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THE MAY QUEEN" AT PALMER's.

Czibulka has written some extremely pretty
and faAGinatiny music in Tho May Queen, .
which was produced ut Palmor's Theatre last
night. This music Is not in tho least clever, nor
could II for one moment be considered classical.
But for McCaulls company light, catchy music
10 all that 10 needed. Wagner and De Wolf Hop
per would be q monotonous combination, while
Meyerbeer and Digby Bell would be a~bnormally
awful. THE May Queen from q musical
point OF view, ia q success, and II II runs long
many Of the airs may he whistled in the street,
which il about the greatest tribute for which q
popular composer can hope.
The libretto of THE May Queen " is hope
lessly complicated and uninteresting. 1t tells y
story of strife between the Royalists and the
lioundhcads, and its scenes are laid in old Lon
don. But as De Wolf Hopper and Dighy Bell
are of New York New Iorky in everything they
say, surely a more appropriate librGtto might
have been supplied. The love episodes are EN-
emphasized, but they are not at all convincing,
and there is not one vCstigc Of hunor supplied
by the librettist-or the hbruttlsts, for there are
three of them, watched over by Harry u. Smith,
of Chicago, for local effect.
There are -four comedians. and as the librct-
lists have failed to be funny the comedians do
their best in that direction. De Wolf Hopper
was not nearly as noisy rs usual and was conse-
NutllllS HllCl Ilbl tH'NllNt. W ntIl hIs IlbIl-
per once learns that there IL no real wit in
tumbling over and no scintillating humor in u
kick he will be wonderfully improved. III his
quieter moments last night he was highly
amusing. Digby Bell az Toby did some quiet
and effective work. Jefferson De AnCelis and
John J. Rafael were wretchedly stupid AZ Giles
and Stiles. They were tumbling in and tum-
bling out with remarkable and irritating irrele-
vance.
Miss Marion Manola looked delightful and
sang charmingly a. Lady Beatrice Hamilton,
Miss Annie Myers, a clever, chic little lady,
had many opportunities and availed herself
bravely of every one of them. Miss Harriet
Avery, q new conner to the company, was very
nervous and it would not be fair to criticise her
performance. She appears to have a good voice.
nicely. cultivated, but its beauty and culture
were latent last night. Mrs. Laura Joyce-Bcll
had a small role. but she made IL important.
She il such an excellent actress, with such n
keen dramatic instinct, that il il n pity she can
not have larger scope. Eugene Oudln as Harry
Macdonald sung exquisitely and was a pictorial
pleasure.
The topical songs, with the inevitable base
There were about sixteen verses to each of
them, no no one can deny that they were at least
filling, at the price" ALAN DALE.
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the other members, Of the company William
Herbert, as the family doctor, and Mrs. Z, I.
Davenport, as Lady Clarissa, were especially
Mask of Life, . which was presented at the
Lee Avenue Academy last night, is 2 romantic
and the e pay pay H Is Se;mbbeaifRisiSSssda ' With u isi several love
scenes and many Intensely dramatic situations:
Every act ends with z strong climax and the
,, rs, Sss9r. N PiPt y !; no. 1Ss entirely ~ Sn e. Ysit until MI
Stevens Ais the part OF Count Vladimir in a
gave a dramatic impersonation Of Prince Oscar,
ms his p 6si lie 10 vd Hsl Msn BEEnsro Thi was sS Sa"T rIaT IN
an s"e carr earnest 'n mSn merSNI Hiio Wotfe Si the piey Is
strong and will without doubt become popular.
Owing 70 the sudden illness of Mr.. r. A.
Roberts, Miss Paimer's leading man, i was nee;
efS@ "M iS SrSthsr EHF sI RfSPo$'eaa Sii!' S s%st inssTs"
was produced At the ,Amphion Academy, last
the week. In the familiar role of Tina, Miss
Palmer was ~ s~prightly as ever, and her songs
minuet dance, in which she proved the cmbodi-
ment of grace. The other characters of the
play were fair.
"A simple. pure tale of the hills il what the
programmes OF the Bronilyn Theatre this week
say III regard to the silver Age, which Edwin
F; May and an efficient company are producing.
sual excellence, the explosion. in the third act
and the cascade in the fourth being wonderfully
realistic.
Despite the unfavorable weather, o good
sized audience greeted Beacon Lights, " at
Proctor's Brooklyn Theatre last evening. The
play, which IL n romantic, picturesque one, was
well acted by a good company. Messrs. Frank
Evans. Odell Williams and j. II. Cossar, were
excellent. Miss Oracle Emmett az Carrie Cal
houn, must be commended for her perfectly
natural method and for Ignoring much Of the
business" Of the majority of soubrettes. The
play is well mounted
The familiar comedy Of "Muggs Landing +"
IL being produced at Holiness Standard Mus
cum this week by a competent company, Of
WHICH Hattie Anderson, in the character Of
Little Mugs, is the particularly bright feature
Of the performance. Frank II. Doane as Asa
Beck has also scored a success in his part.
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A Laudnble Desire.
H BRIGHTON SUIT.
Why Ready.Made Clothing Is Better Than
Custom Work-Points Worth Reading.

1t is wonderful to note the enormous increase of trade
in ready-mGde clothing. but when the facts arc known
AS to the great improvement made by manufacturer It
10 no longer a wonder.
The London and Liverpool Clothing Company at SO
and SS Bowery, corner of Hester street, have after
many years of labor manufactured the most perfect
fitting garments that the hands and skill Of man can
make. The Brighton Suit will be our great leader this
Spring. There is none Of the ready-mads about the
Brighton Suit. 1t is cut by the very best artists in our
line, and is made by the best custom tailors during tho
Winter months. There is no break in the breast and
the waist sits snugly to tho body. The shoulders are
perfect models. II you 20 to a tailor he will charge you
four times the price of the Brighton Suit. and will not
give half the satisfaction. The London and Liver
pool Clothing Company has placed 80. 600 magnificent
Brighton Suits on its counters. There are over two
thousand different patterns to select from. They are
made from the very finest of imported woollens. includ-
ing cAssimeres and worsteds from our own mills. Each
suit il lined throughout with silk and satin also the
back of vest. Trousers are cut wide or medium. Our
price for tho Brighton Suit in sacks. frooks. cutAways
or Prince Alberts will be $l5. Gentlemen in the habit
of paying high prices for clothing will do we'll and save
money. time and trouble by asking our statesmen To show
you the Brighton Suit, the hAndsomest and most per-
fect-httinR suit in the world. London and Liverpool
Clothing Company. SO and 80 BoweIy. corner Hester
st. Open evenings.
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THE STOMACH DISTILS ACIDS.

These. II existent in a natural quantity, and unvi-
tiated by bile. play their part in the functions Of diges-
tion and assimilation. But the artificial acid resulting
from the inability of the stomach to convert food re-
ceived by 1t into sustenAnce. is the producer of HAtu-
lence and heartburn. which are the most harassing
symptoms OF dyspepsia. The best carminAtive is Hos
TErTER's STOMACH BITTERs. Far more effective Is it
than carbonate OF soda, magnesiA or other alkaline
salts. These invariably weaken the stomach without
producing permanent benefit. No man or woman hron-
ically dyspeptic. and consequently nervous, can be in
possession Of the full measure OF vigor allowed by ma
ture. Therefore. invigorAte and regulate the system,
and by so doing protect It from malaria. rheumatism
and other serious malhdhes.
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Mr., John Ellerton, late Inspector Of the
Criminnl Investigation Department of Scot
land Yard, sat gazing disconsolately INTO the
embers of a dying fire towards the close of q
gloomy November afternoon.
There were plenty of things besides the
weather to make Mr.. Ellerton take a melan-
choly view of the situation.
He had left Scotland Yard TO " better "
himself. He had made a splendid reputation
as an active and intelligent detective. His
knowledge of French n German, a
knowledge acquired in his childhood, had
enabled him to advance rapidly from the
ranks to a high position in the detective
force, and his gentlemanly appearance and
manners had caused him to be employed
upon delicate foreign missions. He had also
succeeded in running to earth some of the
most desperate criminals in the kingdom.
But reputation, unless it bears solid fruit
In the shape OF honors and rewards, is not q
thing that one can spend one's whole life in
cultivating. John Ellerton. after some ten
years OF active service, during which he had
fisked his life again and again in order to
bring some desperate maletGctor to justice,
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Changes at the Theatres.
GRAND OPERA-HOUsE.

GRAND OPERA-HOUbE.
There was a fair sized audience at the Grand
Opera; HousGS last night when hrs, Lspgtry, ap-
p ssty y he T9 M0rt TiH a. tbis Play; has IbLSdy ,lS GlSp;
criticized in these columns. The piece was
nicely staged and the company effective. Miss
Hattie Russell as Lady Betty Noel supplied the
Rehan.
"Erminie I" was heartily received at Niblo's
last night, and it would doubtless fill that house
one of the. few comic operas that tells a really
good, amusing story, and 1t is to this as much
deal of its success. J., Il. Ryley appeared as
Cadeaux and Miss Isabelle Urquhart as Erminie.
WINDSOR THEATRE.
The Runaway, Wife" was presented at the
and the occasion was particularly interesting BY;
reason Of the debut OF his daughter, Miss Dido
Rank Rankin. d Mis- RANKIN nGdnss it may s at 20 once Ssn BE- said
graceful and keenly intelligent.
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE.
Hazel Kirke" was, revived at the Third
Avenue Theatre tonight and it drew a large
Kirke and Miss Lillian. Billings as Hazel Kirke.
Messrs. Sydney Conell, Charles ,Kidder and
was nicely staged and ought to do a good weeks
business.
TONY PASTORS.
Banjoist Edwin French, Shelter and Blakely,
Miss Annie Devere, McAvoy and Barber, Magrew
and Mack, Fred Watson, Dan Hart and others
made up the progl anime at Tony Pastors last
night. The canine =" prims donna, .Jip, made
o great hit.
ITALIA THEATRE.
PATS Wardrobe" caused unlimited mirth at
II. r. Jacobs Thalia Theatre last night. There
was q large audience. There were a number of
new and effective specialties introduced, and the
songs and dances were well received. PATS
Wardrobe " will please the Thalia Theatre audi
ences and fill the house during its weeks run.
THEATRE coMIQUE.
Charles T.. Ellis and an excellent company APP
peared at Manager Harris Theatre Comique,
Harlem, last night, Mr.. Ellis sang delightfully."-
and reused his audience to demonstrativenoss.
PEOPLES THEATRE.
Z. H. Sothern appeared in The Highest
Bidder " at Miners Peoples Theatre last night
and drew a large audience. Mr.. Sothern has an
excellent company and its members are largely
responsible for the success of the piece. Miss
Belle Archer and @. b. Bishop supported Mr..
Sothern.
DoCKsrADER's.
.Kellar introduced his new automatom,
Clio" to alarge audience at Dockstader's
bly,. It drew q picture of BENJAMIN Butler that
was at once recognized. 'Astarte" and the
Hindoo basket trick were also on the pro-
gramme.
ROSTER AND BIAL's.
"A Night in Pekin y was continued at Roster
and Flynn, Ko Kin Segawa and Weber and
Fields did some entertaining work.
woRTH's PALACE MUSEUM.
The bill at this popular resort this week is Of
unusual magnitude and quality. In the theatre
the Palace Specially Company Of forty people,
headed by Francilla, the wire walker. give hourly
performances.
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The lady sat down, and after a moments
hesitation raised her veil. The agent was
hardly able to control the exclamation of adj
miration which rose to his lips.
What q beautiful girl" he thought to
himself; II wonder whom she wants
watched-a husband or a lover2"
The lady, who was about four and twenty,
was a dark beauty Of the Spanish type. Her
features were perfect, and she had the most
beautiful eyes, the detective thought, he had
ever seen. AS she fixed them upon him he
felt an extraordinary sensation, which, in
relating the occurrence to his wife.
he found it almost impossible to describe. 1t
was half admiration, half fear.
The eager. almost fierce glance of his beau
tiful visitor unnerved hun for IL moment, and
he lowered his eyes as one does after gazing
at the sun and looked down at the floor. But,
recovering himself and assuming an air of
indifference, he speedily looked up again and
said:
"You wish to see me on business. madam?
II l can serve you in any way j shall be de-
lighted. Anything that you may say to me l
shall. OF course, treat as strictly conhden-
tial."
''Of course, " replied the lady. ~ have
heard OF your great talents, Mr.. Ellerton,
discretion or / should not have come TO you.
Let me state my business as briefly as
possible.
- am a married woman. I was married
two years ago 10 a man whom 1 believed to
be rich aud \ gentleman. / was a governess
at q ladies' school at Folkestone at the time,
and 1t was what o would call o runaway
match"
Pardon me-" said the detective, may 1
ask il you are an Englishwoman Z"
why do you ask the question p
" You said you were q governess, and some
thing in your appearance and manner made
me think you might be a foreign Roverness;
and yop have a slight accent-VeTy- Slisht-.
but still an accent"
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found himself still in the receipt Of the mag
nifcent income Of E3 per week and heavily in
debt.
In due time. therefore, he shook the dust
of tho Yard" from his feet. and having
taken u couple of rooms ON the second floor
of a little house in a side street running off
the Strand he blossomed forth in the ndyer-
tlsements as the head of Ellerton's Private
Inquiry and Detective Agency.
On the November afternoon mentioned at
the commencement Of this narrative, while
Mr.. Ellerton sat looking disconsolAte!y into
the dying embers OF his office fire. things
looked very black indeed.
One or two little jobs had come in, 1t is
true. but they were not jobs out of which
much money could be made, and Mr.. Eller-
ton was beginning to think that he would
have to turn his attention TO something more
lucrative than a private inquiry office and
detective agency If he wanted to pay his
creditors 40 shillings in the pound.
The clerk had one for the day, for 1t was
past Office hours. and presently the neighbor-
ing church clock striking 6 reminded the
eX-deteotlVe that he had promised his wife to
take her to the theatre that evening having re-
celved an order from an old friend, u theAtri-
cal manager. and 1t was time for him TO make
his way home and put himself into evening
dress.
He rose from his chair with q weary sigh,
took his hat, and was Just putting on his
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You are right, sir " replied the young
observer. l was the French governess. l all
from the south of France. But let me pro-
coed with my story. II was one afternoon on
the Lees at Folkstone that / met the man who
became my lover. He was young. handsome
and appeared u gentleman. He had a big
dog with him. Ihad with me the dog of my
employer. The two dogs fought. l was ter
rifed and screamed the young gentleman
bowed when we met and hoped that my dog
had not been bitten. You do not want
to know of our courtship. We met often.
| was tired of the life Of insult and drudRery
to make me his wife. / consented. HO went
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THE FACULTY SURRENDER.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE WILL HAVE AN ANNEX
FOR FEMALES.

For ten years the ladies who advocate the
higher education of women have been storming
the citadel of Columbia College.
1t is hardly an exaggeration to say that the
Faculty have grown gray listening to the argu-
ments of women's-riRhts women.
Alter a siege az long and az heroic az the siege
OF Trov the Trustees of the college surrendered
yesterday.
They made a treaty of peace with the ladies, by
which they promised to add Il women's annex to
the equity and d~ignitied old college.
The young ladies will become freshmen in the
"'annex" by passing the same entrance ex-
animation that has, puzzled the minds of the
freshmen; They will become bachelors, of art
after, and on the same terms that the ball nine
and the boatmen do:
After the Columbia Professor eplightens the
undergraduate intellect at the College with his
lecture he will go and deliver it over again at the
Annex.
ing and do their learning and undergo their leo
turing, in their own castle.
The ladies who have the Annex" in mind
for it is not yet a real and tangible thingI7;are
going TO furnish the money to rent or to build it.
The lady students will pay from $3.50 to 500
s sGiti0n ie smd 2 ye crGm nSiGiSbbd1ng to w }he number tbaS n OF
dertake to acquire.
They will be tethered at present to the course
chemists or mining experts will still be barred
out Of the University.
money, the discipline and the manners Of the
II has bargained to furnish the learning only.
Mrs, Theodore Myers is at the head of the new
educational enterprise, whose plans are AZ yet
misty and nebulous.
The feeling among the Columbia College
students is one CT deep disappointment,
tend the recItations and lectures. II
they were, there would be o student rebellion.
narrowed.
It is regarded az a peculiarly graceful tribute
to ex-President Barnard that the annex is TO be
named after him.
y will be known in history as Barnard
College"
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at home except when he went away as l have
told you. About twelve months ago he went
away and took more luggage than usual. He
said he should be back in a fortnight. He
left me plenty of money to go on with, At
the end Of the fortnight received a letter
from him. 1t told me that his absence, owing
to some family trouble, would have to be
prolonged for some time, and inclosed me .
bank note for Zoo"
"Goon. madam" said the detective, anx-
ious to hear at what point his services were
to come ill.,.
- After that letter I heard no moro for
three months, and then came another inclos-
ing II 400 pound note, and telling me that my
husband would probably be away for a year,
but that money would be sent me every three
months. Ii | moved | was 10 advertise my
new address n 1.-THE Daily Telegraph agony col
umn with the words Some day and my
Christian name Louise l was to do this
that money might reach me"
Have you the letter inclosing these In
structious 7"
No! unfortunately I destroyed it AOot-
:" understand then, madam, that q year
ago your husband left YOU. and you have NOS
seen him since 7 Is that SO 2"
Some time after he went away you re-
Ceived a letter in his handwriting, accompa-
MED by a remittance. Since then you have
received money enough to live upon, but no
communication as to your husbands where
abouts. Is that SOP"
That is exactly the case"
Good. l understand perfectly. Now
what do you want me to do ?"
:" L find out for me where my husband
Is"
The detective thought the matter over TO
himself for a moment. Then he said; II
will do my best. but you must help me. In
a matter of this sort you must keep nothing
back. Now, tell me, what Ia your oWn tdss
of the nattOr2h .AAIuaJS O.IhIaA4 aIIaAum sav q
10 b ContiRuSd To-AorToA)
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ready. / went up one night, stayed at a
hotel, met him the next day and We were
married at u church. After that We lived in
q furnished house which my husband took.
elry, dresses, all tia l wanted, and had a.
ways plenty of money. But no one came to
see us; We had no friends. When / asked
my husband about his friends he said that he
had me but sometimes he would 90 away
for a week or a fortnight, aud l thought that
he had some friends somewhere and did not
like them 10 know that he was married.
a" Pardon me one moment" interrupted
the detective. Was your husband in any
mos ] Bhould think not. He was always
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The granite-cutters now receive 81 a day Of
nine hours. There are $50 of them in this city,
and they are all members of the Granite Cutters
Union.
The German House Painters Union has sue
nine hours.
The strike of carpenters on the buildings in
West Ninety-BiXth street has been settled by
Boss Connors paying union wages and hiring
union hands only.
Stonecutters at Blissville, L. l., are on strike
for ~ Il day of nine hours-an increase Of SO
cents,
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MANAGER &c. DUFF AT REST
BURIED TO-DAY FROM ST. FRANCIS
XAVIER's CHURCH.
The Edince Crowded with Professional
and Other Friends Of the Deceased
Many Beautiful Floral O~herinEs-Thc
Requiem Mass Celebrated by Rev. Niius
McKinnon-sketch of the Popular Man
ayers Career.


John A. Duff, late manager Of the Standard
Theatre, was buried this morning at o O'Clock
from the Jesuit Church of 81. Francis Xavier,
West Sixteenth street. Rev. Nilus McKinnon.
pastor of the Church, celebrated the low mass
of requiem and at its close pronounced a brief
discourse of ten minutes, abiding to the de-
ceased and the suddenness OF his death.
There was no music and the services were the
simplest that the Catholic Church exercises at
burials. There was a profusion of floral offer
ings, despite the printed request for their omis-
sion.
At the close of Father McKinnon's remarks,
and after the last dissolution, six employees of
the Standarn Theatre bore the cnsket down the
aisle aud deposited it in the y~estibule that the
passers-by might be allowed u last iook at the
deceased. whose features wore u very natural
The casket was of plain black cloth with four
lilies, Florida palms and v%iolsts. 4 silver plate
gave the name of. the deceased and his age,
eixty-nine years. There were no honorary pail
The widow followed the casket. leaning on the
arms of her son, John, the actor. and Rufus, the
Md, where he is pursuing. his theological
studies preparatory TOR the priesthood Aq nnS
Mr.. Duff left six children, the three besides
those mentioned above being Mrs. James E;
I1hgtN, u MlilONs u Nuuk WV ~ y -
the Sacred Heart, and n son, James G. Duff,
Manager of the Duff Opera Company.
Among those present were Ada liehan, Mrs.
Gilbert. John Drew, James Lewis, Fred Barnes,
Joseph Holland, Mrk; Drew and Mrs. Lewis, OF
the, DAILY Theatre Company; George the
we'll head usher at the Standard, and
most of the employers Of that theatre; Eugene
Kelly, ex-Mayor Grace. Billy Florence, Tony
Pastor, d. Henderson, Max Hirsch. Billy Birch,
Mrs. Fernandez and Bijou, Charles Gaylor, Clay
Clement, Archie Boyd. Lizzie Evans and her
manager, Charles Callahan, Charles j: Jackson,
+: J. Herndon, the ConrQn sisters, Annie and
professionals.
John A. Duff was born in the North of Ire
land, March 10, 1920, and i'll 1880 he came to
America.
His first business attempt was to keep n res
taurant in Albany. After some years he came
to New York and was in the same business with
Crook.
For the past twenty-five years Mr.. Duff has
been Engaged in theatrical ventures. He had
money. Then he took the Broadway Theatre,
now DAYS. In 1884 he took charge of the
Standard Theatre, where he was at the time Of
his death.
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Brooklyn Theatres.

Among the many treats offered the patrons of
Col. Sims Park Theatre this season.. this week
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Florence and com
pany, in the Madison Square Theatre SUCCESS
- Heart of Hearts" Mr.. Florence essayed the
his versatility rs an actor to the best advantage,
and was equally good as James Robins. the
characters comical and emotional. Mrs. Flor
ence, as the mature maiden who seized the
Mayor as Lucy, the ex.convict's daughter,
showed herself fully capable OF sustaining the
strong situations allotted the character. Among
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A Reitcr lob for Him.

TFTOHI Tr JNIcUVO ITIOUNd.I
Seedy-Looking Stranger Ito proprietor OF
dime mueeum)-I am the only man in the coun-
try that predicted Harrison's Cabinet right.
What am | worth to you per week
Proprietor-Iou guessed it correctly, lid you ?
Stranger-Called the turn on it exactly, two
months ago. Here's the sheet of paper l wrote
the names down on.
Proprietor admiringly)-I couldn't afford to
give you what you're worth. But l have a
brother who publishes Il paper, and is looking
for the right kind of a man to edit the clrculR-
ton ahidavits. Go and tell him your story.