The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-26
HERE'S A NOVELTY.

This Eestaur ur Intends TO Serve
Songs by Patti With ais Meals.
From the Ne,g York advertiser.
A fashionable uptown restaurateur has
conceived novel plan for entertaining his
patrons and adding to the popularity of his
place The only point he is now consider
ing is its feasibility.
OF late it has fecome quite the fad with
Leading hosteiries and restaurants to pro-
vide music ct the afternoon and evening
meals. History shows that during the pc
riod of highest civilization among the Greeks
and Romans meal time was set aside not
merely for eating, drinking and social in
tercourse, but those participating were en-
tertatued with music, Ininstrelsy and the
songs of The poets. In these days, when the
custom is in part revived, the musical pro-
gramme Is usually supplied by small or
chestra Of string instruments, and the poets
have been supplauted by the after-dinner
speaker.
Poets are scarce these days" says the
restaurateur, and after-dinner sneakers
plentiful. That accounts for the change.
"Now, have noticed that all people do
not like to have their ears drummed upon
by interminable music while they eat. In
fact, to large percentage it is a positive
annoyance. They prefer not to eat in
place where tuere is music. And, at best.
of what does this music consist! II, as Mr..
Bellamy, in his Looking Backward, , has
pictured, We could sit at meal and turn
on the volumes of sound from the greatest
concert halls and opera houses of the world
there would be no reason for this objec-
ton.
THAT is what propose virtually to do.
In fact, | viii 60 Mr.. Bellamy one better.
[ shall have it so that each guest can hear
what he wishes, and those who do not care
to hear any music at all need not be an
noyed.
~ am going to have a music and enter
tainmeut list as well as wine list NV
patron, in ordering his meal, can turn to it
and order q song by Patti. speech by Tom
Reed or the great Blaine, or a cornet solo bv
Levy. He can hear Mr.. Mansfield as Nero
Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra DeWolf
Hopper recitiug Darling Casey ct the Bat
or Della Fox singing in her own droll way
about the art Of kissing
"How am Igoirg to do thisi With the aid
of Mr.. Edison, am going to have a room
Sc apart for as many monographs as l can
accommodate guests. Each DhOnograph
will have the register of the songs, etc, sec
forth in the music and entertainment list
and be connected by sound tube with the
back of one of the chairs at the tables.
when a guest has seated himself, and
ordered his meal and entertainment, the
welJsr puts the ear pieces in his ears, the
tube being supported from behind, and he
listens to the choice music or the greatest
celebrities of the world. In time it will be
possible for my CUES to listen To eminent
en- ertaiuers VINO have bsea dead for wears.
] shall have an entertainment chef and as
sistants in the phonograph room upon whom
the guests orders VIII be served
'Ali that remains now is for me to con-
suit with Mr.. Edison, and see, in the first
place, if my plan is feasible, and in the
second place If can perfect the business
arrangements with the photograph COM
pany TO execute nv plan am advised by
photographic experts that it can be easily
done.n