The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-17
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
The Royalty of the Vaudeville World.
Stole While Under Arrest-Pass-
ms of the Horse Car.
Especial Corrcspondence.l

Especial Correspondence
Up to the present time tho highest
praise that could DO accorded n ynude
Vile performer i'll this city, which is
the center of this branch of tho show
business i'll this country, was to say
that he writes his own stuff" No
matter how clever Il performer might
be he was put into total eclipse by a ri
val i'll the estimation of his colleagues if
the rival "wrote his own STUFF and he
did rot do so. The ethics of the vaudc-
Vile profession, if there are any, have,
however, been considerably changed by
the advent of the continuous perform
ance craze. Prior to that time each ar
fist went OH and did his or her turn and
then told how his or her particular act
had made the hit of the piece. Those
who were considered high priced people
sometimes insisted upon havings their
announcements put ut the head of the
bill i'll particularly conspicuous type,
aud III that way the term "headliner"
arose.
But in several of the continuous per-
formance houses, especially i'll this city,
one 'headliner" was not enough for
the epicurean tastes of the classic pa
irons of these temples of art, and then
some other plan had to lie hit upon to
distinguish between the common herd
and those who wero stars, either III
their own or the managers opinion.
The question promised to be IL particu-
larly knotty one until the effort was
made to lure the really great perform
ers into the new haunts, when it was
considered derogatory to tho profession
al standing of player to appear at
Continuous house.
The Royalty of Vaudeville.
These really high priced people tilted
their noses at an angle of 10 degrees
when they were informed that they
would be expected to show three times
day. The salary was all right. III
most cases it was much larger than they
had ever before received, but "Three
times day? Never!'' Thus the matter
adjusted itself. The managers, sooner
than lose the services of those whom the
public demanded, made this concession,
with the result that the big people gave
only two shows Il day. Thus it happens
now that if you are IL vaudeville artist
and are playing the continuous circuit
you have only to demonstrate that you
do only two Il day" TO Immediate
ly establish yourself upon pinnacle
where your less fortunate brothers will
gaze with awe from below at you. Thus
are tho weighty questions of the world
settled quietly, while little things like
wars are made much Of by the big news
papers.
Stole While Under Arrest.
Many tales of merry thieves have
been told, but tho court officials of this
city, who are familiar with the gentry,
are, almost to man, willing to admit
that for unadulterated gall Benjamin
Crookhoff cannot be eXcelled Crookhoff
was arrested for stealing 81 worth of
old rags from Pasqualo Sparato. Il junk
dealer. While Crookhoff was behind the
railing in the Essex Market police court
waiting to be arraigned on q charge of
larceny ho picked up two pcnholders
and placed them in his pocket When
he was placed at the bar, Magistrate
Kudlich asked Court Officer Meyer to
SEQ what was bullying out from beneath
Crookhoff' S coat
Meyer fished out a cup and saucer.
This belonged to tho janitor of the court
building While waiting for the arrival
of the magistrate, Crookhoff ordered
cup of coffee i'll the prison box. The