The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-21
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The visit of Richard Le Gsliienne TO the
United Statos may have the effect Of throwing
some light on the craving which has lately
taken hold Of English writer's 10 come TO this
| country to preach, read or lecture. Mr.. lie
Gallienne has been anxious TO come here for
several years and awaited ~anxiously from
| Major Pond an intimation OF q desireNo the
| part Of tho public to soc him here. That inti-
nation mover came; 90, wearying OF the AT
tempt to arouse enthusiasm to hear him from
tho other eide of the ocean, no came over con-
aligned to Major Ponds office and refused to DO
comforted until q public reading had been ar
ranged for him. That was not a very encour-
aging occasion SO far as its effects on Mr.. Le
Gallienne's prospects in this country arc con-
cerned. Why a writer SO little known here,
and. indeed. of 30 little Importance in his own
country-whero 1t seems. indeed. that q very
insignificant frog can mako considerable splut-
tSe p N 6hs q gn tSis caa@srg w nase ANXIOUS sHRgGs to hear hear
him read his works nobody but an author gould
ever upderstand: Conan Doyle, A 4IIaS Y HOPE Hope
hero are very widely read; They have not had
nature Of IL; When j, zangwilI comes here
sSan M sissG Te b. Ssi Mtan END has 8 p lie e i nes 8 P RSae of
especially attractiye personality, to Judge IRON
his ph9tographs. Neither oil thes S,s men ,Hri " nesr as
| Conan Doyle was; but the iatter's lecture tour
here was q complete tasco; In any case. the
table authors should DO willing to 60 through
the experience 1t is difficult to say.
Nathaniel Goodwin, who was married In
| Cleveland yesterday, had made two similar OK.
| periments before he met Miss Maxine Elliott.
He married first Eliza Weathersby, an
English burlesque actress, with WHOM he DO
came acquainted while acting in "Evanseline."
| and during her lifetime thereswere fewer stories
told of the particular eccentricities associated
with his name. 1t was. indeed. several years
| after her death that Mr.. Goodwin was chiefly
known to the public through the reports of his
doings off the stage. His second Swife-who
| has just got a divorce from m-ha never been
In professional life, and that marriage was
looked upon by the actors friends as marking
his permanent retirement into domestic life. The
error of that view soon became apparent. Miss
f Miliot nv %a so6 ahe t %'t tSs 81 st q Ne~ and d1 her ie cSiesr be-
sale as CONDUCTING a boarding house and as
epea qalss T in 4. 8 s. Miilard's Company attracted
make its impression then. That, as we'll as
her talents. began to be discussed after her APP
much discussed that her retirement from the
organization soon followed. An engagement
in nnos san Fr a, s1st u, Th &c h., was g.s met eS Ms9S Ny,
/ loLDiSlh uv La wv ~ ~ SSe ".eA 49,
F FSSoaso; AND and at to- q SUPPER S%sa h he a next to Miss
had decided to go to the antigodes as the lead;
ing actress Of his company. There were several
s GSst& %sy TO TO t oasrd p5nn; s sssm M al. H Thsrs N 19anS q
contract between her and q firm Of New York
R BIsneSs W, as well on as Mr. an sse eos%is!s T pnrt M thss
she was to be the principal actress among his
associates: But these s.,si fa E2,, were not alIowed to
Il was not one Of the successful incidents Of
Mr.. Goodwin's career. But, doubtless. no is
now.
Maurice Grau has postponed his departure
for Europe and will remain in this country for
q week longer. Presumably the engagement
of Nine. Melba for next seasons opera Is the
principal reason for his remaining In New
York. That piece of business is slow In reach
ing an end, and Mr.. Grau is evidently anxious
to accomplish it. Nine. Melbn's absence from
New York with the opera company will not af-
feet its contamination. as Nine. Melba's con-
tracts are made with her manager. Charles
Ellis. She has been under contract to him for
several years and to him only. So. whether she
sings with Mr.. Grau or any manager. it is Mr..
Ellis and not she who signs the contract. Nine.
Melba's contract with Mr.. Ellis 10 said to be the
result Of the concert tour which she made three
years ago. At the close of the preceding season
s sheou aad .hs seo Sppsar nasols e RoP eSs Sundays liHoi aisGs
concerts. Early In the following autumn she
1sbtshe opened at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Several citiesswere.visited whether the full
number nar originally h1II En arranged IS or not nesn II a Il fat ct. ta e9.
pertinent was not wholly satisfactory. Indeed.
Mime. Melba felt that the experience was rather
With M. Ellis and that has been renewed. il, in:
safe to say that it will always be renewed so
long as her affairs are 80 prosperously conduct
co; rge to @nsl0 are m fs%. snd m axat of NJ. Z Eli In's
calibre. who brought to the business Of music
tho sagaeity. honor, and enterprise prise. that are
@ nnaFsS. 3ere always vi yae sc Ames''S Mm Spii Meiba' So az:
fairs never took a luckier turn than that which
certain to be an important factor in the his.
tory of future operatic enterprise in this coun-
try.
One of the social peculiarities of New York Is
always to BIO observed when two young persons
of well-known families become engaged to be
married. That is the reluctance to let the fact
be known publicly long after it has become a
matter of knowledge to the friends of the young
persons or of their families. Scarcely an i'm
portant engagement is announced here without
a prompt denial from the parents of the young
woman. This comes frequently after the news
has been communicated to her friends and been
discussed fully by the persons directly inter-
ested in 1t. But any attempt to secure a for
NAL announcement always. or at least in the
great majority of cases. meets with a denial.
The result 10 usually no end Of rumors, denials
and finally tho announcement of the fact which
has been a matter OF common information to the
friends of the young persons. for some time.
This peculiarly has been described by some per-
sons as o survival Of the earliest days OF New
Works social history and the final suggestion of
the time In which 1t shared with rustic COM
munities the embarrassment that an announce
mcnt Of betrothal was supposed to carry with
1t. Abroad, where engagements are announced
promptly without denials or delays, there is less
rumor and surmise as to the ultimate POSSIBLE.
ity of engagement between persons who are con-
spicuous In the public eye. In the case of an en-
gagemcnt there can never be any doubt In the
of the fact Either they are engaged or they
friends and acquaintance and any public an
nouncement of 1t Is postponed by positive de-
malls, the charge of provincialism against New
York society cab easily be upheld in that particu-
lar. One result of more dignifed action In such
matters would be an end to the surmise and
speculation on the subject, which in nine cases
out Of ten prove to be correct.
Recent graduates of the Naval Academy will