The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-16

phatic reply.
"Whatl NeverT -.
swell, very seldom, the author laighingiy
answered. ''as once nnocently said before TO
n gentleman who asked me the same question
and who laughed npronrlously, no Thought 1t
so funny. But, seriously speaking. had no
idea that these faw jocuiar expressions Wonld
pass into the small currency OF daily CONVEX.
satlon, Had sat down with the mechanical
effort to coin ~ popular catchword probably
should have failed completely.
"And how In II that 'PlnaIore' hns not been
"a great success In England as 1t proved IN
this country r"
Mir Sullivan took up this question and re-
piled: "Oh, IL has been Il very great success
In London IL has been running 600 nights, hlid
II was played at four theatres NJ the same
time. In the provincial theatres u has been
u continual attraction for Tho last year anh Q
half or more"
"And." added Mr.. Gilbert, remember that
II II the only operate work bya native author
and composer which ever kept the British
boards over three weeks
oHATonIo AND orEhETTA.
The conversation then turned on tho plans
Of tho British Visitors.
"llow long do you expect to stny2'
"Just M long "a you (nenning the Ameri-
con public, will tolerate ua. Mr.. Gilbert dry
~ replied. I'VE expect To stay about three
months In Now York and thou visit the other
chief cltios,"
''You viii open with Iplnarore. / presume"
tsYes, on tho first of December. at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre" Mr., Sullivan said. 1--WE
have heard TINT 1t has been done excellently
here, but. Of course, we should like TO have
it done according to our own Ideas. exactly
as we originally intended It to no done. Mr.
Gilbert ID d wonderful stage manager and
there arc many fine telling points Of stage
business which we Will Introduce and which,
am sure, must be now to tho American pub
le On the twenty third of this month [
nua "A I'm tnfa 1nIIpfiuIy nj pTufnrD
The rrpdigal Son
Are your plans for this country separate
from those 81 Mr.. Sullivan" MIR. Gilbert was
asked
aNot In tho lenat." was tho authors reply,
'but don't intend to help him conduct his
Oratorios, ".5-
what works will you produce besides
rinnforer'
1--WE intend V give 'TrIal by Jury and tho
Soroerer.' which. we are told, were never
done hero us they were originally Intended to
be done.
"And rs To your new opera. tho Robbers.
III IL tn bn called, hellspe2'
""The name IA not yet fixed upon Mr.. Gil
bert said. "wo shall probably not decide upon
IL until We nre rnndy 10 produce II, II was
inst tho snmo with 'Pinnfore We actually
had tho printed hnndbIls ready before We
finally decided upon the name"
"And rs to the story OF the six burglars
making love 10 tho six daughters Of the pro
prjetor OF The house thoy break into is that
really thu bnRia Of tho plot T.
awe originally mapped That out for n little
ono net piece llke Trial by Jury. and worry
likely shall ilHe IL IN tho present work. But
cannot tell you anything moro about the plot,
because. ~ tell tho truth, tho piece H. not yet
thoroughly elaborated. Tho second net Isl
written aud the first Isn't. But tho treat
ment Of the now opera will be similar to- that
of 'pnaFore'- namely, to treat u thoroughly
farcical subject In q thoroughly serious man
nor. That Inns boon my iden all along, If a
mnn, ! say comes upon the stage dressed up
grotesqnNly ~ d clown nobody is surprised II
he performs antics and stands upon his hend.
ia In expected Of him, nobody will laugh Mt
him. But II Il man comes III looking like n
dignlffed Wall street banker or lofty British
deacon and suddenly proceeds to stand upon
his head, everybody will laugh at the absurd
ity III tho performance
tits the story or II modern Iampa,' Mr.
Sullivan broke In; "of pirates and eseapades of
200 years ago. which II dressed up In our
modern clothes must seem very absurd
Its q burlesuua upon the serious nelo-
DRAMA" Mr.. Gilbert explained, "and It's nh
suriitIss aud It's farcicul aspects arc treated
na seriously ns tho ridiculous improbablites
or grand opera arc treated seriously In Pima
fore
AN AMERICAN FfEdE or STAGE BUSINESS
zone Of tho funniest things In that way"
suggested tho reporter, is the scene In which
Ralph. after being ordered to his dungeon
cell, IL lGd away u prisoner, but upon receiv-
Ing All encore To his farewell song, Is brought
pa'k ny lhs ao'llNI ~ lap.tl ~. ,,..,,,
20 they 90 tnat mere MI. su ~, w
oialmoh with laughing shrpF,se. we never
nld that of We o.hef slao. lhat must TOOK
immensely funny.
ihls III your hrst Vlsit 20 thls country, MI
sullivan
Yes, 1or four years nave p.en coming
every, yelr, n'a b"'n - ntNl' olshppoi.i.'1ea
hlit you. Mr 1iloert' nave peeh mere pe-
fore
cs, some years Meo' nut I'm phruai.y
stranger ~ Lhe country now. by l,le way, !
nave fehd tne tluleulous sIo1les ABOUT my
rhcntre md iii TINT sort Of thing The trutb
la came hpre SOLELY for the pl1rnOse og sell-