St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-06

fOurthS of the audience is always con-
posed of women, and that is why that
theater is one of the most successful
in New York. There is an array of
four professional male beauties, headed
by Herbert Kelley, and brought up by
Henry Miller. These men are starred,
billed and photographed extensively.
read some sort of story the other
day of woman who gave luncheon to
lot of girls in San Francisco recently,
and in the middle of the table were the
pictures of these four men banked in
flowers. The women sat around and
admired the male beauties during the
feast. This sort of thing is significant,
because it is the result of well-ma-
tured and carefully conceived plan of
man whose business it is to cater to the
amusement of the public"
l recalled scene / witnessed some
time ago atDaly's theater. 1t was the
time that Wallack's Theater company
disbanded, and the last performance
was matinee on Saturday afternoon
given in Days theater. The stage
door extended into Sixth avenue, and it
was surrounded by crowd OF at least
300 women, who gathered there and
pushed each other eagerly as they
watched the members of the company
come out. Thay had all appeared and
gone away quietly without any excite
ment, until finally Kyrle BelleW ap-
peared and posed for minute on the
doorstep. Now that l think Of it.
ne is an impressive specimen
OF the male beauty. He cast his eyes
composedly over theNsea of adoring
faces of the women. struck fresh attl-
tude, threw his iron-gray hair back
Ic q
on his hat and stepped dainty forward.
The women crowded around him with
an eagerneSS that amounted almost to
frenzy. 1t was disgraceful scene. l
have never seen such abject disregard
for conventionality. Bellew had fairly,
to fight his way through the ranks of
love-sick women. until he finally
jumped into his cab and drove away.
There was tremendous how'y'do about
the affair afterward, and no wonder.
Another instance flashed across my
mind. Two ladies were talking III the
crowded doorway of Trinity chapel
just after service. 1t was raining, and
they were waiting for carriage.
II hate the rain," said one petulant-
ly. ut makes my corns ache So"
II am going down to Dr.. Dash's place
tomorrow" said the other casually.
"He's the best chirOpodistin New York.
Don't you think so?'
''Oh, without doubt" said the other;
''but | always take his assistant, Dr..
Robinson, such remarkably handsome
man, isn't he? He's always so busy
that one has to wait hours for a turn"
1t seems rather odd that a woman
should direct the management OF her
cOrnS according to the dictates of her
fancy for the face of a handsome man,
and | said as much to the agent.
"Why, certainly" he said shortly,
s'yon don't suppose that men are SUI
perior to women in this respect, do you?
Not at all. If you wanted to get your
nails manicured you would naturally go
to the prettiest girl you knew in the
business. The same thing is true OF
women and chiropodists. I'll pay big
prices for male beauty of certain sorts
in some OF the business connections
where l have the practical direction of
affairs. The dry goods clerks. with
their curled mustaches and plastered
hair, ale not the result of human
vanity SO much as of human shreWd-
ness. Some years ago yOungster
whose financial acumen rather i'm
pressed me wanted to start in the
brokerage business down town, and
went in with him so as to give the boy a
start. He had a brother who worried
me night and day. He was too hand
some for any earthly use. Whenever |
about four times a week. discovered
him standing in the full glare of the
window, perfectly attired and the pict-
ure of a polished and genial grace. His
manner was invariably courteous and
pleasant, and used to lie awake nights
trying to find out how [ could utilize
him. 1t is nv business to employ men.
you know, and the right man IN the
right place means good deal of money
to me at times. incidentally it may
mean success for the man. The BUSH
ness did not flourish down town, and
things got rusty and rough. Our client
age was small and it shrank visibly.
One day CHANGED to to be OH Broad
way, near thirtieth street. when the po-
lice raided an uptown bncket shop and
turned exactly fifty-seven women
out of the parlors. These fifty
seven women had been dabbling
in stocks. 1t set me to thinking, and
before l got down to the Office | had de-
cided what to do with the handsome
brother of my juvenile partner. We
opened an office on Fourteenth street
and put the masher in as master OF GER
emonies. In two years he had built up
a flourishing trade there. Then he be-
came engaged to typewriter in the
office, and sold out the business to him
within two weeks. He did not know
that the whole success of the thing was
due to his own personal appearance,
but did.
Take another case of Queckberner,
the athlete, as another Instance. He
was man who had neither money, in
fuence nor position some five years
ago. He was a professional life-saver
at Long Beach. In other words, he was
a bathing master there. His remark
able physical development and stall
wart personality attracted the attention
of three or four New Workers, and they
started him in business here solely on
that account. Now he is successful
broker, one of the crack athletes of
America, and local figure of no mean
importance-all due to his personal
beauty.
Don't sheer at male beauties Tome"
growled the little fnancier in conclu-
sion, Strengthening his twisted frame
laboriously and shaking himself to-
gether as he lighted a fresh fresh
cigar. eff l looked less like a pie
bald nightmare I'd been president Of
the United States ten years ago."
TOLD OF FANNY RICE.
A Cosby Sketch Of the Bright