Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-22
NEW YORK GOSSIP.


The nsrisini Matter, Again-victofi'
Gives Ground for (1ossip--faliing Poll
t,eisns-Lard Speculation, 90.
ysrscIal correspondence Of the Dispatch.
NEw YoRK, August 81, 1886.
n the cool weather drove some PEG
ple into town Hoyt aud Solomon
American opera must have driven then
out again. After hearing this origina
work one feels like leaving town perma
nsn,ly. Inevsr had great opinion o
Mr.. Solomon as . tune.driyer. Thor
Is no doubt . certain facility Of twiddl'
about him no can keep up q rscke
rhythmically, don't you know, like
buxzssw. But when itcomes TO rnakins
melodies and giving them color AMI
fitting them to sentiment, Lord bless
you , it's tam.tsm and patter, I" snig
geripg pibrochs and iiggety reels." Hs
makes operas very much as some edl'
tors make literature. You can smell
she paste on every idea. He's rs copious
o. q wsttr-csrt, and, like that useful
vehicle, he Keeps managers from raising
the dust.
AN oPERATrC FAILURE.
Well. he came to the front on Mon
day night with "Tho Maid aud the
Moonshipers." II was lightning fail
urs. The illustrious Mr.. Hoyt, who
shovelled "The Psrlor Match " and
raked 1.-THE Bunch OF Keys" also
snstched this libretto. Mr.. Hoyt's style
of humor is peculiar. lie writes Sc
rious lires and leaves them round where
q comedian will find them and string on
some funny business. Then Mr.. Hoyt
takes another medal for wit and mirth-
fulness. Give him q chair and human
being and he will rise to the intellectual
occasion by pulling the chair away
when the human being is about to sit
down. As rule the gallery prefers
this kind of literature to Sardou's. |
suppose that MIR. Hoyt can do more In
the way Of dramatic construction with
. bent pin and place to sit down than
any human being alive, always except
ing that aboriginal idiot who wrote
+" Peck's Bad Boy"
When Hoyt and Solomon came under
one working yoke sounding brass and
tinklipg cymbals began to grow on the
same branch. "Pepita," Mr.. Solo
mons preceding opera, is to go round
The country this season reduced to
working basis Of amateurs. Not even
Mr.. j. NJ. Hills capital could make
that work travel on its own melodies.
t" The Maid and the Moonshiners is
infinitely more puerile.
BRAZEN EFFRoNTERY.
Perhaps you may have noticed that
one of our homes Of comic opera
well, not to mincematters, the Casino
is advertising that it has captured a
woman in England who has had an in
trigue with q live lord. This is the
drawing attraction Of the woman and is
boldly and brazenly set forth. What
in the name of decency does the Casino
take Americans to be? There is an
Irish echo to this which answers,
!" Asses" But l am induced to be-
lieye that the Casino may work this
fascinating subject little over the line of
tolerance. Mr.. Aronson, who has beenin
terviewed on the subject, chuc&led and
rubbed his hands and said that the live
lord intended to follow this girl to
America, and would doubtless be seen
every night at the Casino. And some
of our dsilies have had statements to
the same effect. Probably Mr.. Aron-
son thinks this is cleyerness. In my
opinion it is impertinent vulgarity, and
il carried out as they have begun it,
hope that the first nights audience at
the Casino will hiss the actress from
the stage.
If Mr.. Aronson cannot draw the line
public opinion can and should.
"sAD sEA.DoGs."
There is some amusing chat in the
new yacht club anent d" Lieutenant"
Hem and his wife and his sloop, the
which l must repeat entire
nous. There is but one opinion about
the yacht, and that is that she is a kind
of beauty, and if there is a wind race
day that will compel our yachts to reef,
Why the Galatea will carry away the
cup. In heavy sea and stiff breeze
she is calculated to do good work. Re-
garding Hem and his wife some anus
ing stories are told. She appeared at
the reception on the flagship Electra in
the most extraordinary costume-red
turban, bestudded with jewels, white
silk vest, with the ensigns Of the club
ard the yacht in jewels, one on each
breast; o blue silk jacket trimmed
all around with gold buttons; sash
confined ct the waist with heavy
bas-relig gold monogram buckle;
heavily. futed blue silk skirt, with a
diagonal red silk strap, held at the bow
by q heavily jewelled pin. Mrs. HEM
is small and coarse-lookipg, and has
passed five years Of married life, except
ing eight months ashore, on board ship
with her husband, who persists in
styling himself =" Lieutenant though
IL in the royal navy be would be con-
tented until he got to be captsin with
the plain, ordinary, everyday Mr.
and who is q medium-sized, broad
shouldsred, regular sea-dog, looking
more ike q second mate on an ocean
steamer than what be purports to be.
This osd little couple are good sailors,
and as lopg as they remain aboard their
yacht they appear to be in the right
place, for she is as competent to handle
the ship as her husband.
DUDE TAKEN IN.
The dudes Of the Calumets who still
occupy the vacated rooms Of the de-
funct Army and Navy Club, in the Gill
sey House annex, pending the compile.
tion, the latter part Of next month, Of
their house on the avenue," are
laughing over the nocturnal adventures
Of one Of their members the other night
on his way home after petit soupsr
which left him very thirsty. II appears
that be was passing hot-corn
stand when be noticed very pretty
maiden with tho swsrthy complexion,
black eyes and hair Of the southern
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