Life — February 2, 1893 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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H. 0. MINER, Sole Proprietor and Manager. The Great Italian Tragedienne ELEONORA DUSE. CAMILLE. Dramma in 5 Atti, di A. DUMAS (Figtio). Axpaews-Desaxest Satine Co. call attention to the opera chairs in this qpeatre, “Omice and salesroom, 168°. véth St. (2 doors East of Union Square The bric-a-brac used on the Stage of this Theatre is from C. Wexnicxe, to W. 28th St. The furniture used in this play is from the warerooms of Hyman Iseaes. ons, No. 99 Bowery. The Japanese Screens and Chinese Bric-a-Brac used in this theatre are ‘urnished by the celebrated Ninc Poo Company, 6 East 14th Street. The Silver Ice Urn in Grand Foyer was made by the Meripen Brrtranta Co.. Union Square. “ Ladies’ Toilet Room on the First Floor. Cloak Room on First Floor, Main Corridor. Any inattention or impotiteness on the part of the employees should be reported to the management. Members of this Company wear the celebrated Edwin C. Burt & Co.'s Fine Shoes. Retail Stores: 72 W. 23d St., near Sixth Ave., and 446 Ful- ton St., Brooklyn. HE smaller matters that go to make up an artistic theatrical production, are of great interest to the public, and no enterprising manager appreciates this fact more thor- oughly than Mr. H.Clay Miner. When that gentleman turns his good taste loose he possesses no mean-spirited desire to hide his light under a bushel. Instead of that he frankly takes the public into his confidence, and in the programme of his theatre makes known to the world where he procures the luxury with which he surrounds himself and his actors. To not every one would it occur to purchase beautiful and ex- pensive furniture from ‘the warerooms of Hyman Israel & Sons, 99 Bowery,” but Mr. Miner freely divulges this import- ant secret to all the patrons of his theatre. He also gener- ously gives away that vastly important information about “the Silver Ice Urn in the Grand Foyer,” for which his cus- tomers can never be sufficiently grateful. But the crowning proof of Mr. Miner’s open nature comes when he divulges that the Italian company at his theatre have abandoned “By Jove, MapeL! I SOMETIMES THINK YOU ONLY MARRIED ME FOR MY MONEY.” “THOSE LUCID INTERVALS ARE ENCOURAGING.” their Italian foot-gear, and act in ‘ Fine Shoes" from Edwin C. Burt & Company. The theatrical manager who thus voluntarily imparts to the entire public the secrets of his success, deserves the gratitude of every one who loves the dramatic art, and likes to see even the good taste which pre- vails in the Bowery contributing to the elevation of the stage. . * . UDGING by her performance of Camille, Eleonora Duse is a thoroughly pleasing and artistic actress, from whom some of her American contemporaries may learn much in the way of conscientiousness. While this one performance does not demonstrate that she is a great actress, it shows that she possesses in its perfection the power of using finished detail to the production of pleasing effect. Her support is effective. Her leading man, Signor Ando, is a thorough artist, and fairly divides the honors with the star. Lier (at large dry-goods store to floor-walker): 1 wish to exchange something I bought yesterday. FLOOR-WALKER: Yes, madame, Do you remember whether you were attended to by the gentleman with the dark moustache, or the gentleman with the light beard ? Lapy: Oh, neither! It was the nobleman with the bald head. comicbooks.com