New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

SCARED AMATEUR MINSTREL.
pianist and. better than ALL an audience furnsheu
ready to hand And it is none Of your ordinary
crowned-he,d audiences but one that knows Its
business one that when 1t hears good thing
has most encouraging and inspiriung way Oh
shouting its approval
go IL. Gus; you'se II win de medal from that
skate. Him singer. Size his lrioys' O"' "o
can't dance, Well. ! guess!
Now these exclamations are akin 70 Ch'hese J."
this that much depends upon the injection. IL
IS easy 70 dsconcert some OF the members U INC
amateur class in fact the majority take iea'e VI
their conscious superiority and courage D. '"e
wings and into the glare Of the e.ectrc lamps
attred In bushes and bashfulness. They ioudiy
asser, that II they could only have the opportunity
IN shine ''n the high aesthetic line" for even
few minutes, II they could only bask IN the sun
shine OF an artistic success before real oiooueu
audience OF strangers. they would never De nervous
more 1t is about this time that the great throoo'ng
mass OF amateurism rears its head as one ana
utdIv excla,ns: Where Is this theatre! Lead
me 10 the manager"
Now where In the world should II be OUT IN inc
Rowery that place OF places where they 90 sue"
things and where they such things Nowhere
else in the world will the amateur ma an audence
so readily responsive, so delicate In It's nattery'
40 ,.mnerate in It's consideration OF first efforts
or so swift to lend its aid In a trying moment
II will lend n chorus or compllcate hsh'' iut
nlsh unexpected additions and interpretations 70
stage dialogue or whistle its panied surprise and DO
each and everything with freedom tha' Is 10
chief charm 10 the chance observer II must Dc
confessed that viewing the situation with deI'o-
.,ate calmness and in the interest Of the performer
:, has i,s little drawbacks. but these are only the
snots on the sun The main thing is that the anna
tour gets q fighting chance, which Is what ne mas
been crying for ever since the chafi'y oo''Ne'' was
proved TO be empty vessel.
Of the ateur
h.,,hI.,s fame and check for 500 by entering tho
cage OF the D-r-r-r-eadful beast the man-eau"s'
horse-k,ng lion. Wallace History does not re-
cord whether he get the check cashed II ne es-
capes from Waace's gaping nav ana " rea'i'
doesn't matter whore fame Is the sousht-ior prize
II Wallace is too much for the aspirant he can pass
down stairs to the more peaceful vale OF the Muses.
THE NIGHT FOR AMATEURS
Friday night is the great night OF each week for
the amateurs. II Is then that the twinkhhs stars
make their appearance before s"eter'"s mum"
tude II was on last Friday night that tribune
reporter wandered into this Bo"ery museum a''e'
leaving 10 cests at the window and biz OF over
ussd nasteboard In the tcket-choppers box at the
door In dingy stairway he tumbled along Win
the crowd. ard at the top was turned SHARPLY !"
the right by an attendant. and into room occupy
ing the entire second floor Just opposite 'he uool
way was a sign which the visitor greeted WIN fee-
ings OF warm regard. for the memories IL oro"s"'
I'm ~ Youthful days spent In eluding canvas men
II was the sign beware OF Pckpockets. Al ''e
far end OF the room was a formidaby parreo 'Fo''
cage wherein Wallace the Terrible was Trying u
sIeen The effort futile. for his ears had
hardly accustomed themselves 10 the rhythmic
,unke,y plunk Of twin banjoes in the hands OF two
clowns on a raised platform near the cage IMAM
the tune and instruments were changed
The clowns finally wore themselves out and the
na,,ence OF their auditors as we'll for they were
NOT amateurs and then a slenderly constructed.
ar,d In fro
10 vas In a dress suit that had seen service
in few wars since the Colonial CONFLICT. ana MS
speech OF Introduction illustrated forcbly the neces
stv for a continuance OF international copyright re-
Iations 1t Is too long to reproduce IL might oe
remarked as II IS OF the speakers at dinners AZ
times. that "lie said IN part Inc" s"'a '''
manager:
Il have an dea-a LA. Telegraph at once 10 'he
winter quarters OF the great Barnum q BaneS CIR
Gus TO send 10 me OF their most experience-e-ed
lion tanners But before they could arrive. ladies'
ard gentlemen-what you doing there? Stop
that smoking | thought you were gentleman
When 7 address audience as ladies and gentle
men | suppose am addressin-n-n-g an audience OF
ladies and gentlemen but we sometimes make
mistake for rufians will creep In everywhere-oe-
fore they could arrive as have said. Bronco
Boccaccio heard of the escape OF the dreadful
Iio-oon Walla "A n ce and he rushed into the tent
and found him sitting upon his prey. Ho said We
can nothing till the body OF his prey has been re-
moved Then twenty-five men armed with pistols
and clubs and kniv-v-ves r-r-r-rushcd upon the
lio- oo-on and drove him from his p-r-r-r-ey and
the body OF the noble horse was removed. Then
Bronco Boccaccio with a pisto-o-o-ol In his hand.
r-r-r-r-rushed upon Walaa-a-ce and drove him be-
fore him into his cage. Enter Bronco Boccaccio.
king OF lio-o-on tame -e-e-crs.
BREATHLESS MOMENT.
There was a rush of wind and hair and whiskers
through II side door and figure bounded 10 the
platform The newcomer looked like a cross be-
tween Hank Monk the famous stage driver OF the
Rockies and n member OF Hungarian band. and as
he faced the audience breathless with expecta-
tion the orator continued: Behold. ladies and
gentlemen. before you stands a man" This propo-
| ston utterly beyond contradiction that the
crowd appalled,. Then with a final flourish
and strategic movement TO safe place. the orator
went Enter the cage. Bronco Boccaccio, and
remembe-e -e-e-er the fate OF your frends-s-s-s.
1t was a thrilling moment. Broncho first opened a
little iron door In a subsidiary cage and then tried
to enter an inner one leading to Wallace. who lay
with his great head barring the passage and all un-
| conscious up to that moment that he object
OF such tumutuous regard. Pokng his stick
through the bars and tickling Wallace In the off
ear Boccacco said In remarkably clear English.
such even an African lion might be supposed to
understand. especially when he born Ameri-
can. Wallace: Get away so to the other
side
But Wallace evidently thought the boards were
| softer where he was. and he simply reared half up
ward upon his launches and said. Vow Then he
closed his sleepy eyes and Topped down again. All
this time the orator dancing around frantically
on the other end OF the platform. BE careful. Boo
cacco. remember. do not go in Poke I'm up from
the other side" Then Boccaccio came out. and go
ing to the end Of the cage proceeded to tickle Wal
lace In the ribs and further to harrow up leonine
eaallpRa by sundrY cracks With tho stick across tia