The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

sbows into all sorts OF entertainments His
tory repeats ITSELF and. as We sit on the bleach
ing boards at West Brighton with the silent
,tars above us. the scream Of the Sea Beach
locomotives in our ears and the Coney Island
elephant towering above us. we Ak our eyes
unon the mimic Pom peiL with its priests and
oi,izens its affairs OF worship and temples. its
maidens dancing with bright garlands In their
hands, all Needless OF the grim mountain
which rears its head above the splendid city.
History has told us tho tale SO graphically
Illustrated here in smoke and colored flames.
OF the terrible volcanic eruption which swept
down the mountain side. and eneulfed the
city with it's priests and rulers. its affairs. it's
Young men and maidens: finding some at
prayer and others in their beds. and still more
engaged in the great pursuit OF pleasure which
IN carried on to-day lercely as in the days
OF old: but there was another eruption In Pom
peii that day. concerning which history 10
silent and Bulwer-Iytton dumb. 1t preceded
the awful deluge from the crater's mouth.
and undoubtedly brought about that cat
astrophe. 1t was not volcanic. 1t was
something worse. 1t was an eruption OF
variety talent. and we can never fully under
stsnd why the gods In their wrath wiped out
the guilty city until we see the dissoute. luxu-
rious. pleasure-lovlng Pompeians gathered
together, almost In the shadow Of the aveng-
ing mountain, not to give thanks to the gods
for the gifts they had lavlshed upon them, not
to bow the knee in the holy place whore stands
the golden image. but to see Maguire's Mouse
spar four rounds with the Slim Terror OF Pat
arson for half the gate receipts- And. while
the mountain top sends forth angry whifrs Of
smoke, a man is seen walking across q tight
rope, stretched high in air. while two Afri-
cans tumble about the stage and q woman
in tights balances herself on a swinging
trapeze 1t is over at last: and. awakened to q
sense Of their own guilt, the Pom pelans hasten
TO PROSTATE themselves before the sacred
golden image. But 1t Is too late: they have
carried their defiance OF the gods too far. and
yesuvius. which had belched forth warming
flash OF fame when the tight-rope man did the
venerable circus act OF taking Off his clothes In
mid.air. now rises in its wrath and hurls an
avalanche Of flame. lava. and ashes upon the
doomed city. But; heinous a. as was the
crimes Of which they were innocent The
scientists who have STUDIED the exSavntons OF
OF wicIedness depravity. and folly Of q kind
unknown in moderp days are apparent on
with which playeoers OF the present day are
Tlppins oeF the Ssf lava "a the iVeIsns
por has the long search among the ruins
Ethiopian attire engSlted, with banjo In his
lap. and on his lips the words. While
was stepping across tne crater tne
f4snd Ga There TO
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aS Sd ssns rustic ysD 5 9sfS
meet NEE BY the electric light plant or on Pier i.
and. be it said to the credit Of the long.de-
much s solemn thought in tho contem pistion Of
fsss Shio Rs ,e ssa tSem anu
1t was predicted long ago by some OF the
shrewdest Judges OF theatricals that the pres
ent summer would prove the most prosperous
that New York managers have ever known.
The theorists based their calculations on the
fact that countless throngs Of foreigners would
surely visit the Worlds Fair. and would newt
ably stop over In New York for a few days.
This apparently logical reasoning deceived
hotel keepers as well as managers. and It
was with the special intention OF entertain
Rsw
hi spring Bpt thus far beth the hotel men and
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under the q dsrRpsss WiRoae s Hs
safe to that the mot
thus far proved nearly as beneficial to the
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tho ink was dry on his name: Be them Lydia
ehat until tseoh sss pa1s Of
delegates tore themselves from the dazzling
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these pIisparaitions # L sad to contemplate the
business. Last night three payhouses closed
their Their doGE , and by the end Of this week one
EseDs 81 apssss Eh the
beginning Of the regular season OF 1865 o.
Manager Hammeretein announces that he
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OF the places Of amusement which remain
open there are only two which give represen-
tatons that could be called In any sense
dramas: and both Of these. strange to soy, de-
pend for interest on the performances Of the
horses employed in them. Tho race scene in
the "Prodigal Daughter" Is excellent. because
the horses that take part in It are not like the
ordinary animals seen on the stage but are
Possessed r,dd Of blood and spirit while one Of
ssnts p WofF every cry Time time that f'd he
Music Pr " shay at the
Expecting sp to see hug: mail soach similar te
drawn by six. or at the least four horses. What
they really see is Q covered wagon OF the
is dragged slowly into view by pair Of horses
who look as II they wished they were back In
the stable. as they undoubtedly do, The fall
much more effective. and the fact that
the animal is rewarded with a call"
Il shows not only the APPRECIATION Of the audi.
ence. but also indicates that Black Bess
aiiye to the honors as we'll as the requirements
81 her role. The Workmanship" Of the hero
OF this play seems rather tame to those who
remember Frank Frayne and his feat OF shoot
ing tho apple from the head OF his leading
actress. but the Indians and the ponies and
the gunpowder are all real enough to fiil the
soul OF the New York boy with wild desire to
go West and become a hero OF the plain.
1t is probable that the roof gardens have had
much to do with the present id-summer de-
preston. Those who have once enjoyed sing