The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-30
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eAae WNo ~ unhuy yohIh ONO Oh INC OctJ KNOWN
on Long Island 10 an evidence Of the state Of
mind to which the weather In tho past three
weeks has brought the proprietors Of summer
resorts. There are othor enterprises dependent
on clear skies and sunshine which have suffered
even moro than the hotels. The performances
OF ono out-of-door amusement enterprise near
the city have practically been discontinued for
three weeks past, although tho omission Of
even ono performance means q serious loss to
Its proprietor, who is compelled to keep always
In his employ q large number Of persons who
receive their pay whether the exhibition 10 given
or not Tho beaches fortunate enough TO be
equipped with pavilions are able to keep their
employees busy, at least, although they derive
scarcely any other profit from the services Of
their companies. To tho entirely open-air o.
adjustments the loss has been 10 great that q
prosperous season ia now almost out Of the
question. Tho best that can be hoped for In
such favoring weather In August that It will DO
possible to mako UP the seasons losses. One
recently opened establishment has felt the do
priyation Of all business with particular force.
and tho Expenses incidental to gaining popu-
larity for an unknown resort have increased TO
an extent that was never contemplated by its
promoters. The only roof garden In the city
which has neither a roof nor a theatre TO which
practically eompeiisd to diseontinSe its efforts
70 give. O. show. and this summers experience
mas audod new strength 10 the conviction that
entertainments which demand dry weather as
9 necessary condition arc unsuited to New
York summers, The covered gardens suner a.
pose pose s Sesa1sS sni to TSaas S ssssins SSGs nGs a1 IN
places Of this distinctly summer kind. The
%9aaey that IT,. would on dm be expended ONT IN this aDn way AN, Is
lar theatre is open, and that could not possibly
contain the people who would be collected on al
lions. The particularly discouraging feature
Of the whole business = that July L always
gardens upG The @ compet itIa Of the theatres be-
gins in August. Wheeling has been disoon-
s sGrfs ,. to 3 sHsh d an sstsns that !rS the ,6 SasSyo sSd rst
the city. moreover, have been seriously dam
aged In many PLACES. Ono instance Of this
tSS 3' t tSa Dn anS eat'f XII s SiSi' io eisnt street &C.
there are several serious washouts which have
n %ads familiar ahS Te. With d"p sEs changes ss n1 wrSus & psS y eRs
''showerS' By the authorities on weather.
There have been so many schemes devised
to provide q social substitute for the regular
opera season at the Metropolitan that Now
York II not likely to suffer from any lack Of tho
CHARACTERISTICS which tho opera has always
given to the society year. The ballroom of the new
Astoria Hotel has been selected as tho scene OF
tho most promising plan which has been under
taken in q way that practically assures the OK
clusiveness necessary TO tho success Of such o
scheme. ''The Society of Musical Arts" is the
rather highfalutin title which has been as
sumed by o group of New Workers who are inter
ested in tho season, and the little club contains
several names that were to be noticed as con-
spicuous in the lists of the lamented Vaudeville
Club. But the really important element Of the
artistic side Of the enterprise depends chiefly,
Of course, on tho managers In charge Of the
programmes. and they have revealed Q plan
Of campaign which looks at this distance highly
nrOmisinR The hnllrOOm nf tho new hotel
GUS place. and a better background for the
scarcely have been found. The ehtertainments
are to begin ct half past 9 and continue until
| play or an operetta, some high.class vocal or
int trumental music, and possibly some OF the
S %sSs IN oo xaf1asvi To ts SO a LONG Ss IL can &c ,b Ss
series Of performances. There are two panto.
mines already selected, one ''The Statue Of tho
and another. sthl unaetod, composed by Aim9
q aaSeA oonspieaous during the last London ndSS H sea.
SON. in which he frequently accompanied Nine:
Meibe on the piano at private concerto, will
| probably come TO this country next winter with
conduct at one Of the clubs entertainments a
&c fs sa.on.s This X W was 'f his Srst tP opera to to be s' psr.
formed, and 1t was sung first at the Opera
o3h%ia1 ambitious II eas' :sf nsSu Of ni the s siub VII iii be the the
Performance Of a ballet by Seeile Chaminade.
when she Will personally conduct the orchestra;
composer. viii. b. given. Paiilsron's new
Proverb play in three parts, "Mieux vaut
ance especially adapted to such an Undertaking.
There are other operettas announced, as well
The audiences viii be limited to members. and
It looks as though q better scheme. Of enter
tainment for this particular held could not have
impresarios to whose care the entertainments
win be intrusted.
The new steamer which left this port yes.
terday with no number Is on any of her cabin
doors Is not unique in this respect. Many no.
tells in the city possess no rooms numbered with
the figures which arc regarded with suspicion
by 90 many persons. Tho Same care that Is
used In keeping the number on the doors ID
shown in changing the number Of q room In
which some crime that might attract atten.
ton to the house has occurred. Ono of the
most talked Of crimes in this country took place
in @ Western hotel that had been famous for
many years. A young Englishman killed his
friend and hid The body IN a trunk. i wal
committed, as the numbers were changed IN
such q way as to mako it practically out OF
ton Of the room. T6e servants were bound e
9ocrecy 30 effectively. that q man in the hotsl
ten years after the crime was mover able to in
SSGs o ont t q t room IN % Saa E Il TG Sspp s |. 1! rS 3.
proprietorB Of one New York hotel that has
long been notable for the number Of suicides
that oocpr, there must have boon kept busy try
though It rarely happened that the numbers Of
! the rooms In which they occurred were. re
I yoaled. Somebody asked the venerable CLERK
n charge Of the place how 4 was possible e
the numbers when there were comparatively
90 many suicides. He s~miled-for he had grown
hardened-at.the question, and said that the pro
prietor had more, than once thought o. taking
of all the numbers and distinguishing the
apartments by the names of the victims with
out letting the guests become aware Of thii
novel system.
A Now Yorker who was present at the Duel
ess! of Devonshire's fancy dress ball In LondoI
describes the AFFAIR as n crush the like Of which
has never been witnessed here, and probably
never will DO. There would. under ordinary
circumstances no said. have been plenty o.
room for everybody. but 80 much space in thu
supper rooms had been sot aside for royalty
that tho rest of tho guests woro huddled int
restricted quarters entirely too small to accom-
modate them. It was practically . certaint,
Il Ah.t -ahoI- Nn tko -van,lA NAf anythtn- 4.