The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29
At a ROOF GARDEN.
Tho Experiences or Two Strangers at a New
York summer Resort.

M n "OoF hhDEN
Tho Experiences or Two Strangers Mt a New
York summer Resort.
or course II may have been their fault. With
their heads on the racks OF tho seats In front,
they had slept through Yvette Guilbert's chan
sons at the Scala in Paris, and in similar atti-
tudes they had committed similar unconven-
tlonalities elsewhere In Latin Europe. TN
Berlin they had been wakod up when they
tried to SLEEPY At all events. they were loose
in New York on Saturday night,
Having worked hard all day-nnd thcy had not
taken q half holiday either-and having u Sun
day half holiday before them, they were ready
for and really felt the neod OF some relaxation.
They dincd carly. though not too carly for them;
they had q thick steak with potatoes, some good
cheese, ant . quart and a half OF I,ieslinR, and
by 7:4o they wero ready to go TO some place OF
Amusement.
They walked down Broadway at peace with
"all mankind and the rest OF the world" and
then went over 20 the Yorick Theatre. Tho play
there. they'd heard, was good, but when tho
ticket takor told them that the play didn't begin
until $50 they said with unnnimity:
"Eightthirty on Saturday night means $50;
It's 1850 now. mol" and they walked out.
CThcy did not say NitrD
The nearest roof garden appeared rather
pieasantly in the sky: and the one who carried
All evening paper turned to the theatrical ad-
vertisenents, and road hastily:
even.thirty until midnight"
Aad botl said at once:
Come on We may lose something good
(Of course it WAS their own fault! Go on
smiling II you want to. you New Workers! They
won't mind.J
SO they hurried over to the nearest roof gar
den. talking relninisccntly OH the way.
IL haven't been here for seventeen years"
said the elder;'' not since it first became dis
reputable
here since It became reputable again"
Il came here to hear the man before Rem
cnyi.". said the other; "a fellow whose namo
"Wliheimi.'' said the second, and became
silent; because 1t bchooves a New Yorker TO re-
m ain silent In the presence VI another New
Yorker who hasn't been TO q variety show since
Wilhe!mJ first came hero; SO siient, with rrni:
the ticket Office OF the nearest roof garden.
Ut must be understood ihatit was the nearest
TIER there: it must be be undsPstood further ' init nf,er
leaving the Vortex Theatre they went to the
Onion Saloon.l
The younger one bought the tickets paid a
dollar ap!cce for 'em Uhc eide didn't KICK then,
so he co ldn't kick afterwsrdl and they started
"Wk.tttme docs II begin p the younger asked.
"Vhot dune, ees i'd Gnow = asked the ticket
taker with real Yankee caution. They told him
Zen apoul den meenutes." he replied; so they
took The e%i..atoT snd went up 10 the roof
the usher turned them Into y place in front OF "A
stage aud curtain. and told them to take any
Row hell =" was what the Younger said; at
Is 81 It. seemed 80 i" me elder 4 but P,raps he he
two hungry 20 king walters drew near.
~ guess We haven't lost much yet, " said the
elder, hopefully. And then they studied their
TIE programme consisted OF twelve quarto
pages. The first five pages consisted OF adver-
a rivu'et Of programme nleandcrinS through a
me, dow OF Advertisements: the other five pages
Meantime Herr Winters Dead Bulgarian
Band" had been playing the tune the COW died
OF. The programme sa"o the band a different
tune it WAS working on: hut then that was only
the programmes little Joke:
young COW would have done az WE'LL,
In course OF time they hailed the nearest
wA aSsT. who What ap FIme ansa shss iSjDs seriD p, ,ocv
asked; md with much disgust he answered;
nApG4d tyen to- n.ennls Of nins., So Hf,S:
bexin soon enough. they found themselves on a
roof garden, where the show mlcht perhnp.
II VAS their own fault.
The waiter wasn't so far out OF tho way. The
show began only six minutes 3:ter The time he
Dead BulsIrians ceased 10 play, and some un
Nlh0 y ~ Ii'l-i VI IN olNkc kOOh w = LIZ IL l.
the same piece and worried It to its end.
After the Introductory march mad been fin
ished the nnIit;y mon got hold, OF an overture
ana got throu!h With that. The overture wa.
the second piece on the programme; the Dead
BulRarians didn't count on this programme any
more than dead Armenians count in tho pro
grRulmc at a concert of the European powers.
II being then ten minutes after 9; the thira
number on the programme and the first act
Of the evening was begun. II was one OF these
human snake" acts, but the performer wal
young and good looking, his performances were
marvellous, and the ace WAS really remarkable
Then came the New York Comedy Four.
Gotham is a town in England noted FOR lht
stupidity OF its inhabitants. New York used I,
be called Gotham. SrcIrvins's" Salm igundi.'
After tho comedy four had proved their RICH
to the title besto Sod on the city by Irving. tn,
third act came OMIT WAS No. 5 on tho pro
Gramne., Mr.. De Vessel threw, soft clay ball
with his left hand al 4 board; when he'd enough
clay on the board he Guided il with both hand
into what passed as n clay likeness OF Brothc
Jonathan. The TWO strangers noticed that b.
did not throw clay except 10 make the rud,
lump which no fashioned with his hands; hu
the other people seemed TO think II was all don,
by throwing clay in Jumps. Then there Wa
another act.
Then 1t wns $50. and there had hecn fou
actsl an intermission was announced, and tn
Dead Iulgarians began to play again. Tho,
played iwo pieces.
Let's go home, said the younger. This /
awful"
Wait "A little longer said the older. hope
fully. " want 10 SEQ the ninth number" $
they waited while tho Dead Bulgarians 90
through = third selection. There was a long In
terval between each Bulgarian selection.
After the third selection the younger starte
again; and again tho elder said: Oh, wait!
want to SEQ the eighth act" So they waited
aud the Dead unlgarians started again. Whe
Lets go he said; so they Went home.
Now, this story Is true from 4 10 lizard.