New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-27

of them were quartered ut the Holman House Ihere
was nothing suggestive Of defeat or low spirits In the
festive throng that filed the corridor and the famous
art gallery If anything there was more noise
and enthusiasm there than ut the Fifth Avenne, and
the policemen stationed there certainly had harder
lime OF It than did those at the Fifth Avenue Inc
crowd marvelonsly goOd-nat and philosophical
in defeat but there were certain individuals In IL who
we're unduly stimulated by excitement or something
who required suppression from time TO nme
and the policemen and hotel detectives haa
no sinecuA. "A rope stretched in front
of the to rail of space for theOnveniencc OF the
common citizen who might wish to register or pay
BILL but with the exception Of this wise provision for
the general public the whole ground floor of the hotel
was apparently given up to the college boys.
BROADWAY WAS QUIET on ACCOUNT OF THE RAIN.
Owing to the rain there was less than the usual
noisy celebration Oh Broadway during the afternoon
and evening" but occasional groups Of irrepressible
youths braved the weather and gave vent to their
emotions In weird college cries, which startled the I'M
enlightened wayfarer feature OF the evening AZ
the Hoffman the gathering Of the betting men to
collect their winnings "BlyD Edwards, the we'll
known guardian OF the peace OF the barroom, told
Tribune reporter that he held nearly $4,000, mostly
in small wagers between Yale and Princeton men, and
every few minutes during his conversation with the
reporter he was interrupted by some hacker Of Yale
who had come In to collect his winnings. He was In
variably asked drink by the happy winner and IL he
had accepted instead of refusing these invitations the
bar receipts OF the Hoffman would have been mater
ally increased
There were great numbers OF little dinners in all the
hotels and restaurants about Madison Square during
the early evening. Delmonico's was crowded from q
O'Clock until 1t closed and every restaurant In the
neigllborlood psofted by the occasion.
HIGH JINKs AT THE PLAYHOUSE.
After dinner nearly every went to the theatre,
and the box Offices Of all the leading houses had Occa
sion t. bless the great football game In years past
the boys have sometimes allowed their enthusiasm to
rise to pitch which materially interered with the
enjoyment of those who went to the theatre for the
purpose Of seeing the play but this year 1t had been
given out that the police would enforce reasonable
amount OF order, and, consequence, the perform
ances in nearly all the leading theatres were suffered to
proceed with only occasional Interruptions Of rrepess
BILE cheers.
There was an exception at the Union Square
Theatre, where the ruflanly side OF the student
character was predominant, and the performance
of "The Cadi' was often and seriously Interrupted.
The piece consists almost altogether Of speeches
delivered by Mr.. seabrooke and as he prefer; 10 DC
heard when he talks, the result was that ne cut
OF It w.S such remarks on the condition that con,
fronted him occurred to his mind from time TO
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expected seemed to desire conduct becoming rational
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curtain and threatened to stop the play and clear e
housa IL the disorder did and the perform
ance then went on In comparative quiet. AT Roster
4 Bias about the same condition was to be noted Dut
nobody cared what was done or whether inc ehterta
ment went not. a., /,.
A pleasant contrast to these scenes was the Garden
Theatre where there were large numbers OF students
chiefly OF Yale who showed themselves to be gentle
men At other theatres, notably the Casino, the New
park and Iarrigan's, there many students, VINO
displayed C commercially enthusiastic appreciation Oh
what they saw but little no tendency to disorder
With wise foresight the police closed every liquor
store i'm the Nineteenth Precinct promptly at 1
O'Clock and as result there was little opportunity
for sleep for the residents Of that favored locality