The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
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Emmett Drisuon, who IL said TO DO dangerously
Ill now at st. vlncents Hospital, ia well known
byr sight TO many persons who have no idea
who he is. He has been q conspicuous figure
for several years in that stratum Of New York
life that is seen In tho restaurants. music halls,
and theatres, and It was In such resorts that
his evenings were always passed. He was al.
ways extremely thin. his face was pale. and his
light blonde mustache added 10 the emaciated
look Of his face, but Il was thought that, like n
great many other men, Mr.. Driscoll looked q
great deal moro delicate than he really was.
He belongs to that group which attends regu-
larly the first nights at the theatres, has free
admlttance to the music halls. and is known
by sight TO nearly every New Yorker who goes
TO such places with any frequency. He has
won the title Of Count and is Familiarity called
by II. His style of dress was somewhat eccentric,
. am s sisa9SEh y ws Of s pTeTsifin any m mSrs '9 tSe
clothes on his slender frame alwaEs suegested
tho dressing Of thirty years ago; The group TO
which Drisc0ll belongs has within recent years
lost some of its most notable figures, and IT. is
q curious fact that nobody seems to AXE the
seems destined to disappear. Men who figure
Workers By birth. They, come from other cities
uaf p ,S,ssSms %n of city III rY lie for orf the rat rather @pS excia.
siye fast set A. a matter Of fact; the mon
clubs and do not spend their time In restau.
rants or music halls.
Now that Mime. Emma Eamos has decided to
sing the role Of thelheroino in Mancinelli's opera,
Hero and Lcander,' at Covent Garden next
spring, it.seems fairly certain that we shall
hear that work next winter in New York.
Nine. Eamcs 10 averse to learning roles which
she'will not be able to sing with'comparative fire.
quency, and this wns shown the other day whom
she declined to learn for the London production
Of tho opera the heroine's r6le in Saint-Saen's
Henry VIII" Last year, for q similar reason,
she declined to sing the soprano role in Pom
chielli's 'Giaconda." This decision on her part
was In O measure tho result Of her experiences
during tho preceding winter at Monte Carlo.
where she learned the music Of one Of Cesar
Franck's operas and appeared in 1t only two or
three times. 1t 10 not likely that the work will
be repeated, and as the task was an extremely
difficult one, the necessary rehearsals long and
arduous, and the compensation comparatively
slight, Mme. Eames decided to remain idle this
eerned. s so fa deS as pq hsr t appSe so lsSrni %sF1 @ GGh,
t Matsh L III lo Sis now Ss ss as 4 SIR%&ss.' 2a srns w We s"s the y,
women have such natural gifts, and II her abili.
ties as an actress are deveiloped, her uT ultimate to
iessf EhS op nsM e BE e2sTse rsle: sh hsr Si next sin %i n!
ter, and as she is still one Of the youngest Of the
singers there is time for her to, followsMme.
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gradually with the same successful results.
The demand for the services Of, dramatic prima
d dor ,'rst is n ETsat; IN h Sew Y Yaeg, G rsRa nsu %ityh M lsss
difficulty than the ford singers. Nine; Melba
has been four years winning her place, but she
dramatic singers rarely have to wait 80 long.
There Is a discouraging report about the opera
ooe.SaI Tpd tbe one %m 90 mem pa ID s FOR her zap appearance
less than twelve months ago.
Ono Of the cafes in the publishing district
sometimes holds q curious group of guests.
Among them are two poets who belong to a
school that is dignifed with the name of the
country from which they came, and one of these,
who has from time to time written erotic verso of
rather innocuous character. is. to judge from
his looks, the last man in the world whose in
spiration might be expected to take such a turn.
He has one quality in common with the other
members of the group which attracts the alton
ton of every person who happens to come into
the place and Is the abiding wonder Of all who
frequent 1t regularly. This Is his hair. So wild
q luxuriance of unframed hair was never dis
closed by any four mon before. The two poets
who uphold the national school look like I'M
kempt chrysanthemums. Their associates are
less extravagantly endowed in that respect.
The only approach to an exception to the rule is
one smooth-faced lad who has so far gone no
deeper into the heart Of literature than q clerk
ship would take him; but he. too, is prodigiously
se %,OssI ana h his hair a,s is psRiidlGy approaching s ssadd9st the
The embarrassing features OF this party's pres
ence in the cafe arises from the fact that there
borhood and their clients are also casual patrons
Of tho resort. So eminent pillars OF literature
S being onfounded With iddisr s.1 piano %ntsI players
and other merely executive creatures, whereas
they create the sweet, things Of contemporary
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have more than once been known to Identity
them as various musicians, and the only con-
has BEEN found : in the fact that such remarks
have never reached the well;covered ears Of the
poets, or, indeed. OF the publishers clerk. They
by the graceful falls Of hair that hide from view
every ear in the party, 1t is to these that the
o oceas Ge aao d EatsiiIfs on Of b bhs earf are th and srs ch fGr
acteristic II they are not interesting, for voices
must be raised when sound would force its way
in the group possesses. When these conf.
dences are given to the world. there remains no
doubt as to n the pro pFS'es = q g Of this party party h., The 2
really is. That fact becomes perfectly plain
when the poets begin to tell one another about
of them talks about another Is as well arranged
as the result that invariably. follows when some
one begins essdns + 70 oh tsik & about nsMfsn MN nh In t turn; = ET ZEN
glIbness with which they then talk about them
selves.
The evolution Of tho theatrical Spectators
is sometimes a curious process. They have
been known to spring up in a very short time
and endure for some years, but the majority of
them have very brief careers. Now York has
witnessed several within the last few seasons.
and one Of them has lately come to notice In a
remotely artistic way. The point from which
these men attack the theatre is generally hnan-
cial and their ability to advance money at .
critical time is generally the principal qualif-
cation for the business. But that quality very
soon drops into the background when the ven
ture in which they invested proves a success.
From that time they are oracles whose word
In artistic matters is authoritative No detail
of tho theatre. its business as well as its ar
tistic side, is unknown to them, and they arc
willing to undertake anything from the produc.
tion of Shakespeare's plays to controlling q
grand opera season, They regard themselves
prises and carry them through to complete sue.
cess. Success is not likely to como regularly
to these men. and succeeding Investments gen
orally result in the disappearance of their capi-