The record-union., 1897-02-14


programme of the Bloomer Ministries
are the big eight American girls, the
Officer Porter Quartet, the Ainsley sis
ters in duets, George a. Bird, the noted
Chinese impersonator, Macl1in and
Murray, knockabout comedians, w. n.
Miller, basso soloist, the Depew sisters,
French folly dancers, the Eight john
nies, Amazon marches by sixteen
shapely girls, and the extravaganza
burlesque "Pin-A-4 Up to Date"
Louis James and his splendid COM
pany will be at the Metropolitan on
Saturday, the 9th, giving the comedy
My Lord and Some Ladies" at the
afternoon matinee, and a grand produc-
tion of ''SpartacuS' at night.
Cleveland Leader: ''The one great and
all-important fact in connection with
theater etiquette for women to learn, ="
said one of the sex, whose opinions on
matters of good form are never disput-
ed, lis never to wear anything on or
in their heads that will Obstruct a view
of the stage. Now, / say in their heads
advisedIy, because I know numbers of
very nice girls who always boast of
wearing only a bonnet or a small hair
ornament to the play. Perhaps they are
sincere in believing their heads afford
free passage of sight to eyes behind
them. but the woman who wears a great
topknot of roses, a showery white os-
prey, or a dot of a bonnet, with tuft
of plumes in it, is almost as great an
evildoer as the owner of a picture hat.
One single osprey, by quivering before a
pair of eyes, can annoy beyond meas
ure. have often sat behind bOnnets far
more obstructive than a tower of black
plumes, so that any we'll bred, truly con-
siderate woman, who is not scanning the
play from the vantage ground of a box,
should completely uncover her head
from first to last act.
..But one plea wish to make in be-
half of every woman who goes to the
theater which is, if hats are to be put
down, let US by all means settle 1t. al
once whether or no a man is to go out
between the acts. He who practices
this habit is the veriest boor, and since
women have adopted the custom of TAX
ing off their headgear, the moving man
is more than ever an intolerable nui-
sance Women have no place to put
their hats save in their laps, and plow-
ing their way in and out, the restless
creature sweeps hat ornaments with his
coat tails, often oblges her to stand
m. her arms full, TO let him pass, and
quite as often knocks over her posses
sion and brutality ruins costly piece
of millinery
'A,The man who accompanies woman
TO the theater-his wife. mother, sister,
or friend-plainly announces that ne
hears no shadow of a title to the name
gentleman by leaving her. If he leaves
his seat at all, he should not come back
to il again. Then the public recognize
that boredom, illness, or some en-
eagement drove him forth, and in that
event his feminine companion goes
with him. If he is sitting between
aisles. and wishes water or pro-
gramme. an usher will serve him. \
gentleman who is alone or with men
friends. and possessing an aisle seat,
IS of course at liberty to come ana go
as he likes, but If he occupies seat
with strangers on either side, and de-
cides TO go out for any reason, he viii
apologize for the trouble caused. make
his way out, and then take in the rest
of the play standing at the back
"A man who wishes to ask a woman
to enjoy a play with him can of course
expect. If he is a warm friend, not only
Of hers. but is thoroughly known to all
her family. and a somewhat informal
visitor at her house, that she VIII ac-
company him alone to the theater-
Usually in that event. even If he can
afford a carriage, he does not supply
cne. The common. street conveyance is
the correct thing, both going and re-
turning. and he should not ask her to
take supper with him afterward. Where
neither of them move in anything like
fashionable society. and where ne
knows her parents are quite willing she
should be with him, he can ask her 10
have supper afterward, If her sister or
his sister or some slightly older woman
friend, either married or unmarried, ac-
companies them.
I'm this case he may have carriage
il he likes, but he must select the din
ing-room OF some quiet yet weli-fre-
quented and high toned hotel for a dis