The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-15
SPR|lGI|ME n N[T YORK.
Brave Deeds q Fipenen nave NaAe
TAe0 Popular 1Aole-An After.
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Adams In <Roneo and Juliet"

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Special Correspondence.
NEW YORK. May a-The nrS warm
days Of spring mean 20 much in country
% intensely cold winters In city Ike
New York. where Thousands Of people 1--we
IN nats and thousands more are crowded
the sick. the old, the convaiescesf. and
above all. the little children. must look for
ward to the first balmy days when they
can 60 abroad, sit In the parks or play up
on the streets. according 20 their years. II
l. sad TO see the baby faces pressed against
the window pane locking out a. the. snow
falling and to know that they must remain
indoors. or nj the best. carried to q corner
and hack again, muffied in shawls and half
smoihered to keep cut the bitter cod But
now spring IL here. with . warmth.
beauty. freshness. that can only be real
ly appreciated after q long Ard cod win
ter. The parks are fun Of children ana
ba bies In psrambuiators. and the park
benches are filed with old people and pale
faced convalsscents. the streets are busy
with crowds Of shoppers. and. indeed. the
whole city seems to have awakened from
q long sleep. In the pleasant evenings
who.e families sit out on the doorsteps. or
paterfamilias reads his paper on the
''stoop." while his women folk gossip with
the neighbors. this is the fashion In the
best paris Of New York. as much ~ on the
Eas; Side, for 1t u an old Dutch custom
that New York has never ocsgrown
The handsome man. play has always
been q success, though managers are
slow to follow the hint given. Dixie was
nothing wonderful in "Adonis.' which 10
but a form Of variety show. but his cos
tune wan SO exquisite and his beauty 50
striking that he drew crowded houses.
There were pretty women in his company
as well. bur they had not one ugly or re-
pulsive man. There was red-nosed
tramp, no bald-headed, big-paunched
'.Dutchman." in fact, none OF the stand
bys' of the variety shows. Why on earth
should the men of company always
make themselves objects of horror. while
the women come cut N tights and span.
giles and golden locks? An American au-
dience Is composed OF as many. il not
more. women than men, and II IL only
natural that they should admire hand
some man In tights. a uniform or in sword
and doublet. They cannot be expected to
be entertained entirely by professions OF
young ladies in fancy clothes. Women
are reticent; they. do not get up COM
panies. or II they do. they are apt TO TIM
idly follow the convention. and so the silly
old round continues. But when a hand.
some man" play appears it Is sure Of
Kings Musketeer." Mr.. o'Neii in The
Three Musketeers.'' played their engage
ments TO the end With crowded houses.
and now Mr.. Hackett In Rupert Of
last Is entirely man play. The women
In II do not count: they are entirely Sec
ondary; but the men. from the noble.
and scheming villain Rupert. TO the SOL
diers In brass helmets who stand at the
gate. are all uncommoniy fine looking. Il
Is play Of romance and adventure. where
handsome youths in picturesque uniforms
dare and do ana die. The best bit OF
the play and well worth long journey
TO see, Is the fight between the hero and
the villain Rudolph Is fair, with the red
hair OF his race: Rupert IL dark and wears
a scarlet uniform laced with gold that
we'll becomes hts fine figure. the two men
contrast The frs, fight with swords. re.
treating. advancing. lodging claSh!ng
overturning chairs and tables till Rudolph.
by a lucky turn. sends the sword of Ru-
pert spinning across the room: then the
villain pulls his pistol and fires while the
other Is unarmed Then follows the grand
scene of the play. when Rudolph thrusts
Rupert backwards over table and
wrestles with him for the pistol. seeing
that he cannot wrench IL away he slowly
twists Rupert's hand so that II points the
weapon against his breast and makes him
shoot the ball into his own trsitorous
heart 1t is a fine. stirring scene. and
lasts for many minutes before a silent,
intent, absolutely GREATNESS house.
Rupert Of Hen;zau" is PLAYED at the I.y-
ceum. queer little box of theaier very
popular. very select always but surely 4
veritable death trap. Even In times of no
excitement IL Is tiresome, anxious busi-
ness 20 get out OF that ;heater. It Is diff
hcuf 10 md the exits and the crowds push
in opposite directions. getting hopeiessly
tangled. What would happen In a Panic
Is almost too terrible TO imagine. Since
the great Windsor disaster and the sue.
eession of small Ares since, one cannot help
thinking Of these things.
The popular idols OF New York at the
present moment are, moes deservediy. the
fremer. Since the great fire. when the
public saw with their own eyes the heroic.
almost supsrhuman bravery ard strength
and Guickness OF resource az our fire lad
dies, there has been succession Of small
fr fires. hut none The less heroic scenes.
tina: have kept them and their noble work
constantly before the public when the
bells ring ard shs FIRE engines dash up the
street. II Is no uncommon sight TO see the
rassers~ey on the sidewalk take OF their
hats and cheer the firemen a. they pass
I was walking with man the other night
on our way 10 The thester. when the fra
engine passed az noisy galiop. We stood
ater- Soers. and all the men waved their
silk hats and cheered Coed luck this
ttwe'' they cried. and a little nrwshoy
yelled. God hlees the brave iremen-' An
answering wave or TIVE of helmet
stream OF smoke and shower Of sparks
ard the great engine dasbed Out Of sight.
who knows" said one az the men who
had ehsered Some Of those men Sho
paEsed may never ride AGAIN 90 the en-
zine. II may be some ones last Gre They
never know" They are fire fellows
said another AMI H'tss woman hanging
on his arm echoed "Go<a bless the brave
fSremen'" and ~e all turned once more to-
ward the ;hester.
The Iauke' Club. 81 New York IL dis
tlncfly an Actors club. the Players is Civ
en- over 10 this literary Journalists
magazine writers and authors generally.
and at she iotos he artists prederntnafe
II e. her. that various weii-xnowr pstn.-
sFs ostfTs given private exhtH,soEs ef their
work. and Tire paintings on the walls are