The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-08

ac1uS eseHtS are Scheduled 10 take plac
klaw Il Erlanger playhouses and the
Belasco theater there will be NO less thar
five establishments of this kind practical
~ within a stones throw of one another.
But this number is not considered sufti-
Gent, for two more theaters are con-
templated and will almost certainly be
built upon this block.
What may be termed the Broadway
tide swings from east to west and back
again. From the lower end up to John
street the pedestrians seem to prefer the
east side Of the t~horoughfare. From
John street to Canal more people are no.
ticed on the west sidewalk, and then the
and continues there for several blocks
and then takes another plunge to the
west side. Up to Eighth street each side
seems to be equally popular, and then
for two or three blocks the east side is
more travelled. After that there is little
sets to the west all the way up to Forty
second street.
John w. Gates, the railway magnate
Of Chicago, has gone to Saratoga and
will rusticate there till after the floral
fete in the early part of September.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Gates, and
they, are occupying a spacious cottage
at the United States hotel. Mr.. Gates
will combine business with pleasure
while in Saratoga, as the broker firm of
Harris, Gates & Co. has opened a pri-
vate office, with a private wire, in the
club house of the hotel for the exclusive
use of Mr.. Gates, who will thus keep
close in touch with all financial centers.
He had hoped to visit the polo grounds
the other afternoon, but did not reach
there in time.
A monstrously large wooden cable
spool weighing five tons ran away on
Amsterdam avenue the other afternoon.
Persons fed from the path Of the huge
wheel, and the noise attracted many
from the houses along the avenue. Be-
fore anyone could devise a way to end
and shot across to the southeast corner
Of One Hundred aud Thirty-second
street, where it crashed into an unoccu-
pied storeroom on the ground floor. The
spool carried away TWO plate glass Win
dows and a door, and tore up the room
for half it's depth before it came to a
stop. 1t took d squad of workmen over
an hour to get the spool out.
Won by his sweet voice, Miss Caroline
Mathews, daughter Of the late Henry
Mathews of Chicago, was married on
Tuesday to NJ. Alberto Gregorowitch
%Janpolski, the Russian baritone, in the
Second Collegiate Church, Lenox avenue
street. Only relatives and a few friends
were present. Rev. Edgar Tilton Of
iciated. The bride was given away by
her cousin, Silas G. Pratt. the pianist.
Scott Wheeler Of Brooklyn was best
man.. A reception was held after the
ceremony at the home of Mr.. Pratt, 176
first became acquainted with NJ. Janpol-
ski at a musical festival III Chicago,
where she was captivated by his voice.
Through the carelessness of a French
chauffeur the costliest automobile in the
world lies a mass Of u~nrecognizable ruin
in a ditch near Long Branch. Conflagra-
tige of the magnificent machine, with the
exception Of the motor, which was found
intact, in eighteen inches of water. The
machine was a Penhard-Levassor Of
forty-horse power, recently imported from
France and 6tteG since it's arrival in this
country with all aluminium body. It was
the first machine Of it's kind SO equipped
has been equaled only by the reputed
sale price Of Baron II. de Rothschild's
Penhard race to r. A. Rainey of New
York. The woodwork and upholstery
were burned to ashes and the aluminium
was melted into Jumps like solder.
May Irwin says she has retired from
the stage and in future will be a "'pri-'
vate lady," She made this final an
nouncement on her. arrival from. Eng
land, having formed part of the Cargo
Of the Atlantic transport liner Mime
haha. Miss Irwin was greeted by a
score Of friends; n after Il LOOK Il; It
New York will proceed to her Su miner
home in the Thousand Islands. She was
got to say is that I'm gg1ad to get III X
declared the comedicl nc as she left the
boat. america is. the land for NEIL.
would not tra'le my New York t.use
for Buckingham palace, Nth the houses
OF Parliament thrown in. Although l.
had a delightful time in 2 cottage snasae
Thames, there 8 no Place Ike hlonnIs.,I. ~
Weber & Fields are organizing a third
~all-star company, which will introduce
an entirely new form Of theatrical pros..
auctions. The idea comes from Jde.
Weber, who is now.:in Chicago arranging
for the lease of the Chicago Opera house,
or some, other. if he cannot obtain this
one. !" He will return shortly to New
York to sign contracts for the new com-
panys and perfect its organization. Be
fore returning to New York, he@wM also
have leased a theater in Boston. Then.