The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-10
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the Metropolitan, and therefore seemed
graduate Of that establishment. which he
err after one season to sing IN Europe.
he went TO Jean de Reszke and. after his
hrst hearing, Smor Guardabassi left the
stage ior the time being, for the great
venpL INFORMED him that he also had the
natlngA OF a tenor voice not q baritone.
Inc young singer, who began two years
ego az barytone, has now become a tenor,
and following the example Of his distin-
ilsned teacher, is preparing himself In
oially gratifying TO him, since a mediocre
tenor IL always able TO earn much more thaa
an excellent barytone.
Everybody seems to have il in" for the
detective force just now. In tho West
Forty-seventh street police station the other
night woman, neatly dressed IN black,
reported a small larceny to sergt MoCann.
Tho sergeant followed the rs, al procedure
OF assigning detective 70 the cuse.
The man he selected teppenCd 10 be a scn
o. Erin with o Particularly crovEctd
brogUc. He came forwerd' end MADE a
few remarks The woman looked him
over carefully. Then. she inquired
is this a detective?"
II is, replied the sergeant.
Wen never mind said the woman.
I'D do better myself And abe swept
out Of the station.
There was either a slump in the jonquil
market on Thursday or there is to be more
street commerce in flowers this summer
than the city ever knew before. A small
army Of boys invaded Fifth avenue in the
morning, Offering the yellow blossoms very
obeaply from their straw trays. Lilaos
and daisies are the usual limit to the variety
Of the street flowers TIE first deoora-
tions to make their appearance on the ave-
nue. this spring are again before the show
window OF the society milliner, and oaoin
she las selected white hyacinths They
have become almost trademark with
her.
The next new hotel to be built in this city
will be controlled by a company which
already operates large establishments in
foreign cities. The leaders in this COM
pany have been casting jealous eyes on this
city for several years and are only await
ing the discovery Of a proper site 10 start
the new enterprise. One feature Of their
ambition amusing to New Workers is their
absolute confidence that they will be able
to beat the American hotelkeeper on his
own ground
Al first night at a Broadway theatre
recently the first couple to appear presented
a pass. The doortendor, an old timer,
told them they would have to wait a min
ute or so.
why should we waltz" asked the man.
The theatre is open"
We'll, II you must know replied the 7
doorkeeper, this il the fret night Of a
now show. II | were to admit you, man
with a pass, as the first conner, the show
would be doomed before the curtain went
up. That's an Cd doorkeeper super
stitution and a true one.
NaNa. Il
seats that have been paid for you may
enter
In Sixth avenue in the shopping dis
trict a sign says, worn Toggery Parlors.
II is merely a high sounding title for an
old clothes shop. There are two 'paroIs'
in this establishment, one for women, the
other for men.
In a dirt choked grating in the middle OF
the sidewalk down in CHI street a quantity
of grass seed found lodgment. The tend!r
blades are now some three inches above
the bars Of the grating The tiny spot OF
green is the one relieving feature IN the
grimy thoroughfare, and though hundreds
OF persons pass that way daily no one ever
treads on this grassy place. II Is one
accessible spot in the city where Is seems
unnecessary to put up the sign Keep on
tho grass
At quitting time the other evening, just
az he was about to close the outer door
behind him. the Office boy sprang this on
the clerk who was the only other person
left in the place:
Say, tell the boss that amt coming
to-morre-, nor no more, but he needn't
worry. Thcre'n he a bunch OF boys here
in the morning. cause put fine ad in the
paper for yous said il was \ Jim dandy
place, easy work an good pay. It'll be
all right. 50 long
In the morning they found the ad, and
the bunch Of boys likewise materialized
The clerks think that boy will be a corpora
ton president, giving away Libraries and
hospitals and things, yet.
Theatre managers believe that the
theatres or most Of them, will close earlier
than usual this season. One Broadway
house has already closed The circus
always hurts the attendance az the play
houses. and this year the Bippodrome will
add more competition, so no wonder that
managers are talking OF closing time.
He is a lustrous silver teager pigeon,
but he hasn't any name Of his own because
he is a fugitive. When two boys acquired
him for 50 from a certain bird store
he escaped before they could even name
him. and he has eNaded their snares ever
linOn.
But he did not fiy far from the bird store.
His mate is there Being beautiful like
himself she is in the window 20 attract
the purchasers eyes. In daytime the male
bird lies low on the roof Of a building in
Fast l9sth street. hut at night, when no
one IL near the store. he flies down 70 the
window and flaps his wings until his mate
espies him, and they converse tenderly,
as well as they can, through the glass.
II IL hard on him because the boys are
irving to catch him. But he being fugitive
and his wife a captive doesn't expect
much happiness. The bird store, man said
the other day that maybe he would liberate
the mate IL somebody paid the price, but
pigeon philanthropists are rare
Pol Plancon has never been known 10
forget himself under any circumstances and
he preserved his composurc tn 9th n night
over the wonderful, overwhelming Ameri-
can circus that no had never seen before.
well, what did you think Of our ciycusT
] r-s.-I ogl-od iIgv mot in the corridor.