The evening world. Newspaper, December 14, 1905, Page 15

ASTONISHING SCENIC REVEL IN THE H Gorgeous Table | in “A So.| Ciety Circus” Brings Enthu- siastic Plaudits. SPLENDID BALLE “The Song of the Flowers” t Rarest of Stage Spectacles— Some Other Hits. | The people who project the big thing? that surprise us #0 frequentiy at the Hippodrome have an odd knack of se-| looting titles fr thelr produ that moan Iittle when the results @idered, So It te tht the name New Cireo-Spectico-Mool!o- Plorlo Foun. Wo spectacle whtnh had {te in @uction jast night Is Inbeled "A Society Circus.” Nobody would ever think from this name that the latest effori of| Trompson & Dundy which wae launch | 4 amid a babe! of cheer contains mar- vels of such rare and radiant beauty and noveities of such a thriliing and) @enerally surprising character as to take one feel humbled to have to ad- mit that the @pectacular displays of! Yetero'en which used to enthustastical- ly exvlte us were as the beating of the tom-tom to the crash of summer's thunder. At no time and !n no place has such & spontaneous burst of approval greeted the efforts of any org tion as that which marked the climax of the “Song of the Flowers’ ballet sorne at the close of the second act of A Soctety Clrous” last night From the entrance of the first score ef girls typifying the ever favorite daisies, forget-me-nots and butteroups up to the final stage when the golée: fod, sunfiowers and Amertcan beaut triped on to the tinkle of the st foieaT WECTORY Tat SHOW L A HY_OLD MPPOORONE OW THE BLINIK.\ OUCK SHDOTING, NOT A LA GROVER CLEVELAND Srouped into a tableau. It was a well- erved mark of appreciation of what mat question the most remarkable ach! mt in the fine art of ballet creations ever witnomed in New York or anywhere else, and when Romeo, its creator, precepter and manager, was dragged to the footlighw in the midst of the uproar, he received a tribute that was Indeed amply deserved, But Desides the wondrous tableaux that we one's eye th in "A Boclety # that appeal to ther senses. There is a genuine 5, with all the up-to-date novelties, ia THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER | - THE WORLD: PPODROME’S LATEST TRIUMPH, By Charles Raymond Macauley. WAST NinT |the pony” kicxad. the to the de. Perhaps the drops « ait smoot hi ly last night, but what of that, when! Frederic Thompson and Elmer 8, Dundy, the Amusement Wizards, Offer a Brand New Entertainment. and the water that | ly utilized at th t gushing fountain the basis of whic girls, made the ace occupied by the immense tank a imax of extraordinary grandtur, Tt @ spectacle to bring back the mind ratefiul admiration. The “Moon” song in the first act, with its clever knetograptuo and atmospheric jeffects, and its catehy, swinging air combined with the ever-changing bur- league moon, are not the least of the | things that will hold "A Soclety Circus” in the front line for the days far into | spring, Salneeenceennnl Q HEAVY ELECTION SENTENCE. f tes bai\\ [Offender from Murphy's Dintrtet | Gots Three and a Half Years, iitppoteen of vari-col t } were living, moving a] WORT, TAT f WAITER? TAKE YOUR CHOICE 1905, By direction of the Board of Trustees of the 4 [New York Life Insurance Company, the following information is published for the benefit of the policy holders and the public: : New York, December 11, 1005 © GEO. W. PERKINS, Esq., N Chairman of the Finance Committee, i 346 Broadway, City, e Dear Sir: I herewith submit to you, in accordance with your request, the f information as to the operations of the Finance Committee of the New York Insurance Company since you became its Chairman five years ago. On December 27, 1900, the Company was possessed of bonds and stocks, the value of which approximated $160,000,000. } During the five-year period there have been offered to the Finance Committee for purchase securities to the Was 8 daztiing succession of eurpris ding acrobats who throw each Justie R om | that kept the brain constantly y tt very vay the hydltoce was sent, home atill saying | Justice Rogers, tn the Criminal ¢ y busy with | other every old way and pretend they |ah-h-h-h a m1 Branch of day the problem, "What oral, favorite. is|#ln't working; clowna who are fanny | Founteine:’ the closing display LBraneh ot the Avpiwice Coun sex AMOUNT Of or © © & & Ne $1,565,947,671 coming next, and will {t be more beau- 8nd try to one belleve they ane | tcconding, to ere ne Charles F. Murphy's téful than this?” 18; hommes as wise as men, and | « Aa Gaaeant a ae three year ; ' we eH es monkeys as foolish aa fly cope, There |fike wes never before conceived or cre: ang nig month’ imprisonment Out of these offerings the Committee has selected and evel of Color, fire lierds of reat iione that eat out of Oy ay ty al bs ancy’ end Alomey-General, hased bond: 4 50 ‘fi | And, 60, one's reserve admiration was|the hand of Claire Heliot, and tere |g tewiiteringly bomurittl arareenty } not. oppose it, Tho Court, purchased bonds representing over 550 specific trans- | eaved for the amazingly lavish revel of 1? ena pat ech Ot scents effects, “combined with tre| ONE OF THE LACHRYMOSE LIONS AND THE |i not Tnotined to leniency tn sleouen 284,505, | Cababitle, Minded Galak GOA. wallehoneh ne east itts | Uttiiatton ‘ot iwndreds ‘of the, pretiy | BUMPTIOUS MAJOR. ana, ever where fin #hown that th actions, amounting to e gee 8 + $284,505,584 | women exemplars that were grouped tn apd toodeluns regan fe » prisoner was a tool of others. an ensemble, filling the great stage from | ey eee ieee ne ce eeone's heatas ana - eta Lien? = ye ng Gas BesALDsis 64 tess Gack ate. Buse al Comming (0 wana (here ular tos mi SSSR Of this latter amount the Company still owns and holds , — $190,860,477 @heer went up when those hundreds of ba Jr hil st 4 arr ; wus a trained pony ect, wi nimble-footed, protty-teaturod girle were |, hilidog got the wrong sue’ and tackled { The remainder, or . soe ee $93,636,107 | | representing over 600 apecttic transactions, has been SROOKLIN 9) sold during the five years at a cash profit of e keeee yt Gane 35,225) lI ’ | | Store fens: 8.30 A. M, Closes 6 P, M. | SEE THE GENERAL Grant’s Grandchildren, the Cantacuzenes, Arrive with Mrs, Potter Palmer. Gea, Frederick Dent Grant went Gown the ba yto-day to meet his sis: | terin-law, Mrs, Potter Palmer, and his} Grandchildren, tho Prinee and Princess Oantacusens, They arrived on the White | op 9 iy) Star Un steamship Majestic, ‘The General gave ‘his entire time to entertaining his grandchildren, whun he saw this morning for the fret time, Prince Miche! is five and « half year old, while litue Bertha is only eigtitoen | months old, Princess Cantaouzena, the mother, was ‘Miss Julla Dent Grant. and her busband have been in Paris, They in- tend to come to this country possibly in | Webruary. It was at the suggestion of | pr phate Palmer, her aunt, that the nwere allowed to come over fn Advance, #0 that, aa the General ex. pressed tt, ‘they could be with us mauch longer tim Gen, Grant had eyes and ears for one on board but tn the children, the little Prin hi Jumped litde Berthe up and do of the time while the vessel y, and oven when she t nis time romp- | no He DEATH IN alo = Numb with Cold H Cold He Cimbed | Into Gas Bag Network to Save Himself, CHICAGO, Deo. 14.—With the daring jof & man who facea death for the mere exovement of it, Hormoe B. Wild felectricsan of Cnicagu, yesterday for | the first Cine in # ite made « Aight in an air ehip. mared to & height feet bot ground, After & series of theiling experiences he returned to the earth safely three miles from th place haley he iy ees on bis (nip in a machine paver hed ao Fontes eee i nigh oan over eg gem and nee Wit nessed oy Misano ol Ane Wip Wirouge tie grat 17 helgat of bait u mile was made under di culties Wiids greatest peril Waa U ger of losing ‘his hold on the oe ohing on account * the cold, hie numb silpped from thei grasp of the frame vf the siiip and | twice he caught himseif by hooking his heels into & groove in che cross beams, For a Ume all went well, the dirigible machine moving to the solith smoothly nthe engin’ o ng the propeller topped es upDly of Peas bata Sirantp. mal realleation. ry higher’ ane higher and na of propell: 4 wm ship in tl feclon 4 The ear 1d, in a fr destruction, lim ne ws ‘a: 3 endeavor to os pe | Into the network of the gas fied, above him, and, hobling on with the Angers of one hand, almest frown, with his teeth untastes ed the cord thet held the Liga 2 val ‘the children. Grant met the party at the pier. lowed to board the | <~ Sogd the ego ‘waa in pla a any of @ passengers Ww 1+ lowed ashore, Mhe ohildren wil stay with their} parents on Governor's Island. Gen t got hia attention on the young | Ones long enough to say that the Prince wes “ane Attle fell BOY KILLED HIMSELF BEFORE GIRL HE LOVED | Young Man Wrote Good-By Note Arranging for Funerel While She Looked On, POU CITY, Thy Doo MeeDewpar. {pg because of his Inability to secure the promise of Jessie Darr, sixteen years old, to become his wife, Harry Hudson blew out his brains here yesterday in| her presence. ‘Hudson was nineteen years old and In. eliged to be despondent. He attended a reste mesine at the Methodist Church | permitting the nites State Hospital In Adrondecks Show Encour. aging Figures.-105 Patients Discharged. The trustees of the New York | State Hospital for Incipient Pul- | monary Tuberculosis in the Adi- rondacks have issued their com- pleted statistics for the first year, which is as follows: There were admitted 207 patients, more than half of whom were incipients, | ‘There were no deaths, Of the ros | patients discharged, fifty-two were apparently recovered, Twenty-six arrested cases are reported, Six- teen improved, while eleven left without any improvement, The treatment consists mainly of out door air, wholesome food and rest, Patients have three full meals and two or three luncheons a day, and 90 of the ros gained an average of ad his name enrolled as a mein- ber, After the meeting he and Miss Darr were members of a skating party and returned to her homo about mid- baad After they had entered the house ed for u short time he asked for wa ty saying he Wiphed to write eg are wave it to him. On it he at he was about to end his life aaa Sine pis Frama sernton be res by Rca ra we ¥, ered aa i sO Beer val a 8 ae prs friends he desired to net ers. eget the note to tate ePeatt ‘anid goody, Nok: , put the muzzle to Pils ms teteakd ave | gael eas trigger, The shot ‘pecunt | Ms brother to the room, Hud- 0 Seat dead on the floor and Miss Darg May beats him in @ swoon, Artus, inspector flection district of the 10.57 pounds each, Thigis cer- tainly most encouraging and shows | that incipient consumptives at least can be cured, There is another treatment perhaps almost as good, Stay home, use cold baths in the morning, get as much outdoor ex+ ercise as possible, a generous dict the) and the continuous use of Scot\’s Emulsion will doubtless chaelr the A Aspety Disteiot, Bovake j est night on an ine) progress of the disease and, may oe ae with yi oe ec t permanently cure, At any rate it | is fo*aifow Nin Roating to oe Il {30,000 Yards of Next Spring’ § Ginghams, The Earliest Showing Anywhere, at 0c. a Yard. || Just in time for the Holidays, Fifteen cases, thirty thousand yards of the Ginghams designed and woven | i for next Spring’s selling, Plaids, checks, stripes and plain shades, and all {ast washable colors, 0c. a yard. | Main floor, West Bullding Musical Instruments Make a "Centering of the Cut Glass Business, || And Some of the Reasons, | We just wish to say briefly, for Christmas is too near to go | | | For Xmas. || Desirable and sensible gifts |, —and very, very small prices, | $1.50 all-wool Sweaters, 980. All | colors and combinations. All wool and worsted Sweaters for juveniles, all colors. .@1.48 | Finer grades of worsted Sweaters, fancy weaves, 81.88 to $3.95 Boys’ Toques, Stocking or Skat- | ing Hats, in wool and worsted, ~ Boys’ Clothing | | | into lengthy details, that the reasons why we do so much more busi- || ness in Cut Glass than any other store in Brooklyn we know of are the glass itself and the prices charged. We make our own glass, I) and it has won world’s fair prizes wherever exhibited. Just now || the Christmas showing is at its hest—Enough said, The example Hh items follow: ! | : : 98, Colors I} = Olt Bonbon Dishes, with or | _ Decanters, i c., The, and 98 rs WY 8 one | $2.08 and $3.40, regularly $3.75 I | and ' ¢ombinations to match : and $4.50. { sweaters. 8c, $1.85 ami $1.49, regularly | Cotogne Bottles II] Il| Boys’ double band Golf and Mo- $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 25 to $6.08 each, { tor Hats. Te, and O8c || Flower Vases. H 1 | Children's double band Tams, cloth and serge.98¢, and $1.25 || $4.00 beaver Sailors and Tams, |, $2.95. In tan and black. }) White bearskin Tams Hussar and | Cossack Hats, 1.48 and $1. ra |, Boys’ Rubber Wsus phd | fining. . 5 and €2. 50 Oil and Vinegar Bottles, $1.49 and $1.98, regularly $2.00 and $2.75 Fruit and Salad Bow!s, $2.50, $2.98, $3.49, $3.98 and $4.49, \ $1.75 to $7.98 each, © ryt Trays, 2.49, $2.98 and 9,50 each Com) aia $2.98 and $4.08 each, pais e208 to $17.50 a set, | a Punch Bowls, " k. & E, all-woo! Paty Bloures, | Jelly Dishes, 7 and 8 Inch sires. | 24,08, 20.08, $85.00 up to |i || gray, and blue, neckband and | $2,190, $2.49, $2.08, regularly $150.00 cach. \ collar. , 98¢, and $1.25 Flannelette and madras Blouses, White and gold Bohemian Glass- || dark colors, neckband or col | ware and Vases, marked a‘third to a $2.50, $3.00 and $3.75 Mayonnaise Bowls and Plates, ihelf less than regular because of late Weyer . 48 |] $8.98 a set, regularly $5.00, | arrival, Boys’ Russian blouse Suits, | “Bonbon Dishes, Saucers, 85 and $4.95 1] ports: Bruit Plates and Bowls, also ‘ases, | | Com- I Rarement, West Butlding. J |} sold bonds out of the above referred to $160,000,000 of { an average of fifty years to run, at an average rate of interest of over 414%, During the same period the Company has received, yim participations in bond syndicates to which it has been a subscriber for the purpose of obtaining bonds at the original issue price, from joint accounts and from other sources, a total cash profit of por oe ee ee ; $1,812,102) During the same period the Finance Committee has { ; $1,870,674. bonds and stocks which it held five years ago, realizing from such sales a cash profit of . . . i fey ' ; | i Merr Xmas. | During the same period, this Board having deter- H | { | Pronkivn ead ' y | |mined to invest the policy-holders’ money in bonds only, j ] rooklyn headquarters for Musical Instruments, Phonographs ||} + > , and Talking Machines, The high character of the instruments, pu- | the Finance Commitice sol the Company's bank stocks, | nity of fone aoa Tp prices have put this store far in the lead of all |} trust company stocks and railway shares ata profitof ‘ ; + $4,700,000) others in Brooklyn , !) Viotins, best makes $4.98 to $37.08 | Mandolin, Banlo and Guitar Cases, | i 1 ; os 84, 08 | | ; : “Ases, he total ¢ rotits from the f . || Guitars, finest tone. $5.49 to $14.49 | $1.49 to 86.98 || Making the otal cash,p ite trom Sur ROUEN AE 4 $9,318,001 | Banjos, finest make, $5.49 to $19.98 | yen: tht tie x abe 7 ven ' h | | Mandolins, finest tone... 88.08" Foy Wii gaara au yore During the same period losses have been sustained | | Violih Cases, well made, extra stron, ¢, T5c,, 98c, and ‘d i @ pos i | | nd fel wel andes ich Song Kc c fe. gait upward ton five transactions involving securities ah Pp stession Mira Music Boxes and 12 Tunes, $15 to $125, of the Company five years ago, and on five transactions | Sold on the easy-payment plan, 10 per cent, down and 10 per involving securities purchased during the past five years, cent. a'month, These are the finest Music Boxes made and so sim- | f 679 ple in construction that any child can play them, All tunes are in- representing an agregate loss o ‘ ar ‘ ye 7 702,679 terchangeable and most all of the new airs are procurable. ; ‘ “| d wes % ae Making a net cash profit realized for the policy-holders See Toyland Theatre Phonographs and Talking Machines during the past five yearsof 5 ss tw $8,615,322. Se Geet 10% Down and 10% a Month, : | 4 No Christmas present will give more lasting or varied enter- These cash profits are over and above and exclusive i | Everybody for Xmas and || tainment to the recipient than a Phe Og raph or a Machine, ‘of interest on the Company’s securities, which rate of | | Prices of Edison Machines ti 20, $30 and $50 Victor Machines... .....5 #80, $40, $60 and $100 i vera ver 414% Abraham and Straus peo 2 oe 3 and 9100 interest during this period has averaged o 4% ‘ourth Floor, Weet Buliding. For Everybody, = = | The present market value over cost value of the (FE ———— ——==r, or ie ThA labove referred to $190,869,477 of bonds purchased dur- ing the last five years and now held in the Company’s | assets is . $1,404,674 In this $190,869,477 item is included the Company's par- P ; ticipation of $3,200,000 in the International Naviga- } tion Bond Syndicate at a valuation of 80, although the | securities therein have now an aggregate market value of over 90, $10,018,006 Making a total profitinfive yearsof . . .« .« © « The Company is now possessed of approximately $312,000,000 of bonds which bave| and which | lare worth on the market upwards of $10,099,900 more than was paid for them. | | Yours respectiully, | F, H, SHIPMAN, Asst. Treasurer,