The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-06
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT ToWN.

A young New Yorker who Ia to figure in the
approaching campaign might not have been
eligible as a candidate II the influence OF a
young woman on his affairs had not proved
beneficial enough to send him back to New YORK
at n time when his presence hero was vitality
necessary to the success OF his ambition Tor
public life. This young woman, who Is q
beauty and an heiress, started on n journey TO q
distant city, where she was to remain for SOW
eral months. She has many %suitors, and al
ready her engagement to several men has
been announced, only to have the report prove
erroneous. Tho demands of society and the
number Of her friends have made 1t difficult for
any one OF her admirers to find opportunities to
see her frequently enough to get any advan-
tage over his rivals. SO there was dismay
when the plan Of tho visit to a distant city was
first made known. But one admirer was not
discouraged by the prospect. 1t suggested to
him the possibility OF a brilliant stroke which
would put him far ahead Of his other Compel
itors. He has in other cases shown himself
to- be a man OF action rs well as ideas, and
when the train which wns to carry the young
woman and her married sister TO a point which
Jersey City the admirer was on board. lie
yas, not In the same car, and II was not, IN.
deed, until the train was some DISTANCE on itS
tho astonishmcnt of his two women friends.
nc entered the car and expressed tho most do
hkhhCu- dnlOuisnlhChL hb ~
which had compelled him to go West on busi-
ness just at that particular time, He eS-
the sam town to which they were travelling
he would bc with them Throughout the entire
ley }G3Sdrn ,H: The evening passed dp, lsaSsa na So and so so
apparent doubt of the young mans explanation.
Both his friends were charming, and he thought
stances were 2 little bit loss favorable thar
they looked. Several hours before tho train
reached Chicago there. was a very serious con-
vcrsation Of several minutes duration between
tsS young wns n man pr ssd tho n msr shs c sIS,sr; out INC 10
When he istit tho train at Chicago with, the ex.
Kind, enough to wave good.by, TO him as he
late as s. the heO other err group Witch II he had left in
Jersey City. But none of them ever heard any
during the time that it took him to go to Chi
cago and then come back by the next train.
The first night question has taken on Q new
phase which Is as discouraging to some ele-
ments OF the audience as any of its others.
Persons who compose that vague, mysterious
collection known as the first nighters" have
never been accused of any reluctance to mako
their presence known to the rest of the audi
ence. They have, indeed, been accused of q
desire to be seen, and sometimes they make so
much noise that unjust criticisms-are likely to
escape impatient persons in the irritation OF
the moment. There is no better way Of being
noticeable than to enter the theatre after most
Of the audience Is seated and walk down the
aisle in tho familiar first night manner, which,
depending on tho years of experience, varies in
different cases from the eager lope of a kan.
CARGO to the dignihed, progress OF a horseless
carriage: This entry is really The best CHANGE
first nighters' cherish it. With all OF them
waiting to get inside after the others arc seated
nf n rrir mil tho nln I'm hnp11n
Then with all OF them waiting the clatter OF
late arrivals continues exasperatingly.
manager the other day. Tor anybody to see .
curtain rise on q first night with any idea OF
The noise puts that out Of the question. Every
year the fuss seems to continue longer, and
that sss R RnpaRsniSI in ss seIt' S oa The ia sss. that Il m Ihs hour Ss
set at 10 O'Clock and the same trouble would
continue. Ono advantage Of the practice for
the hard-working subordinate who. with the
assistance of anybody that happens to be
s she aask o ns1 maE Kim: n Us i a iist OF ais sassEfs sd
people, TO distribute for. publication. For a
sees them to pick them out in a crowd that
probably. doesn't contain any Is a pretty diff.
cult business asl n y The hSrd- wSn dnssn sIe oh;aa, to
the late arrivals. But everybody else might as
well stay at home for all they are able to hear
for the first three-quarters OF an hour
Mrs. Langtry is now within Ave years of the
half century mark. but she remains really as
conspicuous q figure to-day as she was twenty
years ago. With the final abandonment OF
her stage career, her reported marriage. the
sale Of her yacht and the later insanity Of her
husband. she keeps in tho public eye with as
much persistency as though she employed an
indefatigable press agent. One local reminder
of her New York career came to light the other
day when 1t was announced that the house she
| occupied for several years in West Twenty
third street was to let again. the lease which
| was originally taken for her having only just
expired. The house, which Is one of a kind
rare now In New York, has been unoccupied
for many years. Tho sign hangs on the high
fence which Mrs. Langtry. for reasons of her
own. had built about the house at an expense
considerably greater than she expected. In
the struggle which she had with the city au-
thorities to establish her right to keep tho
| have received 5000 for their services. She
paid the money cheerfnlly and her expendi-
lures were never stinted. At one time she
made a great deal OF money from her appear
ances as an actress, and even on her last visit
here, to every body's astonishment, she was
nearly as successful as she had ever been.
Although she spent money freely she was a
good business woman. and that was shown by
| engaging an actor came up. He asked more
for his services than her manager thought he
was worth.
"Oh, pay him what he asks" Mrs. Langtry
said indiferently. Hes a nice fellow and he
plays piquet SO badly that I'm certain to get
most OF 1t back"