Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31

Plans for the construction of a moving
sidewalk from the Williamsburg end Of
the new East river bridge to the Wall
street district in Manhattan will be sub
mitted to the board of estimate aud OPP
portiOnment. The proposed scheme is
said to be backed by powerful financial
interests organized into the Multiple
Speed and Traction Company. They will
ask the city to build subway. which
they will equip with a moving sidewalk
without further expense to the municipal
ity. The idea is that a fare of only l
cent shall be charged for each passenger
during rush hours.
Maurice Grau will abandon his man
agement of the Metropolitan Opera
House Company this spring, and it is ex-
pected by his friends that his failing
health viii prevent him from taking
much active part in the future in sup
plying grand opera. For the last few
days the old rumors of Mr.. Grau's re-
tirement have been revived, and tonight
he put an end to them all by saying:
You may say it is practically settled
that the Maurice Grau Opera Company
will give no opera next year and that
in that time | shall take a long needed
rest The season after that | may con
tinue to give operas here if my health
permits | have not heard from the
board of directors of the Metropolitan
Opera House itself. and of course, can't
say what its arrangements for next
years opera will be.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed by Adolph Philip, theatrical
manager, formerly of the firm of Philip
4 Billie of Philadelphia. The liabilities
are $63.42d, chiefly claims of theatrical
people for breach of contract,
,,,,,,e, +ho ,oesan,orS Who arrival
from Naples on the steamer STELLA was
Luigi R0versi. secretary of the United
States commission at the first interna-
tional exposition of decorative art in
Turin, Italy. Mr. Rovers said the
Americans were awarded several prizes,
among them being a large bronze bust.
the only prize assigned by the King Of
Italy. The different exhibits and awards
are also on board the Sicillia.
James G. Cooper for many years con
nected with the business Office of the
New York Tribune, is dead.
Miss Ada Rehan is to part with many
of the objects of art and stage properties
left to her by the late Augustin DAILY
Scenery. bric-a-brac and costumes that
cost many thousands of dollars and to
which special interest attaches because
of long association with the DAILY the
3IpES. are 10 De SOU ulluEI Atlt HdililiI'is =
BY will Mr.. DAILY left 10 Miss Rehan
the greater part Of the stage furnishings
for many Of the plays he produced here
and in London
The building of playhouses in and
around Longacre square has more than
doubled realty values within the past
few years. This is due TO the fact that
the best paying business Vel lures
saloons. cafes, confectioE shops, florists
stores and the like-fnd the Tr"s. profit
able trade around the thea o-~ Oscar
Hammerstein was the piont Z this
section when he built the blg h2ase at
Forty-ffth street. In the past eight
years he has seen values increase Ike
SNOWFALL rolling down hill.
The automobile has finally given the
finish to the coach dog, the spotted ca
nine which has been gradually disap-
pearing from public life for some years
past. No self-respecting pup could be
induced. for a life Of luxury and the fin
est brand of dog pabulum, to sneak
along under one of these racers. In the
first place. the canine woald have heart
failure. owing to his endeavors to keep
up with the machine. APP IT from this