The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-12
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on account Il the serious Illness OF her mother.
has lived with her mother ever since she began
TO make name for herself as an actress. ana
the other members OF her family have not sesn
q great deal Of her. Only . short time AFRO Miss
Walsh bought . house for herself and her
mother near Prospect Park. In Brooklyn. and II
was only . little more remote from her old home
than the uptown residence she selected after
the walsh home In City Hall place vns eiven
S Z ~ The As, rs,s q her fan fsSsil SyA' :ttl! liy: SoySsoyS
was associated for SO many years, and when the
actress and her mother moved to BROOKLYN he
continued to live with relatives in Henry strret.
When it became known that Fatty" Wslsh had
found his old home too democratic for his taste
there vas Eyer greater eIcitensnt in the region
was familiarly known, was to take her nrst trip
to Europe several years ago. The washes
ing was to get away from the smell OF the Park
row restaurants which were Immediately in the
rear OF their home. The explanation was re-
Walsh and her mother deserted the nsighbor-
hood the old Warden OF the Tombs was entirely
WAS never satisfied with the move uptown. and
after he returned to the Fourth ward to live
with his relatives he never LETT II. Previous to
the purchase In Brooklyn both Mrs. Walsh and
her daughter had lived there for some time.
One Of the interesting figures Of lower east
side life Il Dr. Herman Paul Faust, who was n
rabbi before he became . clergyman and began
TO work at the Allen Street Memorial Church.
He Is q native Of Russia, and before he came to
New York had been in charge OF q Jewish con-
gregation In Bridgeport As n rabbi in Europe
he had confined his career to Germany. He il
well known to most OF the persons in the neigh
borhood In which he lives, and has become .
terror to certain classes Of residents. He 10 not
unlike DIR. Parkhurst in appearance. and some
OF his activity in the quarter has made him seem
more like that retired reformer. The bale
full glow OF his iron-rimmed spectacles
sometimes creates conformation In the east
side streets, and as he IL known to be an ally OF
the police in efforts to make changes In the
character OF some OF the streets on the east side.
he il q man to be reckoued with By the particu-
lar class to which he Is opposed DR.. Faust be-
gan his work about two years ago, and he con-
sors, he receives complaints OF different kinds
from persons who 70 to him before they go to
the police. But, unlike his predecessors, DR..
Faust works with the police.
One Of the men who disembarked here the
other day was a New Yorker who had passed
three months in London this year and had fire.
quently been there before.
There never was n time,' he said, when the
English people were 80 anxious to show atten-
ton to Americans as they are at present. They
take every possible occasion to do it, and the at
mosphere Of London this year was different
from any that I had ever observed there before.
AulcTlCann Va y Nj "CEc hIWayS AZ
sured OF a very cordial reception there. and In
the past there has really been very good cause
for surprise at the part that persons who were
never heard OF particularly at home were seem
But this year there were more grounds
for this than ever. Americans were
sought out. American eric sssors were praised
was seen in numbers Of ways that London had
taken US up in q way that had never been
nobody could tell. But the triendliness in the
air was not to be mistaken; II it continues, the
being entertained here, entirely forget Amsri-
cans in London will have TO be revised. I have
never noticed in New York any such general de-
this summer in the way that the English showed
their appreciation OF our countrymen who were
the jubilee fever. but it was not the less preva.
lent for that reason"
It does not happen very often that an English
season OF opera is dependent on the action OF the
New York Custom House authorities. but that
situation exists Just at present. The veteran
Col. Mapleson has announced that he will give a
season Of opera In London next autumn. making
Andrea Chenier " the principal incident Of the
enterprise. But the costumes Of this opera,
which was sung frst during the Colonel's i'll
fated season 1T the Academy OF Music here. are
malities which must be attended to before they
are removed. and that ia now one OF the obsta
cIcS tnAt promise To Interfere with London 8 OBJ
portunity 10 hear Giordanois opera. When the
work was sung here Il was said that the scenery
and costumes had been brought from La scala,
In Milan where its first production was given,
Nine. Scalchi is one OF the singers who are to &C
to London for the Waguerian season, and IL I.
about settled that she Will be heard here late,
next winter. She was TO De a member OF ths
sembrechc concert company, out the negotiation:
fell through. Her husband, Count Lolli. is an
enthusiastic wine grower. and one estab lishmen'
in New York makes a speciality OF selling the
wines from his vineyard. So the Scalchi family
can retire with dignity when it pleases. BUt
meantime Nine. Scalchi viii continue to sing in
concert.
William ]. Morris, who shot his wife and
committed suicide in Brooklyn on Tuesday. ant
u Smith" OF Sing Sing Prison. known &c
many visitors as an unusually interesting
prisoner who preferred not to be known by hi
right name, were one and the same man, anc
his success in killing himself means . hnancia
loss to tho State. When Morris was in sins
Sing serving a seveu-year term for forgery
Warden Sage, in speaking Of him, sale
that he was worth $1,000 a year Il
the State. He had been an expert az
countant in Henry Ciews's office, and he wa
q man OF broad experience and no little culture
Because OF his ability he was soon drafted int,
the office at Sing Sing. and there he kept the
books. The Office OF the prison Is a consptcuou.
place, and Morris felt keenly the humiliation o
being a convict. He felt pretty confident tina
none OF his old acquaintance who might hap
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his stripes, but to avert such recognition h,
asked that he be known as Smith. The keep
ers do not bother. as a rule. TO tack Nistel
on a eouvicts name when they call him
but Morris was An exception, and even
the Warden addressed him as Nj. Smith.
Morris was 4 mode! prisoner and he had all tbs
privileges consistent with prison discipline. Tn
like most men OF his kind who are ~eonvicts, h,
did not complain. and he frequently admitted
the Justice OF his punishment. A man wht
knew Morris by reputation was calling on War
den Sage several years ago and expressed n de
sire to see him. Mr. sage had a lot OF sample,
OF note paper and he sent for Norris. Whe,
the convict arrived the Warden said:
" smith, here are some SAMPLES Of paper
and I want your opinion az to which IS the best.
Very well, sir" replied The convict. "if yor
will let me take them / will report to you in tn,
morning. and then noticing the stranger in tn,
room he turned his head so as to conceal hi
features and waited for his dismissal. Tn,
Jews OF his violent crime was a surprise TO tn
prison officials. who had known him as a quiet
orderly man
4 Detroit despatch. giving an account Of tn
second days convention OF scientific men in tina
city, referred to a speech on the civil service b.
William II. Hale, a Brooklyn lawyer. Til
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