Telegram-herald., 1890-08-01

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ehurshsu's, a2& the Frisssss wAs very
kina - me. 60 no1 nsntien My meet
ipg royalty ss t$sag PsEtisslAriy .
notswertky eirsxsastanee. e1t as sia ply
shswing ~hss Esy "a sso0Dpllsksd ey
on.'.e.a sIsrtieHs ssd withent the ala
81 iEnssntisl frisats-
T.king u al together the savoy sem-
psnv va the Hoss seassisuiioas eEs
tbst ysu eould Imagine. Ths dlsei-
plins Ia slmest PsrtsSt aRd shsrs is
nsssT sny ~EanElsag or quarrsling.
gks members werk hard snd have >
personal pride aad intsnss interest ia
thsir work 20 make ths opera a success.
Tie atnosPkers Of the theatsr is excel
lent Enxlish orehsstrAs are made 1p
~ splsAcid musicians. Only the very
highest taleEt is employed 81 the savoy
where they are nesrly AL soieists. TAis
latter feature, while good thing Ia
maay ways, h&s sls0 its disadvantage
because = soloiss nsy obtain shsrt
engagement elsewhere and the deputy
that ne puts In his place aust irritats
the people. Naturally lie cannot be
expected 10 DO as well as the original
player would.
Mr.. Gilbert personally conducts all
rshssrssls Of his operas from the 6rst
one 10 the last. SIR Arthur Sullivan
does not attend rshesrssls until Il is
nearly time for the production Of the
opera Then he comes to the thsster
and takes full charge Of the music, re-
lieving Francois Cellisr, the musical
conductor, who directs the early re-
hesrsals. Nr. Gilbert is very strict,
but kind. His manner ct times is apt
to be a little bit impatient when things
do not run along TO please him. OF
course, ne leaves q great deal 10 the
judgement OF tho artists, and II tho
latter are clever he has very little TO
say. His method is 10 let the artist
read his part and then as the rehearsal
proceeds he makes suggestions from
his point OF view. Generally the art
lists take kindly to his criticisms be-
cause his suggestions are always help
full. Being the author he really ought
10 know what he wishes 20 be done.
fancy great many people regard Mr..
Gilbert In the light of a cynic, but
they do not understand him. At frst
one might think him little cold and
unsympathetic, bat he is liked most
where best understood. 1t is very
amusing TO see Mr.. Gilbert on the fret
night of one of his operas. He never
sees one OF his productions from the
front of tho house. He rem mains behind
the wings and PAGES up and down like
q Gagged panther, as nervous as posi-
BILE. / think from a nervous point of
view, he Is worse than the artists.
Mr.. Gilbert lives in beautiful home
in South Kensington. Both Mr.. and
Mrs Gilbert are finished equestrians,
and may be seen any morning riding in
the Park or on the Row.
Sir Arthur Sullivan is very nice
man and we'll liked by the mem bers of
the company. He always leads tho
orchestra ct the first performance ot
one of his works. / do not think he Is
quite SO impulsive as Mr.. Gilbert. He
takes things easier, perhaps. Yet he Is
equally strict. On first nights he is
calm and quiet, although he is naturally
anxious to see how the new opera is
going to take with the audience. He
lives in q beautiful fat and entertains
most delightfully."-. He is very amusing &
and is q finished musician on all kinds
of instruments. De sings, too, in his
own way.
want to come back to America when
my engagement expires in 1891 with an
opera of my own, brought out chiefly
to amuse the public. | never believed
in starring, and, If any thing, it will be
good ali-round opera and not a ono
part affair. / an not selfish enough to
think that the public would like TO see
star with a good company as well as
it would to see agood company without
star. That Is what / would like to
%. see GERALDINE ULMAR-