Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-08
NEW YORK LETTER.
SKETCHES or TABLEAux ON THE
THEATRE OF NEW YORK STREETS.
The Drum sfajor-Uur Soldiers snd tho
Foreign Articie-Miss Mary Lce-The
English Tcnor--Persouals.
rcorrespondeuce of the Richmond DlspatchI
NJ, XopR limo 1901

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dav. The roadway is the stage. the stoop
ara tho balconies. the windows tae boxes
the sidewalks the parauet, and the sol
diers are both actors and orchestra in one
the Fifth-Avenue Theatre holds perhnp
twenty or thirty thousand spectators OF
fhis occasion only, and the show is free Il
all. A military show beats all the circuse
in popularity the world over. What fierce
yisaged lion-tamer among his spirltles
lions, what gorgeous queen OF the saw-dus
arena. mounted aloft on her glittering
wheeled throne is half so fascinating a
the resplendent drum-malorY
TIE DRUM-aAJoR.
To see him stalk along in all his peacocl
majesty. who would not wait hours OF
tiptoe in n Jam of candy-iowled young
sters, loquacious and dubious matrons
colored bellies p9tchoulied WITHIN an inch
of their lives. and trio OF expectorant
veterans too weighty to march! Inc ole
guards are magnificent IN their ElheL
tower hearskin headgear. the artlllerymeT
are warlike and noisy. the tootlipg rattle
of the iifers and kettle-clatterers is sub
timely deafening. but they all fall into in
significance before the heaven-sent drum
major. That ravshing walk OF his That ex
quisite twirl Of his big bob-baton. That in.
Irritable air of superhuman superiority
Was there ever the like seen elsewhere
even in the palmv DAYS Of the old French
kings? doubt it. Whenever / am bless
ed with q glimpse Of the drum-major in al
his glory go around for the rest Of that
dav intoxicated with sheer delight al
having realized q fOre-taste of what We
shall feel like when we get to Heaven.
MACHINE AND AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
Two foreigners were chatting about the
procession where / stood, and ! overheard
their remarks. splendid body of men,
look at their faces, fellows like these vete.
rens would fight like devils again to-mor.
row il they were called upon
They would if their patriotism was
stirred, you ought to say; These are not a
machine army, nv friend, like we have IN
Europe. These are free citizens. volun-
teers. and fancy they would want to know
a thing or two about the merits of the
quarrel before they would take up arms
and sail in at the bidding of Cabinet"
THAT'S quite right. sir, and honor the
that puts its trust in its peoples
sense of right rather than in the mechani-
cal action of hired fighters. By the way,
do you notice any difference between the
of these mon and the armies of
EurOpe?"
Undoubtedly these are men, not the
we have over there. Our soldiers
DO nothing but drill. drill, drill--year in
and year out-and when they march they
keen step aud straight lines as If they went
by clock-work. The American soldier looks
more of a free lance. caring lesst for appear
ance on parade than for alertness in actual
work"
~ wonder how the two systems would
come out in practical test-suppose there
was to be war between European army
machine and American soldiers of indie
pendence."
"Ah, thank Heaven. it's only a SUPPOSE
ton. But | know this. whatever the odds
lgainst them these smart fellows look as
f they would get there just the same, as
they say"
EX-sPEAEER CARLISLE.
Down in the lower regions Of the city
the other dav who should / see stridng
along Broadway but ex-Spcaker Carlisle
One would have supposed he was III an
other CITY looking after his new senator
ship: but here he was IS brawny as pugi-
list and as merry as tadpole. HIS new
six hat was way down the back OF hi head.
never knew what use the collar OF coat
was on q hot day till ] saw how handily II
leld up the hat pushed back OFF burning
forehead. He wore sort of plum-colOred
,oat. shiny aud new, thnt tapped its wings
RELY at each side of his braYny bosom.
-t was near the Stock Exchange. and The
new Senator wore his very beamincest
senatorial smile-the smile of winning
nan, of course.
A BUsINESs-LIKE BISHOP.
Who is that farmer-like man in black
tepping so nimbly out of the ferry for the
Nest-Shore railroad! Farmer-llke? Well,
ay a cross between a farmer. q retired
GENERAL and an English dude and then I'll
ell you that Bishop Hugh Miller Thomp-
on, OF Mississippi. is your man. ] saw
lim officiate few nights ago at a con-
irmation in q Protestant Episcopal church.
where he gave the candidates the most
,riginal address l ever heard on an occa-
.on of this sort. A jovial, sensible, bust
less-like bishop, this, zone of your uGmby-
,amby. silk-stocking. soft-cushiOn di-
ines. but real workingman. Just the
ype for the diocese or for the Bowery cor
Ter of New York where he used to be To-
ated if | mistake not.
THE GREAT ENGLISH TTNoR.
A plump. comfortable-b ody-and- minded
gentleman comes sauntering towards US
N Fifth avenue. We saw him yesterday
Turing luxurious drive in the park in an
pen landau. You wouldn't think 1t from
is general appearance. but he is no other
han the greatest English tenor of the day.
'es. that is Edward Lloyd, who has been
inCing in Cincinnati and Boston Mt
abulous prices and with enormous sue
ess. He has the sweetest voice and
he most perfect manner of any living
oncert-room singer, and 1t would need
brave man TO point to his equal on the. \
peratic stage. though Lloyd has never
ung in opera. Sims Reeves, known TO
lost American visitors to England during
he past thirty years. used to make Lloyd
is substitute on the innumerable coca
IONS when he would not or could not sing
imself. But Lloyd's own merits destin ed
i'm TO supremacy.
A poor boy. whose pretty voice gained
he attention of one of the rich college
5 many other lads before and since. was
AIKEN in hand entirely by the church au-
borities. They educate these lucky boys,
rain their voices, use them IN the choir by
'ay of repayment of what is invested on
hem, and thus they are hoatod on the tide |
success. In Llovd's case his early man. |
God was spent III the well-paid service of |
Westminster Abbey as first tenor. Private |
eaching and concert engagements follow |
: matter Of course and the rest is easy |
liling. So much for the chances of life in !
Id England. | happened into old Trinity |
burch one afternoon. There is generally |
nice choral service on, and afterwards |
n this occasion there was q practice. The !
oys had to try over a new anthem. |
hey did their level best. but the |
eppery choIr-master had Just run out |
his stock OF angelic moods, and the way |
Q terrified those cherubs of song was |
nything hut sweet to see. Again and |
gam had the little fellow with the solo to |
y it over, screeching his voice to its top |
lost limits, and his only reward torrent |
raps on the book-back by the knuckles
the irritable maestro. Well, even the |
lgels have their feathers RULED when |
ley are learning to fly. Out of discords |
Iuslc cometh.
MISS MARY LEE.
A trait that would have distinguished |
Ilss Mary Lee, the younger daughter of |
eneral K. L. Lee, among politicians is her |
onderful memory for faces and names.
ven casual acquaintance met years be-
IRE IS not forgotten, and meeting him |
,veral years afterward she at once speaks |
is name and recalls all the details of their
,rmer meeting. Miss Lee came from |
gypt to witness the unwilling of the |
atue of her father. She has spent the
st five years in Portugal, France, Russia,
nd the Island of MADEIRA.
Miss Lee arrived in New York entirely
nannounced TO her many friends here.
no would have gone in troops to the dock1
, meet her instead of allowing her to-
and alone for two hours on The pier in a
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