The times., 1899-11-12

should be greeted here as a diyine-sent
blessing.
There are other difficulties that are not
without their remzdies. but they are secOn-
dary. The treasurer who always sells mid
dIe-Of- -the-rOw chairs to iats-COmers, and
the inexperienced head usher are among
them. And then. when one considers, there
are not more than two of the misdemeanors
laid 10 the door Of the public for which
managers are not partially responsible
Robbers are a portion of the common
wealth on which they prey, and yet Their
operations are suppressed. little firm
nc-s q little determination to Offend the
few in order to please the many should ef-
fectuaIIy dispose of the late arrival and the
high hat. A llttIe resolution on the part OF
amusement t-IOyeTs would force this firm
ness and determination. II would take from
Washington theaTegoiug those trifiing uu-
pleasartnsszes that parasite like, cling to
The many comforts and luxuries provided.
Tn last weeks Dramatic Mirror appears
a poem written by Joseph Patterson Cation
and dedicated TIC the Memory Of Lizzie
Macuictol" 1t follows
Who shall say but what our C5d knows best
And that He has thr right 90 take and Eis-t
For lie 70 His bt0v,d civeth rest,
Although their s3lTlts evcTmgre shail i've.
And Vet this one sweet soul that He has called
Unto tHe home where darkness has no part
Was 20 beloved. and held us enJhrllled,
That HaugEt but sorrow stiles every heart.
We've listened 10 the music Of her voice
In praise Of Him who ways had her love.
And uJ fe sound the world scented TO rtjoiue.
To awas,u 20 the JOYS Of Heaven above
] Her smile could hansh every thought of woe
Twas like rainbow On q summer dly
And when she spoke tine wor,is fell soft and low,
Like music OF an organ sweetest lay
Goodnight! goodbye, we know thou art al rest,
That every joy In Paradise is thine,
And here on earth thy memory IS blest
By deeds that with noble halo shine.
Goodbye! agsiu-thy earthly songs are done
Thy voice, though hushed, rings through eter-
nifty:
For thee the goal Of perfect rest Is son.
Thy life was like one grand. sweet melody.
The lines are not without flaw. but their
I purport is excellent. There are not many
people in this work-a-day world who are
/ kindly remembered. outside of their OHu
( families, three months after death That
/ Miss AIacnichOl was one Of these speaks
4 again for her character and temperament;
I for her fine mind ard good heart
! In Prague. Austria. last Wednesday. a
/ court awarded man named solomon ARIEL
/ the sum Of 80 forms from a local news
paper. Herr ARIEL, it appears. was guided
( Dy q tIlLlCiSH puullSueQ Dt tLe A-ieII.tLll C.
; 10 attend a certain matinee performance
( at the Bohemian Theatre. The aforesaid
/ performance was not up TO expectations.
/ and the amusement-seeke entered suit for
1 tho price OF his tickets and the value Of
! his afternoons work The judge before
/ whom the ease came 10 trial held that, the
! entertainment being plainly poor. the jour
/ nal i'm question had entered into a con
/ spiracy with the manager Of the COMPANY
: a visiting One-to obtain the money OF
/ patrons under false pretences. He there
/ fore, decided the matter as explained
above.
! If this practice were adopted in America
! just now a number of newspaper owners
might find their names in the court records
before many moons had changed.
+ W Noxton, the clever MAN With tn,
! Lorgnette' who writes for the "BCstor
Record says III is seldom that any an
| nouncement of more than four lines come.
to this Office from a theatre in such shap,
that il can possibly be published withOu
rewriting" Which proves thar manager.
do not engage their press agents tempo
rarily because of any ilI-feeIiHg which thsy
may have for local dramatic editors.