The sun., 1897-04-12
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


has agreed to become member Of Walter
Damr osch's company. Her introduction to
this pabllc.was due to Mr.. Grau and Henry f..
Abbey, and for some time during ner fret sea-
son hero she drew large salary, although
tho audiences that gathered to hear her were
pitifully small and apathetic. Within recent
wears she has been one OF the most popular sing
ers ir the company. Merely regards busi-
ness ARRANGEMENTS the prima donna is ut liber-
" to do what she chooses. keen appreciation
OF past favors has never been considered q
striking characteristic OF the artistic tempera.
ment, so Mmo. Melba in desertinG Mr.. Grau
at critical moment Is guilty of 10 particular
breach of operatic ethics. She 10 one OF tle
ogs lngsT. who have re",oR to know that all The
York Her concert tours through the, coun-
try have been highly profitable and she has
much larger section OF the United States than
the heart of the foreign artist is usually sup.
of Charles Ellis, Mm".. Meiba's tours have
Invariably, earned small fortune for her, and
been her manager rather than Mr. Grau. The
Damrosch' Ellis combine 10 looked upon as
one S and By the Of
himself into direct rivalry with Mr.. Grau.
II Mr.. Damronch does not engage Nine. Leh-
still have TO, be improved and strengthen cd
OF scenery provided. The last SERIES be gave
| lore In the GENERAL quality OF the parformances
ductlons of the regular season. The houses
we're not often large and even with the dif-
not he said that the productions were at ali of
! Of tho class usual In the regular season. Ru,
has sSo%n an % Intention % to meIo" so in Tor
| the most famous singers of the operltlc stage,
and b, is therefore factor TO be considered in
New Sork's future seasons OF opera.
One Of the subscribers to fund to meet tho
expenses OF recent production was q we'll
known man who had never before been noted
for his devotion to art. He agreed with sew.
eral others to give a certain sum TO meet the
cost of the ENTERPRISE. A few days before the
date fixed for the first production a hurry call
for all the money promised was sent out. This
particular subscriber happened to be away
from the citv. but he said he would be back
he or daS for e
performance OF the play. He went to- the
home In saM @ frame orr OF nina Ha
thoughts were settled, however, when he
reSched home and he wa, t able TO- send De,
belated contribution. The subscriber, having
seen the play for the first time, was able to an
swer with n kr owledGe OF what he was In TOR.
Taking advantage of this, he wrote that AZ he
subscribers. and as ten the actual number
that nad come into the enterprise. he could see
his money. He did not mention that he had
seen the show and knew what II would mean
eF'si ,ia
IS Tafn 3 to '4sy
An author of some renown attended recently
for the first time the regular monthly meeting
OF an organization that is compo.ed of au-
thors. and lie has been relating. for the bcne-
it OF a few OF his friends. an embarrassing ex-
perience that made the occasion memorable TO
him. II have been so busy all my rfe." he says.
that l have never Joined such club. and I
know very few real dyed the. wool authors
or course. know q few, and most OF the really
well.known authors In this country would
any man who has ever pu h!shed q book is eliri-
BILE for membership IL this particular associa-
forty forty or aity men tbe;e i didn't reeosnize
the faces OF any, of them, They looked very
howevei. found Just the sort OF person @ Twas wa;
looking for. He wore his hair long. and his
the the real r thing ia an author said to myself.
ana. approaching him difidently. said:
.esm to know any Of the mem6e of Your @ club.
II seems to be prosperous. and congratulate
"'It's doing a good business said the long
II can readily believe it. I replied. and
;" You bet do replied the lon s.haired man
emphatically. ! always treat the boys well |
they they G Blow 10 me o o Here's s card and
III DO Cad TO see you at any time,
auaintancs kept a summer resort hotel. The /
Difference paid to him by the members OF the .
ber who had invited me. saving that had met
the lion Of the evening. and had gone home |
authors present as published in a newspaper
the following day were unfamiliar to me, and |
! have con,luded that my reading has not been
up with the times"
Elderkin at the annual meeting of the Lotos
Club is adopted. that organization will have
one Of tho handsomest dining rooms in New
York. When the Lotos Club was housed at
Twenty first street and Fifth avenue the av-
erage attendance at the stated dinners was
only about 100. Since the club moved into
its present house the average attendance has
dining room and parlors are large IL has become
necessary to have more room. Mr. Elderkn
suggested that q new story, or ireprOof con-
struction on steel supports from the foundn-
ton. be added to the clubhouse, covering the
room capable Of seating 400 persons. snd it
would leave. nothing &c be desired in the way
gested that during the summer months this
roc m might be utilized as an open air cafe.
club Is in: such a pros porous financial condition
that 1t Is probable that some addition to Tie
clubhouse will be made to provide big din
ing room for special occasions
II the parish of st. Ignatius's Church is to be
moved uptown, 1t will leave vacant n building
which has long been noted as one OF the strong
holds of rtualism In this country. When DIR.
Ever moved there from Christ Church-at that
time on Fifth avenue and Thirty.hf street
tho building WAS little adapted to services OF the
advanced" character he was anxious to intro
duce. and during DIR. Ewers lifetime the parish
was never sufficiently prosperous TO make tho
change necessary TO adapt the building TO its
PURPOSES. So there WAS always an nconRruity
between the ritualistic services and the plain,
nearly square interior. which looked as much
like n lecture hall or schOolroom as church.
But when Father Ititche came to tho church he
immediately began to alter rs nppearance:
the chancel. and made tho building seem
more adapted to lts purposes. The parish off
ST. Mary the Virgin IL the most fortunate OF all
the rtualistic churches In the city, as II owns a
fine church built In accordance with style
adapted to the services that are held there. IL
Is also fortunate in possessing some very fine
collections OF vcstments' which have been pre-
sented from time TO time TO the parish. The
Church or the Rcdecmer has Its own building,