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.IN THE NUMBER OF PLACES OF AMUSE-
Vand in. their furnishings the theatres onNew—
decoration and furnishing the: theatres of. this
vi;Grand Opera House of Paris, which is not‘ ex-_
celled by any in the world, but that is 'only one.
‘New-York manager, and another manager of
,A, CITY TOr THEATRES.
M'ENT NEW-YORK LEADS THE
COUNTRY. '
IN POINT OF LUXURIOUSNESS AND BEAUTIFUL
DECORATION-AND FURNISHING THE LOCAL-
HOUSES SURPASS ANY IN THE “7ORLD
—THE ELEMENTI OF SAFETY—
SOME LEADING NAMES.
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In a great amusement—lovingcity like New-
York it is natural that the theatres. should
come in for alarge share of consideration. The'
New-Yorker is a firm believer in the good old,
adage “Work when yOu _work’—play when you‘
play,” and he turns naturally to the theatre for
relaxation after, the strain of a busy, day.
The theatres of this city are many in number
and luxurious in. their appointments, and both
before the curtain and in the stage equipments
they present every opportunity for a, thorough
enjoyment ofthe play. In point of' numbers
York are far ahead (it those of any city in- the
country. While itis true'that in some of the"
other cities there are one or more theatres.
which compare favorably with ours, the number '
of houses being taken .into consideration, this
city is found to be. far in the 'lead'. London, with
a far greater population than NeweYork, has.
only about ,fifty theatres, cf'which not more
than twenty-hare of a high'cla'css. In New-_York
there arenabout .forty,~ of. which-fifteen will-
rank withthe better ones linLondonfand if to
these be added the. fine theatres of-Brooklyn *lt
willLbe seen,that,we have quite as many as the
Englishmetropolis. 'z' .» _ _, " ' ‘ . , . .
These donot include the music halls, 'of which
this city has enough to _meet the requirements
for that class of amusement. .. f
In point of luxuriousness and general beauty-of
Clty surpass thOse of any other city in the 'world.
This, .of course, leaves out Of consideration the
house which is finer than those of New-Yurk
among many. that are 'not. It is. a. significant
fact also that one of the fines". theatres in Lon-
don has been controlled for some years by. a.
this city has also taken a prominent p0sition
recently in the London amusement world. ' _ '
New-York plays and players have also been
received with approval in London, and a marked
advance is noticeable in the way American the—
atrical productions in general are accepted.
It would likewise be impossible to find in any
other city of the country a row of beautiful the—
atres such as are presented by the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, the Casino, the Knickerbocker, the,
Manhattan, the Irving Place Theatre, _ the
Academy of Music, the Herald Square Theatre,
the American Theatre and Sam T. Jack’s The—
atre, and the list indicates the variety of their
oflerings. , . '
There is another point in connection with the
theatres of New-York upon which even more
stress is placed than upon their beauty.
The safety of the public is a consideration of
the first importance, and the laws of this State
are among the most stringent in the wOrld for
the protection of audiences from fire. Every-
thing about a New—York theatre must pass the
.nspection of the Building Department. First
of all, the building must be'strictly'fireproof.
A theatre in this city must also have 9. brick
wall between the audience and the stage, rising
at least four feet above the roof. There must
be streets or alleyways of a prescribed width
on at least three sides of it, and numerous exits
opening into these streets, and the. doors must
all open out. ’
BUILDING LAWS. '
The stairs must not be narrow or crooked, and
separate entrances must be provided for the
galleries. There m'u‘st also “be commodions fire-
escapes 'on every ’ floor, and ‘proper ' fire-ex-
tinguishing apparatus} with tanks, hose and ex—
tinguishers of suitable size and capacity, must
be kept conveniently at hand. A fireproof cur-
tain mustbe ready at all times for cases'of
emergency, _so that it can be lowered to separate
the audience from thestage. . In order that the
audience may be familiar with the means of
escape a‘diagram of all of theexits must be
printed on the programme. .. - ‘
"A ‘ regulation ' also exists. prescribing the
amount of aisle space in proportion to the num-
ber of the seats, andextra seats _are not al-
lowed in, the aisles, nor‘is any one. allowed to
stand in the aisles. , ' _
The passageways must at all times be kept
free‘of obstructions, and the number of'persons
permitted to stand in the place providedforthat
purpose is limited. ,It will probably surprise
many persons to know that a fireman is pres;
ent on the stage during every performance, and
in ,everythingwhich pertains to the safety of
the public from_ firehisword _is absolute. _ .
The most stringent of'these ’la‘x’vs' Were passed
about eleven years'ago, and since that time a"
number of,_ the leading theatres .have been re-
built or modified so as to come within the pro6
, visions. It is. iargelydue to. this fact that some
of the older theatres are amOng the' safest in,
, the._city. Nothing, in fact,.'that‘can be thought
of has been left undone to provide fur the safety.
of the audiences in our theatres. . ' ..
' It is probably due to the fact that the public
is conscious of all this that nothing like a panic
has been heard of in a New-Yorktheatre for
many years. The people who attend perform-
ances seem torealize that whatevermay hap-‘
pen on the stage it Would be almost impossible
for the auditorium to burn, unless it had plenty
of time to do so. . »
ARTISTIC PROQUCTIONS.’
The average person'wholgoes to the theatre in
this city does not, in fact, seem' to give much
thought'to the question of the 'safety'of the
buildings, which goes far to prove the feelingof'
security which appears to be general. Thereis
one point, however, upon which he does concern
himself, and after all has been said it comes
pretty near being the most important one. This
is the question of ”the performance itself. It
seems hardly worth mentioning, after what has
been said, that New-York has more good~per_
forma‘nces in the course of a year than any
other city in the country. This is not saying
that it does not get its share of poor ones also,
but" the decision upon this point rests with
those who are the patrons of the amusements.
and they can pick and choose to suit themselves,
a
for there are always enough good things to
offer variety. .
The recent introduction of the old stock com-
pany system in the large cities is largely due
tothe eXample which has been set by New-
York. There are in this city at present five
stock companies, three of which have been in
existence for a number of years. The others
were organized this season, and present popular
plays at popular prices. The three older stock
companies present new plays from time to time,
with actors of more or less prominence in the
casts. .
Augustin Daly’s stock company enjoys a repu-
tation not only in this country, but in London,
in which city it appears annually. It aims at
productions of the highest artistic merit, and
the plays presented are made the subject of
untiring‘care and preparation. The company
devotes much‘of‘it's ti'me‘to the presentation of
plays of a. classic character. In addition to the
appearing ianew-York and London it spends
a partof each season in travelling in America,
but visits only a" few of the larger cities, and
its stay in eachfis necessarily limited. The fact‘
that New—Yorlc-hasthis excellent Organization
for at least five months every season is ,in itself
an indication of the advantages enjoyed by our
playgoers; ' ’ ' ' -
The Lyceum‘and Empire theatres are both
favorites with those who enjoy a well-balanced
and evenly presented performance. ;
The plays presented are usually" of the type
known as society’plays, and the companies en—
gaged in their production are usually selected
with great care.- The manager of the Empire
obtains‘a large share of the plays which suc-
ceed in London arid Paris, and works by Ameri-
can dramatists'are also presented-sometimes.
The manager in" question =also‘ operates a the-
atre in-London‘," and his American companies
have won success abrOad.< - . ..
’The' other theatres present varied "attractions
and offer "an - unlimited- number of uplays‘ to
choose frd'm‘dti’r‘ing“ the course 'of-kanuuordinary-Z
season. ., - .-. . . -
, The great majority 'of the plays which have
pleased the American“ 'public' 1 are ‘ produced
originally'ln«New-Y-or-k,-.and. it is in this City
that the foreign -.attractions are first presented
also. _In fact, foreign stars are. frequently seen
here who never‘ go‘any further, or... at most, are
Contented “with"a vis‘itto a' few of the principal
-cities..- In a discussion of this kind the opera
naturally comes in. fora share'of attention, and
there is no institution of which this city has
more cause-to be proud than, of the Metropolitan
Opera House. New-York and London are the
only cities in the worldwhich maintain perma-
nent opera establishmentsfwithout Government
aid. The company which'owns and controls the
Metropolitan Opera House furnishes the means
by which New—York has the opportunity every
winter- for a long season of opera, which is as
fine as ispossible to present. The company
gathered together'for these performances con.-
tains individual singers of the highest artistic
reputation, and has at times given performances
which have never been surpassed anywhere.
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RICH AND RARE JEWELS.
THEY CAN BE FOUND IN THE BET-AIL STORES OF
GREATER N'EW—YonK—AN IMMENSE BUSI-
NESS TRANSACTED.
It has been remarked that no one business So
thoroughly reflected the prosperity of the time
as that which confined itself to the dealing in
jewelry and precious stones.~_In‘=Ithis respect
Greater New-York occupies 'a'pbsltidh at once
so conspicuous and importanti‘tliatitfie general
tone of the whole trade can readily‘ébe ascer-
tained without going outside the confines of the
metropolis. It is here that s'bme-iiof'l't'he largest
and richest wholesale and retail jewelry estab-
lishments in the country may be fOun‘d. ,
From Maiden Lane, which is» the *‘m‘agic name
capable of conjuring up fancies‘lofnnt'old wealth
and value as regards .anyth'ihg,,-'_pei‘taining to
gold and silver, to Harlem these areihundreds
of retail stores “hich possess-air of the attrac-
tions so dear to the lovers ofip'ersonlal adorn-
ment; It might be said that the jewelry trade
from the retail standpoint is confined-within two
separate'and distinct districts? and in Maiden
Lane, and the other in that section of Broad-
way} which extends from Fourteenth-"st. to Thir-
ty-first-st.
flourishes. The different leading houses en-
gaged in supplying the demands of the Ameri- -
can public contain the'fullest and-most com»
plete stocks. Frbm the smallest-and most in-
expenS'ive ornament to the large piecesiof'silver?
'warefor table and other decoration there is to
be found an assortment to choose from in {the %
-New-York retail, store 'such as is not offered in ‘
any other city on this side, 70f the water. There ' .
is no'wayiof correctlyl’estimating the” amount .. ,-
of capital investe‘d‘dn the jewelry business; or -~ -
the annual business done. It is in the millions
,and millions. . The import trade alone is .ofélarg’e 1 “ "
prciportiOns, to say nothing ofthewdomestic
,manu‘facture which has been" growing at are-
markable- rate of late. For‘the first nine months
”of the present year there were rough or- uncut" '
diamonds imported“ to the value of $1,582,309;
diamonds not set, but dutia-ble,-$3,6~12,620; other
precious. stones, free, $22,175; precious stones
'and imitation; $1,068,000; jewelry and manu-
factures of gold and silver, $1,207,349. These
came from the United Kingdom, France, Ger-
many, Netherlands, British North —» America,
Mexico and the East Indies. ' .
As compared with the same period in 1897.
these‘figures show a gratifying increase. Im-
porters and the officials of the Appraisers’ De—
partment of the Port of New-York state that- '
the revision of the tariff on the imports of
precious stones has had the effect of doing away
with the large amount of smuggling which was
carried on_under the old system of high tariff.
It would surprise the great majority of.Ameri-
cans to know just the full extent to which
smuggling had b;-n resorted to. According to
the statement of one of the appraisers of the
port, it was very difficult to detect these ille-
gitimate operations. Theduty being high, it
was profitable for importers and cthers in the
precious stone business to get the stones
through without the duty. Although a large
number were caught and the goods confiscated,
it is said that the money‘made on the stones
which were successfully smuggled in more than
offset the loss on those which were confiscated.
Wholesale jewellers reported that business all
through the Vl’cst has been good, while the re-
tailers of the city announce th: t. the return of
prosperity is showu in the increasing purchase.
made by the public.
It is within’ these confines thatthe ~
jewelry, diamond and precious stone business .
Norwalk Chronicler