Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-21

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color. IL doing moderate business in a New
York thester. The action represents Bryan
on a visit to New York, seeing the sights
Of the town, rubbing elbows with show
girls, swapping political talk with Tam.
many men, participating In a c%onvivia
bout and singing, "tm from Linkun and
I'm T%hinkun." Meanwhile he meddles with
the rivalry Of a German and an Irishmar
for congress. and lets himself loose In the
hilarities Of the Tenderloin. In the latter
locality, chsperoned by Charles ]. Muir.
ply the stateliest Of the plays show
girls passes by in one Of those sheath
gowns which. the fashion writer's tell us.
have absolutely no petticoats underneath.
Just before she goes out Of sight. whatever
1t is that holds up that gowns skirt lets
so. and che makes her exit in flesh-tinted
hosiery looking like her own skin from
gaiter tops to belt line.
what was that, Charles ~" says
Bryan.
"A looloo. William j." says Murphy.
Sorry 1 didn't have my eyes open, Char.
ley"
wait pop-eyed till the next one comes
along, Willie"
The second one is no such lady as the
first. She has the breeze of the Bowery
rather than the air of Broadway.
Don't wink" says Murphy.
"IIl look IL 1t blasts my eyesight," says
Bryan.
Then Murphy cries out to the girl;
There's a mouse run up you"
"Ow-ooo-ouch,'' she screams.
She yanks her skirt high as she fees:
but a pair of high rubber boots. besides
ample lingerie, shut out what Bryan is
looking to see.
John West. the actor assigned to an imi-
tation of Bryan, requires scant touching
up TO make a iifelike resemblance without
caricature; the manner Of the celebrated
candidate is not exaggerated for travesty,
and so we have a rather sober and sedate
Bryan figuring In the foolery of a new eX-
travaganza, He Is an extraneous and in
c%ongruous parsonage, suggesting a man OF
soIidity at home shaken down by sirens
abroad; yet he is not maltreated in any
way to lose votes for him next time. The
audience applauds him while 1T laughs.
Theodore Roosevelt is dealt with less
CONSIDERABLY. Near to the end of the
evening, when one of this jfg-stepping,
rifle-juggling, wsll-mounting troops--or
troupes-of gymnasts in the guise OF
zouaves give an exhibition drill, Roosevelt
is at the center Of a tableau disclosed by a
rising curtain. He is posed in the bright
spot of the limelight. which glints from his
e~yeglass and radiates from the white teeth
OF his big grin buriesqued. II is a comic
cartoon. though intended for a patriotic
picture, and a great explosion of merri-
ment was touched off the night I was
present, by the gallery boy who, on seeing
Teddy in the khaki Of a Cuban Rough
Rider just like his garb as a hunter Of big
game in Africa, let out an imitation of a
lions growl.
Coney Island, where Sunday frivolity ex-
ceeds the combined frivolity of the other
six days. was hit last Sunday by a black
cloud of the blue laws when Mayor Nc
CleIlan ordered that hereafter there shall
be no shows in operation at the resort only
on six days in the week. The order stipu-
lated that Sunday licenses will be refused
''ali common shows" which means that
performances to which admission Is charged
not conducted under theatrical licenses
must close on the best day of the week
the day when the average man and the
average girl can take a day off and run
down to the beach. Moving picture shows
are included and practically every show on
the island will be affected. Strict orders
have been issued for the enforcement of
the excise laws. Heretofore beer has
flowed more freely at Coney on Sunday
than on a workday. Showmen today APP
pointed a committee to confer with the
mayor. and say they will fight for their
rights to the highest state courts.
The Atlantic Garden. one Of the few re-
naming buildings binding the Bowery Of
today to the old Bowery-the Bowery which
saw the wealth and fashion OF the town go
nightly to the Thalia theater and slip into
the garden next door for a bite and a sip
between the acts-celebrated its fifty-first
birthday last Friday evening under a
shadow. The shadow was cast by the
Manhattan bridge, already looming large
to the east and projecting itself nearer and
nearer to the spot that still has the SAVIOR
Of the old days.
The garden was opened on May 8, 1883
by the father of the present Kramers. and
rart Of Il is the original Bulls Head tavern
of the revolution. one of Washington's
many headquarters. 1t was the center OF
the German life of the town. and there
Kramer first showed the great orchestrlon,
the wonder of its time. which he bought
from the grand duke Of Baden. There, too,
the German regiments of the civil war
made their headquarters and recruiting
station, and there played all the famous
bands of half a century ago.
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Sometimes strange difficulties are en-
countered by the young ladies who are en-
deavoring 20 teach Christianity to the
), CHR csc In Greater New York.
One OF the most conscientious as well as
one of the brightest and ~prettiest of these
teachers was attempting In a Harlem Sun
day school recently to inoculate upon the
heather mind OF a sleek-looking Mon
golian the lesson Of charity toward all.
God loves every one she said; I'VE
should love every one
The Chinese looked meekly up into her
face and quietly asked:
: Does God love me-"
Yes" the young woman replied.
: 'Do you love every one?' was the next
pointed inquiry.
Yes" she answered.
do you love me?'
~"Y-y-yes.'
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