Show MUSIC AND unprecedented depression in summer amusements everything DEAD IN NEW nely YORK what iia has Il rought about this something serious do well an amusing and nd not uncommon occurrence on broadway EVER in the memory of the oldest manager has there been such a dearth ot of theatrical attractions in new york city na As at present it Is almost incredible but it is none the less less a fact that new york and brooklyn with a combined population of nearly souls soul sar are without a single dramatic entertainment and will so continue for or a month or more of course there Is boyts farcical nothing A trip to chinatown at the madison square theater sinbad at the garden defrind and ITh the vice eVice admiral at the cas casino ino but these are all of the light b bab ab order and cannot be b put in the category of dramatic attractions by even the roost most active and elastic imagination the two roof gardens which are open are doing well that is to say they are doing better than anything else although that la Is not saving lying much the robber of the rhino closed because in spit spite of money and an excellent cast the book was too uninteresting and the jokes and situations had too strong an I 1 ive I 1 ie met you batore flavor to go down with the public in connection with this opera it is absolutely in tely refreshing because unusual to observe the sang froid frold with which the backe backey of the enterprise one mr thomas 11 II pratt a mau in his early twenties contemplates the loss of his or he ile treats the whole matter as though it were a mere bagatelle I 1 king kaliko that hardy annual wl walca ilch has bobbed up serenely every year wi with th the announcement that it was about to be produced and finally got on the stage of the broadway after ft a great deal of preliminary puffery as to the fabulous cost of very cheap scenery and costumes was taken off because if it had bad not been removed it would probably have ruined the reputation of the theater taken all in all it was perhaps the most unfunny tiling ever attempted in a first class new york t theater h eater it was a decidedly gerlous affair especially to the performers who are all engaged in poring our over old copies of Illa hamlet nilet in their drea dreams tuis in these visions the ghost always walks in king Nali kaliko koll lie was too aristocratic to and kept scrupulously in the background E even yen the few outdoor attractions at eldorado 10 rado anil and south death beach have failed to dr draw as anticipated anticipate and the latter aai ad tho the newspapers are doing all in ill their power to help the managers but to no purpose to use an inelegant though excessively forcible term the new york public seems to have soured on summer theatricals and wont have them and that ends the matter the cause if one cares to seek it out is not bard hard to ind find the anro comedy craze of the past two or three years has vitiated the popular taste and the theatrical palate must now be tickled with the feathers anil and furbelows fur belows of extravaganza trav aganza or absurdity KNOCK CM ell SILLY BILLY to auch such an extent Is this the case that Cli charles arles frohman the no bolcon of american managers and the great stickler for the it whether in comedy society drama or farce lias has engaged no lesa less than threes three hisong and dance women of diverse though equally striking methods for next season where he be will place them no one knows but it is wife to wager that he be in is mindful of the trend of the public taste to have discovered that even where it is necessary to strain a point roni something ething of the kind is desirable unless indeed actual violence to the plot be done by the interpellation other managers have recognized the deterioration in the theatrical appetite of the metropolis and all started out ouk at the same game time to supply froth the result was nn an overstocked over stocked market I 1 believe belleve that any reasonably good drama melodrama society play or legitimate farce comedy if put on at a first class theater in newyork new york city now would draw handsomely the people are tired of the fizz on the soda water they want to get a taste of the every actor has written a play and it is nn in amusing sight to see these suckling buckling fardous Sar dous intercepting their friends of the managerial guild on broadway Dro adway between twenty sixth and thirtieth streets and ex pat satiating patia tating ting to them upon the merits of the cherished drama I 1 saw such an interview the other day near dalys theater A tall fellow who shall be nam nameless bless hailed a bbott stout man the man of fewer inches stopped and his face was wreathed in smiles as he lie said why hello charley im awfully glad t to 0 see you old man mail but I 1 thought you were with the opera company down south dusted busted inelegantly gloomily and laconically responded charley sorry but have something dont mind it if I 1 do 01 up to this time there had been nothing but smiles on the part of the short man they started down the street say cud began the tall man 1 I hear you are looking for a good melodrama 11 got one already answered cud glancing apprehensively at a huge manuscript which his friend had begun to un loll 1011 well irell heres oae one got the most thrilling situations in it of any play ever put on the boards why warming up and talking louder knock lem em silly in the provinces got one already I 1 told you cud started goedge to edge away and a friend happening along conveniently he joined him with a cheery hello fello I fred and a i thankful so long charley the crushed playwright gazed after the retreating figure of his friend the while roiling rolling up tip bin scorned manuscript A look of ineffable contempt mingled with pity overspread hia his features ashe as he murmured in a hoarse whisper that knocks me 4 L eniy it is hard to have ones play treated so rudely I 1 know it ive been there OCTAVUS 3 concerning DYNAMITE billhorn BIll Honn lons of do dollars lars invented invested in its 31 man ran in the united state 2 tates very few pe people op I 1 0 have a c correct idea of what dynamite ia is of what it is made and arid the uses to which it ia is put to the french belongs the honor of its discovery and its practical use nitroglycerin is tho the force of all high explosives dynamite is 13 the namo name most usually given to these explosives though other names are sometimes used dynamite is simply nitroglycerin mixed with various ingredients nitroglycerin is made by mixing sulphuric a and nd nitric acid with sweet glycerin the same that is used by the ladled to prevent chapped hands mixing the acids and glycerin is where the great danger lle lies in the making of nitroglycerin the mixing tank or agitator as it is called by dynamite makers is a large largo steel tank filled inside with many coils of lead pipe through which while the mixing is in ill progress a constant flow of ice water is maintained this flow of ice water is used to keep the temperature tempera temper fairo aturo of the mix below 83 85 legs as above that point it would explode and a hole in the ground would mark where the factory had been the nitroglycerin is 19 stored in large earthenware tanks which are usually sunk in the ground to guard against blows or severe concussion the other ingredients for making dynamite are nitrate of soda which is found only in chill chili carbonate of ma mag icsia and wood pulp dynamite is put in paper shells usually I 1 hi inches in diameter and 8 inches in length and weighs about one half pound to each shell or cartridge it lias as large largely y taken the place of black powder for blasting as it is many hundreds of times stronger and consequently more economical no mical it is used chiefly in mining all kinds of ores coal and rock and submarine blasting and railroad building without its aid many railroads especially those crossing the rocky mountains could not have been constructed without it hell gate in now york harbor barbor could not have been destroyed and without it the miner at prices now pid for mining ores could not earn his bread dynamite Dyn amito will not explode from any ordinary fall or jar it will burn without ou t explosion and freezes at 42 begs 10 dega above ordinary freezing point the bomb is made of metal or glass and filled with pure nitroglycerin a arranged so as to explode by severe contact with any hard object these bombs arc are of course never made by a reputable dynamite factory five or freix six millions of dollars are invested in the manufacture of dynamite in ill the united states and its use is is constantly on the increase the fumes of nitroglycerin produce intense headache which can be cured by taking a very small dose of it internally detroit free press A logician out of or place A gent gentleman lemm who stood a few anent 9 at a corner where a largo building was in process of erection overheard some rei remarks narks made by an irish v 0 k man who evidently fancied himself a logician of no mean order ho ile was a sturdy good natured look ing man but evidently enjoyed leaning on his hod and commenting on what passed around him much better than ha he did active work tho the cry of mort mort usually rang out several times before lie heeded it pat said the foreman severely coming coining upon the man at one of tho tle moments when he be was a bit why don t you attend to your work and keep that man going now eaid said pat shifting his feet and turning a broad smile upon the foreman if I 1 was to kape him boiu lie have sorra a thing to say at all an if he lie say anny thing how would I 1 know he was there an ali if lie there would lie be of borther mor ther cr and pat marched off with his hod leaving the foreman not convinced hut but certainly confused by this remarkable exhibition of the workings of a logical mind youths companion A lightning calculator professor truman henry safford of williams college is one of tho the most remarkable lightning calculators now living ing A gentleman who had heard beard of his power and wished to test it sai eaid 1 I to him one day 1 I have a little problem for you professor safford I 1 was born bom aug 15 1832 at tit 3 in the afternoon this is june 20 1883 and it is just 8 now can you tell mo me my age in seconds the great man frowned bent his head and began to walk rapidly up and down twisting his mustache and clasping and unclasping his hands hi i his nervous way after a moment or so he returned tho the answer which was somewhere in the billions the gentleman produced a pa paper containing the problem worked out and said with a superior smile well professor ill give you credit for great genius but youre several thousand out the professor stretched ached out 1 L is hand for the paper and running over the calculation said contemptuously humpal youve left out ont the leap yean years boston traveller speaking at of the ali late queen james I 1 disliked to hear encomiums lavished on his predecessor 10 le lo roi rol elizabeth as the french called her and always depreciated lier her when possible on one occasion some one speaking in T of the late queen as a most wise princess james said sharply she had wise counselors and please your majesty eaid said the speaker did ever a fool choose counselors london standard poor root blank mrs jones men never know how much they pwe to their wives now theres mr blank who is praised by bv every one as a successful man but what would ho lie have been if he had never married mr jones A bachelor dear pharmaceutical era they alt all dodged A quaint minister once said now brethren I 1 propose to throw this hymn book at the man who has lias been thinking of something other than the sermon ho he made the necessary gesture as though he would burl hurl the book and curiously enough every man in tho the congregation gre gation ducked his head bohdon 4 |