New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-11
PACL JONES COMES on SHORE.
MISS AGNES HUNTINGTON TELLS OF HER RE.
CEPTION IN ENGLAND.

MISS AGNES HUNTINGTON TELLS OF HER RE.
| CLIFTON IN ENGLAND.
The current Of theatrical travellers that flows from
| England toward America late every summer Is now
about at its height. II i, not {, overwh clmng in It's
volume il ago. but it is distinctly to he
observed. The that rolled In yesterday brought
Hiss Agnes Huntingdon accompanied BY her mother.
her sister and Marcus r.. Mayer. not TO mention her
dog Dctto. though Miss Huntington thinks he Is quite
worth mentioning. They came on the city OF New
York. Miss Huntington has been sncin. the part of
Paul Jones in the opera Of the same name in London.
pretty generally known. and she Is soon to sing II
here at the broadway Theatre. Is also known. There
have also a good reports from time I" tim"
her artistic and social success N England she Il
extremely happy about her reception thir. from hr>t
to last and extremely hopeful about the coming one
here. she thinks the American audiences are ra'hc?
more critical than English ones, but hiodc>ty trusts
that she may please them.
Miss Huntington went TO England. aS she related
last evening at the invitation Of Carl Rosa. who wanted
her to play Paul Jones. He Thought She could do IT,
but Others were extremely doubtful tive part had
been sung before by man. Mr.. R">a stuck I" Ms
point. but on the opening night he was obviously
nervous tnsomuch that he placed stool in the fr't
entrance and sat there to wdc! ;hc performance. MI
the principals Of the company, ,hcy came on tie
stage cot reception, from the auccnce-al that Is L"
say except Miss Huntington. l When She h"i SUM
her first solo sh" had rouNng encore aud when
she of the stag" the manager whi>p''rd
Ia her: It's all right" md va' AL
right paul Jones" was given $40 times and Ni--
Huntington absent from the stage MY "hcr YIN
English company Is coming TO support Miss Inn'ih-
ton and she thinks it will he better one than s!c
had in London. There forty five people, and ont.
one American besides herself This = Wilfgrd
Waters. who has the part Of a Cape Cod fisherman
The company will sail september -.
Miss Huntington has been iav"rit" on the stag" a
well as on, and has mel naiy prominent p""p" III
English society. She met Nini-tcr Lincoln at H."
home Of the I,arn",> Hurdct'f QUITS. and IL" Prince
OF Wales at dinner given t, him and The Princess N
Males and the pinces>cs Victoria and Maud IN
Princess OF Wales, however sick and could not at
tend the dinner and her daughter had 10 take her pia"
1t bcsg the flint time that ~c hal ever dom com;
Herbert Isl march also present at this dinn':.
Another friend Of Mio IIuntinct"s joachim HON
she first met at concert III GcrInany. where he
played and She sam. While she Wa sns.li: he
became 80 much interested that he took scat the
tage u listen. and lac applnu'cd =" much Tia hi'
hands were not in good condition To play. and IN
place the Programme. which wa neat alter h.'.
.,n'th"r OF Mis- IIunt.n3ron'> peasant ant '.p.' n
is in the new Theatre winch ,'co - Ed"arhN - hHiH
l me DECLARES o tina, win BE- tie nad ,,tic in
the We, Eni All the sta" aIianrcn,,ni-. ~ho
ays arc to BE- on TIE l,t tns!i.h n! a"l Ind '.c
there will be- pit. An EnGl-h theatre mus; have
pit. whether il has anything else Or not
Mr.. Ma;cr will not give h> wlO.c iinc t. l'anl
Jones" tbs liz j. Eppfl Il g." rf'~Ir'tt~
Of the London tiictv Company. IN vh'h H. i'c >lr'
interest. Richard barker, known a. stag" mana -"
Of Gilbert and sullivan Operas. viii l." ~" A. ~"
manager Of il when il begins it, American. ur. tbs
j. the company which contains Fred Lc,i Nil y ,c
rarrrn Mi~~ Lind Nil GRAY and NJ. storey. III 'r.''
rcdley Vim r'ne i,,eaa Of NJ, Marln li"oh. r."
burleuc Ia be- Ofcci. a, !, already know u. l. Ru>
BIAS which hi, had long run IN London. Tho
cOnlpany will come here in y Wrini'rr.
Another musician who arrived on tho ftv NJ New
York Yesterday Mi, Lizzie A. Priest. pianist, NJ
II. Louis.