The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-07
liz rortos AnoUr roRM.

Very few Americans saw the late Mrs. James
G. Aver in recent years, although her face had
become familiar to many thousands who prob
ably had very little idea who she was. Ono
OF the most conspicuous pictures In the French
exhibit at tho Worlds Fair was a portrait of
Mrs. Aver by Carolus Duran, and tho brilliant
painting attracted much attention. In this
portrait Mrs. Aver was shown dressed very
Rorgcously in \ gown OF mauvc velvet, which
was painted in tho artists most spectacular
manner. Mrs. Aver was not a young woman
ut the time Of her death, but tho portrait 70.
tanned, just as sho did, many suggestions Of
youthfulness. The hair us well as the com.
piexion had the. tints OF youth and there were
other features OF her appearance that were not
usual in n person of her age. Before her death
she had won n place in the American colony Of
society, Which Is closed to most americans
under oil circumstances and was not likely to be
opened even to the oxtravagant displaysof wealth
had, u place among her own countrypeoplc In
Paris was recognized officially SO far as official
several years ago at which the best known
americans, were present. Mrs, Aver was salts
in the background and make the Americans
puzlling fact for titled and poveriy.strickcn
foreigners at her receptions that Mrs. aver
never cared to marry any of them, although 1t
10 said that she had the opportunity TO marry
into some of the oldest European families. But
the American widow had not lost her shrewd.
ness after having accumulated a fortune for
herself and her husband.
Paul Potter, who has not spcnt much time In
New York for several years, protested solemnly
that he would return TO London yesterday, but
his friends know him well enough to believe
that the time Of his departure would in reality
depend on the fate OF tho play which was acted
on Tuesday night at the Empire Theatre. Mr..
Potter would not return, they knew, IL there
was praise enough for his new work. and when
they saw tho reviews yesterday morning 1t
seemed fairly certain that his stay here would
be longer than he had intended it to be. But Mr..
Potter's reputation as an adept at disappearing
suddenly made them ready TO expect anything,
in case he should continue to believe that he
would rather be in Paris than Now York. After
the production of q farce written by hims several
years ago. Mr.. Potter suddenly set out for Lon
don without saying n word on tho subject to his
most intimate friends. He is profoundly sensi-
t NV, to All b sri u IiseiT 81 ~ ms ssn TG hiSn f tn some M, I rerIo rs
as remote as possible from the scene of the plays
production. He has frequently been known to
drop out OF the society of his associates even
when he has not just had a new play acted, but 1t
is usually TO go into training ut Muldoon's farm
and reappear a month later with his eyes bright
er than they had been, several pounds taken of
his weight and with q more glowing color in his
Sii,ys i for The INF hrst Ft time on De' Tuesday Ia mig night. had
written one notably successful drama. and his
earnings from that are said to have amounted
to nearly $40. 600. On the first nights OF his
plays he usually keeps as far away from the the,
atre as possible after the first few minutes of
the ; p %gs wn,rbieo t Mhe ,b,r the ss au Of the p On iY Ms.
Potter is said to have been seen on the west
sisf jo Of T Tenf5H il TrTf h MsiEi Hrs. n 8fd6as ss frs wS ns
made her debut that night, appeared under very
trying circumstances: Both her mother and
her husband are very Ill.
Mime. Marcella sembrich returned to Europe
on Tuesday, and she must have felt some con-
siderable satisfaction as the steamer rapidly
ihcreaseu INC uia'eheo oot"e'" nei Wv va,
country, particularly in view OF the TACT that
she is TO return 10 TINS country neas sea TSa
u"u'i 'h' ,'oo' 'o"o
manager mhu nus entrseu = y q mho
,,o, a.r;rn onoroh Loot snrin, RI nav Calvs
m"s ainne oNo"sn o spl-ns W 80 ~
81, Zoo for ten concert appearances at the new
England festivals. At the time persons who
hoard ~ th,t sbook tbeir heads in astonish.
ment and declared thai the season would not
only be Improbable. put that IL would ihdeeu'
never be undertaken. But, on the contrary IL
was carried through 10 a most successful con-
cluson. and IN spite OF the sum PAID 10 ire priha
donna MIR. george stewart maze some prontoue
Of the scheme. SO he has not undertaken TO en-.
gage Nine. Semorich without a knowledge or
the SITUATION. NINE. oemorich WISH 10 TINS
country nauB IL ClCuT lnhI HOt an VI II I
greatest artists are regularly heard here, and IL
there are any moro in Europe like Mime. Sem:
brich Mr.. Grau would do well to add some of
them TO his list. We have come to be-
lieve in New York that the Metropolitan
1t has been shown by Nine. Sembrich's visit
that some of the greatest dc not always come
cumstances that she would return to New York
to sing regularly at the Metropolitan even II her
contracts permitted. There is moro profit for
pcarances in the opera, with the concerts to
follow. is the plan best adaDted for the profit of
the woll-known artists. That has been Mime.
will he in the future. She Is Just now singing In
fme = n u" onnenEinp in THE Rarber 81
Seville" to very large audiences. 1t is not i'm
probable that some OF the Older Italian works
WI, VIII i De he en- tbo one wcr ne IN tbn Gnvs Of The IL ijnepnnt
operatic stars. 1t has taken only the singers to
make that renaissance possible, operatic per.
Hnnr in NV ni NO tbat have not MOVED this
luxury from eminent singers for some time.