The sun., 1897-04-21
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN

| Sormn, VINO 10 playing hero now, has seen moth
ing Of the oity beyond the park in front of he's
hotel and the oirous. to which she took her
child. The German actors that como to this
country usually remain for q short time only,
and are kept busy at the theatre, but even the
opportunities they have to soc the life of New
York are not taken advantage Of. The strangers
| from other countries are almost In
| different. R6jane did not 60 to the
theatre once while she was horc. and her
husband, q prominent Paris manager. saw only
few parts Of different plays. Mounet sully
| spent most OF his time In the room Of his hotel
while he was In New York, and Sarah Bern
hardt kept away from Abbey's Theatre last
spring only to sleep. She did not always go to
her hotel to eat. Dus6 went to the theatre 90
casionally here. and Ellen Terry almost invaria-
bly, .eoes whom she Is out Of the bill on Saturday
night Beerbohm Troe and nearly all the
English aet9Es hoys taken % great deal a. more mi, 2
celebrities. One Of the % most ' curious in:
stances Of tho indifference that these artists
osSw to S,rSs one y.s
New York. She, had never heard csiy6 in
"Cavalleria Rusticana;" The opera was to be
clined to go on the ground that she did not care
for the Italian star system which bad one great
petents. Nine. Lohmann did not know that
such q thing was not true Of that performance
and as she ' .I %Nst artist. with
oistes. 1t could not bc said that she was prevent
cd from witnessing the opera BY any other
feeling than complete Indifference. On the other
hand, Mile. Calve rarely goes to the opera house
herself unless 1t be to sing.
An uptown hat store which presses the hats Of
its customers has been crowded for the last two
days, and by 10 O'Clock in the morning the place
Is as full Of patient mon as It usually Is on Sat
urday afternoons. the time when tho greatest
crush comes. But the shop Is crowded now at
an hour when 1t 10 generally empty, and ono Of
tho clerks explained that yesterday on the
ground that this was a week of weddings.
Weddings" he said, Invariably mean Q
silk hat, and as this 10 the week In which many
are held a large proportion OF our customers are
likely to turn up during the week, and that
gives us the busiest six days that we have
Other evidences OF this particular feature Of
Monday brightly dressed women were to be
seen hurrying through the streets. Yesterdays
winds abated this festel appearance somewhat;
on the following day. This particular evidence
carrying in one hand what looked like a baske ct
of flowers. As matter OF fact, what he had In
cover Gov D the ord ordinary potS In Which fowers o are
grown, ,;;, Somebody had flled y with loose roses
and and lilies and. quite qnmndful Of the atten-
walked through @ one @ OF Of the busiest "S uptown @
streets and up the avenue. There was con-
S the I s
were evidently all understood, and as he passed
person explained the phenomenon to another BY
whispering wedding as the young man and
the flower pot passed up tho avenue.
The benefit given for Miss Abbey last night
had the advantage Of tho well-known singers Of
the opera company to give It brilliancy, and
their presence alone was enough to insure to
the affair considerable degree Of success, and
taking. II did, the place OF the usual farewell
appearances. the singers were certain to face
q large audience. 1t is only unfort unato that
they are to leave the country before the date
fixed for Mrs. Abbeys benefit perform.
ance. as tho names OF any one OF these
well-known artists would provo source
OF great strength to tho bill that Mrs. Alb.
bey's friends are trying to arrange. Mile. CalvS
will still be in this country but her concert en-
gagements will doubtless prevent her from sing
ing in New York. MN. Jean and Edouard dc
Reszke In planning one bsnsnt and appearing at
bsy s for Mt. 4
souvenir Of their interest In hor. During
to the ARTISTS who sang bore and %s ons
q them she coached for several roles. It was
Mr. Abbey who was particularly interested in
came hrst to New York Even the plenitude OF
very distinguished Hthoring Of actors anxious
to appear for the benefit OF the actress who after
turns to 1t with her own efforts as her only
means OF support
Elizabeth Marbury and Marie Van Zandt arc
two OF the small numbar of American women
who have received from the French Govern
ment the purple ribbon of All officer OF tho
Academy. Kate Field another. Tho
honor is one that is awarded primarily TO per-
sons engaged in one way or another In the work
OF education. Many DO sons who reoHived the
decoration have not been in any such work.
and lately actors and singers have been In
cluded in the number TO whom the medal 10
given. But there has always been some under
lying idea OF more or less remote actuality OF
an educational character In the work of the
person 70 whom the medal has been given. In
Miss Marbury's case II was probably decided
that she had looked after tho interests Of the
French dramRtists. outside of their country,
well enough to be regarded as having instruct
ed the American public IN their particular de-
writer's have every reason to be mindful OF hcr
services. as through her agency their interests
here as they arc in their own country. go IL
was natural that they should use their inhn-
TO h"vs ses sss Ms
which. until the time she entered It. lad bsen
vacant. She saw an opening that lad never
heen appreciated tsfore. and she promptly pro-
reeded to make herself as active as possible in
trying To attend TO duties which had never
before been thought Of as demanding he due
of any one rerson. although they had ne or
been coiDplotely performed before. Miss Mar.
bury has been for some time in entire control
or n class OF bus!nesS which grows every ear.
She 10 the only parson through whom tho plays
OF The great French dramatists. such as Sar.
dou. are TO be obtained. and 10 the accredited
rel resentatlve in this country of the French
Dramatic Authors Society. being able TO at
tend 10 all the b. sinrss details of the authors
interests. Miss Surbury has the reputation OF
bhins able TO make q very good uaraain. and her
business capacity has made her highly appre-
ciated In n profession In which the business
character sites OF It's members are highly dovel-
oped and sharpened by continual practice.
lie place In society 10 something that Miss
Marbury has never given mp on account OF her
business. although she draws decided line be-
tween tho two. One illustration OF her regard
for the business side OF her relations with
persons with whom she may be acau ain ted was
given in Q suit she brought against q Young
librettist who hah refused 10 pay some royal
ties that she believed were dua her. II hope"