Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-18

at Islington, the principal suburban theater
of London, Terriss will produce there new
American melodrama, 1.-THE Great Metropo-
lis"
The retirement of Geraldine Ulmar from
the Sayuy Theater was not due to any diff
culty between the star and the management.
1t was only that the young lady thought she
had been singing the same kind of parts too
long, and that she desired rest. At the
same time she has probably been influenced
by the fact that she has for several months
past been receiving offers from various man
ayers in New York and London, though
D'Ovlv Carte offered to top any salary any
other manager offered. Miss Ulmar has ac-
cepted no offer as vet, and she declares that
she will listen to no propositions until she
has visited home. She leaves the Savoy
June Is, and sails for New York on the Goth.
The row that finally ruptured the firm of
Gilbert and Sullivan is said to have been
all on account of a carpet. Their business
has always been done on sharing system,
expenses of all kinds being charged against
the receipts, and the profit that is left di-
vided between Gilbert, Sullivan and D'Oyly
Carte, their manager. While Gilbert was
in India. lust after the production of the
"Gondoliers," Carte purchased some new
carpets for the theater, ard when Gilbert
returned be objected to the expense.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
Carte maintained that the purchase was
iustifable, and the two appealed to Sulli-
van, who sided with Carte. AS great
many people have occasion to know Gilbert
is endowed with temper that is not mild,
aud when he gets into a row he generally
sees it through. He did in this instance,
and the result has been dissolution OF
partnership. Gilbert is now looking for
composer to collaborate with, and il is said
that Alfred Cellier will be the new partner,
or at least that he will collaborate with
Gilbert in a new opera, with which Horace
Sedger will commence his occupancy of the
Lyric Theater. Sullivan does not want a
new partner. as he declares that he will
confne himself hereafter to grand opera.
This combination of circumstances will
necessitate change of policy at the Savoy
Theater after the run of the "Gondoiiers" is
over. D'Oyly Carte's new theater is e1-
of Sullivan's grand opera "1vanhoe."
Agnes HuntIngton's enforced temporary
retirement from the stage by Augustus
Harrss' brutality is not entirely without Its
compeusations The beautiful American
has become a great favorite in the high
world of London, and she is In constant de-
mand at all manner of social functions.
Last night she was one of half dozen
guests to dine with the King of the Bel
gians at the residence of Baroness Burdett-
Coutts Another American girl present
was Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain.
Madam Sembrich has been installed by
reclamation first operatic favorite at Ber-
lin. The other evening the audience at
Kroll's Theater cheered her for ten min
utes and the stage was covered with bou-
quets.
REFUSED ALL ENCoREs.
A disgraceful scene of polite society row.
dvism was witnessed in the big Albert Hall
on Wednesday. upon the occasion of the re-
appearance of Patti. The prima donna was
suffering from bad cold, caught, it is un-
derstood, in New York, and made worse by
the sea air on the passage. Some of the
audience were informed of the fact, but
Manager kuhe explained that rather than
disappoint the public Patti would sing
three songs. The people, however, were in
Dad humor owing to the non-appearance of
Tenor Sims Reeves. and when Patti de-
clined encores they howled and stamped and
raved, and refused to allow the concert to
proceed.
Kuhe appealed for fair play, but failed to
obtain a hearing from these well-dressed
rufians. A famous violoncellist tried to
charm their savage breasts, but with so little
success that he finally prauced off the plat
form in disgust, taking his big instrument
with him. The row continued for consid-
erable time, and order was only restored by
a threat to clear the hall. Patti left the
place after the third song, much agitated at
the peoples want of forbearance.