Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-20
On, was because Of the prudish
pasm that society suffered at the
Id intimacy between Madame Patti and Nj
because

spasm that society suffered at the
old intimacy between Madame Patti and NJ
colint or course q married woman who lives
with another woman's husband throws her
self open it were to the glamor of delicate sus-
why it should affect her artistically The Bern
hardt, for instance, was numerically sat down
upon because of few tangible 1ndiscretions In the
way OF children OF haZy male parentage, but She
acted superbly just the same. Many ladies here
intended when they learned of Madame PATHS
arrival to have her sing at their houses cost what
1t would, but the aforesaid spasm OF purity got
such firm grip on society people that
every plan was abandoned. 1t is assured that she
will tie heard next season, however. II Abbey sue
coeds in bringing Nilsson over next season, which
Is extremely doubtful, by the way, she VIII be
Gould has more money than any one else but
cause he is backing Mr.. Abbey in his schemes to
secure Nilsson. Mr. Gould's'.object is plain. He
not been able to get into society In spite OF his
enormous wealth heretofore, and he hopes by
the brilliant expedient OF securing the great prima
donna's services exclusively to compel society peo-
pie to visit his house. or course II Gould ever
gets society people in his house his path will be
easy as no one could refuse to invite him after he
had entertained them. Gould is Shrewd.
AN AMERICAN OPERA
1t is quite refreshing to hear OF new American
opera that promises to rival in interest some OF the
e lglish and French impoftations We have fire.
qlently heard hints of one laid down New York
buy on the New jersey coast 1t is called "The
be produced this summer. The story is int eresting
and the music which is by Charles D. Blake.
II,
ling AS the story goes, the heroine, Matte B rne,
was found clinging to . wreck by old Salty Berne
the keeper Of the light This incident
opening of the opera. The young girl who
is piquant and charming, is the daughter Of an
aristOcratic and rich English family. Roger Nor
yer to bring about her restoration to her family.
Having an eye to the money that will come to her
he determined to marry her while she still believes
that she Is only the lightkeeper'S daughter. To
do this he forms plan for earning her gratitude
deserter, who is villain of the deepest dye, he
finds an accomplish The plot is to abduct her
and then rescue her. When the plan is to ne car
rled into execution the beroine is at the house of
Paul Meridith, and when the accomplice goes on
his errand he gets into the wrong room, and
clrries off Rose Meredith instead This Is the first
complication. The abductOr takes the struggling
Rose to 1.-THE Sea Gulls Wng,' tavern Kept by
the austere and queruous Widow Flint. Matte
into real heroine. With Ting Loo Chinese
servant, she goes in disguise to rescue the fair
prisoner. Matte has an ardent and devoted lover
In Captain Mayvllle. He must be taken out OF the
way too. So he is captured by party OF Jersey
wreckers, and carried to ''The Sea Guls Wing"
with the intention OF drowning him when con-
venient The action is rapid in the last act during
which villany is defeated and virtue triumphs;
both of the captives being rescued. The opera Is
to be splendidly mounted, and will have unusual
interest here because OF the familiarity OF the
sentc display; George N; vickers, of Philadel-
b. first produced in Boston, where the music is
n Nv being rehearsed by chorus OF sixty voices,
attef winch It Will be pr0duCe0 In New York.
GENERAL GRANTS TITLE ASSAuED.
General Grants superby finished residence In
66th street, of which he is so proud is in jeopardy
from the attack Of an aged negro woman, who
claims the ground On which it is built There is
flaw in the title to the deed, and ii Is said to
worry the general very much, as he believed that
he was settled for life. Grant begins to loom up
an owner OF fast horses. He only cares for trot-
ting stock, and wouldn't give fig for a running
horse. 1t is common sight to see him, late in the
afternoon, SWIMMING up the road in little feather
weight wagon, putting a new horse through
his PAGES or extending the legs of an Old
1avorite. He looks very little like ex-President
then. He wears a rusty Old ulster ana hat drawn
down over his eyes, and he sits like round
ShOuldered old hOrseman. He has no longer the
military bearing by which he was once distn-
guiShed, and IS rather shabby In the matter OF
dress. His time Ia spent with financial men alto
gether now. He goes down to Wall street early In
the morning and remains till the tick OF the bell
He is so much engrosSed in money making that he
has refused an invitation for Newport and will
spend the summer at his son Ulysses s. Grants
place in Westchester county, so that he can reach
the elevated railroad every day and get down to
his beloved Wall street at an early hour. Col.
Fred. Grant is also coming out as a heavy
f1nancier, and U. S. G., jr, is doing some very
considerable mOney-making in a quiet but per-
sstent way. It is not at all improbable that the
Grant family will rank among the wealthy ones OF
New York in twenty years less.