Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-19

that it will eventually be valuable as fruit
land, as fruits of all kinds are successfully
raised on similarly situated land. Mr.. Dor
Dewitt, of this city, purchased some land
near Spokane Falls, in Eastern Washington
territory, not long ago. Mr.. Dewitt thinks
highly of Washington territory as . field
for speculation or business.
The theatrical season Is about over II
Springfield. The Gypsy Baron will not b.
here as supposed, and outside of two Of
three scattering attractions, there will bt
nothing more at Springfield play houses
The managers complain very much OF tht
business during the past season. Notwith-
, standing this fact, however, as many at
fractions are being booked for next season
as during the past season. A very large
number have already been booked. The
contract for the production Of Fantasma.
for instance, for three performance at
the Grand opera house next season, was
signed the last night that play was pro-
duced here. Many other companies make
their dates SIX months or year ahead In
the same manner.
Colonel Sam Waldman announces his In
tention of going to New York city early in
the summer to look up attractions fol-
Blacks opera house.
Many people have the idea that II an at
traction has a small house in town one
season the manager notes the fact and
avoids that town next season. This isoniy
rarely the case. When q manager is map
ping out one and two night stands in Ohio,
and Springfield is on the natural geograph-
ical route, convenient for the show in going
from one big city to another. Springfield
1 ar1tc h. a.. .n,~o hnn viz -
company has come to grief through having a
badly arranged route. Springfield Is the sixth
city in the state and when she is on the
path of a troupe's route, the manager
makes a date rather than break his route or
run the risk of performance In small
town where business Is almost sure to be
poor. For this reason Springfield Is pretty
sure to have as many shows next season as
this, If not more. Besides, business may
be good in town one season and dull in
another, or some local cause may have
operated 10 make business poor on certain
night For this reason most of the man
ayers prefer to trust the larger towns rather
than risk the smaller.
Little Corinne and her big burlesque COM
pany were billed to appear at Blacks opera
| house for o weeks engagement during the
latter part of the present season. The
graceful little lady will be unable to fill the
date, however. When she appeared in
New York she made a great hit. The New
York Sun and other papers raved over her,
and the result was that her New York en-
gsgement lasted several weeks longer than
was contemplated.
am told that Mrs. Nettie Van Sickle,
the talented actress of this city, has been
engaged for the company Of Joseph Muir
| ply, the eminent Irish comedian, for next
season. The plays will be Kerry Cow and
several new dramas, which Mr.. Murphy
] will sdd to his repertoire.
Mr.. Edwin Hurd, the young Springfield
&C or, now playing In Paul Kauvar. has
been re-engaged for next seasons company
by Mr.. Steele Mackaye, proprietor of the
play. The company will go On the road
next season, but will hardly strike Spring
field, as only week stands will be played.
spent last Sunday in Cincinnati, and
hardly knew the town, now that the Sunday
closing ordinance is enforced. Vine street
exhibits shout as much life and animation
as the Harmony pike on . rainy Monday.
closed and desolata. The hundreds of sa-
looms on Vine street showed an unbroken
| font of tight doors and windows Tin place
of the usual array OF tight customers). The
population poured over to Newport and
kentucky in droves for their beer. as even
the Cincinnati hilltop resorts were run on
the temperance plan.
An enterprising citizen Is arranging to
construct an enormous floating concert hall,
| to be anchored on the river to receive all
the thirsty. The old snap Of selling sand
witches and throwing In glass of beer has
been revived. Patrons of soda fountains
have begun to practrice winking in prepa-
ration for the future. Brewers and saloon
lists are raising big fund with which emf
nent legal talent will be employed in an
attempt to stop milk wagons, street cars.
theaters, ETC., in retaliation. 1t is not at
all iikiy that this will be O success, since
courts of justice have always held means
OF transportation and the sale of such arti-
cles as milk to be necessities. 1t will be
remembered that the same thing was tried
In Springfield some years ago, with no sue
cess whatever.
With regard to Sunday theatricals. things
are in q queer shape in Cincinnati. 1t is
one OF the few American cities which has
regular theatrical performances on Sun
day. There is an ordinance against them,
it is true. but managers have found
that they come out ahead by giving the
performances, and paying the fines Of the
actors the following Monday, providing Ar
rests follow. The fining of actors for play
ing on Sunday in Cincinnati has become so
common that it attracts no attention what
ever. In the case Of the saloonists 1t was
the sending of one Of them to the work.
house. which brought the Saloon-keeperS
association to time. The probabilities are
that the saloon-keepers in Cincinnati will
finally decide to keep open, and when ar
rest follows, demand jury trial. thus
Cutting the court with cases, and render
ing the disposition of them q question Of
years. On the contrary, it is said that
many Cincinnati oon-keepers are de-
lighted with the change, as 1t gives them q
day of with their families. 1t Is likely,
however, that the law will eventually be
enforced.
asked Charley Constantine the other
day how he thought the recently fixed-up
row of buildings on Washington and Mar
ket street, on the square, compare with the
Roman coliseum, in point of architectural
beauty.
"Pshsw," he said, there's too much
fus. being made about those buildings
They are not permanent by any means. II
you will notice you will see that no cellars
are being constructed under them. 1t
would be very foolish for a man to go
ahead and build fine buildings until he sees
| just how the market house improvement Is
going to affect that part Of the city. All
these temporary buildings will In time be
replaced by fine permanent structures,
worthy Of the CITY,"
Wheelmen say that the new low safety
bicycles are having the call Just now.
Several local wheelmen have adopted them