The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-28
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Louis o. wemyes, tho doorkeeper OF wal
lacks Theatre, who was kept away from his
work by rheumatism last week. Is tho veteran
Of his profession in New York. For nearly
thirty years he has been connected with wal
lacks, beginning his service at the building
which stood on the corner OF Thirteenth street
and Broadway. In all tho time that he has
been connected with tho theatre he has never
once seen a performance through. and It rarely
happens that he has even taken the trouble to
watch any part Of a performances. That has
not happened in many yenrs, and he. is per
fectly content to Judge of the merits Of q play
the theatre. Mr.. Wemyss, who is now a
white-haired man Of large and powerful ply
S SiSSe' Of Il the eu wS II cS" TheStrs which Gs 'p was S' stu.
ated where the Star stands now. It was there
twenty-five ;Sea5ss ago or that hat he became " e.. s in
first night audiences, when those gathertnge
were sotnowha different In makeup from what
men of that. time who were regular members of
tine nnso sr oy M that Il, ga WsIiScf az eo anS aTst psri 10 mo-
spprehsnsIoa Of a decline in tbs present ;tatS
OF tho drama that bade. Mr.. Wemyss to. keep
outside Snnhts;ii O. OF the , theatre Re. r lac YVES aS, no more Y0S,s IN s tne
than he Is now.
The young women of the Gaiety Company
are shortly to return to London, and 1t is very
frankly admitted by all Of them that they are
perfectly willing TO let many, many seasons
pass before they ever return to this country
again. Their visit has been attended with dis
couraging circumstances which no other in
vasion of the London beauties has ever en-
countered. They are carrying back with them.
however, q great deal Of good advice for their
associates. Its nature il confined chiefly 10
methods Of conduct on shipboard. To that
seven days spent on the water these young wo-
men attribute the lack Of excitement-o the
right kind Of excitementr-which attended their
stay In the United States. They made a nuin-
Der of acquaintance among their. fellow pas
sengers, and by, the time they arrived in New
f hEsn tn hat h seem asFeG pesrfs Ssiyis sSiisfact Q ye' II Il
was TO this incident OF their voyage that they
attributed thoir frat failure, and the fact that
oyster house on their arrival here maze an I'M
preston on the persons who saw them II not
soon learned of their mistake. The Knicief.
becker. the Calumet and the kacauet clubs
ail.night restaurants welcomed their presence
dreadful mistake Of those steamship acquaint.
3nces, and although all New Yorkers might
look alike X t to d the yGu61|Ef C wSmsn i Of tn. the e G%issy.
ance of the steamship fri nds and the men who
had been previously in tho wake, Of the i'm.
100 late. One or two imported friends from
England. Others preferred associates In their
S%n procession Pro rnss m. One Dper, went en- 90 h3 6a.s tn IN foaSon'
and they have no end OF good advice to give to
their professional, associates as to the kind OF
friends they should, make on shipboard. Lack
of knowledge on this point ruined a lot of fun
for the collection from the Gaiety.
The snow of Sunday, which made ~sleighing
in this city possible, though not altogether salts.
factory, brought out a few sleighs which en-
phasized very clearly the fact that few private
or public stables are now equipped with new
sleighs. A few handsome ones made their APP
pcarancc in the Park. but, for the most part,
the sleighs in evidence looked as If thoy might
have been slowed away in q hay loft for many
years. The upper part of New York, where the
s'f snoSf ShSs as a th%t OF s g9ndd syei sns Been aiI So S sufR
up and undermined by steam pipes that the
snow nielts almost as soon as It falls. Few PEG
pie care to go to the expense OF keeping up with
the times In sleighs for the possible chance OF
using them once or twice during the winter.
S Sns IN a s sonssfShiieni IS very rHe m H,ssesay n Many Ine Of ft the
livery stables are unable TO furnish .sleighs on
few ss~e oeeasi dns on R19 %Phish they say ya ih Sc t ussd in ar th IS
city now that they do not pay for storing.
One Of the sights of downtown Just now is the
great new Empire building that ia rising sky.
ward just south of Trinity Church. Its steel
frame, twenty.one stories UP III the air. stretches
along Rector street from Broadway to Trinity
place. Strangers used TO be taken downtown
to see the steeple Of Trinity Church, the highest
point in town, but that was before the days of
skyscrapers. Already the whole mighty hulk of
Church stceple. From a point north Of tho
church on Broadway the building. with its
comparatively small width and great depth,
looks like q gigantic wall of iron and stone that
n stiff breeze from the bay might topple over to
cru h the church: II is not the only big build
American Surety building at 100 Broadway is
higher, and SO is the Weather Bureau tower on
tho roof OF the Manhattan Life building.
PEOPLE who have been scowled out Of coun-
tenance by conductors to whom they have of.
Tered their fare in cents may get consolation for
these affronts II they will take their cents to
the department stores. No problem during the
holiday rush 10 more annoying to the manager
of Il big department store than that ofthe supply
of l and 8 cent pieces to make change. The 1.
cent pieces mman the greater premium be-
cause lost of the big stores mark their goods
In odd numbers. A shopper in one of these
stores waited three-quarters of an hour yester-
day for her change. and when she complained
to the foorwalker he explained that the delay
was due to a lack of cents.
w get all the cents that we can collect
from the Manhattan Elevated Railroad Com
pany,' he said. and one OF the members of our
frin has exerted all his political pull at the Sub
Treasury so that we start the day with a good
supply Of 1-cent pieces. but they are nearly all
paid out on a rush day like this before the
middle Of the afternoon
During the week the demand for small change
at all the big stores has been SO great that In
some cases the managers have bought cents in
large quantities at a premium.