The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-11
LIVE TOPICS ABoUr ToWv.

The claques that greet q foreign actor when
he appears here must BIO judiciously selectedj
otherwise they do not serve their important
purpose well. When an English actor was
seen here the other night the number Of persons
who had been brought to see and applaud him
by other than the ordinary motives which lead
persons to music halls was small. They were
not, moreover, .of the most skilful type. They
were evidently English and had some previous
knowledge Of the actor. AT oil events they had
been coached to call for a certain song as we'll
rs to applaud vigorously and kick up as much
Of a row as they could In every way. They did
clap their hands persistently; but seemingly 1t
was with the consciousness Of II battle already
lost, for they were luke warm. The hollow echo
of their palms showed plainly that they had not
sibly no amount OF skill would have made this
occasion lively, but there have been times when
the ~expertly selected claQue has done wonders.
Nobody was ever received in a music hall with
greater enthusiasm than that. which greeted
Chevalier. The theatre re.echood with the
sound Of cockney voices and one might, from
the appreciation of the spectators, have mag.
ined himself to be in Whitechapel. The secret
tire crew Of two big. liners that happened then
to be in New, York had been invited to the
Sfh nsW ebe TO heIp s s59as Z sbe Soq knaw him by I ren.
the roof of. When M Alma Held iI sang here irst
there was Il judiciously selcctcd crowd of wait
es from Flouret's and the Martin to help her
along. Yvette Guilbert's first audience was
not without the contingent from the French
quarter, which had been brought there to sup.
ply the enthusiasm that an ignorance of the lam
saaf9 mlEnt Il ma * i tof this feeS %ey IN th she d Nsw SDsk
to foreign artists are arranged, and their extent
depends. chiefly on the success with which tho
Chevalier holds the record up to date and It
will probably be many aday before another such
welcome Is given to u foreign celebrity.
Theodore Thomas. 1t now appears, never
wrote any letter to the organization committee
of the permanent orchestra, and his name was
mentioned only once at the last meeting. In
order that the discussion of Mr.. Thomas as u
conductor might not delay the business of the
meeting, a gentleman announced that Theo-
dore Thomas was under engagement to the
Chicago Orchestra for three years. That was
the beginning and end of Mr.. Thomas's con-
~nection with the scheme. Anton Seidl. who
will have the direction Of the new orchestra.
will find 1t an additional responsibility. with
no probable diminntion Of his present work.
leave the philharmonic next year. In spite of
the fact that the number OF concerts has been
considerably increased, the season has been
the most successful in the history of the socie.
Y. In previous, years tho highest figure that
about $4,000, This season they will prob
ably exceed $4,000. The members Of the
society well know how much Anton seidl,s
and it is not likely that they will consent to
pnrt with him when the time for the annual
that the members of the society have any other
idea than to retain Mr.. Seidl as long as they can.
P Mhsn ne eeas It Will Vi I be t beeaS Sse1 hs Is weary al te Of
the work that 1t involves.
Four corners on Broadway between Thirty
fifth street and Fortieth arc occupied only by
low buildings that possibly yield little more
than the taxes and necessary expenses of i'm
proving the property, and not all of the small
shops inthese buildings are occupied. ..One of the
lots was selected as the site for u hotel, but the
negotiations for the necessary capital were not
successful. SO the plot of ground, after It had
with a one.story building. One, block ,aboye
this. on the other side Of Broadway. the en-
building. and the METROPOLITAN Opera House
towers. above the neiRhborhood just as much
as 1t did fifteen years ago when the building
was first put up. Nothing surprises strangers
more than the appearance Of these ten blocks
of upper Broadway, which are filled at night
AS one could see in London or Paris. The con
trast between the spectacle on the streets and
the size of the buildings always impresses-one
unfamiliar with 1t as a curious eCcentricity
in New Sork's growth. Further down town.
where the streets at night arc practically de-
serted, the buildings are substantial and mas.
sive.
There Is scarcely q hotel in New York, or a
barroom, for that matter" said Il man who sells
the liquor and knows what Is done with il, "that
uses the same whiskey in mixed drinks that Is
used when whiskey alone is ordered. An i'll
fcrior brand Is almost Invariably substituted,
and this Ia done, not ut the cheaper places.
where one might expect TO find It, but at the
highest-priced hotels: The motive IL, Of course.
economy. The barkeeper5 argue that in Il
cocktail an inferior whiskey is quite AS good as
one OF better quality. That Is. OF course, false.
servedly well known and liked. But the cork-
tails. in spite Of the fact that they are made by
q man who has been In the place for more than
tw enty years, and has not forgotten his skin,
arc always inferior. The reason OF that Is 10
be found in the fact that tho whiskey is OF
such an inferior brand that It ruins the mixed
drinks. But the man who drinks 1t plain has
nothing to complain of. There are tho same
causes for complaint in twothirds Of the New
York bars. Men often wonder why cocktails
ere inferior and the rest Of the liquor good.
That IL the reason
Mrs. Katherine A. Tingley. who was In at the
discovery OF the Universal brotherhood OF the
Theosophists and carried the Chicago conven-
ton OF the order ''as tho result of O spontane.
Gus act OF intuition says that she muy be de.
posed only by tho council whom she appoints
and whose acts do not become efrective.until
she approves them. This would seem to be ia.
tai to rotation In office. unless Mrs. Tingley her.
self secs fit to rotate. Since her fantastic trip
around the world Ia an effort TO make converts
Creased t6ough she il by no means up % The
ayoirdupois limit % Nine. Blavatsky. Ono of
Mrs. TinEleyB former friends came to The sun
office two weeks ago and said that Mrs. Ting
ley must be removed and all the occult business
Of the society discarded before Theosophy could
go marching on in triumph.
~ was one OF those who contributed TO tho
expenses Of that absurd trip around the world
said this woman, and regret 1t worry mach.
Why,T;I have heard that at some places whore
tho held meetings. Mrs. Tingley and her friends
sent out free carriages to bring In listeners.
Now / didn't contribute my money to hire car
riagcs for people who wanted to crafty idle
curiosity, and when / heard OF these things
got out. l am going TO force Mrs. Tinglcy out,
too."
But unless the council appointed by Mrs.
Tingley votes her ont and she rAtifies the action
she cannot DO bounced legally, and II looks as IL
her Mahatmahood was assured to her az long as
she chooses to enjoy II.