Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-25
Drops Into Greater and Lower
New York.
MoraIizes on. Dowie, Carrie Nation and
Tammany.
Does Horse Show and Theatres-Sizes
up the Borough.

he added this foot note to his
letter: 1.-The town is not wide open.
though it will be after January
first, but come over all the same"
Now / don't agree with him, for during
my short stay, on this earth's crust,
I never have had the misfortune to run
into a more open town than this same
borough OF Manhattan, and near
sighted man, whose vision Is trlfle
clouded or obscured, takes his life In
his hands when he rambles through the
streets of New York; for everybody
seems to be possessed OF the idea 10 see
lust how far down they can dig INTO
the bowels Of the earth and leave the
hole open for some less fortunate
individual to tumble into. But then,
the people over here are excusaple, TOT
about the only way New YORK can
grow is downward. The sky scrapers
are I'D so high now, and so near Heaven
that the air Is rarified and the occu-
pants are sprouting wings. Practically
a new town has been built under the
old one, and the upper town is propped
up on stills.
New York is just coming out from
under the effects of its Tammany land
slide, and naturally wonders who lei
this Bengal specimen with Tammany
proclivities loose. Whether 1t was.
Dowie's crusade against vice, in this
wicked city, or Carrie Nations heart TO
heart talk on why men sin" IS
problem for the wise men OF the East 10
sit I'D and burn out the midnight OIL
over and try to unravel. Jerome,
whose name is mentioned now and
then in the political kaleidoscope, says
this ferocious beast with the zebra
stripe which has its lair near Tammany
hall. has had it's claws cut and it's teeth
filed. SO little children need have no
fear Of it.
This week, the national Horse Sho"
is on at the Madison Square Gardens
an event looked forward to with much
interest by the smart set, IN all inc
larger cities of the East as wei as
across the pond, for London sent lts
delegates over to see how we DO Things
at this lovely event. Along Broadway
and up the avenues. the WINDOWS are
festooned with Horse Show coiors'
yellow and black, until the whole
thorouphfare looks like an old fash
toned down East country kitchen, WIN
.ts strings of sliced pumpkins. hanging
ND to dry. The whole show Is prac-
tically a dress parade, a beauty show
whore the members of the Four Hun
dred 20 to see and be seen. 1t IS the
glass of fashion for the coming winter
and sets fashions tongues waggihe
until Easter.
The dramatic season is we'll advanced
and all the play houses are putting on
on star attractions. The foremost OF
the list Ia Sir Henry Irving in heaFs
Shakespearian roles. Maud Adams
Mt the new Empire in the "Prett!
sister of Jose" Ethel Barrymore II
Henry Davis cousin Kate" Is at I'M
Hudson. The Garrick presents ia.
Dav,s in Lady Roses Daughter
william Gillette of Sherlock homes
fame is at the Lyceum, In his new piaf
If the admirable Chrichton. Al th'
criterion, Feversham is presenting
nlay OF four acts in Miss Elizape.h
prisoner" At the Herald square
musical comedy of the Girl fro''
Kavs" Is on. Forbes Robertson ai'
Misc Gertrude Elliott, (sister to Max
incl are at the KnickerbocKer, IL
..rha Light That Failed" ben Hur
10 beautifully staged. and produced
the New York theatre. Frances WI
con In "Erminie" is at the Casfoi
GRACE Van Studderford, in tine he'
Feather" assisted by Thomas y. eher
hrook and a dazzling a ray Of beauty
oro at the Lyric. Jesse Millward. II
a Clean Slate" Is at the Maoisoi
Square.
Kvr,e Bellew is playing Raffles in th'
At%r
american Craftsman at the Fiiiee
Funny Frank Daniels, In a ne" music
comedy. .'rhc Office Boy" Is provoKihe
lo+s of smiles, at the Victoria MAXIM
Elliott in Clyde Fitch's new comeo
"Her own Way" is at the new Amstei
dam while George AIDES musical tarct
~ "perpv from Paris" Is holding th'
hounds at wallacks. Mrs. Leslie Carte
10 at Relasco's in "Du Barry" The al
over here Is full Of stars. and the MAJ
was never told. Every playhouse Il
Greater New York, seems to De trylii'
to outdo dts neighbor in putting on IN
nick of the basket. I went over 10 .i
New Amsterdam theatre the othe'
nixht, New York's recent addition
it's many beautiful playhouses' ana
nv mind the most beautiful OF tnen
NIL The decorations are not as gauo.
and striking as some of the older ones
but the theatre is finished in the moro
subdued colors, and the change Is yer.
agreeable. Miss Elliott. who Is playing
here. and her sister Gertrude, who
beginning to look like Maxine. are hold
ing I'D Names reputation for beautifu
women. Both girls came from tn
LIMERICK city, and are among the mos
beautiful women on the stage, toda!
Up Union Square way. and down tn
retail thoroughfare. it begins to ioo'
like Christmas. Most Of the imported
novelties are in and on exhibition. ans
the wee small children, as well as tn
older ones are beginning to look happ'
Next month sees the opening OF tn
new bridge across the East river whic.
marks an important era in the histor!
OF Greater New York. No celebratioi
Is planned yet, but probably it will opei
with appropriate ceremony. The grea
celebration is coming, later. Even thu
early in the game. New York is LOOKING
forward to the big celebration of Its
SOOth anniversary. in 1909, and COM