The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-15
LIE TOPICS Anour nowN.

man of about middle age. Previous to his mar.
riRge to the actress he had been n member OF
the company at the Od6on. and rs an actor be
was commonly considered far from being so
distinguished a. he subsequently became as n
manager. Mmo. Rejane had two children to
whom she was devoted, and with a young
dAugher who came to this country with hor
mother Rejaue passed most of her time. out
side of the theatre: This littlo girl, who was
named Gertrude. after her mother, had an Eng.
lish govorncss from whom che had learned tho
language thoroughly. and nothing delighted
her mother so much as to hear tho child speak
the tongue OF which Nine. R6jHne wns ignorant.
Her interest In the girls accomplishment wac
fnS olis HSo, sh9Tn which Si q bps sTif,In MIC Of Rsi oTSss
appeared for tho frat tine on the stage. This
was at .AbboyH Theatre, where her mother
was acting with a French company. The child
had = few lines to speak. and her mother in
sisted that they be dellvcrei in English, in or
Homogeneous, but II pleased her mother might
lily. NJ. Porol was also affectionate in manner
Toward the child. 1t Ia thought that their trOu-
bles may be due to the ~foilure OF the principal
ETlIaIy which they have produced this year.
the piece In expectation that It. would boa SEQ.
ond Mime. Sans-Gtne.' But II was tho cauBe
Of great loss TO both of them. The course Of
smoother when their worldly affairs are pros
pering, aud to blame one another for such an
external, affair as the failure OF n play 10 not
unprecedented as . casus belli among couples
previously devoted.
Adelina Patti has Just made her first appear
anco in London since tho death OF her husband.
and the reviews speak Of tho remarkable state
or her voice. which enabled her to arouse tho
great audience gathered in Albert Hall 10 eK.
pressions of unusual enthusiasm. 1t is said
that after shc sings at tho Crystal Palace at tho
concert ..given in honor of sthc anniversary OF
the Queens coronation she will again retire
until next autumn. Her Appearances in tho
future will DO Limited in number. although q
tour in this country is vaguely mentioned as n
possibility OF next spring. She will appear no
more In opera ana is said to have declined u
series of appearances at Covent Garden. The
row that was raised over Jean dc R0szke's re.
fusal to sing the entire score o." Siegfried' will
be amusing TO persons who havo observed the
at:itdd" of the Lonuon audiences toward tho
rather ridiculous series of Per. ormRnces that
has heen arranged. 1t is ut least incompre.
hcnsible that in Initiating Rayreuth, SO far as
the hours and tho intermissiOnB go. tho
question Of providing proper scenery should
have received such scant attention. Felix
Motifs great success as u conductor would
Anton Seidl, although for at least another year
he will be compelled to remain at his post at
Carlsruue. lie mas always been most strict in
his own control OF the Wagner operas, and undor
his direction in, The Baden capital they are
sung usually without cuts" of any kind. What
he thought OF jean de Rcszke's omissions it
would be interesting to know, and il is scarcely
possible that he allowed them TO pass without a
protest. The failure OF that opposition and tho
triumph OF the tenor go q great way toward cx.
planning the reluctance of Hans Richter to
come to London after his experiences In tho
Wagner performances NJ ST. Petersburg. He
doubtless would have wanted TO control the
matter of the cuts and the wrath of artistic
| London would not have fallen on the tcnor's
head II they had not been satisfactory. How
the audiences discovered that cuts had been
made AMI how they knew that tho perform,
Snestid nna t PSSn It ssNT wSSni9 b f%E d / ~ 70 'n nmsw STc
whenever they were given there before and
''s!eSfried" was sung that night just as it was
a year ago. But that was before London had
It's own Bayreuth.
The Chicago politicians are great fellows.
Here It is two years off from a national conven,
ton. and yet these politicians, Democrats and
Republicans. are discussing in Washington
and New York the possibility of securing either
the Democratic or the Republican convention
for Chicago in 1900. Ever since Abraham Lin.
coins time. Chicago has been a favorite spot tol
national conventions. Tho trouble is now
though. that the Windy City hasn't any bis
convention hall. The Coliseum. six miles ont
or Chicago, where Bryan was nominated, and
which was one Of the most splendid convention
halls in the country, was burned a number o.
months ago. There Is nothing left in Chicago
exccp: tho Auditorium Theatre, and that ism
big enough for q national convention. The
Windy City politicians Who have been In New
York during the last few days talking about The
matter suggested that a wiRwam could be bulil
on Michigan avenue; but that Wouldn't do. The
politicians of the Democratic and Republican
parties become very mournful and awful!y
weary when they discuss their experiences ii
the wig~amS built for political conventions by
tn. Min Min d! G. CITY S.r folks; r49 tine In.I for by ,Sn.,
who have had experience, has gone by. Thu
frightful experiences OF the Democrats al Chi
ner tables and at the clubs. not only in New
York, but also all over the country. The rair
came down through the roof Of that wigwRm IL
riyulets. The sporty clothes OF the delegates
whether from the plains or from the great cities
we're ruined. 1t was a most dismal convention
far as protection against rain was concerned.
NO. no. said ono of the old tincrs. ''cithe
Chicago has got to put up u building similar Il
the Coliseum or in some way provide whole
some and comfortable quarters for h nationa
con vention or else Chicago will get the go-by il
1900"
The only women's club that has ever beef
started in New York on the same basis as
mems club cam 10 an unlamcnted end after
year of Improbable existence. and its hous
was dismantled and rented for other purposes
The women's clubs that exist now quartz
themselves wherever they may find it conven
tent, in the hotels and elsewhere. Only one O
thom now possesses its own home. That is
professional organization and has other thal
merely social objects. The failure OF the VIC
mems club in New York was attributed to tn
fact TINT the women more arc mol so advances
in many qualities seen to the greatest anvan
tage in cubs rs the English women are. SmOk
ing is not SO general among them for ono thing
and even the London clubs that are distinct
fashionable are used for many purposes thu
would not ind favor here. A recep: dIscussioI
rs to whether or not smoking in clubs SHOULD
be confined TO the smoking room or permittc,
all over the house perlurbed the club women O
London, and the fact that such n discussion wa
possible shows how much further ahead OF tn
New York club women their London sisters are
Men are admitted TO nearly ali of the women
club BIS there and are regarded as honored guest
at the present time. although IL Is not improba
BILE that they will ultimately be altogether RI
jected or in any case sec their privileges great
abridged. Following the example OF IondoI
Paris Is soon TO have its first women's club.
will be unique in many details. Not only wi
the charges make membership in It a very eS
penslve luxury. but the membership will h
limited by other methods, as the candidate
who apply are to be subjected to tests whic
oT ly tho most arlstocratic women in Franc
will be able to stand.
Miss Suzanne Adams, who is to como mex
winter 10 tho Metropolitan Orera House, hu
had an interesting career and her developmNr
Into q successful primR donna was accom-
plished from very modest beginnings. Th
story IL that sho was n BeAmstress who Wa