The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-30
rIyr Tosros AnoUr yoScI

Several years ago the management OF the
Metropolitan Opera House decided TO have an
American annex to it's chorus with the idea OF
giving somewhat more spectacular look TO
that body OF veterans. Pretty girls with voices
| were wanted; while they were expected to do
their share In the singing. It was on their looks
that most Importance was placed. Among the
number that applied successfully to Join the
chorus was Maude Courtenay. whose statue
! rs =" Pence" ornaments the Dewey Arch. Miss
| Courtenay mad looks enough and voice enough
| to make reputation for herself In that body
OF possible prlma dome during the year she
sang there. and might have remained In that
happy group as long as she wanted to. but her
| progress toward the lofty emnence whore the
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herself particularly conspicuous Of late by sing
| figure OF Peace for the Arch. because the sculp-
model Ada Rehan was modelled In silver for
the Chicago Fair and in butter for local exhibit
TO be sent next year. to Paris Those are some
what more distinguished figures IN their pro;
he Extraordinarily o OF tskine ns coUspieuous part
in the Dewey festivities as the most d8tin-
guished woman OF the stage could wish.
The last OF the Panorama buildings at Seventh
avenue and Fllty-hfth street has disappeared
, after a somewhat checkered career. and Now
York is not likely to see any other attempt to
revive this style OF entertainment. It never
prospered much in spite OF the fact that several
OF the panorama were built and all sorts OF
efforts were made to interest the public in
them. Most OF them were put up by
i French companies. who thought they
experiences abroad In Europe there is
scarcely city without Its panorama. and
thsir DODularity lasta TO n
the present day. The. first Of the regular round
buildings ueg put up e show these things was on
the site Of the Herald square building where
OF Paris by gasight. and the Immediate sue
SCISSORS Of this view were nearly all French
q the Franco German War. Later the Civil
War was used to provide subjects for these
pof Local
was rather too quiet n form Of entertainment
70 .u,t a AMER TASTE nan, and It is mpro6aSs
any money for the persons concerned In 1t.
The number OF parsons In New York with
apparently nothing to do has recently Increased
greatly. IL one can Judge from the sights to be
there so many men there with apparently moth
ing to do except to look at the decora, ions. the
building OF the stands, or the passers by. I'm
have come to New York for the parade. but
there are others who are plainly not able to
be seen are noorly dressed and evidently I'M
employed. There are always certain number
to be attracted by any. occasion OF exceptional
interest. but never before were so many to be
seen. The presence of strangers in the city is
the ear az il to the icy eye one
and the cable cars offer every variety OF Amer
lean speech from the New England twang to
tho indoent sowness OF the South.
Fifth avenue has new style OF theatre
ticket office. the first OF it's kind ia New York
although such places are common enough in
Europe. A large ticket Spectator has rented
half OF a store. and conducts his business in
that unprecedented fashion. New York has
never before been accustomed to buy its
tickets in this way London and tho Conti-
mental cities o. Europe have followed this plan
for years. and do not rely. as New Workers
have in the past. on the hotels as the source OF
their seats In soma OF the European cities an
additional charge Of only, few cents is asked
for seats; and these establishments are really
nav not have the time to go to the theatre.
London has its large liorar t as they are
tickets. and they offer seats at about the same
rates that they are to be bought from the
srecnlatoT,ss here in the hotels; Ticket specu.
parade can be viewed next Saturday. On.
dollars in q stand said the other day that ha
barely expected to get his money back. al
lnOnkn inc SPECTATOR VINO was BeIllnR tHe
seats was certain to make large sum out of
them The speculator disposed OF the seats for
c2mm!sson Of tty per cent and ss 10 has
ing to make very substantial sum.
Henri PouJol. tho learned French barber,
always maintained relations with men in his
own profession all over the world. and when
his customers went abroad ne was accustomed
to recommend them to his colleagues In Paris
and London. Paul Blanc and Dumont. who
went to London after the Second Empire and
have been sought out ever since by careful
wearers Of boards. were the London BARRIERS to
whom he sent his customers. He was en-
ployed at one time in Paris shop and could
never be persuaded to adopt the American
It on The ground that the customer VINO got
into it was thrown into an attitude which made
1T bs b to the knd
made special study OF the faces OF his custo-
merss IN order to tell Just what style OF beard
would become them most, the American bar
His work had been for some years back prac:
strangers who went to his establishment for
other kinds Of work were likely to to be disap-
nded the care OF his beard when he arrived
first in this country. and no other barber hero
was ever permitted to tamper with it's grace
One unique exhibition OF public interest In
Ilt DtWoy pdThuS WAS seen on blNtn avenue
when large van filled with pictures OF the
Admiral moved slowly along the street. They
were all paintings. and ranged In size from
squares Of about ten feet down TO half that
size. The Admiral was shown in all kinds OF
attitudes and costumes As the van moved up
the m iddle OF the street two men walked along
the sidewalk bearing samples 81 the smaller
pictures. Their success in selling them WAS
natural " greater with the shop keepers who
, seemed to be buying literally than with the
pedestrians to whom they offered the port rats,
| az even in their present enthusiasm few per
sons would feel like carrying homo foot
portrait.
One OF the strange things in New York
amusements is tho rapldty with which the
knowledge spreads that play is a success or
failure. Managers have never been able TO
| tell before the fate Of play. although they
promptly learn from tho audience on the sec
| ond night what the rublics attitude Ia Tx ely
to be. One instance OF the rapidly with which
! the public makes up it's mind about such mat
| tiers was recently shown here. popular actor
came forward In play which his patrons did
| not like. On the second evening OF the per-
| formance the number OF persons who paId for