Telegram-herald., 1889-05-21
THE TOPICAL TALKER.

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advertising, m alea he toa-a-1 at
souae .1ngta q ala TIE aetag-s cseo 70
ll1srI0 she public of en1sr-4l1aears az
tle l4eaLrss. &c deprecated L.-s aas-e
" papeE. PFn-eE's .uE and money lsod
GA b-L boards, ard stated tat Z nslf ct
tie money 80 Used szs sep-sd u en-
Lzrged newspaper advert selle4ls, tie
result would oe equally beneficial ana
satisfactory Mr. GRADY op.nl01 has
been encouraged ~ several o- the
dramatic papers. Here m Grand Rap
~ tne bill posting fo- IA attraction
costs about double tl- aggregate
amount paid the four dailes for the
standing -.ads. p which run to- lFe days
previous u the openng of the enter
Iainment. There i scarcely a city o.
the country where there ls any com
peuLOn Ia the bll-pOsJng business q
generally beng done by one hrm, and
a. a conseq the local manager Is
at the mercy OF . monopoly and has
% submit % eXOrb.tant prices. The
question OF beneficial advertising and
the reduction OF the huge bills OF the
blll-pOster is one that theatrical
managers have been discussing Tor
some TIME. They are decided that re-
form = necessary, and believe that
they Viii eventually resolve 10 do
away WIth the un,eemly b.u board and
utilize exclusively that greater, more
extensive and reliable medium, the
newspaper. The bin board may be-
valuable ~ advertising a circus n the
country, but that's about all.
The Grand Rapids baseball club has
made many friends among the public
during the past week, and the belief
that they can WIN the pennant IN the
State league race has been greatly
streng thened. On top of this comes the
| rumOr that all j. not MISUNDERSTANDING
the players. One OF the most valuable
men IN the team has asserted that Man
I ager ROushkOlb mas his pets and favor
/ ties, and as a consequence is unpopular
/ with some of the men. 1t was playing
''fayorltes" on the part OF the manager
I that kept the Detroit team weak and
/ Inefficient for years. Ii Manager
/ ROushkOlb is showing partiallty IN the
/ treatment OF the members OF the club
/ i do not assert that he Isl hope the
/ directors will find II out and give him
\ his medicine. Grand Rapids has an
/ excellent club. We are proud of il,
I and congratulate the young men whose
/ enterprise brought about its organiza-
/ ton. The manager must treat the men
I alike, control them with reasonable and
necessary discipline, and ii he desires a
pet" let IL be the club III the aggre-
gate, and with the purpose of flying
the flag IN FOuntaIn-st. park ut the end
OF the season.
Now, Superintendent Eastman, Il word
| with YOU. To start with, you are WIN
ning friends and the confidence of the
public FOR the unassumIng and unde-
/ mOnstrativc manner IN which YOU have
! taken hold of our Police department.
Yet IN the centre of the city there Is
most annoying nuisance which ought
10 be abatcd. | mean the ugly
gang of negro bOOtblacks and lOaters
who daily cOngregate between the Az
cade and Powers alley, on Pearl-st
They hang about the area ratings, play
tag, indulge IN profanity and slang and
menace passers-by with insulting re
marks, especially If they refuse to have
them "shlned up" Ii is not so much
Tor the men as for the ladies that
complain. II by necessity they are
compelled to pass by the crowd of
soafers, they are liable 10 be iOstled
INTO by some uncOUth rOwdy, or
shocked by vulgar and obscene talk
/ The presence OF this gang Is undoubt-
edly great detrment to those who do
/ business IN this vicinity, for it IS a
locality which ladies especially have
learned 10 avoid. Alr. Eastman, IN
struct your patrOlmen to compel the
offenders % seek some more secluded
spot for their rOwdylsm.
Some time ago the editor Of the dra-
matte column in the TELEGRAM-HER-
AID, sand something in way of cOmph-
meut about Powers Opera House or
Chcstra. l hope that their PLAYING on
I last Tuesday evening Is not Intended rs
/ q sample OF improvement. II Is seldom
that / attend the theatres, but | was
tempted 70 patrOn,ze kiralfv, feeling
assured that | would ind entertain
menJ for the eve and ear. The scenery
I certainly had an artistic glow, and the
girls were pretty in face aud form
while the eve enjoyed itself. through
medium OF the ear the bran was
shocked and racked BY q succession of
disC0rd and mharmOnIOus utteTaDces
ot v,Ollus. tr0mbOnes, C.arnets and
double bass. To any one possessed Of
any sense Of fine feeling or harmony
Is was most painful. Each member of
/ Lawson : orchestra seemed to be play
ing or his own hook" II was some
/ thing ike r lOss' trOt. They started
Out even, then eacn individual seemed
% hustle with his respective instrument
90 beat the other fellow IN reaching the
end OF the music they were playing
- far a IS the orChestra's being iu ac
cord with the dancing and the ballet is
concerned, their assistance would have
/ been Just as valuable had they beer
/ PLAYING IN Kalamazoo. N0twith
! standing the terrible aifilCtiOr
they were compelled to endure
IN front Of the foOtlghts. M'ue
Paris and CappeiinI and their seCunda.
. and coyphees acquitted themselves
gracefully. and to tue entire satisfaC
ton OF the spectators. II Professor
Lawson is It ALI s3uguuary IN tempera
I ment. and has il I'M for any enemies h'
may have. let ms orchestra fire n few
hars az them. It IS an instrument capa
bic Of wTea SIng terrible vengence.
Speaking of baseball. clip The FOL
b lowing wise comment from the Saginaw
: H~g.d, wh.cnls equally sound and pa
here I'm Grand Rapids
The excellent base baT games furn she'd q
rh~ Stafa League fn fhe cifies ~ saginaw
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