for publication
but that gas companies might wisely apply to him
| to know. 1t seems to me to be a paradox, but i
have seen so many apparently rival interests build
each other up by competition that am prepared to
believe even IN the possibilities OF electric lights In
creasng gas consumption.
| THE REIGN OF THE NUDE.
The Sunday san had an interesting article apro-
pos OF the publication In the advertising columns of
newspapers Of pictures OF partially nude women,
illustrating the beauties and advantages OF corsets
hose garers, braces and bustles, and what not with
which the fashionable modlstes Improve on natures
handiwork as far as the human form divine Is con-
cerned 1t Ia right In saying that readers tolerate
have been allowed In the boldest papers ten years
ago. But these pictures are comparatively mora
alongside OF thousands displayed In shop windows
thographers' showcases, and at Photographic gal
erles. In twenty five years Of New York life have
never known time when 30 much indecency wal
displayed In this way. 1t is not confined to pictures
OF cigarette MAKERS with pretty faces uring at y0r
rather than bent upon the cigarettes they are rolling
ana with an amplitude OF skirts sadly disarranget
and symmetrical limbs unnecessarily displayed; moi
tobaIlet and chorus girls In male costume and asclvi
ous attitudes. Women OF the town are to be seeI
photographed In almost every position OF indecenc!
and condition Of undress displayed In front Of hun
dreds of Photographic galleries. The most promi
nent actresses submit to be photographed In attl
tudes which reveal (and, In many cases, idealIze
their usually hidden charms. Mrs. Langtry's bus
ought by this time TO he familiar TO every street arai
OF the town, freely and fully and yarlously IL
displayed In shop windows Thelady must have bee
! photographed at every conceivable angle. Their
will be revolt against this sort OF thing some day
and for decency's sake It ought to come soon.
NEW YORK NEWSPAPER WAR.
} The SUMS remarks alluded u were evidently d
rected at the World, which reminds me to say ths
: there Ia q very sharp warfare OF the newspaper
going on Just now, which Will In all probability de
velop into something even hotter after the mex
election leaves each journal at liberty 10 devote NOR
space TO plucklng notes from his nelghbor's eyea
The fight between the Tribune and the Times
largely political, but there Is great deal OF persona
feeling between whitelaw Reid and Mr.. Miller, GO
It0f Of the Times. The latter escapes the tribune
satire and II fa!s on the innocent head OF Mr. Jones
fancy that the suns sboIs at Mr.. Jones, OF IN
Times are aimed less In snlIposIty at him tha
. through sympathy with the tribune. Mr.. Dan
a and Mr.. Reid, after years OF estrangement, durin
which Mr.. Dana never spoke to Mr.. Reid except
columns OF abuse, and during which Mr.. Reid neys
4 Ar tn uav ama nnal la
/ when brought together IN the executive commlle
of the Associated Press, and for some time the
{ have been quite chums. Win Mr.. Pulitzer, how
. | ever, the sun wages professional ana person.
| contest very Interesting To the outsiders who al
4 looking on and urging on the CONFLICT The Worl
adopted the SuH's prices for circulation aud adve
tising and It's sensational style, and went 1t q lit
better. The same may be aad OF rs TACTICS VIII u
Herald. 1t unquestionably cut deeply Into the ci
eulaion OF both. The Herald has made no nei
effort TO retrieve its Losses; Is now paper that
not edited even by cable; but It has managed
maintain It's advertising rates as OF old, and 30 hi
the sun, In spite OF the large decline In circulation
But tls gga Is preparing for an effort II II maxim
an addition " Jts building at cost OF $4,000 III
Hoes arc constructing Two new presses for 1t to co
. $4,000. They sse 10 be Jeady about January !
, and then the sun eniafges 70 fopr-kigs paper q
. two cents. Whether II Ia 10 be made more se8salieD
, depends on success after enlargement. The Wort
!, Is probably making 900 day. Paper ID ches
J and the Worlds white paper for twenty fourpai
isse does not cost 1t over cent Paper can be hs
i here p9y o9 long contracts az low as four cents
i pound. Tue STAR vas RHlsIged on September
. and " nov ip the pghi agaipyt tfe sun. q
World aud the Herald, but its success y not ysib
r TO the naked 0ye. TRe Fihqes aud the TRIBUNE 2
I both making a good dosl Qf money. The sun HI
passed two quarterly dividends tbls year, but sole
]. 10 save earnings TO pay for the two presses p
!. bought Mr. Dana recently bought six shares OF u
l. suns slock-sl 900 par vaue-for ss,aoo shaI
With paper 30 ehsap, they ought TO be able to mai
money. Al any rate, the sharp gght going on lea
TO all OF them making better papers than formeTl
TneTe IL g)ol deal OF curiosity here 10 know Il
name Of the AUTHOR OF an article ON Secretary Iva
" ard In the North American RepieD. signed "ArIh
Is Richmond" on account OF which publication Min
ter Phelps refused to present Allen Thorndyks Rls
1, editor OF the Reuiet0, at the English Court.
IT, lie has also written scathing article on sanu
q. Randall for the same monthly. yeature AZ go
" guess that ts authorship may be rightly atrlbut
r. 10 a very offensive partisan postmaster appointed
Mr. Villas, whose Income as postmaster Is probat