Evening journal., 1894-06-16
HIGH jlHKS ATT COMFY.
Concert Hall Singers Showered
wish Gold Dollars.
THREW COIN ABOUT BY HANDPULs.

fietzsch, Villa Fad Acquh cd "a Champagne
Jag, Acted s.i,.e the s.an Who Broke the
Bank Created a Sensation In Coney Is.
lands Dowcfy.
NEW YORK. juno lG.-Erncst Pietzsch,
q hotel keeper 40 ST. Augustine Fla. who
runs "a concert hall and hotel ina summer
at Coacv Island, has been amusing him
self b. showerlng gold and silver coins
upon the Nali Fly actresses in Naccas' West
End casino on the BOwery, Coney Island
pietzsch is a strapping big fellow, with
big, round face, boaming pcrpetually with
good humor After acquiring cham
payne jag Inc got two large cigar boxes
fun of coin I'm the denominations of
dimes. quarters half dollars and dollars.
just what the total amount of money thus
provided was Pictach himself is less ca
pahle of guessing perhaps than any one
else on the island
When he strobe into Naccas' concert
hall, he proceeded straightway TO an upper
box on the left, where half "a dozen of his
friends had congregated by chance.
Ordered Cold Bottles.
Seven cold bottles and be quick about
it' lac shouted to waiter
Hello, Ernest Whatever got in those
boxosf' sang out "a chorus Of voices
wait and see. " was all he would reply.
The party did not have long to wait.
The SmilaX sisters appeared in bright
new dresses and brand now smiles They
began TO sing Your Little Gum Drops
Loves You and at the end of each stanza
filled in the time with series Of high
kicks.
Hello, little onesr' shouted Pietzsch
mt the top Of his voice when the song was
finished Come it again. There's some
thing for your smiles. With this he
stood up and sent handful Of coins after
the retreating girls.
The girls did not at first understand the
game; neither did the audience. But in
response to the usual encore the sisters re
appeared They were received with an
/ other shower of shining metal. Tho eldest
sister began singing with All Your
| Faults, Love You Still. and kissed her
| hand repeatedly toward tho upper box.
Tho younger Smilax began picking up the
money. She had no sooner finished than
she had to begin her task again, for a
third handful of coin had been thrown
upon the stage Both sisters then left the
stage, showcring kisses upon the beaming
| Piotzsch.
Dixie" He applaudcd vociferously and
literally overwhelmed the girl She forgot
her song in her endoayors to gather up the
money all at once.
| The members of the orchestra and the
stage hands had by this time realized what
was going ON. Tho musicians were able to
/ capture quite an number of coins as they
were thrown, and the stage hands rushed
from behind the scenes and also got some.
showered with Gold Dollars.
After this he got into a carriage and
drove with two Of his friends TO New York.
What was done there the friends are una
| bic To say, but Pietzsch says that after IA
! nights rest he went to his bank. At any
rate yesterday afternoon he appeared again
at Naccas' just as Rose Austin and her
brother John were beginning their trapeze
performance. His champagne jag seemed
to be undminishcd. Wien the Austins,
after doing their act, slid down the ropes
from the trapezes and landing on the stage
smiled and bowed TO the audience pietzsch
took a small sized bag from his capacious
coat pocket From it he showered gold
dollars upon the head of the smiling Rose.
There was IA rush toward the stage by PEG
pie i'm the audience, the curtain was rung
down, and the manager, Count Naccas,
| hasteheu upon the stage. lie declared later
that he forced all hands TO stand back and
allow Miss Austin to secure the gold dol
lars
Piotzsch started at Coney Island several
years ago as frankfurtcr standkeeper.
He gradually accumulated money, which
ne invested in a concert hall there and in
the Plaza hotel at st. Augustine. He is
now rcputcd to be well off. lie is about
BE years old. Last night Piotzsch contin.
ued his spree and went to Nacoas' place
ana treated the audience to drinks. There
were about I, 600 people in the place.