The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-28

YOU any snap 9F vou II fheeS can helPd IL; z
20 in and, see, the best thing that ever hap
e crowd y p2%s ssf a SD' eid. go r'F!hWt S" Charge aG an s sd.
dLtional Zee, OF % cents to see this part of the
on ong nv S Totd p % honor N yoP lat xa WI We l don ttF ptPSit SSS
clothes here and, boys. it's alive! Now after
Tfbh hat ! h haze ~ told y2n; Of course, y94 are at
you. apart from my interest az n Snowman. to
s9mH In and look; Toni Hustle the band MP
Thus hcsceched, the tireloss and invisible
fEs GnabI. his sf,@r'I IN wh1oHed up
the instrument resolved themselves in one
deatening and madenning crash. The tall.
lnthy man then opened the door. received the
irons. and led the way into the g%loomiest Of all
f pIs,r irons in . "Tn Ma. T : 2,ps, q Ga a Th b SAN
a small door set in its middle, and as IT was the
only thing in the room y which looked promising
t rni, patrons at r % fastened their gaze upon it and
Eowsry; the Bowery, IF Seyer + There Apyy
Of "if' The SV door IN '1 the ~ case' S 'SWeKii. 'r You Wi WI! D re.
and you will 20 out and tell your friends it was
the Lest how you ever saW and induGe them
promised, you should see nothing but,
You did. rardner.'' responded one of the
patrons Grufiy. and that's what We want.
That's right. . q~ssented the Snowman with
SS eh n}iys d,1, Ani ! also promised that it would
Sure, affirmed another.
WELL here it Is retorted the tall. lathy
the door. admitting a flood OF gnslight into the
room and disclosing to the view the beaning
and laughed aloud in mischievous Elee. That
There you are" continued the tall. lathy
man. calmly surveying the gaping. befooled
patrons; You're alive, are you not y said he
You betl" shrieked the curly haired urchin.
Rt,ye take me fer a cigar Indian 2
sumed the impcrturable Snowman. directing
the patrons to, an exit. Don't get mad. but
We'll. That's the meanest swindle I've struck
yet, growled the stranger from, the West to
t his a atras, af triGnd' rs s5 thHy yd found ysst, th he rs in
who had enjoyed the noax. = but here is an:
in the way of a SELL"
The second place bore across is ,illuminedi
its windows We're also filed With iithoeraphs
and photographs of women. in tights. whose
beauty eyidently., IN the minds OF the pro:
Handsomelyc aparisoned Elegantly euuipped."
lures Wns s"H in lec one w whIfa sppssSNf o r f1mGsk n rhe I R's-
eGhaniSSai uS effects no wax tigHres." Tas tie
ish Palace was a low-browed fellow in Fgyp-
tan costume and a pndgy little woman IN a
the curiosity Of the loiterers and secure further
patronage, gave what was, purported to be q
cotton. The hoarse "umpa.umpa" OF domi-
nant uua and the measured beat OF a base
drum advertised the band within,
nrst show room Of the Moorish a5SR' ra Ia e"SS
which had Salutsd the fiy,e.cent show inyesti-
ures.' hut 1t WAS apparent that some slight
EFFORT was made 20 give the patrons their
circular pisces of glass. were pictures repre-;
sentIng pMItasinG scenes e; in the Internal
scattered along the opposite wall. There we're
no seats for those patrons who might pre-
fsf to on Yfn'4 }Ss the Ahansdh@9w was at So their pTovi isis,
and it was n most remarkable band"
indeed. It consisted OF four p~ieces-the ma:
French horn and a cornet which hung fire ike
an old muz2le- loading musket at every other
bar and fetched up two measures behind the
most disturbing to the auditor. The musicians
were a show i1 themselves. being four of the
a Sheriff's posse could run down in. a week.
They monopolized the upper END Of the room.
periuous lengths oflimb about one diminutive
little egg stoye while, blowing. or rather blast
ing. Rally Round the Flag. Boys" into the
Three forlorn., roly-poly little women with
badly congested eyes and bloated. painted
ing like aspen leaves and yainlv endeavoring
to- warm, themselves, at, the insufficient fire
%S ihbiss splnttHr% Sr within i the stG we 7 They hey were We're
bills pasted up in the vestibule OF the Moorish
Palace" and to further indicate to the specta-
they appeared in ab6reviatei skirts and bod
ices cut as low as the law permits
was Il majority Of Bowery toughs and ~loafers.
a fair sprinkling Of sailors and soldiers. three
or four heayysset negroes smelling Of gin and
well-dressed sightseers from other parts. But
1t was orderly. although inclined. on the whole.
fraternity peculiar to all Bowery resorts.
As ST the room fIIsd the i thres sirens disap,
efforts. It tackled all the popular martial airs.
routed them with great slaughter, and cele-
brated the triumph in rusty bucket Of beer
in q moment of theatrical stagnation.
The first part OF the show consisted Of three
p~arently trunkless heads OF the three sirens In
as many boxes ranged along the, wall at the
who limped painfully about, and shook from
head to foot at every move like all incurable
s Ds5alyf tsse se1 on Mora h liHtsl e.. p sRSst k snna aaS
invited the crowd into ANOTHER room to see the
forbidden delights OF a Moorish harem" at 10
ager OF The Temple OF a Thousand Plea
sures" had done. he used every insinuating
ers, and succeeded fairly well. three-fnhs OF
the crowd Offering themselves as sacrifices
upon his altar OF hoax.
The forbidden delights Of the Moorish harem
were extremely tame aud lacking in the antic-
ipated wickedness. They consisted entirely
Of living picture poses by the three forlorn,
roly-poly little women. who appeared d.
vested Of their abbreviated SIX irts and attired
In pink cotton tights. The principal feature
exploited by the manager in his initial address
was the diving scene" as represented by a
bright particular star In the galaxy Of sirens.
When the time came for the plunge the crowd.
which had looked upon the other living pictures
without interest, SHOOK, itself together and
prepared to be pleasantly diverted by some
thing which really smacked II ,wickedness.
But the " diver" appeared in the full compile
mcnt OF tights, and spangles. stretched her
rms above her head and stood as motionless
to ali that a bona hdS plunge would not be
amiSs with her. so tn" wits in the crowd seized
upon this opportunity to create fun.
Dive deep. me hearty" sang out. a sailor.
who had nodded over the previous forbidden
delights OF tho Moorish harem." A little
washin' Is good for what ails We"
Thereupon the crowd yelled. and the paraly-
tic manager declared the performance closed
for that particular set Of spectators.
On the opposit" side Of the BowerycOuld be
heard the strident voice OF "A sidewalk orator
enumerating the sensations and wonders TO be
found in The Cave Of Mystery" for the ride
ulously small sum OF five cents; so the stranger
from the West and the Harlemitp crossed over