Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09

tres and from them 1t has spread uil.n
the Thespians az Daiy 3 'ne - are
The Knickerbocker. or the Oiahu az
,io,-ing to the galleries when giving AS
Vou ike It" or other presentations Vi
nat sort. A few evenings ago party
,nder the leadership Of Mrs. henry hose,
.,ne Of the well-lnown society women Vi
g., Vorl, went TO witness the burlesque.
known as Jack and the BeahslaIh-
Mrs Rose walked up to the DoA- SS9
md asked for the seats she had oraeieu
reserved "Why, Madam SAID the IRE
.urer "there must be some MISTAKE
~ eaats that are in the envelope
marked for you are simply gahery ~
No MISTAKE AT ALL
"1o mistake at ALL" said Mrs. Rose.
The treasurer gasped with astonishmehI'
,,,t recovered himself sufficiently
~ send for one of the usners
Tho generally seated the pur-
,basers OF orchestra tickets. "Oh, no.
,aI1 Mrs Rose. I'VE are not going to the
orchestra. Mr. Treasurer. but 10 the gal
cry and we wish 10 90 there as olher
people do" So the strange procession
for the gallery-began it's upward climb.
titgbt affer dirht was passed, and at last
that section OF the theatre which CLAIMS
kinsh % 10 the roof dawned upon the view
OF the daintily-clad theatre-goers. Up 10
Yhis time il seems. the most OF Mrs.
Poses guests had not understood exactly
what the programme was IN realty, ana
when they found where it was really in
tended they should sit they were almost
as greatly astonished as the man In me
pox-ohlce.
There were no reserved seats for that j.
something VIII ch the gallery never Knew
I'd "A theatre par
~ 10 ION. but Mrs Rose and her guests
had been among the early arrivals anu 80
there was plenty Of room I'm front. FINAL
~ seats were secured and the party maze
themselves comfortable as best they couid
There were peanut shucks all about, Ior
tho street arab is an early conner and en-
iovs the prelude TO the evenings enter
tainment only when satisfying his appe-
tie in his usual manner Mrs Rose ana
her party made the best Of IT, and after
the performance was ended declared II
was o serious question as 10 which they
had enjoyed the most-the burlesque or
their surroundings.
This is Only one instance Of how the
mania for fads finds expression. and soon
we may expect 10 see the owners or the
names that stand well 10 the front IN the
-Four Hundred list as high in locat on in
the theatre as is their position In society.
one might easily imagine Mrs. Jack Gard
ner. Of Boston. enjoying such situat on
but the prospect becomes more than inter-
esting when IL is realized that at any per-
Torrance IN the theatres Of New York one
T. ant TO cast an eye TO the gallery and
zee those faces which become familiar TO
the audiences that Toasted their eyes with
ews Of the occupants Of the boxes In
the Metropolitan Opera House al last win
ter's performances.
There is, fl is understood, a gallery the
atre party IN formation. which VIII con-
tain such well-known leaders Of fashion
as Mrs Herman Oe'rlchs Mrs Jack As
tor. Mrs Delaney Nicol, Mrs. II. W. Nc
Wicker Mrs Van Rensselaer, Cruger. Mrs.
Theodore Havemeyer, Mrs. Francis r.
X nnicutt and Mrs Lorlllard Spencer TO-
gether with their liege lords This party
viii attend a performance Of genuine me-
lodrama and view the presentation from
the standpoint Of the gallery god.
ELABORATE DRESS.
The gallery theatre party calls for even
more elaborate dress. If possible. than for
that whose members occupy box. That
Is where the amusement comes In. IL
would be no novelty at all. IN a way, II
the 20 lettes were not elaborate. for con-
trast forms half the enjoyment. more
amusing sight n is hard TO find than one
OF these perfectly-at arrays Of fash
Ion seated on the hard gallery benches,
surrounded by a host OF bowling young
sters, which nothing on earth can Keep
quiet. except sleep.
II IS as good as the play Itself toaisten
TO the comments OF the old-time gallery
occupants upon the invas on OF their
quarters by the disciples Of fashion Put
on your coat Bill" said newsboy 10 his
h,sper hrofher In the gallery at the Grand
the other evening. when four couples ca
bcrately dressed seated themselves on the
bench IN front OF them. mot on your
NE" growled BIZ. 81 pays me money,
don't /? and I'm going to be comfortable
II all the swells on Fifth avenue comes
up here. ] reckon ] Was here hrst
This gives very fair idsa--and II Is no
made-,0-ordef comment-~of bow the
gallery views the new fad The ordinary
gallery occupant. the regulation sort. Is
philosopher TO borrow an expre'sion
from The "chambermai1's Own" he ~ not
gwen to seeking the haunfs Of fashion.