The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-11-23
In NEW YORK.
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE AMER.
IcAN METROPOLIS.

Tho Booth Memorial, Joseph Jefferson,
Thomas Salvini, Henry Irving and
Many Great Players-Beauty on Dress
Parade at the Annual Horse show-The
Breakneck Cable and Women in Street
Gar.
Special Correspondence News-Democrat
NEW YORK, Nov. IL.
There ara red letter days in the lives OF
all OF us,-days that never pass out OF our
memory, but live on and on and grow
brighter and brighter, until they stand
out like stars in the armament OF the
past. Such was the Booth memorial 90 me.
The service was given at Madisrn
Square Garden Concert Hall, by the Play
erie Club, of which Edwin Booth was
founder and president, and only those
who had been personally invited by the
club we're present. The audience ems
braced the very cream of the literary and
dramatic professions of New Nork, and
perhaps more distinguished or talented
body was never before gathered under
one roof.
Every actor and actress OF note playing
in the city was present, and the moisten-
cd eyes of those who listened to the words
of commemoration spoken from the plat
form, testified to the universal and loving
esteem in which the great tra0edian was
held by bis fellow players. Except on the
stage, the ball bore no emblems of mourn
ing, and the decorations on the platform
we're exceedingly simple. The front OF
the stage, the screen and the walls at the
back, were hung with dark purple, re-
lieved by wresthes and earlsnds of laurel.
LsuTel and bay trees decorated the back
OF the stage aud mounted on spebestal at
the center amidst tall palms, Was an ex-
quisite bronze bust OF Booth.
Dear old
JOSEPH JEFFERSON
made the opening address With tears In
his voice aS he dwelt tendefly upon the
boyhood days OF himself and his dead
friend, and there were few dry eyes In
the house. Ia closing he related a little
incident that came to him just before en-
terinR the hall.
An old colored nurse OF Edwin Booth.
who had cared for him on the old planta-
tlon, heard OF the memorial and came all
the way from Baltimore TO attend IL, pre-
sent herself at the door with her creden-
tals, and begging admitiauce.
II 10 needless to say her request was
granted and that she was the observed of
all observers as she sat near the stage,
all bent and doubled over with age, drink
ing in every word With eager relish.
There was an euloRy by George e.
Woodberry and an address by Parke
Goodwin, and then came the gem of tho,
wonderful oration by the
PEERLESS ToMMAso sALvINI,
The world renowned italian traRsdian.
He was simply colossal As he stood there
In bis glorious dignity, the embodiment of
grace and vigor, and delivered his grafton
il the most perfect Italian. His deep
pathetic, bis ever changing face and his
Alm00t
ures made even bis Language
intelliRible and he was time and time
again interrupted with storms of ap-
piouse. OOe could not help applauding.
80 wonderful is bis power, 90 oreat his ip-
tellect. IL was marvellous! Every time l
think OF it become 80 wildly enthusiastic
! want to fairly shout. The famous Eus-
lish actor,
HENRY IRVING,
cold, polished, scholarly, keen, dignified,
self.contained, but with the vital spark
lacking that makes men truly great, made
characteristic address. IL was brief,
pointed and concise, ending with the pa
thetic little stanzs:
"When musing on companions gone
We doubly feel ourselves alone"
During the programme the. was beau
tiful music by the Damrosch Symphony
Orchestra, including selections from the
music used In Shakespere's plays, by
Booth.
1t was great treat to see these repre-
sentatives of the stage as citizens and to
hear them speak, and-well, IL was a red
letter day.
DISTINGUISHED PLAYERS.
In the audience were pointed out to me
the family OF Edwin Booth, Ellen Terry
and company, Mrs. General Custer, t, b.
A Ma
Frank Mayo, Charles Dudley Warner,
u. Hopkinson Smith, Nat Goodwin, Sol
Smith Russell, Frances Wilson, Tony
Pastor, end many others Of note.
THE HORSE SHOW.
The most talked of event this week In
the Horse Show at Madison Square G ar,
den. Society people make IL point to
return from their country home In time
for the annual fair, and the devotee who
does not attend the Horse Show 10 de-
cidedly mot in it,"
The vast ring Of the amphithentre is
with tier upon tiers of boxes,
where all of the gorReousness of New
York's -Four Hundred may be seen
"dressed in their best Sunday clothea.n
IL almost looks like chysanthe-
mum show, for every body wears a
Japanese blossom, the women In their
and the men on the lapeiH OF
their coats, and the effect Ii stunning.
Indeed, the boxes attract almost as
much attention as The horses and many
20 simply TO see the crowds and be In the
review.
Gentlemen visit from box to box and In
no other place In tbe metropolis, except
the Metropolitan Opera House, can one
see so much of New York society.
Indeed, the boxes are subjected to such
stsres from those who are
not 'in society" but want to see thosa who
are, that wonder the occupants are not
all terrorized with sage fright.
Charming mnsic by Landor md an At'
cafe. add to tho festivities and
all and all, the horse show TO stupen-
dous success.
At intervals from nine Ia the morning
TO ten At night, horAes are disployed AZ
hall hour intervals IN the ring, and
judged.
Horses, horses of all kinds, beautiful
drivers, shown In carts, phAetons, curri-
cles: superb coaching atAilions, shown In
hand; pretty roadsters shown IN wagon
and harness, one being the famous Gleu-
Gus; heavy carriage horses, fine lockers,
with their silky coats loaded down with
trappings ;the omnipFesent boy and pony;
.ith limbed hunters, fairly quiveriDR In
single and In pairs; thorough
bred stailions, PAGERS, police horses, four
In.hands, and 80 on through the list.
l never saw such perfect horses, or 30
many OF them together, and the sight was
one well worth seeing and remembering
THE BREAK NECK CABLE,
The cable cars are an innovation since
was here Ia the summer, and they are
the terror OF every pedestrian In the city,
They run so fast and so close together,