The sun., 1903-02-13
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

several months aso-that is, April I. And
Mr.. Fitch says that he Is not ILL., but going
abroad for summer vacation, just as most
members OF his profession intend to do.
| The output Of Fitch dramas Is likely to be
| just as prolific next year as IL has been for
several seasons. The fact that the results
nave been somewhat different In the present
season has not disheartened the playwright.
| He already has orders from no less than
six stars and he seems to realize that fame
and favor are but short lived In his profess
sion and the game is played best when
every possible advantage Is taken Of popu-
larity at it's height.
There was a first night this week which,
in the opinion Of the manager and pro-
prietor Of the playhouse, was going TO be
an event of unprecedented importance
in New York.
Il tell you" he said solemnly at the dress
rehearsal. there's going to be something
doing tomorrow night. There'll be thirty
| low necks in this theatre"
There were not quite so many, but there
were few and the occasion offered furt her
evidence OF the present tendency OF New
for X women to dress much more elabor-
| ately at the theatre than they ever did
before. Since hats first disappeared from
| the theatre there has been a constant ten
d,ncy to more striking dressing, which. COM
bined with the present styles, has made the
appearance of this years audiences espc-
cially spectacular.
The greatest influence in this style has
been. however, the opera. There the
usual dress OF the women who sit In the
| orchestra could not be more costly and
! SNOWY.
At least one New Yorker experienced
no grief when the Moulin Rouge, resort
beloved of 30 many good Americans who
go to Paris. was torn down. He remem-
bercd the place with no affection
Il had invited a young woman I met
there last summer to take supper he said
yesterday. "and after a good but unpre-
tentious meal, asked the waiter for the
francs. 1t was more than four times that
amount. But the supper We had eaten
was quite distinct from the other charges.
That cost what l had supposed i would.
The rest Of the check. as the waiter very
promptly explained. was for various suppers
that my companion had eaten during the
week when there was no generous American
around to pay for them. ! could not quite
stand for that. in spite Of the ladys polite
suggestion that IL would be easiest to pay
the whole bin ! declined TO do that and
never tried the Moulin Rouge again for
supper. II seemed 10 have been organized
too exclusively for the stranger.
There ia gastronomic nov lty in town
for persons who are either very familiar
with all existing good things TO eat, or
take so little interest in the pleasure Of eat
ing that something especially piquant il
required to appeal to their appetites. The
new fashion does not come from any we'll
known provider nor even from a part Of
the city that might be expected to supply
a luxury. It's place Of origin is bakery
far down on the West SIDE of the city. There
il made the bread used by many Of the
Greek residents of the city. Until the
recent demand for this bread became so
large, the clientele Of the shop comprised
only the conpatriots of its proprietor
But some Of the bread found its way by
chance to the tsbl, of person supposed
to be An authority IN matters epicurean.
It's fame, once established. spread over
miles Of exclusive table cloths and the
Greek baker is still puzzled as to the sur
prisng vogue acquired by his wares among
public that had been quite indifferent to
him and to his works. In addition 10 charm
of taste. there are said TO he wholesome
qualities about the food which compensate
for some Of the peculiarities OF 10 manu-
facture and the tendency Of the baker to
deliver il wrapped in newspaper.
Nine. PATHS contemplated tour Of the
United States next season is certain to be
one Of the most absorbing features OF the
musical wear. whatever its outcome may
be. The prima donna is now 90, which is
also the age Of Christine Nilsson. Her
appearances in England for the last ten
wears have been few in number. probably
amounting to less than twenty a season,
with little travel necessary. and generally
separated at intervals of time sufficiently
long to give her the opportunit to rest.
II II .r,a .a
likely 10 dissipate in short time the
prima donn8's vocal savings and will
be great contrast TO her experiences
abroad. But the vocal side Of this
tour is not really regarded as the most
important. The public will be relied on 10
attend the concerts through it's desire 10
see such famous woman.
Daniel Frohman described II this way:
Il should not call il farewell tour, for
there is no novelty about that sort & trip
| II IL really an exhibition tour with the most
famous singer that ever lived, to be seen If
not heard
Expensive shoemakers who got the
maximum prices for their wares are no
longer able to persuade their customers
that they alone are able'to give them the
particular last which is the mode OF the
year NowadayO the ready-made shoes
are IN nearly every case quite equal in
the matter OF form and otherwise To the
products Of the most expensive shoemakers.
It is in this respect that the greatest ad-
vance has been made the last few years
in the low-priced shoes. Formerly IL was
necessary To pay high price to acquire
a last not as pointed as a toothpick or
as broad as an arm. But now the cheap
shoe is as good in this particular as the
most expensive. Evidence Of this fact is
found in the case Of New Yorker who had
for several years patronized the same ex-
pensive shoemaker Once he wanted
pair Of shoes In a hurry and got them in
such very short time that he was led TO
examine them carefully when they began to
show signs Of wear sooner than he thought
thew should. Under the lining no found
indisputable evidence that they had been
made in shoe factory and not in the
rear of the New York shop where several
men were always cobbling indn triously
He examined some Others and found that
thew came from the same wholesale dealer
Lawyers. in addressing jury. single out
one member of II who to them presents
the most intelligent appearance and to him
deliver their eloquent appeals. confident
that IL they can impress hi m his influence