The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11
nrrr rorros ABoUr TOWN.

ment felt over the fact that excepting Van Dyck
and Saleza there'aro to be no new artists In tho
company. After an interreRnum Of ono season
the game will be resumed just where 1t was left
of, with Calve, Eames. Nordica and maybe
Melba, as well as the Do Reszkes, Plancon,
Bispham and other singers who have been popu.
lar here for several seasons. Tho result Of this
win be the inevitable success Of Faust, Car.
men," 'Lohengrin'' and Romeo ct Julietto,"
with probably ID Wnlkuero" and "Goctter-
daommerung'' given In flno fashion by the singers
of the Grau company for the first time. The
German performances given several years ago
were not up to the standard of tho French and
Italian season, anu tail sin l1r u tn AZ F fSn on wan
ginger Of prominence, Is never likely to take
Jean de Rockies place in the affections OF tho
women who go to the opera. He was never
good looking. His smooth face has always had
rather a babyish look, and now that he has
about him. His chief charm, apart from his
singing, is found in the forvor and enthusiasm
Of his acting. and his loye;making, while Il lacks
de Reszkc puts into similar scenes. compcnsates
for these defciencies by 9 great deal Of very
Belgian, although his musical career has been
associated almost entirely with tho Viennese
s so%e: , HS Is that q P rssioo on n aaPP France sS MSishi w proo
duced Emma Cnlv6 and other impnssioned
vocalists. wears a board, brushes his. hair pom-
ance, be a prosperous hotel keeper or conduct q
hat store. In reality he IL q highly artistic
himself in Paris. Nine. schumann.Heink may
not como. II she docs, there will be ono woman
In the company who VIII y PC ,hd nlnmiilsr Even
IL would be rather interesting to see somebody
new. One result of Nine. Sembrich's visit to
this country was tho revelation that some OF
the greatest lyric artists In the world to-day are
not familiar mere; There may not be many more
high among the small number of the elect. But
does New York demand or does Mr.; Grau be.
love that New York demands Invariably, ,ea.
son after season, not only the same operas, but
the same singers as wclH
The presence of the brilliant Miss Opp at tho
Lyceum Theatre and her success have had one
marked effect in New York. Sho has famed
into famo tho cmbers Of theatrical ambition
which long have been siumberlng in the breasts
of'many young women here. Several who have
been conspicuous as society amateurs have
been aroused to announce again that they will
take to the professional stage, and this Is en-
tirely tho effect of Miss Ops triumphant re-
turn to her old home. Never was an actress SO
besicged by stage-struck young women and
never did one nEs 40 d more t,d to str up ! anese unhappy
rience Miss Opp has made a name for herself in
two countries, her efforts before that time to
umph have all made their impression here with
30 much force that an uprising Of stage-strnck
Is besieged by girls trying TO. talk with Miss
Opp, and there is q daily avalanche of letters
such as the dignifed Lyceum has never known
before. Some OF the young women succeed In
making her acquaintance, and they arc. the
lucky mortals who send in their cards and are
and very potent in its effect on their ambi-
tons. Miss Opp is a women's fayorite. 1t is
charm Of her manner rather more than the men
who go to the theatre. 1t IS they who write
her notes and call at the theatre to sec her.
She is as powerful a matinee attraction as any
of the various 'heroes' who are from time to
time described; All ages seem to be Included
about her Mt the box office come from gray.
headed g~randmothers as well as schoolgirls.
Zone of the important things for the man
who would succeed in politics." said o man
whom the last election started on a career that
may be prosperous. sis to be temperate to a
certain degree. The man In politics has moro
opportunities to drink than men in any other
business. He meets them on every side. Part
of them are necessary and come in tho ordinary
course of his business. To take a drink is fire..
fSe adinaa. and amia hi This i particularly
true OF a young man who is at the outset of O
R fSse the ef inSita sn% Is made mHs IN 10 ? h RGsi'io att to re- a
while, when he has made his way he can decline.
because the persons, who ask him are generally
not so important as he is. But at first there are
frequent occasions when 1t would BIO very bad
policy for him to refuse, While he is, on the
matter OF policy. it is very bad for him when
he comes under the observation of his supe-
f sioc cxca Tafy are drin aRHiins t an 5' to shoS s Very .f pPd 1
ly their opinion of such q course Of conduct.
None of the successful politicians is habitually
n heavy drinkcr, and n young man sees first
from the force of example that he must be tenn
pcrate himself II he wants to reach II position OF
prominence. My experience has shown me
that:any man who acquires any conspicuousness
in politics.and is a heavy drinkcr at tho same
time tndco must : s be a Person E0n@ OF o vSry w TSSmSa ARK eo@6 Eidtsdi
these two qualities. whatever his natural abili-
tics may have been.'
Tho failure of the Cinderella" affair, which
was undertaken several weeks ago on n very
elaborate scale, has been followed by tho news
that another charity entertainment from
which great profits had been expected realized
some $50 when the entire affair had been ad.
justed. 1t was given several times before
very largo audiences, many OF tho performers
provided their own costumes, and II ever n
charitable enterprise seemed likely to prosper
It was this one. But practically nothing was
made. At another which resulted in the Same
way one artist had volunteered to appear for
nothing, and only q few minutes before tho
time for his appearance was reached a demand
for $500 was sent to the woman in charge Of the
performances. In vain did she remind him
that it was for no compensation that he was to
appear. The man insisted, and got his money.
II would have been perfectly easy to an.
n noHn Seps sapt 1 Rat pSen at thPps ssf9 ehaeity wG per,
formances the promoters believe that tho pro-
gramme should be adhered to as rigidly as DOS
sible, forgetting the fact that the persons who
Duy IlCktt5 On butu VI CdoiOhb MY ntl vi
charity, and with no idea OF being especially
well entertained. 1t Is this impression which
leads most OF these charitable enterprises into
loss IL not bankruptcy, even when they start
out with every assurance OF SUCCESS. The
"Cinderella' show was undertaken with tho
statement that " would be economically man
aged. The children who volunteered paid for
their costumes as well. and y was through
profits were TO come. But they did not. In
the amateur performances recently undertaken
for college athletics the expenses of produc-
ton have been so great that, there has re-
manned practically nothing to hand over to tho
ence at Columbia for II number of years. and the
annual burlesqucs were undertaken as elabo-
rately as II they were given for long runs at regu-
lar theatres. These expenditures necessitated
such largo returns that there were rarely any
profits to be handed over TO the athletic assn-
Citations. This year the society at Columbia
has very wisely decided to spend very little
money on the production Of its annual bur
lesque, but Iclv for success on the motive which
always sends tho audiences to see these anna
teur p~lays-thoir interest in tho object to DO
benefited, with no particular hope of being on
tertained.
~ took dinner with n man at an uptown ho-