The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-28
LIVE TOPICS ABoUT TOWN.

Marcella Sembrich has been singing in Ger
many with triumphant success sincn her re-
turn from this country. and her first appearance.
which was made with Arthur Nikisch. called out
an audience that filed the great Philharmonic
building in Berlin. The enthusiasm of her re-
ception had never been exceeded at her pro.
vious appearances In Berlin, where she has
been popular since the beginning of her career.
A concert tour.through the large German cities
will BIO followed by a season Of several weeks
duration at the Royal Opera in Berlin. but be-
fore that Nine. Sembrich will sing at the I'm.
perIal Opera House in Vienna. where Lilli
Lehman has finished a visit of two weeks.
Mime. Sembrich's return to this country next
year will probably not result in any appearances
with the company at the Metropolitan. as Nine.
Melba has become IL member of Maurice Grau's
splendid organization. Two coloratura sopra-
nos. in the company are not needed: and two
such expensive artists would probably not be
engaged even in AN aggregation collected with
the seeming disregard for expense that Mr..
Grau has shot n in selecting the fine company
that is TO appear here next season. Nine. Sem.
brich's success in this country grew ~stendily.
and she would soon become one Of the most
politan If she were to sing there. Her ability
to draw was plainly shown last winter when.
her. Nine. sembrich's popularity steadily in:
creased. Her visit to.thls country showed that
metropolitan. there are some outside the Metro
p%olitan's list. and of these Nine. Sembrich is
the greatest. She established her popularity
other coloratura singer who has come to this
country in years. She did In, four or five con-
cert appearances what it took Nine. Melba a
whole season to accomplish. There could be
no person better fitted to take Nine. Melba's
place in the company.
The sudden starts and the unexplained slow
ness of the cable cars have n significance
which is not understood by everybody. and to the
person who is familiar with them. these varia-
tions In the riding are as eloquent as they are
uncomfortable. A car started SO suddenly one
evening last week that the unfortunate woman
who got on was thrown half way down the car
toward the front door, and only escaped COLI
sion with the glass door through the friendly in.
tor grinnod at the sight. Hes mad
cause I Waited for that woman at thu; trans.
al aiin. So Ike he started Il. w VI sSsasHlfT to have Vet Rs sef Gi me
denly like that. There's another man on tho
line who shows when he's mad by doing just
brings her to n quick stop. I've seen him bowl
over half a dozen in q row Just In that way.
at a transfer crossing than he thought ~oughtto.
When these fellows are mad they always let
the conductors see II. AND the passengers Ieei
Not long ago a building In Brooklyn which
had served as a watch case factory was vacated
and when the floors and walls of the rooms in
which precious metals had been worked were
cleaned up several thousand dollars worth of
gold was secured. The value OF The gold in the
floors In some of tho workshops OF jewellers in
this city Is reckoned as a part OF the stock, and
at regular intervals 1t is cleaned up by burn
ing the floors. Recently the United States As
say Office IN Wall street has proftcd In the
same manner. In. this case 1t was a chimney
nnfnnH ~ n HnnR thAf Wn HlRlna1 Iha hin
ney.' which runs up 40 feet from the separat-
Ing department of the Assay Office, was built in
a careful cleaning. The bricks OF the lining OF
this chimney have been taken down under the
direction OF the mcllor o. the Assay once, ana
such gold as may have stuck to II. The result
Of THIS operation and the subsequent smelling
has been the recovery of hfty.twO ounces OF
fine gold and $50 ounces OF silver, the total
value being 81 800. The sweepings of the
foor.of the Philadelphia Mint pan out n Very
respectable amount OF gold during the year.
One of the objections raised against college
athletics several years ago was based on the
allegation that the athletes must necessarily
he low standard men because the requirements
OF training were such that they would have little
time left for regular college work. In recent
years, however, it has been shown that many
of the best athletes of the big colleges are also
high standard men and they have not found that
main OBJECT II their College course. one Of the
features OF tho recent Cornell dinner In this city
was the presence OF half . dozen men who have
prise to come of tho old Cornell men who knew
these athletes only by reputation to find that
they were able to contribute some OF the best
music of the evening. savage, No. : in last
years crew, SChOCh. centre rush on the football
team, and Fayillc. the lively right guard, were
conspicuous members of the Cornell Gloe Club
and they sang as well as they rowed or played
football.
where YcEierdns's Fires Were.