New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-24
4 SENSATION ~ BROOKHAVEN.
THE TRAVELLING sHowMAN's sTEREopTICoN
WAS BADLY OUT OF DATE.

THE TRAVELLING SHOwMAN'S STEREOPTICoN
WAS BADLY OUT OF DATE.
The quiet little town Of Brookhaven, situated on
Great South Bay. famous for its duck shooting
in the fall and trout fishing in the spring. abounds
in lovely hooks dear to the eye OF artists VINO
this little Arcadia during the summer
months. This sleepy little town was startled the
other morning by the arrival of travelling show
man. His speciaties were stereopticon VIEWS anu
sleight-of-hand tricks. His first duty was TO OBTAIN
permission from the trustees for the use OF the
schoolhouse. which was granted. providing his
entertainment WAS strictly moral. The next
thing to do was to distribute handbills throughout
the village. stating that the music would begin at
half-past I. At the time mentioned the music
foated forth on the evening air. in opposition 10
the music OF the trcetoads locusts ana mos
qu,oes Half the inhabitants were standing III front
Of the schoohouse wailing for the doors to OPEN
The other half went to prayer meeting. The orches-
ira was still grinding out its music when the
doors were thrown op with a flourish
With preliminary cough the lecturer introduced
himself to the audience. saying with their per-
mission he would do Few sl'ight-of-hand tricks
Just to amuse the little folks. lie asked two small
boys 10 assist him. After some difficulty two were
found with the requisite courage to go up on the
platform and the show began The tricks went
badly. one the performer did so clumsily that
a small boy remarked: Say. mister. seed how
yer did that. Yer can't fool me" This broke
up" the whole audience and II took i've minutes
to restore order. when the magician concluded 10
end that part OF the entertainment. and he conhe-
scendngly told his audience how each trick should
be done Il let you know for nothing what IL
cost me 81 to learn" he said
After little more ear-scraping music from the
orchestra the views began: pictures OF Mr.. ana
Mrs Cleveland the first exhibited. Inen
followed religious pictures with explanatory notes
II was easy to that the lecturer was hard
shell Baptist" Then came humorous views; d
tiger with rolling eyes and gaping jaws; and the
picture OF the old man In bed, who opened MS
mouth so wide the mice in. and he was sup
posed TO be eating them This made big hit
with the little folks and the lecturer kept the
picture in view for five minutes until some one
in tho back Of the room told him TO break away
War pictures came next. TO hear his description
he had fought In every battle OF the krbelhon
with nying colors After he got through talk
Ing about himself. he began 70 show pictures OF
the Worlds Fair. taken from personal obser'
Walton"
Nov ladies and gentlemen. I will show you
Machinery Hall" Isn't II fine? Isn't 1t loveiy?'
was heard all sides. Then came the Art Cal
lery and Horticultural Hall.
Now | Will show you how the streets OF Chi
cago look at the present time" picture was
produced which must have been taken In san
Francisco when the gold fever was at It's height.
The pictures OF the Connecticut and New-fork
state buildings were on the sheet when a clear
voice exclaimed: "Will you please show us some
pictures OF the Worlds Fair We have seen
pictures Of the Centennial before" Sure enough
he had been foisting the Centennial ENhiotion
on the country folks. thinking they would not
discover the fraud. And they would have re-
NAMED in ignorance and gone home and ioii
their folks" all about the Worlds FAR. had IL
not been for the young lady who had been Wis,
tor 10 the White city. The rest OF the centennial
pictures were kept out OF sight The snowman
failure TO impress the Brookhavcn people with
his Worlds Fair lecture put the exhibitor INTO
bad humor and the next pictures. being gro
tesuuc he named the different villagers AZ the
subjects 49,, -, ~
Tho entertainment wound up with the stereo-
tvped revolving star. As the audience was ming
out Of the schoolroom one of the small boys
picked w the magical potato and SHED 1t at the
MAJ ician'S hat