The sun., 1896-10-10
ODD THINGS IN THE SH0 WS
A COFFIYED WOMAN IN A GRAVE
<sA MUSEUM ELHIBI7.

peii's Bryan Joke That Gets Kissed.
They've something new In museum display at
Hubers. 1t is reached by the lecturer at the
time when interest Is at Its greatest and after
he has clambored up some stairs built on to the
new exhibit On top IL Is like freshly filed
grave. The sods are genuine and newly laid,
bunch of flowers lies them. and nothing is
wanting but heAdstone and epitaph. From the
sods to the museum floor Is eight feet. and the
front Of the column that the sods top is drapod
with black curtains The lecturer makes the
excuse that tho spectacle which his words pref
ace Is to demonstrate the great and general use
fnlness OF n device for preventing any one being
buried alive. Thon an attendant draws aside
the curtains. Beneath the sods are six feet of
sand, and below that burial caskct whose side
turned toward tho audience Is OF glass. Inside 1t
is a woman. Her head is directly beneath pipe
that shows above the counterfeit grave, and has
cap very like a small-size ventllator. The re-
semblance Is so strong that n combination OF
ventilator and speaking tube is in every ones
mind. but the lecturer soon dispels this thought.
Standing above the sods. he leans far over to-
ward his hearers below and earnestly urges
them to put into their willis clauses that shall
make It incumbent on the stric ken ones 10 at
grave. IL is n grand chance to use long words.
and the lecturer avai- himself Of it fully. He
friend; " romnolent" is so handilS spoken tnat 1t
is plainly an everyday occurrence: "catalep.
iuency. and there is SELF. .atishei roll t. the
speaker's delivery Of ocular demonstration'
ment. mem 'fS The demonstra.ion, Which is made
in entire seriousness, begins by tho lee; lee;
eTsnds no the ns Below THIS is % pu,
watchman. the speaker taps upon the piio as
signal to the buried one that now is the time to
being dug up In reply the coffln's inmate is seen
to breathe deeply. the roses on her bosom are
nVIt0 0tah0 Rltul aF,nan anf Nf hnFh nd
the red rod touches. is seen. and up above the
outer pipe faring red signal is displayed Then
rush around to lis back to see its occupant step
ton lie left such concluding details OF comfort as
the hurried enlistment OF a SQUAD OF shovellers
and the rapid scattering of that pretty sand.
From burial, timely or premature. 10 the
theatre, is q long step-to be accurate in this
down another-but therein all is Eayety, II has
half dozen specialists. 2 A farce; and photo.
is touching series showing a lynching. A man |
is strung up BY ~ the neck to tree. and then the
rs he struggles In mid air. The lecturer calls
particular attention in this picture to the smoke.
A man and woman are paired In one specially.
My face Is my fortune" she sinners In an ex-
pressonless way. Then It owes you fifteen
cents" Is his comment.
From q beginning last spring that was SO
hurried to be incomplete. tho display of
Photographic pictures Of moving objects has
y.
dime museums, though there it still shows
many imperfectons. In one form another it
Is used in all hut one of our continuous per-
formances, and IL serves a peculiar purpose. 1t |
helps TO divide the eleven hours OF specialties |
into programmes Of ordinary length. Without |
come such feature the hunger that comes TO /
most folks at dinner time is the continuous
managers only assistant. That is to say people
arc sure to crowd his house at just the time that
he might expect to sell seats il he had them.
n IN On n o yyh han
chairs are In the majority. II shoppers in
amusements could only be turned out on to the
pavement. say at $3.50 in the afternoon and at
$3.50 in the evening. the all-day Snowman could
get Es. more than & the three full audiences day
he accomplish IL he would do his visitors
s,.s Of f@5 hy ro hnd
ing photographs" are brought into view at the
times when rtnnd!ng watchers are most plenti;;
fui. Out como the announcement cards, and
then. before the theatre is darksned for the pic
there IL wait to give f0 I1ss shHncs TO
many persons avail themselves OF the opportu:
.S a. wSSa s eSns the sra
OF illustrations is over an equal mum Der of seats
are vacated. showing that many waited a
more surrendered their rightfui ella m on all |
G the So of n.
becomes paradoKical mixture Of chief item
and, and chaser" Just . why 3" interesting an ex-
cult TO see. but 1t plainly does not
In his monolorue at Weber g. Fields Broad
way John Kernen directs attention TO individ- |
4 ual hearers whenever an opportunity offers it.
Sslf. Thus, when he spies q man coming down !
on Od aisle, he Itops in the middle of his joke.
igtrvinE, " Wait till that gentleman takes his
optIat." Again 1t is tho waiter In the aisle to
nj mt 'guffaw that comes so nearly alone that the
th:tcs OF It's origin is indicated the performer
commenaabIe but it stands the entertainer ir
tra good stead with one Of his Jokes.
ssthis wittio s% brings three or four 'sss sess
HtSred ciaps Of applause and the speaker is about
eiation is faint. when hiss Of oppostiah @ fp' Is
&heard. In moment there are more Of the
iSr Of but ,1s the 2s. Sackh e:r
Atheard ye." This acknowledgements of having
: and frank that ii checEs the demon stration.
or rset99 of 81 esc2nd and &
Ito get we'll started ON another Joke.
81 Charles Frohman will export" Secret Service
to London with an American cast next spring.
besides taking John Drew there to appear in q
new piece. He will also send The Gay Paris
ians" and TOO Much johnson" to Australia
He will produce "A Man and His Wife" with
his stock company In Chicago next week. and In
Brooklyn a political comedy, Honors Are |
Easy" by Paul Leicester Ford.
Hattie Taylor. an actress in " Lost, Strayed or |
Stolen." at the Fifth Avonue. has broken an |
ankle bone by fall on the stage.
Lillian Russells latest distinction is to have q |
brand of Cuban cigars named after her.
A half. play by Edward Z. Rose. the |
dramatizer of Anthony Hopes novels is to be |
acted by Mr. sargents pupils o: tho Academy |
of the Dramatic Arts.
Edward Vroom has bought one-act play,
The Country Actor" from John Ernest Nc |
Cam.
The publication OF the Dramatic Nelrs is to be |
resumed by 4. s. Betteiheim.
1t seems rs though the number OF vaudeville |
theatres has made II impossible for this style OF
entertainment to prosper any longer in other |
houses. Formerly companies OF specialists |
travelled through the country, prosperIng at |
dramatic theatres. But tho music halls and |
continuous houses have gained higher standing |
and draw on all three classes for audiences.
Companies made up OF the best in their limo |
close their seasons after two weeks trial.
Alexander Salvinfs first appearance as an |
EnRlish-speaking actor took place at the old |
Union Square, when he recitod for A. NJ. Pal |
mer one aft ernOon the soliloquy from Ham |
let" Then he knew no English excepting the |