Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-16
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
IN, oNgL cockeRELIs BUDGET OF
MIDSUMMER NOTES.
x,,,.n nusseips sistcrs--Tbs vicissisudes
off mapagcr-NeIiie D'y-Hemin's-
ccnces Of Bocock.
,corrospondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.

season has opened anu tho va"
ora lecinning TO be seen and heard as",n
- IA and new parts. As rule they 90
..on,salves Justice in the former rather
- in the latter. a manager who couiu
sna acceptable new parts for even
.-o;or,tv OF people Of established repu.a-
.;ons under his command would thereby
make the eternal fortunes OF the a,'lss'
and himself OF that most beautiini III, III,
man on the comic;;opera stago - her
cou aIs and contemporaries: Lillian nus
rl, m i has been said repeatedly
III ~. s,,mmer. with increasing CONVICTION
IN! IN, no.hing like the role OF the dranu
Incl has yet been discovered as an np,
,rnnrIate vehicle tor her operate taion III
and presence. As many times rs .no Ira an a
~ ah:.ns have been said of her, there arc .
tn .ns; number of interesting things
SUI i ~ have vet to be said about her LOT
~ frst time II has never been ciaiiheu
s sLo Hiss russell that the angelic mas any
| an,trolling interest IN her HAAeup, 60
| hor friendships for one or two weh-Anno"nf
men about town, themselves peopio ~
some prominence. rs Wen as ~" rnce;ved
ssa1,es have from time TO time receitStuga a
,hsir line snare of attention IN the puoiio
n'nts There is q certain dash ana ear ~. ~
no~,aarance in public and private zig
n Ji has Given rise to the idea that whlie
W. eminertly successful singer IN epuu
Sa,,Ta and q self-possessed woman Oh TIC
,vorld she was otherwise not PARAGUAY
| better or worse than her theatiIcai e's 81.
a. matter of fact the few VINO are adinll.
81 20 her confidence and who know her Ut
ma are soon made well aware OF the va
..,'ord .olid merit of her requirement,
aod ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 1t IS douDtiui
II Il could be truthfully said or any OF
her rivals in this country, past OF pIe5en,,
That their artistic accoInpllshments p NV.
been ANYTHING Like equal to those Oh mlss
| Dusse1 She has never been p0s6iSe on
Rroodvrav. and 10 oftenest seen IN .puoilc'
nTthe stage. either in her elegantly-iurnlsn-
oJ eouiraps rolling through the PARK or
| si;nning along in the early morning "ben
rnost stage people are just In their second
sIeen. with her bank book in her hand ana
| a determined business-like LOOK upon her
! fair features which might be taken as some
| indication of her descent from tna.
,rentalitv. Mrs. Cynthia Leonard. LII,
Ian Russelps father was en- accomplished
ond successful man of the world IN Chi-
COCO She inherited in no small share rom
nm those literary and artistic traits which
en- well occupy her leisure hours. she
sneaks French, German, and Italian with
equal facility. Distinguished foreigners
! VINO 90 to the Casino and are emDoldened
TO ask the honor of presentation to the
prIma donna are .aereea6ly surprlstu II
tbev are successful to find that she taxes
| nleaeure in conyersIng with them IN thelr
native language. This she has often done
| when there was no one else ABOUT tue
| establishment equal TO It,.
! Mrs. Leonard and her two other daugn-
ters are sometimes seen about town, often
| enough ut matnees. but would scarcely 90
taken for such close KIN TO the falr Liiii.n N
| Tho GIRLS have none of her beauty. Whlle
they are not without accomplishments.
they cannot draw, paint. and embrolder
| with ANYTHING like the prima donna
| ortictie excellence. Some OF her water
colors. particularly the floral pieces, would
do iustice to many professional artists OF
hieh standing. Her drawing room Is ~
tered with the newest books from Bernn,
Rome. and Paris. but rs often rs not she u
found reading Dante in his own Immortal
tongue.
A SINGULAR SENTIMENT.
The least known to the new generator,
Of theatre-goers In tho united otates y. W.
tho famous old-time managers in New
York and proprletors of travelling COM
nanics is John +. Poole. an old gentleman
If sornc personal oddities but otrenarAaole
experiences. He is now only about tfty
years of age, although he looks nearly
twenty wears more. He has been con-
nectea with American theatres In one way
or another since he was thirteen years Oh
age. He was manager OF the old Bowery
Theatre. The Chambers Street Theatre
the site of which Is now almost forgotten,
was under his control, as was the
Ufth-Avenue for u number or years.
unvioc met with q series of repeated trosts
during his incumbency at tho flith-Aye-
nue. at one time, and being IN need OF some
ready money, Mr. Poole was ADVISED 70 ap.
| nlv for q loan to some OF the men about
Town and other wealthy patrons OF tho
house who had been cronies or his own
With characteristic frmness be declined to
do ANYTHING of the sort. None OF them
would lend mo 10 cents if l was actually III
need of it, was his answer, why snoulu
! exnect them to lend me SlOOOyE'
So he fought through the Crisis on ms
own resources and came. out al
yirht The gang Immediately iocked back
10 his side. but he sent them about theli
business in short order. Mr.. Poole has
written PLAYS and songs enough to hi
J erecn-rooin. lie ia living quietly now
down at Sheepshead Bay on what he saved
from a long and successful theatrical ca
reer. He would have 100000 moro II du,
!. ring the last three years of his professional
activity ne had not bought and managed
Poole's Theatre IN Eighth street. whicr
has never been a success, and thereby
HANGS a tale. Many years ago, .wher
Poole was a mere lad. for he married very
early in life, there was a little church CAL
ed St. AIMS standing on the site OF th'
building now called Poole's Theatre. Inc
ceremony which united the youthful anc
} ambitious manager and the girl of hi'
J choice was performed IN that church
! Afterwards as q matter OF sentiment TO
wards the close of his professional activity
he bought the church and turned II INTO
theatre. II was largely matter OF seutt
: ment with him, but the theatre never
, paid. and there are. of course, grea
| many people who could never be convinced
that its failing was due to any other cause
, than that il had been sacred edlhce.
NELLIE BLY's WRITINGS.
For Young woman whose exploits b.
sea and land made such STIR In the worl'
NOT five years ago. Nellie Blv seems to
{ surprising extent to have been lost from
public view. ! saw her yesterday on tn
! street smiling like O schoolgirl and cyl
{ IDENTIFY in good health and spirits. Sh'
isn't married vet, but is and has been 70
, two years doing the most serious. and bl
r far the most lucrative work OF her life
| Miss Cochrane doesn't look over TWEEN
.v-one or twenty-five. If so much
and since her retirement from DAILY
journalism Of the sensational variety
! she has been at work under three years
contract with Norman l.. Munro. tn
Young and successful publisher, who i
t himself decidedly interesting personag
in New Lork life. In return for salar,
, | Of $40. OOO which Mr. Munro pays he
l with great regularity. and with a goo
grace besides, Nellie BY writes serial tale
3 | Tor his Family Story Paper. They are no
of az high an order OF excellence by an
? means Gs the young woman is capable OF
4 bu they seem to delight the several hun
bred thousand people who read MIR. Nun
o ro's weekly. and are consequently produc
r tive OF much satisfaction to him.
: When the history of American yachting
? comes to be written Norman l.. Munro vii
| figure in it to an extent surprising TO til
, | current generation, who have notyet learn
ed to recognize the remarkable achieve
t ments American yachting has been enable
i TO make through Mr.. Munros instrumer
o tally. lie has more yachts probably tina
y any man in the world. and sHifter ones a
t that. The famons Herreshoffs, of Rhod
: Island. who hold the record for buildin
8 the swiftest boats known, have receive
- hundreds of thousands of dollars from MI
/ Munro for the Now or Never. the No
It THEN. the Saw When, and one or two more
y Munro himself is young man, not nor