The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-28
LIVE TOPICS Anorr ronx.

Il had a good time in the South" said the
sunburned man. and might have been there
vet had 1t not been for the pressing attentions
OF the hotel band. As the season advan ed
the guests left rapidly, and one warm spell re-
moved so many of them that I found myself
.he lnst man In the place. I was there for
nealth' however; the weather was agreeable.
'ne place was to remain open for the summer
suests that came later. and so | remained.
ne pand was under contract until q certain
date, The leader was = conscientious man,
anu ms he hud been hired to entertain the
guests he was going to do his duty as long as
he could. / sat at some distance from the
pace at which he had been Ia the habit Of
giving his afternoon concerts. which he kept
up regularly after all the guests but | had gone.
lie found out whore was in the habit Of sit
ting. however. and on the second day OF my
lshod to see the band OF six or seven men
march up TO- roint near Inc and BEGIN the
was. and again the whole band piayed another
programme entirely for my benefit. This was
ddi ny I eha a iistI1 m BIT co tryine' s. Ru on IN the ,s i"lloTine
covered me and PLAYED entirely FOR my benefit.
! decided to checkmate him that night and
had wandered around until / supposed the
concert was over, | came back, to the hotel:
the piazza the evening Concert began. i
stayed In my room the next afternoon. But
ne music OF the band, ~nlaying on the piazza
Tue leaders thoughtfuincss for my entertain
ment, went home thai night. The band
door as | came out. wai.ingto beGin .ouerations
as mus soon as was settled somewhere: The
,ast thing | heard while driving to the station.
hope the leader has some other victim now.
Tor he was the most conscientious man ! ever
The ambitious amateurs who were to rlay
"Trelnwny Of the Wells next month have
given up the plan. as 1t involved an amount OF
labor which none Of them appreciated at the
outset. The time has passed when. like the
amateur IN "A Pantomime Rehearsal" the
actors can lie ready when the time comes
The fact that the best known Of the amateur
clubs recently celebrated it's Tooth perform
ance is significant. There used to be good
grounds for believing that most persons
looked upon amateur theatricnls AS highly en-;
}BS S one Cub 70 tnf fo aci l0o al snn1enses T tSe n na. !
''Trelawny. OF the Wells promised to be the
amateurs since Patlence" was sung 1T Chick,
ering Hall some years ago. One evidence oil
the present seriousness Of the amateur NAV
with an eve 10 their ~canacity than to anything
Else. Some Young men and women have made
such regulations in particular parts that they
are always in demand for any contemplated
amateur productions and could keep them.
selves occupied constantly In this way.
So much more is expected Of the Fifth ave
nue. stages nowadays than formerly that the
eccentricities Of the drivers attract attention
Yesterday at noon a stage was coming down
the avenue with the indifference to time Gus.
tomary at the midday hour. A few streets
below Fiftv-ninth street. the vehicle stopped
The passengers awaited a new arrival. bu,
mono annaaral AnpnrnDtly nothing was
cause OF the delay was made plain. A. boy
carrying n tray OF violets elm bed down from
the box and returned to the sidewalk. Their
the driver adjusted in his buttonhole the bou
Iuet he had bought and the stage moved on
Obliging engineers in the South sometimes
stop trains for the messengers to pluck flow
ers, and in the Southern cities the street car:
are usually hailed from the windows and wal
while the expected passengers prepare them.
selves for the street. But In New York sucl
Incidents are unusual,