Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
EDEN MUsEE IS BANKRUPT
Remember Chamber of Horroj
and Rulers of World?
to New York TO Pass Away unde
the stress of New Busi-
ness Conditions.

Another landmark Of Old New Yor
about to pass away says the World.
Do you remember the Eden Muse
23rd street, west Of Fifth avenue? 1t
tinues. Where you used to be t.
when you were a youngster TO see
wax figures Of famous people like
erals and admirals, murderers
thieves. the elect and the electrocuto
And the Chamber of Horrors coo
ooD, where you shivered as you q
upon the torture apparatus of tho
quisition, and the gigantic gorilla ca
ing off into the jungle the frail sc
girl, and the hanged man with the &
wine rope around his neck, at the en-
which his crime had been expiated :?
Who doesn't remember?
The Eden Musee. which-if you
on your initial visit to New York.
you took the long sail up the river (
Jersey City in the 23rd street ferry
fore they ever thought of tubes-was
very, very first place that Uncle cha
and Aunt Susan, who met you and
ma at this end, took you to!
And didn't they laugh at you when
veered away from the terrible loo
door, only to find that he was on
wax dummy? Dear me. that seems
ago, doesn't II?
And didn't they laugh at you
more when they told you to go up
pull the coat Of that dummy wit
short blue coat and a badge, stan
near the Gallery of Celebrities, and
did so and then discovered that 1t
a real man and you We're fooled aga
CALLED ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
Well, the old Eden Musee is g,
Though they called it the Rock Of
raltar of 23rd street, because it s
long after the other business houses
from the blight that descended upon
/ thoroughfare because Of the marc1
trade further uptown, It cannot d
much longer
The Eden Muse American comb
which operated the old ow-place
| filed petition In voluntary bankrl
and reCeivesrs are at work to VIM
the concerns affairs. Maybe-this isl
a faint hope-the Musee will star
again in some other part Of town
it's breathing its last on 23rd street
Out-of-town crowds don't pour al
from the ferry any longer. And, Al
when one can see a couple of houI
thrilling movies for a nickel and a
there is little temptation nowadaY
give up a quarter TO gaze upon
figures, even though-as is the ca
the Ntusee now-they are augmentd
kinemacolor pictures.
The liabilities of the Eden
American company are given as
with the assets described as 'doub
including the collection of dummies.
furnishings Of the place and a nine
lease at $500 a year r. q. Holl
the president of the company, is the
est creditor. His claim is 5000,
ael Coleman claims 1921 on the
A. PaCenstecher $3.50 on a loan
others demand smaller sums for
trio Lighting, advertising, service a
on.
LASTED THIRTY-TWO YEAI
The Musee was thirty-two year
on February % last. In its prime
famous as AN originator Of new
ta!nments for New York. The first
ing pictures were shown there IL
when the Passion Play was PREF
by the iilm The first Hungarian
the town ever heard played there
back as 1855, being brought direct
| Budapest
And it was fashionable to have
! figure in wax on exhibition, too.
! still stands in the Musee images OF
elius Vanderbilt. Jay Gould, Lily
try, Gen. Joo Wheeler. James G.
Minnie Maddern Fiske and othe
made from sittings in person
| Fame or neutrality-suspicious. was
| cient to cause a wax figure to be
| in the Musee. Some Of the figure
the place itself, had their ups and
When the vogue Of the original
| figure passed, the dummy was
| Admiral Dewey's image was perha
OF the most popular ON the day
| Dewey parade. a record crowd q
persons paid to enter the -4usee
Yet, four years ago the admirags
| was sold-get this, plea along
the image Of or Doc Cook the
explorer. And together the wax y
and the wax Doc went TO the 81
outside Sixth Avenue clothler
where suits labelled Were s2S-nd
were hung upon them.
The figure of Abe Hummel, az
conviction. was shown in stripes
bars. Friends of the little lawyer
| ever, brought pressure to bear I
II removed, SO after a few weeks
melted down and turned into
orchard the Informor"-the man
testified in the famous Ia. God
trial in Idaho.
Comedy and tragedy the old Mu
seen.
Constant Thys, little old Germ
more than a quarter of centu
the designer Of the figures. Hero
no. he turned them out. in startlif
ness TO the originals, Just before
mas, four years ago, he made
figure of Santa Claus, for the kids
at and believe in during the houd
son.
~ hope it will make them all
he said, gazing upon his finished
work. and dropping the last I'd
Santa's bag. And then little q
fell back and died with smil
his bearded face like Santas ow
Goodbye, old Musee, You ma
into oblivion, but you won't
gotten