The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-05
NEW YORK GOSSIP.

that wears a crown" l believe the say
ing Is UNEASY Is the body that wears q
pOliceman's uniform" 1t should be now.
never look at the nice sleek policeman on
OF his possible fate. What minute may he
not be caught mapping, talking, smoking.
ETC.. by the ever alert Commissioner
Roosevelt when on his rounds. 1t Is quite
dabble in politics, and really think Roose-
welt Is splendid. BESIDES enforcing the
laws-which he really ought to dO-he H.
In cartoons, very amusing. RooseVelt
latest name Is 1.-THE fakir" and 1t has
been donned him by. the World. The
psper" by other New York Journals;
There is little difference between fake"
and "fakir" and ! have come to the con-
clusion that II is from that fact the
welt has been engaged for the coming sea-
son by the Boston Star Lecture Course,
ard his first address, which will be de-
livered October q. Is called 1.-THE Enforce
ment Of law
Apropos Of hotels, have you ever no
ticed how many there are In New York
city with English names-one might IN
deed be in London. viz. The Marlborough.
The Clarendon, The VICTORIA; The M savoy savoy
sor. ETC. The latter has just been leased
to Mr.. Leland. 1t was his father who,
when proprietor of the Metropolitan
since demolished--irst introduced the use
hotels in 1851 l tcreated quite seEsa-
ton at the time and was soon copied. A
most novel feature in hotel life has been
introduced at the st. Andrews, on west
Seventy-second street. This is a swell
family hotel Just completed. on the same
plan as the Majestic. The servants. in the
house are all Chinese and are dressed
alike in snow-white linen robes. sun
pose II the innovation Is successful every
hotel will want Mongolian servants and
Mott street will soon become deserted.
think there Is every reason why Charles
Frohman should be called 1.-The Little
Napoleon" Don't you? He vanquishes
the public and critics alike. He has
The Gay Parisians' and The Sporting
Duchess" The writer saw the latter dur
ing the week at the Academy. 1t Is a
play In which love, hatred, jealousy. VII
lainy, etc, are placed In contrasting 5ux-
Imposition: 1t Is also continued feast for
the eye. full Of life and color. There are
no less than thirteen scenes. among when
are Tattersalls, London. The Great Hotel
and EPSON Downs. where the Derby Is
run. The most gorgeous scene OF all is
the Reeimental Ball at York. having cost
over S30 900 to stage the one scene. Agnes
Booth plays the role Of the Sporting Ouch
ess In a truly sporty manner. and from
the title Of the play you will see further
praise would be useless.
Madame Clara Novello Davies and her
Royal Welsh Ladies' choir gave concert
last Monday night at Calvary Methodist
church. This IL one OF the largest churches
in New York city and was glad to see 1t
was nearly completely filled. There were
at rough estimation over three thousand
persons seated in the building. Every
number was enthusiastically applauded
and encored. Mrs. Davies looked very
gold. combination rather conspicuous
on anyone else, but which suited perfectly
Mrs. Davies perfect brunette beauty.
Recognizing q celebrity from a photo
graph Is a common occurrence In New
York city. Last week a closed carriage,
loaded with steamer trunks. rolled by me.
but not too quickly for me to see the oc-
cupants. a rather striking looking man. a
woman and a child. ! pondered where ]
not until I opened the evening papers,
which cont his picture and notice Of
his arrival, that ! knew 1t was Hall
Caine, the distinguished novelist. Mr..
the Lotus club. The Lotus club Is noted
for its dinners to celebrities. having en-
tertained at dinners nearly every for
eigner Of distinction who has visited
America within the past twenty-five
years, among them Froude, Stanley, DE
Lesseps. George Augustus Sala. Henry
Irving, etc. and the deceased King Kala-
kaua, Of Hawaii. Distinguished Ameri.
cans have not been forgotten and dinners
have been given In honor OF General
Grant. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edwin
Booth, Whitelaw Reid, etc. etc.
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Musicians are looking forward with q
great deal Of pleasant anticipation 20 the
performance of Humperdinck's delightful
fairy opera. "Hansel and Grptel," at
Daly's theater Monday night. Humper-
.dinck Is u disciple Of Wagner. and was
comparatively unknown uE.il after the
performance OF "Hansel and Grete,' in
Germany. where he awoke-tO Use a
hackneyed expressior--and found himself
famous. The charm Of the opera. they
say, lies In its simplicity and the beauty
OF its music. The plot deals with the old
nursery tale related to us all In our child
hood. II tells the adventures of a poor
broom sellers children who. driven into
the forest by their angry mother. come
under the protection of certa!n good
angels and are led by them to the abode
of a chIid-cating WITCH whose machina-
tons they overthrow and succeed In lib
Grating a nrmbcr OF lfttIe prisoners
"Hereel and Gretei' was enthusiastically
received abroad. but whether or not Il
will meet the same success In America
the stars alone can tell.
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