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Show New York Letter. Tho theatre ot tho Blackw ell's Island Insane Asylum is proving quite nsuc-cees. nsuc-cees. Somo time ago the city put up n $10,000 structure in which performances arc given by tho Inmates of tho asvluiii, somo of whom have considerable talent. "Inm always sure of getting a full house say Superintendent Dent, and I have no difficulty in getting patients who prove acceptable as actors. Tho plays eelect-ed eelect-ed are all light comedies. Wo want to make our patients laugh and our theatre the-atre is pioving a gieat success in this respect. Twice a week performances aro given, to w hlch nil the pntionta look forward with great interest. It is surprising sur-prising how readily and quickly these afflicted ones learn their parts. They givo a performance that would compiiro favorably with many professional exhibitions exhi-bitions given in regular theatre. The city's liberality in providing such n play house should bo hearlily commended. commen-ded. HF.i.riho Tiir i.mi.r.osKS. A diminutive play ground has been established in one ol tho crowded por-tionsoftho por-tionsoftho city, which wilt no doubt hoof great benefit to the littlo people who live in these quarter'. Tho play fround "or (cupping school" as it is called, cal-led, is the work of few young women of tho neighborhood, who are trying to accomplish as much good ns their limited limi-ted opportunity will permit. Their back yard 40 x 53 feit, is sal I to bo the largest pure oi unoccupteu grounu in Tenth Ward. It is coveied with sand and tilted up witli "scups" or swings, which tlio children aro allow id to enjoy, each In turn ono hour. There is such eagerness among these littlo oneH torn place to play that every Saturday ihey sit for two or three hours on the front stoop awaiting their turn. This is the only play ground in that great neighborhood, neigh-borhood, and tho suggestion Is mado that tho city should extend tho idea, nnd, if neccesary tear ilonua whole block of houses In order to tin-nloh tin-nloh the children n suitnblo play ground. A MYSTERIOIS AFFLICTION, David Molley aged ninteen years, nnd sonolMr. Win. Mollo) ngant for David tfiuHey Field's estate, loft his fathers fa-thers office in possession of all his facul ties last Monday to go up town to collect col-lect some rents. He did not return, nnd na'foul play was suspected a. general alarm was sent out on Wednesday, which resulted In the finding of tho voting man in Bell street in n bartered condition, bis money nnd hat gone, mid hiscloihis torn, and ho unable, to talk ! or hear1. Furtlior Investigation showed i that he. had been robbed ot R00 on Mondnj night. Tho robbcia have nil . - Im!7 been riiiiiM perhaps tho yoiWj tiling and dumb, "H by expert -j agree that his aMiction'isrH are wholly ntn loss to ncH Young Molley writes mi " being which PiTrJ facts gathered by the I!SHH emtio deaf nnd dumb beforofi'JP'! bed, nnd is wholly tinaWWW Rto any account ot himself dtirlngdsv The caco Is certainly "BrMt nfWrO r.;wlftt!fCIT N |