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fashionable to attend the nights Patti
sings. The exterior of the Academy is very |
like large, square, high barn, and the |
Interior far from gorgeous. 1t seats about |
1900, and there was, as a matter of fact, |
standing room only on Friday night, |
1t was evident that as many came to see
and be seen as to listen ossthe rendition Of
the opera, and if the truth was to be told,
the audience supplied many counterparts
of Mrs. Langtry's Photographic cos
tune. It probably is not best to dwell
upon the truth, in this particular direction.
as it might be offensive.
Of course, Patti was charming, and car
ried the audience by storm. Baskets of
flowers and bouquets were show cred upon
her until it looked as though she would
have to utter the words frequently al tend-
ed to death notices in New York papers
'Please omit flowers" She was
called before the curtain again and again.
and gracefully acknowledged the compli-
ment. AS a beauty she far surpasses the
Jersey Lily
was positively shocked upon stepping
from my seat into an ante-room, to find
huge key of beer on tap. I sh ould not
have supposed that such an audience
would have INDUCED in anything short of
champagne, and ''extra dry'' at that, and
to find that they actually loaded up
with key beer, not even being aris-
tocratic enough to take it in bottles, was
SO painful that it destroyed all further en-
joyment of the opera.
GENERAL GOSSIP.
| There are twenty so called frst-ciass
theaters and Opera houses in full
blast in New York, besides al
almost innumerable minor attractions. On
Saturday night Gilbert and Sui
livan's new comic opera, 'sIolanthe,' -
was brought out.at the Standard theater in
New York, and also simultaneously in
London. It made a decided hit in New
York, though the papers assert it is not
likely to have such run as 'Pinafore.' -
Patience or 'Pirates of Penzance." 1t is
of the same general character as their other
comic operas, full of lively songs, pungent
hits, scenic display, etc. I neg
lected to secure seats in advance, and
upon going to the theater the sign, ''Stan-
ding room only" was so absolutely true
that even that might have been Withdrawn.
There was not even standing room where
the opera could have been seen. '.Iolanthe,
will more than divide the honors with
Langtry and Patti for the present:
Another feature among actors in New
York is to play with star with only a
nominal, and oftentimes, no salary at all,
for the prestige it gives to secure engage
ments from having been in such and such
company. The story goes that the
biggest stars, where the highest. prices are
paid for seats, pay their compa-
MES almost nothing. This is
said to have become almost a
regular thing here. 1t would seem that
where tickets range from two to five dol
lars, the average being about three dollars,
that managers would pay salaries as mat
ter of common justice, but justice seems
to have fed to- british beasts, or some
where else. It is told of Maud Granger,
| that she dresses SO we'll that she
is given engagements for her costumes,
and the managersgauge their price by the
cost of clothes and that while appearing
before New York audiences in gorgeous ar
ray, she has been almost without the
necessaries of life. That is one advant-
age that the .';Black Crook offers-no
costumes being required. That has taken
a fresh start here and is having big
run at Haverly's. 1t is almost the only
| play that beginner on the stage
can afford to supply wardrobe for. And
still presume the fashionable ladies in
und-ess costume at PATHS entertainment
would regard it highly improper to coun-
tenance the 'Black Crook by their pres
ence. -.
Such are the whims and fancies of the
| stage and public.
1t is noticeable how, almost utterly,
Jack Haverly has dropped out of the man
agerial world. He evidently bit off more
than ne could chew. Two years ago his
name was attached to half dozen New
York and Brooklyn theaters, and now only
one bears his title, and he has
no lot or part in it. The
Chicago theater bearing his name is also
out of his hands. He went up like a rocket
and has descended.
Aside from the stars, the mos lily paid
profession in New York is the theatrical.
The patronage on the other hand surpasses
that given any other branch of
business, if we except the bar
rooms. The churches are only thought
of once week, and then but by small
fraction of the public. The transient and
resident population of New York are much
more interested in amusements than in
heaven. They propose to make sure of
the former, and will double discount their
chances of the latter for profit or pleasure
at any time. H. P. H.
Obituary.
CHICAGO. Nov 3O.-Col. R. W. Ricaby,