The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-28
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up, II the stories Of their projectors are true,
receive scant credenco from people who know
how very Improbable theatrical property Is
to-day to Its owners. Tho approaching
sale Of the American Theatre and the losses
which the publication Of It's affairs revealed
show how much money II is possible for a maj
to lose when he invests In n theatre. There
are others In New York now which are yielding
their owners very small returns on the invest
ment- Still tho theatre rumors continue, al.
though nothing gives them an element OF prob
ability beyond the. Willingness Of men OF wealth
to put up theatre buildings, even In the face Of
their frequent failure. Some of them, even
after the most disastrous experience, are will;
mover got a cent out Of one theatre. prompt.
ly. acccdcd, TO a managers request to build an.
other for him, 1t is such persistence rs this
that gives to the most extravagant rumors an
appearance OF plausibility. II all the theatres
BProjeSS.eSd by by yEg nrto Managers n 2 so on the R,d ,riS ,TSI
and Seventh avenue had ever been built the
resulting structures would have been many
all have included, moreover, cafes, restau.
rants, bowling alleys, and Turkish baths as
a winter circus" has been added to the list,
but that feature has been almost entirely
as large as New York. Property owners not
averse to a little advertising are in the habit, Of
announcing gravely that their property-fully
described is largel. sought by somebody any
ious to build a theatre on u. In one or two in.
stances this plan has been known to succeed so
well that two or three imaginary firms had their
offers refused by the owner OF the property.
who was able to keep up an excitement over 1t
for several weeks.
The musical Accomplishments to dinners
would seem to have become q permanent feature
of the New York restaurants when such q
conservative establishment as Delmonico's
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give the custom its final approval when the
new restaurant is opened, and there will be an
orchestra there as one of the regular features
of the dinner hour. There are comparatively
few Of the best known restaurants which are
to-day unsupplied with orchestras, and their
variety covers such diverse examples as Hun
garian bands and Italian mandolin players,
with an ordinary orchestra to supply the moro
commonplace elements. The HunKarians are
in the majority, and the original manner in
which they play well-known airs is mitigated
by their usual enthusiasm and spirit. They
generally play with such inaccuracy that when
II comes to an air that Is thoroughly familiar
to their hearers the effect is trying enough. 1t
has ueen proved TO several restaurant keepers
that the %orChestr Is an accompaniment they
are not likely TO be able to dispense with after
come accustomed to II. At ono of the most
popular of the table d h6,c restaurants the Papri-
kA musicians were temporarily laNN on curing
the summer months. There we're repeated in
quiries about them from patrons and ii was not
unusual for them to leave the house when in
formed that the band was on a vacation. There
have been various rumors as 20 the disposition Of
the present Dclulon.co est Enlistment at Broad.
way and Twenty-sixth street when the uptown
Fifth avenue restaurant has been opened. Nari-
Gus restaurateurs have been named AZ future
occupants OF he building, but none Of them has
seemed a likely candidate for the vacant
place. As a matter Of fact, the control Of the
establishment will not be changed for at least
vembcr it will remain in charge Of the present
proprietor and be conducted in Just the way it
has been during its long career.
Some idea Of the Importance Of a song in
making u performer popular may be got from,
the fact that "a young woman who was mar.
ricd the other day in Europe was mentioned for
the first time in about five years. although she
at one time had a large part OF New York sing,
ing or whistling Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me "A
Bow-Wow." After New York had heard enough
OF that ballad it babe adicu firmly but gently
to the young woman. as il soon became evident
that beyond the bow-wow there was nothing
about her that New York especially cared for.
So she returned to her native shores, and II
was not until the news OF her marriage came to
this country that her existence was again re-
called, with the necessary reminder OF the song
she had sung. The large sums said TO be paid
to song writer's for successful work may be cx'
aggerated, and II Is, indeed, certain mat none
OF them out OF their first efforts ever grows
very rich, rs it takes the record OF NJ least one
! triumph TO gain a recognition for them. But
some OF them are well paid, and from tho dim
Cultics Of their work appear TO deserve II.
There is a young girl uptown who sings some
o vain effort has been made to get in place
OF them something a little, more suited &c
New York taste. Already four writers have
tried. but not one OF them has produced any
thing better than the present material. The
verses have been sung and proved as fiat as III,
tempts made by well-known men there will b,
no further efforts wasted on what seems n hope
less less. , ,ss works Il G of Ino w Ihaa N have ,n,s ri gafit' $l al
the assistance possible from the singer. wh'
has done with the verses as much as anybod,
could.
There is nothing that a hotel can offer,
said n man who had been for many years in tn
business, which takes the place Of newne-s
The older hotels about the city have realized
that to their cost, and in these places tho pro
p~rietors find that no substitute for fresh decora
tons, new plumbing, and electric lights vii
be looked upon as satisfactory. These are th'
features which the public demands as indis
pcnsable. and as the prices Of the new hotel
differ so little from the rates OF those whicN
have been built for a long time, there is praC
tically no way OF meeting them in bushes
rivalry. The most careful cuisine. the creates
personal comfort and accessibility OF position
are desirable qualities in . hotel, hut they vii
not attract people So rhpI'llS Hh INC SIbl' mes
o. a new building. A considerable reduction
Of rent might meet this difficulty. but The valu
OF real estate in New YORK il 80 high that such
means OF competing with the newer houses j
practical lily out Of the question. For that rca
son many OF the older hotels are to-day cor
Quoted al n very small profit to their proprle
tors. and with the certainty Of even less TO thei
owners
The restraining laws and the shooting club
with their restrictions on the liberty OF thei
members are not able TO keep the Adirondack
as much like the virgin forest as they woul
like, and tho North Woois become even to thei
own residents more civilized year after yea
The guides who protest against the infucnc
OF the crowds brought to the woods by tho raj
ways are not avcrse to availing themselves c
the advantages which are the result of the no'
state of affairs. An old guide was a fello,
passenger with a New Yorker who was return
ing from the Adirondacks the other day. II
was an excellent specimen Of tho genus. wit
every one Of its attributes rather picturesque
exaggerated, but there were no grounds ft
doubling his gcnuineness. How large was III
largest bear you ever shot in the Adirondncks
asked the New Yorker, who was very much in
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