The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-08
LIVE T0PrCs AMOUR TOWN.

TIL lottery Of play selection Ia strikingly
exhibited by one Of the successful pieces
now on the New York stage. 1t was written
to the managers order by an experienced
playwright and a fee Of 81 900 was paid
down in advance. The dramatist returned
the money when he and the manager had
their first conference after the manuscript
had been delivered.
so you call that a play" the manager
write that"
Then u child can write a check, p" was the
answe Play and money changed hands
and the dramHtist set out to seek another
manager. He was soon found and the two
are going to earn a small fortune out of the
drama. In order to get in on those profits
the manager who originally gave the COM
mission bought the Western rights to the
piece.
Professional models serve very well for
artists who do certain kinds Of work, but for
illustrators Of modern novels they rarely
serve. A model who might pose very we'll
as Apollo would be Of no earthly use wear
ing evening dress or reclining on the beach
in flannels. So the professional models are
Of little value in this kind Of work. The
most successful posers for the pictures are
young actors who are temporarily out of
employment. They are youthful and can
pose and they have at least style enough to
serve the purpose Of illustrators Of fiction.
The pay answers very well during an idle
week, and many Of them seek this ccupa-
ton when engagements are hard to find.
Inability to read the book in the dim
light Of the Metropolitan Opera House
while the curtain is up detracts from the
enjoyment OF those who 10 to study as we'll
as revel In pleasing sounds.
The other night a woman who, from her
appearance, might safely be put down as q
teacher, overeame the difficulty and was
able. TO follow the singing from start to
finish.
AS soon as the auditorium lights vent
out she produced a pocket electric battery
about three inches square and an inch thick.
In one end was a tiny inoandescent lamp,
backed by a powerful reflector, By resting
the battery on her muff the light illuminated
the page before her and no one except
those at either side knew Of the lamps
presence.
Some exporters have a peculiar custom
in shipping certain kinds of goods" said a
merchant the other day. They found out
by sad experience that if they shipped a lot
OF shoes in pairs the longshoremen would
manage to break open at least one box
during the loading. Then they would pick
out some and dump the rest back into the
broken box.
They did that for a long time until some
one got onto them. Now when shoes are
exported rights are packed together and
sent out on one line of boats and the CORE
spending lefts are shipped in a different
way. That stopped the graft, and the NUM-
Der OF broken crates and boxes is cut almost
in half"
Il nave seen one act OF true courtesy
since l nave been in the city said the
Virginian. 1T was one night when L had
to go to Brooklyn during the rush hour.
Coming up Nassau street | had noticed a
very frail girl ahead Of. me and wondered
how she could stand the orowding. Just
before she got to tho bridge, though. a
strong looking young chap came out and
joined her.
He helped her along until they got to
the car, then he left her and jumped in
before 1t cam to a stop. That made me
rather mad, but soon forgot that in try
ing to get on the car, After l was settled
the girl came into the car and walked up
to where the young man was seated. He
got up, gave her his seat and left the car.
Later l saw him boarding his own"
"A wet nights the night for me; above
all, a wet Saturday night
The second hand bookseller had just
sold a copy of one Of the best sellers to a
young man for rs cents and three paper
covered romances to a shopgirl for a
quarter. He went on:
Il always keep open an hour later when
it's cold and slushy and miserable, and l
never fail to pay for my gas and my trouble.
see, on nights like this it was raining
cats and dogs and blowing fatirons-
every ones motto is Home for Mine
When you think Of the homes that mean
nothing more than a hall room, you'll readily
understand why there's a run on cheap
reading.
First | get the crowd that's turned
out of the stores and Offices in the %neighbor-
hood" About half an hour to an hour
later the downtowners drop in, and from
s to o o'clock the table d'hote crowd make
a call on the way to their nests.
Red Sawdust'? No mum: sold the last
copy half an hour ago, but there's another
by the same author -.