The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
LIVE TOPIcs ABOuT TOWN.

There we're disturbances OF various kinds
at .he opera house on Saturday. What
happened, for instance, to Nine. Senger-
Bettaque after the scene between her and
Nine, Eames in the second act OF 'Lohen-
grin? There were certainly very lively
minutes in the wings when abe two ladies'
were once out of the view OF the public.
1t was all over difference OF opinion as
to which should first enter Bisu's castle.
Nine. Eames chung to the traditions OF
Coyent Garden and the metropolitan and
would not bulge until Nine. Senger Bettaque
made 1t plain that she did not intend to
violate the traditions OF the Prinz Regent 5
Theater and leave the scene before Elsa
Nine. Senger- Bettaque won out and re-
manned on the stage 10 gloat over the credu-
lous Elsa
But in the bout that followed in the wings.
Nine. Eqmes is said TO have come out with
flying colors.
Wardens Of some of the police court
prisons say that they have more prisoners
now serving time for splitting on elevated
and subway station platforms than for
any other crime. The recent efforts OF the
municipal authorities TO suppress that
habit has rounded up lot of culpnts. In
Essex Market court nearly half dozen
are dealt with daily.
The dyspeptic bachelor has decided that
the subway express service could be made
much more efficient were it not for the
women passengers. He thinks they saunter
too leisurely in and out of the stations.
= nave never yet seen the woman who
could be made to realize the Importance
of hurrying, he complained. Al the
subway expresses they saunter in and out
of the cars looking about them as dehb..
erately as il there were hours instead OF
seconds TO be considered At the risk OF
appearing momentarily ungallant l suggest
that they be kept of the expresses during
nlsh hours or else that they have special
cars
Anew Yorker decided to make a thorough
test of German restaurants on a recent
tour OF Europe and learned how to ask in the
language OF the country what the cuisine
was famous for. This IL his report.
From the day | landed at Hamburg,
until left Strassburg for Paris | asked
in every restaurant OF every city what the
speciality Of the house was. Whether IL
was in North or South Germany, or Austria,
always got the same answer, The special
ty or every restaurant was Wiener schnitzel
As that is only Dreaded veal outlet, | have
come TO the conclusion thai German cook
ing. however good it may be, Is not com
phcated.
Some male person. who seemed very
much excited called up the Tenderloin police
station the other night and gave this red
hot tip over the telephone:
There's a burglar cracking a safe at
1885 Broadway. II you hurry you'll get him
at work.
Four plain clothes men hot footed out Of
tho police station and TO 1855 Broadway
They didn't think OF II on the way, bat that
number happens to be the Manhattan Thea
ire They took one look inside and then
lost their energy They saw Mrs Fiske
as Leah Kieschno cracking a safe on the
stage. The sleuths are looking for that
joker,
Did you ever take the trouble TO learn
how many schoolma ans Father Kncker-
booker employs to teach his Children"
School Commissioner asked the other day.
If we could get them in line for march
down broadway some fine May day they
would make more imposing army than
the two brigade- or militia in the greater
city. Divide them into regiments OF 800
schoolma ans to regiment, the average
number in regiment OF militia. and there
would be thirteen such organizations,
The line would cover about mile and
half of Fifth avenue and venture the opin-
ion that the show would draw bigger
crowd of spectators than any military pa
rade.