The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05


To TIE Enron or TIE suns. The list Of
old time MINISTRIES which sam Mayer gives is in
tcrcst'ug and Impressive. Naturally he asks where
we shall look Tor theIr sc -cSSorS. Admlring
those artists OF former generation as much as
does ans one. / believe their equals cAlst TO day
Cor IN tho nature OF things no period can claim the
monopoly of any special talent. We have a greater
population than ever before. and all that ability
needs 3, the opportunity. Lev DoCkStader Hughry
poughrrty aad man" others are witty and funny
"a, 'br'r predecessors. and. drawing upon other
talent that may be scattered, an entertainment
could be provided the equal Of the hes; o! former
days.
But didH't they have giants when were young
strr>' On THANKSGIVING night. ls5s friend
and went INTO Bryants minstrel hail. few min
ute, late ana eQucRty had to stand up through
the entire performance. and glad were We 80 have
even ma, chance Dan Bryan, had evidently en-
joyci a good dinner though perfectly himself.
and never IN all my litc had | seen MIN so ire
SS;lbiy my. In the opening part, when the whole
troupe sat ~ the form OF a crescent. with him on
one Of the ends. . sweet voiced member began
singing one Of Fosters iuucful melodies. The
audience wcrc huSAed and charmed ~ the end
II each S,anIa the musicians PLAYED a soft inter
llGc The urSt time this vas done Dan leaned
slightly forward turned ms head and scanned the
faces OF his performers, one ii'et the other lie dld
not speak, h-t simply ,ook,i saw ihr cornr,cr
wibic HI, Saasns ...aldcrS showed thS, he Wa; Was
trying his utmost 10 restrain his Wlr;h Just then
,~i osetScr ana CON pcicd his bar Of music ''
Ihr newt TING however Dan leaned little
a6ly co",sl cSpre>sioa down ,nc Gne IS You YOU
know. Of, troupe WAS th" best disciplined IN tho
S DO his Work 'R oocd tS Me- SS%a,T SG fc
la'cd ,ried II again and then gave W. Dropping
lead and roafrd un"ontioiaMy Ever, srformer
ia the same ft,cn N@i BRYANT stopped ,oismnyt
down in Unison Viii c oitcf, md ali nix TIM, Grl
pan meyer ,pake = word 9g, s'mE;y gazed In the
break NJ Tor a tcw 1InutcS Of MS troupe. ban now
turned sr'cycd. wondering look upon n" audience
But 'or my frlcnd 10 lean against surely would
ha;c sunk 10 The noot Al ihi, was the result OF
had he NOT chcrsrj himself would have knocked
ihe whole prosraWmr INTO ''ginSilng SmiihsTeenS
tcranmcut went on TO It's close with not a word
mir,h It was and Il ana MS al, a world Of good
W." S2S Gis " o 29 % %1f s pl Sss1
The ladlcrcC va, mcasrc ant shortly after inc
down IN the scat imwcd'a'cy m iron, OF me i
recognized Dan Bryant kliy Blrch. and several
Ht ndN HG SSS and wnan sHyS Go;G
Win tn" blind sin he'd progressed few minutes.
HrcG ard NIX "5Ss Of his lead saG is snH' ;h S9
nnc'' NI.I attempted To- answer. but he was TOO
nod. S9aicn} he seized Ms ha, and hurried up
ihral,,r Wondering wHatN all could mean, >ir0led
noticed was WiiS Birch lcaning aenInS, a column
ms hdudK'' Aief To his lace and SObhlnc II heart
broken Dan bryant ami two Of his friends sauu
tered back, after waiting few minutes They
paused. looked mChulngly at Birch smiled and
then ont came Brl ants handkerchief Only one
Of that little group retained his self mastery and
he made ~ ahr"p, and Su,pl oys Withdrawal 10
another part o; the building where lost Ugh, Of him
Kings OF comedy ALL but WITH hearts as quick 10
respond 70 pH'hpS and sorrow ~ a little child
We'll. Auntic. how are things al home" asked
Dan Bryant as he and several members OF his
troune stopped a toiicring old woman near Me.
ChancS iiail one bitterly cold night after tho per.
Torrance
Rad. Nr Rryau, bad " wa> the broken response,
nv" ik" is G"li end h., ia'her IS too sick TO
work 90
u ava S,rr. 20 hear o. agn'c. but here's a triGe
for YOU Conc DO. >I"l. uI', thN is too good A
Cht'.r 10 lose
Ahl tHc, did >h'u ou' don't know vha, the
Others gave. but ~, friend no was with Dan told
M NAV l> Contribution was twenty dollar bin
tod l,rN, YOU Gni bIrN. sNu'' CRATE fIlh *.
claimed the Old woman. lnpilug after the merry
gfolp. ana nFr called back
Won nave givcu ~, more than gave YOU"
and tnru hr added 90 uiS CON ,noAS RS worth
1t, hos 3. 20 earn such gratitude ~ that
II may De That modern tastes have dflttod away
from the old tine ulnNtcSy. and that is days
Will never return. but shall never quite believe II
until the fact has been demonstrated.
MOHrCLAIR, y. J. i $. l.,