The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28

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TENDER 30. Mr.. Drew starring in the part
played by Cyril Maude in London. The
play is by Robert Marshall. author of "A
Royal Family" Notwithstanding it's al
ready lengthy run in London Mr.. Maude
expects to reopen the Haymarket with
the same play in the autumn. when Miss
Winifred Emery (Mrs. Cyril Maude) will
resume the part which she was obliged to
abandon through illness. Mr.. Drew
! leaves London on jun % to begin the.
rehearsals Immediately after his arrival
in New York.
Adolph H. Chamberlain. an English
theatrical manage and capitalist, has
filed a petition in bankruptcy. Mr..
chamberlain gives his liabilities as $685.
34O.74 and his nominal assets as $780,
275. He came to this country from Lon
Broadway. Forty-fourth and Forthwith
streets. which had been erected by Oscar
Hammerstein. He capitalized his COM
pany in $1,000 600, which he offered for
number of English plays as we'll as sew
eral French farces. Mr.. Chamberlain
had been here but a short time when he
became involved in several lawsuits. He
then organized a road tour with MY
Lady, company, but it was not success
full. and another Of his enterprises, THE
Prima Donna also played to poor
business on the road. Mr.. Chamberlain
is we'll known in London. 1t was under
his management that The Wizard of
the Nile" was produced in London with
wonderful success.
Accustomed as the habitues of the Ri
alto are to all manner of freaks and
strange innovations, the strangest and
most unique sight to attract their atten-
ton the other afternoon was that of a
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of MARY and her little lamb" As this
latest novelty introducer strolled leisure
ly along Broadway trailing at his heels
was {, snow-white lamb, wearing a beau
tiful collar of leather. studded with sill
ver-top rivets. Apparently unmindful of
the sensation he was causing: the man,
who was dressed ~nattily. walked along,
occasionally glancirg back to see that
his pet was not molested. The lamb
showed plainly that his lampship's ne
cessities were we'll looked after. White
as snow his deecy wool fairly glistened
in the sunlight, while his plump body
gave striking evidence that his meals
were not overlooked. Men and women
stopped in their walks to look after this
cOntented pair. and many were the ex-
carnations from the women of a desire
to own the lamb. One well-known man
about town who saw the living picture
was heard to remark: THAT'S the be-
'AAAA - AN SA". Al - IlOHLA
one will see numerous women walking
in the RialtO with 4 lamb decked in rib
bon bows trotting beside her as a body
guard
The. man VINO bought his Panama
straw hats last year was lucky. for they
are practically out of the market today.
Those that are to be had are held by the
dealers at $50. This price is not likely
to decrease. "The South American max
ers are absolutely unable to meet the
supply" said one of the statesmen in the
for two months we have practically been
unable to meet the demand for certain
average sizes. These hats nave sudden
~ become the fashion all over the world.
They are as much in demand abroad as
they are here. and the scarcity is the
same there. This sudden demand was
too much for the makers, who had laid up
10 reserve stock. Now our prices are
$50 for a hat that cost only three-ffths
Of that amount last year. and at that
price they. are to be had only in certain
sizes. Others could not be had here at
any price. We have no idea when a new
supply will come in lis there still a
demand at those prices?' the reporter
asked. Strong enough to sell as many
as We could get hold Of" said the sales
man. People are only discouraged when
we tell them their size is not to be had at
any cost. They all seem to have so much
money to spend that they never think Of
the fact that they're being asked to pay
$335 for a straw hat"
Bachelor hotels are taking shape thick
and fast in the club district uptown.
Several new 10 and 12-story homes for
men are to occupy sites near Fifth
avenue and Forty-second street. which
is the center of the new bachelor dis
trict. The increasing popularity of bach
elor hotels is being noted in the real
estate world. The belief that the future
residential Manhattan will Sc a mass of
great structures for the homes of the
people with a few districts reserved ut
fabulous land valuations for the man
sions of millionaires. is receiving vertical
ton with every weeks development. Al
ready there is a we'll defined movement
Of large interests to control new sky
scraper hotels Of the highest type. One
instance is the accumulation BY Arthur
Eager, who holds nearly a dozen such
structures on long leases. The bachelor
hotel of b new high type is built with
out kitchen accessories. and fourishes in
districts where tenants are able to oh
tain meals at nearby restaurants. These
resorts form n of the most attractive
features of the district between Union
and Longacre squares. In many ways