The evening world., 1894-06-19
ON THE ROOF GARDENS.


lift up roofs and peer eagerly into the
interiors of the houses thus disclosed
would have had stupendous time OF 1t
last night II he had tried these tactics
with those roofs OF this city upon which
New Workers. have built gardens. lie
would have had to contend with
painting men and women. seeking
aerated vaudeville as sort OF panacea
for the misery OF n too-too ambitious
thermometer. He would have been re-
vicd and held up to eNecration. for
roof garden people are In dead earnest
and not to be trifed with.
| There were breezes In the city. and
consequently the gardens were cool and
delightful Their managers any thit
they are always cool and drlghtful-hut,
| then, managers need not be construed
| literally. Overcuats are never necessary
| on the roof gardens. and there is no
| ghost OF fear OF taking chill The
| fact that you are In the open air. when
| there Il no air should be remembered.
The beauty OF the roof gardens Is that
| you can sit still, sip. or see others do
| so, listen to n more or less frcquentiy
| lcss) eXhllarating stage performance,
| and think OF the poor wr"tches In the
| crowded portion of the city. Then, if
vou are ANYTHING OF n man, or nm excuse
for n woman, you will murmur in glad
tones: This is a pretty nice place"
Tho roof gardens this year are very
kind and comey. ard the entertainments
are much better than they were last
year, when the little Summer manager
seemed to Imagine that the heat had ar
fected the Intelligence OF his audiences.
man wants good laughing material
when the thermometer conuettcs with
the ninetics. His intelligence doesn't
exude from the pores OF his skin. He
isn't a fool because he happens to be
limp and bedraRgled.
At the Madison Square Garden there
was an exceedingly good programme.
with plenty of spirited songs. comedy
and funny business. The variety per
formers tried no sentimental outbursts.
They let the loved ones Mt home and
poor mothers old arm chair severely
alone. There Ia nothing so annoying rs
loved ones and arm-chairs at an open-air
entertainment, and as n rule the hoarse-
voiced ladies' OF the vaudeville stage
banker after maudlin sentiment. The
Russell brothers did their funny Irish
chambermaid act, and they are hosts In
| themselves. They are not vulgar. as
they might be, or offensive In any way.
| Then there were little" Bonnie Thorn
ton and the also little" Lottie ellison.
Mason and Ralston. billed as n comedian
and a half; Senorita Tortajada. who
wouldn't be half as interesting II she
called herself Miss Thompson; Sig. Bo-
relll. the Society entertainer" who stays
| in, HrL MI
gone from the city, and four Of the now
nevitable French quadrille dancers. also
appeared. The lights. plants. accesso-
ries and real breezes added an enviable
glamour.
At the Casino Garden, which used to
be the one and only resort OF Its kind,
there were eighteen vaudeville features.
interspersed with light orchestral music.
There was good old quartet, which
some people like and some don't. and
there was Miss Katherine b. Howe,
who sang ditty called MY Little
Child" Miss Howe has n contralto
voice. and 80 she can't be expected to be
funny with II. Contralto ladies' always
feel II their bounden duty to use their
deep tones mournfully-unless I except
sweet Maggie Cline. Belle Black. Ruth
Chadwell, Gus Pixley, Belle Stewart,
Sadie Connolly and Mollie Thompson
were other entertainers. and they all
earned their Summer salaries.
At the American Garden. In the
classic shades of Eighth avenue, where
street cars tinkle and fat people sit on
their doorsteps to get cool there was n
baritone called Koh-I-Baba, who. in
spite of his name was received with n