Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-15
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small army awaiting him, and no distin-
guished himself by escaping and sliding
down the ball banistcrs in wild fight
for private Office on the floor below
the FIRST time on record that millionaire
has performed tho brilliant acrobatic feat
of sliding down fifty-foot bsnister. bal
lasted by two big account books, without
tumbling from his slippery perch. He
carried his point, too. He got away
from tho astonished reporters. The
trunk-line meeting had been secret, and
he could not diyulge the proceedings at
that time. He is considered good
fellow" socially. He is worth about
two millions, which he made largely
from patent railroad bridge.
TIE AMERICAN MONTE CARLO.
Long Branch has become the biggest
gambling resort in the world. Clerical
looking Pat. Sheedy, late manager Of
John l.. Sullivan, who is regarded by the
sporting fraternity as one Of the most
talented gamblers in the world, has re-
Gently returned from q tour Of all the re-
sorts in Europe where gambling formed
a popular prominent feature, and he says
none OF them como up TO the resort on
the Jersey coast. he says that there are
larger sums won and lost in night at
Long Branch than there is at Monte
Carlo in a week.
Persons like August Belmont, John
Hoev, and Captain William NJ. Common.
who have been all over Europe, say that
there is nothing on the other side OF the
water that will compare i'll magniiicence
with the new Long Branch gambling
club that has just been opened. The
rotunda, whore most Of the gaming
tables are situated. is capable of
holding two thousand people, and
the finishing OF this room alone
cost over two hundred thousand
| dollars. Each chair cost over hundred
dollars and the centre chandelier cost
over twelve thousand dollars. The cell
ing is divided OF into largo panels, and
each panel contains painting Of all tho
great European racing events in which
| American horses were the winners.
There is another clubhouse fully as
large as this one, and which cost nearly
as much money.
Three Of the greatest gamblers in this
country, if not in the world, are now at
| Long Branch. First is the notorious Bill
/ ly Deutsch, known on both sides OF the
water as the Prince of Baccarrat, who
broke the bank at Monte Carlo and an
ether one in Paris five years ago and
came out winner five hundred thousand
francs. Since then Deutsch has not
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bling to Wall street. But there are lots
of men in Long Branch who are willing
to back him il he wants to try
his luck, and if he once gets
started he will make long howl
among tho gamblers. TIC second
| is Dan Rice the once famous clown.
Rice has not done much playing since he
has been at the Branch, nor has he for
many years, principally because he has
had no money, but he now has q wife
who is worth over u million, who is with
him. Rice has been trying TO persuade
her to allow him to try his luck for the
sake of Aud Lang Syne. In his day he
WAS the greatest gambler in this coun-
try, rs he was the greatest show
man. | saw him sitting in the
magnificent Long Branch Club at
superb meal, by the way, that
alone would make the club famous-and
he was indnlging in "reminiscences of
some of his big games. just before tho
war, in New Orleans, he put up half
interest in mis- circus against one OF the
finest of Mississippi steamboats, Of that
day and hundred thousand dollars. He
lost. Then he bet the other half of tho
circus against the one lost, and he won.
Rice might have been where Barnum is
to-day had it not.been for gambling, and
even the gamblers tell him that they hope
he viii not begin again. The third Is Pat
Sheedy. Sheedy is known among gam-
blers as a man who when he gets broke
would take of his clothes and bet them.
Just before he became the manager OF
Sullivan he hadn't n dollar, although a
little while before he was one OF the
wealthiest sporting-men in Chicago The
last big game that heedy sin he played
for fifty hours without closing his eyes
lie left the gaming-table $4,000 loser
The brokers on Wall street are trying
to make up for duh times by going to
Long Branch. The iavoritc game is
roulette, as it is with the majority ofpco-
pie at that gay resort.
STAR sUPERs-BY ONE OF THEM.
A worse lot of supers than those who
drifted on and of the stage Mt a notable
testimonial benefit at the Metropolitan
Opera House in "Hamlet" have never
been cursed at and raved at by an en-
thusiastic stage-manacer. And L was
enc of them. There was a rehearsal in
the afternoon when the stage for brief
while became the heaven in which these
star supers were dotted. Such gather
iuE Such Babel "Why, how are you?
Such time since we met I've been so |
anxious to go and sec you" Then quickly |
to some one on the other side: "For tho |
Lerd's sake, tell me who Ina talking to ;
he's evidently my most particular friend,
but | cannot for the life Of me name |
him" Il was so sorry to read you had /
been so i'll. How did you catch it and |
what was it? Twins? OF all things in !
the world, how perfectly awful What |
improyident people we are" From the |
other side: But, my dear, she never |
could act. / remember when | was play
ing Ophelia. BY the way, Pm awfully
glad they didn't ask me 10 play it for this
performance. The theatre is so enor-
NOUS" There's Nine. Ponisi why on
earth isn't she playing the Queen ?"
care you playing anywhere, Madame
Dolaro 2" An ambulance and Wood
lawn gaze shines in the eyes of the by
ISLANDERS rs the speaker continues 81
always admired you so much. You arc
one OF my favorites. never lose sight
of you. Here Mr.. Goatcher, the cele-
brated scenic artist comes up, glares
at two ladies who are seated, and yells
straight in their faces: Cant any one
find chair for Madame Dolaro?" To
me "What shame. and you so i'll.
The idea of your not having a chair.
The ladies remain imperturoable, disre-
gard MIR. Goatcher's gentle inauca6o.
He then proceeds to remind me how he
painted the scenes for my first production
at my own theatre in London. Court
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