The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-07
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Tho engagement of Milo Guilbort Is ror
four weeks only, and it Is therefore likely
That she will draw we'll up to tho cnd. Ev.
CRY Now Yorker and ovcry visitor feols
that 1t Is his boundon duty to 500 tho
French wonder, oven though sho provo a
disappointment 1t is tho proper thing
10 DO IL you nro In tho swim or pretend to
DO.
Hero again tho wonderful astuteness of
that wonderful man, Oscar Hammerstein
shows up prominently. Tho music hall
is almost certain to become permanently
popular among tho "best people" through
his foresight In starting with such attrac-
tons as would command tho patronage OF
those who would ordinarily DO shocked by
tho nero suggestion Of visiting such q
place of amusement. Now TINT thew have
boon initiated and havo found it worry
pleasant thoy aro likoly to continue. Tho
mon like 1t because smoking is permitted,
and overy facility is provided for him who
would drink watcr or something moro mr.
dent In tho music hall sovon tiors OF
boxes riso from tho auditorium, and the
ordinary scats nre very comfortable There
Is largo stage, and tho specialties pro-
vidod nro Of the highest ortlor of merit.
Across lobby there is n fully equipped and
worry handsome theator in which tho bur
losquo Excelsior, .Jr.," is now being Civ
OH with great success. III another portion
of tho building is large and convenicn ly
arranged concert hall, where one may sit
and listen to tho strains of swoot music
discourscd by fino orchestra, under tho
dictatorship Of man who will not prosti-
tute his ability for tho purpose Of catching
tho temporary applause of tho unthinking
multitude. And 90 cents entities you to
admission to all three of these entertain
mcntS.
Interesting and unique MS is Olympia, 1t
is not onc-half so interesting or unique as
tho individual who brought it into exist
cncc. There is 10 question of tho fact that
Oscar HammorStein is tho most daring,
most ingenious, most portinacious and
most rcsourceful individual cvur connect.
eel with the management of modern thcat.
rical enterprises. He was born in Germany
of VOL to do parents and came over to this
country with some money. EIo looked
about carefully and eventually started
tobacco trade journal, which was SO sue.
cossful that ho sold it out within com.
parativoly short time for $1,000 OO Some
timo aftcrward he invented q cigar max.
ing machine which nottod him n small for
tune, and since that time his fertile brain
which have been almost uniformly sue
cessful and profitable. Finally Hammer.
stoin driftcd into theatrical management.
Ho built tho Harlem Opera House, in West
One Hundred and Twenty fifth street. and
though no was ridiculod for his alleged
stupidity ho has made it n paying picco OF
property, and it is probable that he could
easily dispose of the ground ON which it
stands for moro than tho original cost of
land md building. The samo may be said
of tho Columbus thcater, u cheaper priced
temple of amusement which he put up on
East Ono Hundred mud Twenty fifth street
to forcstall some enterprising gentlemen
who had tardily como to n realization OF
the vast possibilities of Harlem as field
for theatrical work.
Hammcrstcin's next yenturc wns the
magnificent Manhattan Opcrn House in
West Thirty fourth strect IT, yynq bia en-