The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

temperament. on Thursdsy Nights
when = charge Of II. b made. ths
are TO be seen whiriing along the seen.
ic railway. diving into the mystic.
rious river. piunging down the water.
chutes. toboganning. experiencfnE
thrilling emotions on the inferno
wheel. ana -cake-wafkipg" ecstatica1'
" teven II Involuntary, ON another
appliance.
There IL also . vivid presentation Of
the Johnstown Hood. II u said thai
the original shareholders. who put VI
capital OF 100000. got their none,
back at the end Of two months. A.
lady observed the other day. Il 10 a.,
tonishing that the public should wan
to pay its money for just the sort Of
noises and experiences that one IL onl,
too glad to escape In everyday lie.
But that 10 the way with the public.
Another American entertainment
provider. Mr.. Crawford. has establish.
ed q roller skating rink here. which
seems destined to be q great success,
The spacious Hippodrome In Mont
marie has been secured for the new
sport. Means for skating. both or
rollers and on real Ice. Will not b.
lacking in Paris during the winter. A
new rink 10 to be opened In the resi-
Dental west end. In the Avenue Vic.
tor Hugo; there IL already the Paiaii
de Glace, famous for its elegance; and
finally. Luna Park intends in the new
year to convert part Of Its area into q
frozen lake upon which les patinours'
and lies patineuses" may disport
themselves.
Music seems to have little charm
for the Mayor sof certain commune
at any rate when It assumes the form
of serenade. He objects to any
playing out Of doors after the shades
Of night have fallen on the place. in
proof Of whereof he issued decree,
q few months ago. setting forth that:
A Kan on Music.
It IL forbidden after seven O'Clock
In the evening to distrub the public
order and the tranquility Of the In
drums, OF any other instruments. The
persons who may use drums, trumpets.
etc. at the authorised hours are to
keep at distance OF at least 500 yards
from any dwelling.
Now, the commune boasts Of bani,
composed Of eighteen musicians who
showed a disregard for this ukase
that, according to the local forester
who reported the affair, they actually
had the audacity TO give q perform
ance after seven o'clock. and another
concert before that hour. but amid the
inhabitants. So the eighteen players
Of the trumpets. drums, and other In
strumepts were brought before the To-
cal police-court, and they have each
been sentensed to fine OF twenty
cents for having infringed this decree.
The judicial mind hath its mysteries.
Proceedings were begun against a
music-hall manager for publishing an
improper poster to advertise show
of his. 1t represented q bevy of ladies
whom the Public Prosecutor consider
ed to have been portrayed in an In
sufficiently clothed state. The case
came up. and the prosecution proved
its argument. It was enough to look
at the incriminated poster.
So far the defendant had held his
tongue, but his counsel now got up and
triumphantly rebutted the charge. He
proved conciusively that the alleged
improper poster was an exact photo
graph Of a scene played nightly In bis
clients hall. The prosecution acknow-
lodged this to be fact. The scene In
question had been permitted by the
police, and anyone could go and see
II for twenty-five cents An exact
photograph OF q scene which the police
had not deemed improper could not be
called improper. The argument SEEM
ed unanswerable. and counsel sat down
awaiting his clients acquittai. The
Court answered 1t very decisively.
however, and amazed the defendant by
convicting him and lining him $50. The
princtple and precndent Laid down were
q scene played by flesh and blood
supers on the stage may be proper.
while its exact reproduction by photo
grahp may be the contrary.
An idea is taking shape in Paris
which promises a good deal of amuse-
ment when 1t comes to completion. 1t
is so brilliant an idea, though that 1t
seems almost too good to becoming
true, and Parisians, while hoping that
IL will be carried out. are doubtful
still The idea is for the creation Of
Museum of Bad Taste. The notion
comes from italy. but II the thing be
started, 1t will rapidly become ac-
ciimatized. Just think what droil
horrors might be on view in such a
museuml The patchwork quilt. for
instance. and a. few choice specimens
OF art nouveau. the awful clothes and
boots which Frenchmen wear In SUM
mer, and In the art department green
cows and purple faces. AMI all the
other quantities of the realist school
of naiutfnr