Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20
"GRAND SACRED CONCERT"
Sunday Night Performance On Eighth
Avenue, New York, the 10th
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From the New York Sun.
There is more than one Bowery in this
city. Take a stroll on Eighth avenue some
Sunday night and see the other one. The
lowest West side population, or a good
share of it, goes to the sacred concert"
on Sunday night, and it goes to hear and
see something wicked. This sacred con-
cert" is a revelation to anyone who has
never seen it, and there are several places
where it is a regular thing. On the box
office Is a big poster beaded:
thing in town."
Then follows a list of the stars Kate
Muldoon. Sweet Irish Warbler" Professor
and dA SO ON ,n ineiuding P Pun.tdi o'Iinehan,
1.-THE Great Tragic King"
Fifty cents will buy a ticket to a corner
of the house where the spectator can
escape stray missiles from the gallery.
Everybody has his hat on..before the per-
f smnRins 9 %ba wsE. s nearly Es,, every N, man II, Is
STEADY" a treat every Sunday night by
taking, her to the sacred concert" and he
p Dags 'f for 1 hes T S9rg t 6oes ai an Of t q m pink ba s5Gag
a libretto at an opera. The gallery up I'M
der the roof is full of newsboys and toughs.
and they whistle while they wait. Finally
a shrill-voiced young man in a dingy blue
uniform stands at the railing In the gal
lery. .
your kind attention for a moment. Here
is the finest song book you ever seen,
havin' in its luxurious ages more of the
Sung er,snt be en sp'f Her songs you oa are: s0 !w sHsf Mamie heade
Didn't Stay. to Home The Brave Fire
Laddie, Only another Gent from Paris
tn other songs sung by our silver-throated
songstress. Miss Mamie Heispieler. I'll give
a few away. an you kin buy TIL rest for S
best. family story paper in tn world, con-
tanning tn only troo confession Of the
great muredr at Woodside. Come on now.
Got any change. George?" asks the
steady in the nth row of her escort.
Aim 1t just lovely?"
| Just then comes a rap OF q stick. Every
body knows what 1t means, and of comes
every hat.
who comes out on the stage with his left
hand thrust in the pocket of a bright
and gents. this is our ninth grand Sunday
glad hand to our talent this %evenin', an
make this a success, You. up in the gal.
Chorus from the gallery: "Be yer life
right" says the announcer. "ou,
first number on the bill of fare is Katie
Katie comes out from the wings sh.
has on a white dress with big pink bows
on the shoulders. and she assumes a lool
You're a peach. Katie" yells someon.
In the gallery. and then the crowd stamp.
Katie bows and bushes through tn.
thick paste of rouge on her cheeks. Sh,
sings:
Send back the postal I sent you.
You knew that / had but two:
Your love Is waiting for you, dear,
And none else will give her cheer.
Someone in the gallery yells out: A
send i'm a return postal, Kittie." Blu
Ri. t la %itb g ihtS the of refrain neanat and sSe, |:
from her admirers in the gallery. Sh'
thinks this an invitation to try anothe
comes out in a hurry. He sees that TIL
crowd is pleased with the number ant
says:
her skirt. and she is sorry to say sh'
can't appear. again tonight. But while "
are waitin' fer the mex number I'll sin,
a song Of me W composition, which you'll
,erS Say ar Ti% mn i. e t. e This nex sye9|n! IN the gal
behind the rail INT out Of view. while tn
crowd in the gallery yells;
"0h. he's all right; amt you. Tim?"
there goes for Enjoy Yerselves.' me owl
He sings a breakdown sort Of song fu!
levees. and while he waits for the orches
ira to strike into the refrain he signal
him. Timmie's voice s.breaks' on the frs
note. but he finally strikes the key on tn
fourth bar and sings a pseudo-tenor.
Jaw, amt that nice?" says the ar
nouncer at the end. mo SLOUGH of a mig
ger third nin,t t ha b ainst; Jimmie ye're a
The gallery shrieks in approval, an
Jimmie has to sing three more songs
That's right, Timmie.' says the ar
nouncer. Sing up loud. They won't pr
you out while I'm here"
This is the sort of thing the West sid
wants on Sunday. Shakespeare doesn
5 suit at all. Make the "show" suggestiy
t and full of cheap sentiment, and that
: all that Is required.