The evening world., 1893-06-08
HEARD ALONG THE R|ALT0.
A Specimen of Letters Received
by Magician Hermann.
Manhattan Opera-House TO Have a
Roof Garden.

Prof Hermann gets hosts or funny
letters from cranks. but being one OF
those gcntlcmen who can appreciate
the ridiculous side OF everything. they
do not disturb him. lie received COM
,nunirntion the other day from per
son who gave his name and address,
and professed the most fervent indig-
nation at seeing the dancing skeleton
advertised as a spiritual manifestation
'You cannot hurt Spiritual!sm by your
ridlcule," says this writer you are
unly hurting Yourself. The very power
YOU invoke will destroy you. Your
brother magician, Kellar, pictures hifn-
self with the devil crouchinE betore
him. If he only knew 1t. tn" picture Is
tho other way. He is crouching before
his Satanic maicsty, as he VIII realize
in the near future The controlling
uowcrs will not allow those who know
the truth to ridlculc II for the sake OF
dollars. The same spirits who gave you
license to say OF the cause what you
do will sec where they are ln1urinS
themselves, and will turn back on you,
and bring disaster and disgrace 70
YOU and stop you from injuring their
way way Of reaching happiness. You may
think that 1t Is non: OF NY H business na.
from the b' siness worlds STANDPOINT;
FROM Int SIhnIDblIl VI JhS'i't w h'o''
claim that It is my business.
Chaos re,gns on the roof OF the Man
haitian Opera House, Tor the roof is be
ing converted into garden: Ihlngs
point to the establishment of very
The roof gardens of the Casino and the
Madison square can be seen, and when
the American Theatre. is fitted with
this open air luxury. that VIII also De
4 Jar or
Miss Efie Elisler is looking tor a,n,vs nHw
play. She is very anxious 70 snelye
''IIazel Kirke," OF which she Is exceed.
ingly weary. Miss Ellsler has appeared
for so long in that drama, that she says
she is positively beginning to forget the
lines They come to her mechanically
and IL she thinks what she is doing sht
Is lost He, latest Plny "DGT1, soa 10 bsS, %S,
The indications are that there will b.
an epidemic OF strong man.. SandoW
appears at the Casino next week. He. i
IL said. lifts three horses. Another gen
tleman Is visiting the vaudeville man
elephant Ben Ster1s says the stront
man who will make the biggest hit vii
be the individual who can lift theatre
into atIluence.
Miss Fanny Rice cables from Parii
the interesting information that she hal
managed to secure one Of the brightes
comedies ever written. Having accom-
plished SO much, she will at once pro
coed to Switzerland and take Il rest OF
Mount Blanc.
This is really dreadful. Iottie Col
Inns while singing n verse of sonR
called Gay pnree" has sprained her
ankle. A wild hope that 1t was her
! voice that she had sprained buoyed W
n few OF her friends before the accident
had been explained. Miss Collins Is not
very seriously indisposed. and she will
undoubtedly sail for dear America. anC
appear before the dear Americans at the
, appointed time.
Dear, sweet chubby Georgia Cayvan
Her speech he ( re the Women y Consre.
at Chicago mas gone all over the country
score. a san Francisco writer applaud
: Miss Cayvan's steaming common-sense
, but says: Miss Cayvan Is the antithesi
OF Clara Morris. She Ia one OF th
least interesting OF people She look
. so comfortable, 20 healthy, so stolidl,
, mnttei -of-fact and unromantic. She II
, the Mrs. kendall Of this country. and
, her hair over the faithlcssness of he
! lover or the success Of her rival. sh
gives you the impression that 1t woul'
be much more natural If all this agon.
was caused by the cook having given no
tice or the laundress not having been abb
\ tablccloth. The romance and slamo
of the stage would die If all modern act
ressc were In the style OF Mrs Kenda
and Georgia Cayvan.