The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
mol. she wrIlou q, follonn Of her rcmlnl,ccnee.

mel. She writes ns follows of her "reminiscences
'"Tho library was near tho Grand Parade, and
among It's visitors were Sheridan, Fox, and Mrs.
Fftzhcrbcrt, whom my father believed, as did all
Brighton. to be the actual wife OF the Prince of
Wales. 40 doubt she was, and n perfect lady
also. She had n house of her own at Brighton
""Dcau Brummoi. too, we heard much about.
lie wax always around, when the. Prince was
there. during tho time they. were friendly, and
my father were particular friends, and Mr..
Brummel had n great deal of literary ability,
and was fond OF looking over and talking about
the books. 80, you sec, he had other tastos be-
sides the mere arrangement of coats. ncckties,
some OF Mrs Macdcr's experiences In Amori-
can cities arc given when rs n young girl she
travelled from one town to another with her
mother and sisters. Ono OF these she relates In
In Baltimore, which l visited in 1928, after
Philadelphia. II new md brilliant existence. da2.
zled me. The city was social and genial and the
Theatre anG re a popG y srv res1r tb S' . .no y ;e sev TSss lP soatS:
ern cities. an artist of good reputation was re.
ccivcd into the best society OF the place. | subsc;
take from the theatres. and usually after the
performances, some charming people. of whom |
can Only remember one or two.
"a Twelfth Night private ball md supper at
one of the principal residences In Baltimore was
one OF the things | have occasion to remember.
The names of those present were placed in u
box, and a king and queen Of the rerols first
drawn. 1t fell to, my lot to draw the queen and
70 " inNtSltu WIN lht pNDtT tIpNu'. anu IN
partner for the evening. who drew the kings
insignia and with me was Installed in the two
s inif, or ,io ;m thrnnC ~ ,SH o mar" Of , Wn'G Iary mI nnr,n an
was no less n parsonage than, Louis Napoleon,
since Emperor Of France and then living In
or not. l can't tell, but l know It was very graft.
flying to me. and found the Prince, who spoke
English very well and apparently enjoyed the
and agreeable partner"
1t was ut this time that Mrs. Macder spoke OF
lnr IA, IL Nntv NnrE sftv whom ahn NyritpS. - |
used to walk down to the Battery every pleas
ant day, when in Now York. with my mother or
ing up Broadway ns far ns the brick pavement
ran. ! think above Prince street. where Mr..
Gilfcrt ogcned in the year after | Gau'I 7" thS
Just been made into n garden by Mr.. Niblo, and
y temporary theatre put up within tho long
The most interesting Of Mrs. Macdcr's other
"reminiscences OF old New York are contained IN
the following account OF her. stay AT the Park
Theatre during tho first months OF her engage
"A number Of nice people we're in the habit OF
coming to the Park Theatre In 1872 and 1873.
PhiliE Hone, who was n very. large, handsome
they always took for the season. and Mr.. Homes
box was on the first tier and next TO the stage.
L ya1o'h fe fr %rs the S' W u M THI Mf; p@ OF IhsI
day. and n great authority on all matters con-
corning the drama and the opera. which was at
the Park. The people of New York were not
familiar with operas. the Garcia troupe, in
Guiding Schorita Garcia. celebrated as Nine.
Malibran. having only arrived n wear or so be-
fore, 49,. .,..
many of the audience would take their cue from
him hiI when At to npPland and He ,ch had : way OF holding oil
his hands to applaud. they generally followed
his example. He set the fashion at the opera,
DANDY Marx was another constant visitor at
the theatre, and became a warm friend of Mr..
Mheder aud of myself. He was very much OF II
sensation. AS at the time no one in New York
had driven tandem or dressed as well as he. did.
very odd in 1880. and his foreign habits, ac-
qnired in European travel. caused great talk"
During her travels IN the South she mot
usually she acted for four or six nights in n
town. and then travelled to another by stage.
1884 was passed in stage coaches or on the river
steamboats,, which. especially en- the Ohio and
mississippi, were very, different from the float
ing palaces we sec in these times.
Noarly every actor OF her day who. is rcmem-
bered Tor his eminencc on the stage has at one
time or another been either Mrs. Maeder's
friend or associate. Commencing with those
whoaycrc popular at The time she came here
first, her ff il E he 4So ineiudGa The Thomas c Barr;
Mrs. John Drew. Lester Wallack. William Flor:
ence., k.dward \. Sothern. John Owens. and
With an expression OF her idea of the stage to-
day Mrs. Maeder brings her memoirs 10 II close.
She writes:
The staging and dressing and upholstery OF
the present day are perfectly wonderful in COM
parison with the moderate and modest manner
OF my earlier days. when good plays and good
acting were exclusively relied upon TO attract
and retain the audiences.
'Of course. in common with MI the older artists.
j regret to sec names that have graccd playbills
OF lending theatres in the bills OF varioty-I beg
pardon va udcvillc establishments, but 1t
cant re helped; the public taste has changed
lwhat does not u and actors must live II would
be impossible to say what particular thing has
caused the change. l think it is partly due to the
encouragement afforded by some managers who
spend large sums OF money on scenery and
dresses which might partially be applied to the
fostering OF our own talent and bringing 1t out
properly. There is plenty in our country. I
never go to a theatre that | do not see two or
three performers doing things tar beneath their
ability. However, time will bring back matters
to their proper standard. but not in my time. I
cln only say to those young enough and likely to
see the welcome revival, Hope on, hope ever