The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-12-08

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AIR. HAMNERsTETN. MIR. KEsaLER.
tion OF tho audience, and many persons
present were nstonishcd to recognize In the
offender ono OF tho propriotors of tho house.
Occupants OF adjacent boxes protested
against the disturbance and were prompt
ly informed by Mr.. Hnmmerstein that no
owned tho place and IL they didn't like
his conduct they could go 10 "A hotter re-
sort
Among those who cxpostulatcd with
the irato manager was ono George kess-
Ter, "A vino merchant and man about town,
md him Mr.. Hammorstein treated with
particular contempt. The mon finally ad-
journod their dispute to the lobby, where
Mr. Hammerstein smoto the check OF his
adversary and was promptly floorcd for his
presumption. Being n fat man, tho inn
prcsnrio promptly robounded and was i'm
modiatey knocked down ngain by tho
powerful fist OF his opponent. This opera
ton was twice repeated, greatly TO the odi
flcatlon OF crowd OF bystanders, among
whom ID Dio and her maid were conspicu-
Gus. before the only Italian policeman on
tho force" interviewed.
On repairing 10 the station house Messrs.
Roster q Blnl promptly bailed Mr.. kess-
Ter, but refused to help their partner, who
was left 70 cool his heels for few hours
till his messengers could find n bondsman.
In court next morning the combatants
were discharged, with a roprimand, after
Justice Voorhees, had laid down the law
on a subject OF interest TO theater goers
everywhere.
''The right Of members OF the audience
to applaud Is undoniable," said he They
have the Same right to disapprovo. But In
both cases the individuals should take care
not to Interfere with the rights OF others
who wish to sit quietly and do neither"
This ARRAY has aroused good deal OF
interest in Gotham first because the case
itsolf n very unusual and next because
the parties involved are men Of consider
able notorioty. Mr.. Hammerstein was
originally Interested In the tobacco trade,
In which he made good deal of money
A few years ago he built two thcaters In
Harlem and blossOmed out AS a theatrical
manager. While engaged In that capacity
his combativo disposition has led him into
n number OF rows which have gained more
or less publicity. In 1892 he built tho
Manhattan Opera House In Thirty-fOurth
street, and after an unsuccessful season
there he entered into "A partnership with
Roster a Bal and converted tho house
into music hall He once wrotc--or
said he wrote-tho score and librctto OF
comic opera In "a hours on a wager.
MIR. kesslor Is personally one Of the
very best known men In New York. He
drives the showiest carriages In the park,
Including "A hanson drawn by spank
ing team. His afternoons are devoted to
business and driving, but ms soon as night
has settled over the city ho appears In his
dress suit, and wherever men congregatc
thorc no may bc seen. He receives an enor-
nous allowance from the French wine
house he represents. Gossip has IL that ho
receives 100000 for expenses and that he
spends every cent OF It.
Hodividos his time between Hollywood,
n. j., and Saratoga Springs during the
summer season, and In the great club
houses there Is no heavier gambler than
ha In ono night last month In Saratoga
he lost Sl7, 600 In the United States club
house at baocarat In the Saratoga club
house no lost S. 600 at a sitting.
Mr.. kosslcr gave n famous clambake In
tho betting ring OF tho Saratoga race
track in August. Ho had invited about
600 guests and had turned the entire ring
into n gigantic dining hall Nearly all OF
the turfmen OF that section Of tho country
were present. The feature OF tho repast
was tho dessert. An army OF about 90
colorcd walters filed In after the food had
been discussed, each ono carrying an i'm
mcnso watermelon, into which n bottle OF
champagne had been poured. Tho bot
ties, head downward, were standing In the
melons.
This Is not tho FIRST row in which Mile
di Dio, the singer, has been involved.
-Four years ago she was singing at Dan
I a
admircr was "A young Koumanian prince,
the son of a Roumanlan ambassador 20
Vienna He was always with her when
she drove In the prater In the afternoons
and In her box at the opera WHORE she
spent the evenings until the time came for
hor turn at the second class thcator at
which she was singing IL Is reported
that this young man, In n moment Of Inn
pccuniosity, had borrowed the singers jew
els and pawncd them. This was very gen
orally discussed In Vienna at the time and
whom the German ambassador 10 Austria,
Prince keuss, gave one OF his diplomatic
balls the Roumanian ambassador was in.
vited, but no invitation was sent to his
son.
Public comment on the young mans ne.
lntions 10 the singer had reached such a
stage that IL was important for him to hs
present at a ball which all Vienna was Ger.
tain 70 attend, 50 he went without an In
yitati0n and told his hostess that be sup
posed his failuro to receive one was du,
10 an oversight. This misconccption o
the situation WINS very frankly CLEARED
away by Prince Reuss, who told him thai
no had failed 70 receive an invitation DO
cause none had been sent him, and thn
hls presence there was not desired. II,
, and his father promptly left the embassy
and there followed "a challenge from thl
acamanian ambassador, who was Nom
Der OF tho Bacarcsco family. There WA
no duel. Mile. ~ Dio has her jewels back