The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-09-20
IN GAY new YORK..
Scenes and Incidents of Everyday
Life in the Paris of America. -

The Harry Lehrs will remain at New
| port until October. Mrs. Lehr does not
go out much, but they have been giving
some very handsome dinners. They have
Preparations are in progress at the
Theater Republic for the coming produc-
| ton of 'oThe Bonnie Brier Bush," with
! J. Fl. Stoddart in the leading role. The
New York production will occur on Sep
! TENDER %.
Miss Laura Burt. the actress who was
hurt in an accident. at rehearsal at the
New York theater, is reported much inn
proved. w. G. Smyth, theatrical man
ager, who has been seriously i'll for sew
eral days, is also improving.
A pretty good-sized check was lost on
Thursday by Burrill & Still, Wall street
brokers, and a general alarm was sent
out. The check calls for $4,000 10,
and was drawn to the order of the Mer-
camille Trust company on the Gallatin
bank. AS sooa, as the loss of the check
was discovered payment on it was
stopped.
Cobblestones are rapidly disappearing
from lower Broadway. For four squares
down from Grace church the street is
torn up. The cobblestones are being re-
| u1OVcu anu Tue uSpudlL paced Ou top Ol
them. When the work is completed it
will be possible to talk to person by
your side without the noise Of wagons
drowning every word that you utter.
Miss Olive L. Oliver. the actress who
is so well and fayorably known to Pitts
burgers, has been engaged to create the
part Of the adventures in 'Molly Pitch
err in which Kathryn Kidder will star
this season. Miss Oliver played a similar
part last season in .'Sherlock Holmes"
One of the sensational features of Molly
| Pitcher" will be- a duel with swords be-
tween Miss Oliver and Miss Kidder.
Marie Dressler has been prevailed upon
by the Messrs. Sire to forego her star
ring tour and accept their offer of $25 900
for her services for the coming season.
She has accepted and will appear at the
head of The Kings Carnivai'' company
next Monday night The part of Mary
Tudor has been rewritten for Miss Gil
| man, and several new songs have been
introduced for her.
| The thousands of men who sleep every
night in the park have a grievance. For
some time past someone has been rob-
bling them. Just what he gets from men
who have not enough money to pay for
a bed is not clear. But they have been
robbed, nevertheless. Now they are ap-
pointing patrols, who take their turns at
watching while the others sleep. Since
this system has been inaugurated no rob-
| berries have occurred.
Anna Held occupied box during the
first night of the Rogers Brothers recent
production. During the watermelon scene
she leaned forward and applauded so en-
Enthusiastically that friend in the box in
| -ho+l elo ~.
as good as all that.
"Ah-h,' said Anna, rolling her eyes
heavenward, ''eet ees r-r-ravenous!'
| Doubtless the actress meant to say
''ravishing." but who knows? This was
| a watermelon scene.
The most frequently betrothed girl OF
the 400, Miss May Van Allen, is once
more engaged, according to Dame Ru.
NOR, this time to the most frequently
betrothed man in America, the hero OF
the Merrimac, Naval Constructor Hob.
son. Mr.. Hobson was the guest OF
honor at dinner given by Miss Van
Miss Van Allen is a granddaughter OF
Mrs. Aston. She has been reported en-.
gagged at various times to Harry Lehr, to
the Duke of Manchester and to young
Mr.. Collier.
Another attempt is to be made to in.
duce New Workers. to accept ballet as q
ton Of 1.-The Black Crook" there have
been few successful ballets produced in
this city, and when one has Deen seem.
ingly fortunate there has usually been
some other form OF entertainment com.
bined with it, to divide the honors, il not
to carry off all Of them. A ballet called
"Around the Town." arranged on an
elaborate scale, is to be a part though
not the whole, of The Ladies' Para
disc the entertainment which is in prep.
aration at the Metropolitan opera house,
and which will soon be seen there. Re
hearsals are in progress every afternoon
and evening.
Frances Schlatter, the "divine healer v
is in the workhouse on Blackwell's isl.
and and he will remain there fer the
next three months. AS soon as he Ell.
tered he was separated from his long
hair and his beard, which were his stock
in trade during the time that he was in
the healing business. This change made
a decided improvement in Schlattcr's ap-
pearance and his smoothshaven face
which was formerly covered with great
mass Of hair, is not bad to look upon
At the present time Schlatter is en-
plOyed at the nOt-oyer-pleasant task Of
scrubbing the prison floors. Later, if he
is good, he will be given employment in
one Of the factories. He does the lock.
step with the other prisoners. and is
treated just as they are. Schiatter con-
siders it woeful commentary on the
degeneracy of the age that he should be
associated with common criminals. In
case he goes into the healing business
again after his release he will have tc
raise another crop of hair.
Bob Fitzsimmons and Terry McGovern
met yesterday in trolley car, and ''Ter-
ry' informed Bob that ne was in pos
session of racehorse. why" said
Bob not to be outdone, 1--WE got a
bloomin' 'orse in the stable that can run
around your plug in rings"
How fast can he go?" asked Terry.
mile in 2:0S," replied Fitz.
Bet you a quarter he can't do it in
four minutes"
Look ere said Fitz, with rufaed
dignity. I'll bet anything you want to
cover e can beat your 'orse at that. If e
don't I'll eat i'm
The terms suited TERRY" and the
match was on. Each man is to train aud
ride his own horse. to avoid any chance
of having his mount pulled"
The race is scheduled for the Brighton
Beach track.