The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
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An English actress somewhat startled
her women friends in New York last win
ter by serving Scotch whisky and soda
in the form known as the highball with
her afternoon tea. \ bottle of whisky
as we'll as tin of biscuits occupied 4
place on the lower shelf of her dainty
little table and the men who dropped in
afternoons were served with the beyer-
age and seemed to enjoy it as a substi-
tute for the tea and lemon which fashion
has uecreed to be the drink of the after
noon.
She explained that while Englishmen
are fond of afternoon tea as preliminary
to the late dinners Of London, she found
that Americans did not take kindly to
it and she had planned her menu with an
eye to their entertainment Certain it is
that this drink has gained popularity
with women as we'll as men, some fair
dinner-g serving it from the oysters
to the cheese at their informal entertain
ments. There is no doubt that as lure
for masculine guests ut tea the presence
Of the highball with the samoyar and the
brown bread sandwiches will prove pow
erful. The teaglverS in the studios have
included Jamaica rum in their tea serv-
ices from time immemorial, but the mix
ture has not found any extreme favor
With the highball the hostess had in.
PRODUCED little dishes of stuffed olives.
salted nuts and other spicy delicacieS
that appeal to masculine appetites.
One feature of the Strollcrs' ROSTER
Thursday night was the burlesole of
'Hamlet,' by w. S. Gilbert, called "Ro-
sencranz and Guildenstein,' and one of
the things most applauded in it was an
Interpolation, which we timidly repro
duce with prudent dashes. The King has
written tragedy.
did - read it,"
mot he: He was too busy putting
theatrical joke told by George w.
Day was also appreciated. He asked for
''$4 up
"But I am professional man-an ac
tor
THAT makes a difference. ST down."
It used to be said that the theater
prices in New York were lower than in
the large forei gn cities because the high
est price here was $1.5O while in London
able places. Since that time, New York
ers have seen theater prices gradually in
creased to - in almost every theater
while in London the inclination has been
for several years to lessen the expenses
of theater-gOers. 1t was always no more
expensive there in reality than in New
York because the number of places held
at $3.50 was small in comparison with
the orchestra seats of New York the
ter. Now the local theaters are regularly
more expensive than those in London and
the circumstances attending the sale of
tickets make the pleasure still more cost
~. Very few seats that are desira bic
are ever to be had at the box offices, and
while the public is everywhere warned
against the spectators, tickets are to be
had only at the hotels and at the same
prices asked by the street SPECTATORS
So the average New Yorker who looks
for the best seat in a city theater must
pay $3.50 for it.
The early part is the hest, especially
where Hopper, as Henry Cannedbeef,
made up almost exactly to reproduce
Theodore Roberts, sings very we'll an I'M
usually witty song about Arizona. He
has to look at map to realize what 4
state he is in-where even the politicians
are too poor to own ring. and there is
no fruit low enough to reach-except
that every ranchman has at least one
peach.
The New York Commercial Advertis-
er. in its review Of Weber Il Fields bur-
be Bret Harlan play at the Herald
Square theater would seem to offer natu-
raj opportunities for declamatory and
pompous ridicule, but the effort, which
has some good things in it, is inferior to
many other burlesques at the popular
music hall, because there seems to be no
particular comic idea in Edgar Smiths
mind, and there is a consequent glut of
puns. One cow does duty for some th0n-
sand jokes in an hour and half. Con-
fined liz close quarters she gives only con-
densed milk She belongs to the gov
eminent, and so when she steps on q let
ter it has the government stamp and be-
comes part of the United States mail
There is nothing male about COW. how
ever, so Hopper realizes that he has
made a bull. and both jokes are tyne-
written, in the trial scene, by Bonnie
Maginn.
Roland Reed still has fighting chance
for life. He is very weak, after having
undergone third operation for cancer
Even should he survive the shock, physi-
cans say he can never act again, and if
IS possible that he will be bedridden for
lite There was sincere sorrow on the
Rialto, for no actor has more friends or
will be more keenly missed
Society is discussing with delight the
rumor which came from no one knows
where, but which everybody hopes is
true, that the artful little fellow, Cupid,
has again enmeshed the heart of Mrs. S.
Van Rensselaer, Cruger in the tender
folds of love. and she is soon to become.
the bride of very wealthy young mau
whose home is in Boston. His name is
Gardner and so carefully has the little
God OF Love preserved the secret that
no one can exactly place the groom and
tell which Of the Gardeners has been so
fortunate as to win the Drize Mrs Cr,
ger was Miss Julia Grennel Storrow and
her beauty, brilliancy and DISTINGUISHED
ancestry. combined with the old Knicker-
booker stamp of worth, which came from
the Crugers. placed her in a unique posi-
ton in society. Although it is not be-