The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13

capable singers, who will have tho material as
sistance of good scenery and costumes. The
organization will remain permanently at tho
Olympia, singing tho regular repertoire. such
as Tho Troubadour," "Rigolotto. Martha"
"Tho Daughter OF the Regiment and
alternating with those such comic operas
as Boccaccio and "Fatinitza-" Tho Olympia
Music Hall is an ideal theatre for operatic por-
formances on the scale which MIR. Hammerstein
contemplatcs. An auditorium better adapted TO
this pur pose could not DO found anywhere. The
highest price charged q single scat will be 81,
and the programme will probably DO changed
every week. The only obstacle that at present
stands in tho way of this plan is the previous en-
gagcmcnt OF u number OF va udovillo actors who
arc to appear in tho music hall during
tho carly autumn. Among them is vesta
Tilcy. Il may the opera com.
pany at the opening OF the season." MIR.
Hammorstcin said yesterday, land allow
Vesta Tillcy to appear on the roof, where
in the future the vaudeville performances will DO
given. Our American sense OF humor periodi-
cally asserts itself in n sudden desire to stand on
tables, break chairs, or manifest itself in some
other form equally violent. 1 have had oppor-
tunities in my music hall experience to observe
that this docs recur at regular intervals. l shall
reserve my, roof next winter for the persons
who want that sort of u thing. and l will mover
tolerate the use of the Olympia Music Hall
again, for any uses of vaudeville, But on the
roof the public can see all the acrobatics. bicycle
polo, trained rats, cats, mice, and animals OF any
kdna H. wants. But there VIII DO no singing or
measure, acrobatic. That will be tho only kind
OF y1udeyille ! shall tolerate, and none OF that
again will surprise nobody who has followed his
moves in that direction. Ono of the first OF his
enterprises in the old Manhattan Opera House
He has made ono or two other attempts in the
same direction. and processes now his complete
scheme of operatic similar in
character to that which the fulsomely praised
in Boston. MIR. HSmmerstoin has never shown
any lack OF courage In attempting to carry out his
ewn .n laeH isal sg, shsr fh do MOI Naw seem yort T. sa be = at spP 5Ses,
politan singers appear to absorb All the musical
priced pcrformances-really admirable and with
out the services Of any one or two of the singers
make the seats within tho reach OF any class OF
theatregoers. But, the preference is always
higher because the best known singers APP
pear. Then, the public, would evidently rather
pay payt,oS $l,So ,, to stand tb, up vs and a nSnF it's
BILE seat for a smaller price when really
good performances are given by casts that
singers. The fact that this season, for the first
time in many years. there have been no perform.
taken as another. evidence of tho fact that the
public has lost its interest in English opera at
within recent years met with little or no pros.
perity. and this year. not a single attempt was
ment. But Oscar Hammerstein believes that a
public exists which will support capable per
formances Of good opera in English at cheap
prove that he is right next season.
The play with which tho Academy OF Music
will reopen in August, Nature" Is a ballet spec
tacle OF native make, not an Importation, and it
is said that brand-new devices will render it
novel as we'll as resplendent- 1t is Eugene
Tompkins's enterprise. and Lawrence Mccarthy
has charge of the production. The Casinos
autumn play will be a musical comedy, The
Life of New York, which Hugh Morton and Gus
tave Kerker nre writing. Auguste van Biene
will make an American tour in Tho Wan
dering Minstrel" by Clay NJ. Greene. Yer
mona Jarbeau will use 1.-THE Paris Ball.
an operetta by Reginald Do Koven. Frederick
warde will bring out Islander" a dramatiza.
tion by w. ID. Eaton of q story by Disraeli.
Maurice Barrymore will have a one-act piece
from Augustus Thomas. The opening piece at
the Manhattan. formerly the Standard. will be
what Happened to Jones'" by George II.
Broadhurst. 1.-THE Salt Of the Earth O rustic
drama b., Joseph Arthur. may be produced by
It is probable that Richard Mansfield will open
thu, season at the theatre in Olympia. where he
i Tin R wr3dtsn f 5a1 bi nsE Sv P ssIyns of essF SHAW AT Ne SiIl
give a name to the theatre. which before Sep
t len be VII hs be separated Par ed BY a brick Wall from
PoupGe" until the middle OF oetober.' The prin.
been filled, and Mr.. Hammcrstein will send his
stage manager abroad to look for an actress.
Hyette Guilbert is coming back to the United
States next, winter. and one of the objects of
DIR. Max Schiller's visit to this country. was to
He viii become her husband in July. and re.
main her manager. 1t is probable that she will
act here in comedy or drama, although she may
bring a company for q vaudeville show of an
original character. She will then make q tour
OF those cities in which she has not appeared,
lions Of %couplets, assisted by her company.
Daniel Frohman has acquired for the Ly-
Louis Napoleon Parker, called THE Happy
Life" and the work is said to deal with certain
phases OF social life that have never before been
put into dramatic form. A new work by r. c.
Carton has also been accepted by Mr.. Frohman
Max Bira. for several seasons one of the lead.
ing actors at the Irving Place, will play In Der
lin mkt year. He was accustomed at the Ger
pany. to direct a certain number of the perform
ances, and he was always a better stage manager
seemed often to fall short of real excellence by
only a very little. One Of the features Of the
next season will be a revival Of OHenbach's
works for the new singer, kopaczy.karczag.
VINO Sot hai ssnf Is tn Of p monsy T FeIes N In ,h fhe lower
stratum of theatricals. Little Egypt. the
variety company the rest of the season prosper.
ously, and her name Is so much of a trademark
that she has begun legal prosecutions against
other dancers who steal it.
Daniel E. Bandmann Is a Montana rancher
and recluse. with no intention, he says, OF ever
returning to the stage. In n chat with n Butte
Miner reporter, he expressed aversion and dis.
dain OF Richard Mansfield, arising from the
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" in this city years ago
refused the older actors request for free seats,
with the remark that he didn't know him. But
/ had my revenge" Mr., Bandmann said. Next
morning ! went to IA book store and bought a
copy OF Stevenson's novel, dramatiZed 1t, and
opened up at Niblo's Garden in opposition to
Mr.. Mansfield. had q big run there, and then
took my version ali over the United States.
Mansfield was practically driven out OF the
letter. which I still have, complimentIng
mo upon my, disqualification Of his story
in making the play psychological rather than
physical. ] followed Mansfield to London, but
they debarrcd me from putting on .Jekyll and
Hyde there. as Mansfield had bought the copy