The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-20
1--WE TOPICS AMOUR roWN.

Ono noticeable feature about the candi-
dates now applying at United States Com
missioner Shields's office for their FIRST
citizenship papers is the large number Of
Austi1ans and Hungsrians waiting 10 sv ear
| allegiance
An official said to CLERK Donovan the other
| day: There Ia no doubt that the President =
recent visit to Little Hungary has made
very favorable impression.
Warden Flynn OF the Tombs prison went
up TO the Herald Square Theatre the other
night to see Blanche Walsh in The Woman
IN the Case because one OF the scenes Is
laid In the counsel room of the Tombs.
It's a good play and well acted said
tho warden afterward. but / was disap-
pointed in that counsel room scene. Any
body who knows anything about the Tonbs
KNOWS that no ono but prisoner is allowed
In the counsel room when a lawyer Ia there
and yet the heroine goes In there to talk
TO her sweetheart.
When Miss Walsh's father was Warden
, Of the Tombs she used to live here and
she shouldn't let them make her do things
in the play that she couldn't do then.
Many and ingenious are the ruses OF a
certain class OF lawyers to procure celeb
rlty for their cases and advertising for
themselves. One IS the connection OF the
testimony with some event or person promi-
nent in the public eye. The device is an
old one; yet ID Is still employed by many
lawyers. and oCca sionally fools even an
experienced reporter IL was first used
il IL said, at the time of the LeNow inves-
tgation by young lawyer. who gravely
asked Il witness If he had not been employed
by the Parkhurst society, II he had not
accompanied a leap frog party, and so on.
The witness had had not the slightest con
nection with the crusade. and the lawyer
knew it, but the reporters were caught,
and the lawyer got his advertising.
In the Office Of a theatrical manager the
other day appeared a good looking chap
who applied for the post of leading man in
a new melodrama that is soon TO be sent
on the road. He was unknown 10 the
manager to whom he went for work, but
told with whom he had played before,
and the manager was inclined 10 give him
a chance
Come back In two days and III make
you an offer said the manager.
Three hours later the manager went into
a new hotel. The first person he met
there was bellboy whose face seemed
to be familiar
Say. haven't 1 seen you some place be-
fore?' asked the manager.
Yes said the belboy. calling The man
ager by name. Il asked you this alter
noon for work and got holf a promise from
you. | needed work and needed II badly.
! floated in here and got a job quickly
This seems pretty easy, and guess ] VIII
stick for awhile and cut out the stage.
The departure or an automobile in these
snowy days is attended by the same do
nestle participation which in former years
started the stage coach on its way. One
had settled well into the snow the other
night and was frozen fast when the time
came for the guests to leave.
1t was difficult to dislodge the vehicle
and the whole anclllary staf of the estab-
llshment was pressed into service. Buffers
brought out candles and made bonfires
OF newspapers. maids poured boiling water
about the wheels and sympathetic pedes
trians lent shoulder to push the machine
into motion.
The household watched these efforts
from the windows and there was cheer
OF relief from the servants when the ma
chine started on its way.
: Nine Nofdica is doing more than any
Of her colleagues TO make the union between
society and the stage reality. She has
been an honored guest at most OF the large
balls Of the winter and is the first profess
sional singer TO occupy box in the opera
parterre. II was first at the Conried benefit
the other night that Nine. Nordica made
her Identification with both society and the
until late in the opera and sat in the sacro-
sanct parterre row until the time cane for
her 70 sing, Then she descended to the