The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
LIVE TOPICS AMOUR TOWN.

LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.
Tho men occupied In cleaning tho streets
during the past fow days have included tho
usual striking figures that show by their dress
as we'll as by other details Of their appearance
that they are .unaocustomed TO such work. A
snowstorm always brings forward these men,
and pitifully poor some OF them looked on Tues.
day. Ono stood near q largo hotel on Fifth
avenue and shovolled with q vigor that offered
quite o contrast to.his appearance. Evidently
he was an Englishmap. His face was rather
refined, and his paddock coat, barring tho
signs Of wear which were very unmistakablo
about 1t, was Of the best fashion. 1t had un-
doubtedly been cut by a good tailor. and in
spite Of Its Eell-wern aspect, It was neat even
pstent.ieather boots had been made on an un.
mistakably, good last, in spite of the fact that
gruous figure in tho small army OF workers
looked as If they might have at times been far
removed from the necessity Of such labor. The
clos Of this kind are the nightly distribltions
Of bread at an uptown bakery. Many mon In
that limo every night show that their presence
is not rare to see men standing in tho line hold.
ing a newspaper in order to hide their faces
from the few persons who may pass at that late
added to the relief provided there. At If.
his own ideas of doing good appears in the
crowd; He waits until the distribu ion OF the
flied Tor the purpose a1.p sa' 10 cents to every yG man that
stands in the line.
Henry Amsel, the music teacher who has
sued the singer formerly known as Sophie
Traubmann, 10 Q familiar figure in the Hobbies
of the metropolitan. He is acquainted with
most Of the members of the company and is
never weary of relating to them the remarkable
results he has accomplished by his methods of
teaching. When Victor Maurel was in this
country he heard a great deal from Amsel about
the enthusiasm with which N. Amsel spoke.
but no grew wear, of 1t Just as he Is accus.
toned to DO when the conversation Is kept for
ing his methods very cloquently. MaureI asked
P PaGass'' Ap as s said that %fhs s Sad sot = and nd' as2Sd
answered q I've 1sb Sn .ssoa man teach sh'e ' Singer BETTER SestsT
the greatest sSa sap / ever Ssf' heard GO DIS Of nei Hut ne SoS could Il
teach his pupils to sing with one OF their vocal
way they were able to sing indefinitely without
beard q Tat could Do q more ret than Saay You %a3 with sE his
pupils"
Now that Richard Le Gallienne has arrived
| IN Lille country no ulHy Do aOl6 10 b6CUl6 inc
| question as to the gender of his name. Mr.. Le
] Gallienne took the name himself and therefore
I suffered under no responsibilities that wero
| thrust upon him. If his ancestors had be.
slowed this ungrammatical title upon him no.
body could have questioned its apparent CON
tradictions and asked Why Why I. shonld not have
name as 1t stands is likely to do no end Of harm
to the culture OF the West when Mr.. Le Gal:
iienne goes out there to read or lecture. 1t Will
take another generation OF French teachers to
remedy the harm which one visit OF Mr.. lie
i GsliaSoee W RiS DO %t to a E io a Ii7 las oontrsGIcti tS5
grammar which it has laboriously acquired.
Nobody would seem to have the right to ques-
tion Mr.. Le Gallienno ON the subject were 1t
not that he had selected the name for himself
and is presumably acquainted with all its
As TIE Sun announced O month ago. Mme.
Melba probably will head an opera company of
her own next year, and travel through tho
United States singing In 1.-THE Barber Of Sc
willie" and Don Pasquale." possibly reviving
the half concert and half operate perform.
ancos which were at one time popular. This
was decided after Nine. Melba had made sew
eral appearances in the Western cities this
winter. and drew such large audiences that 1t
became clear she could repeat the experiment
anywhere else in the country with great profit.
So her appearances with tho Grau company
at the Metropolitan will probably be limited to
a small number. and the vastly moro remun-
erative system of travelling with a mail COM
pany and performing operas on her own re-
sponsibility will fll out the rest of her season
in this country. Only a few singers are need
cd for the two operas she proposes to give. and
the expense, of such an organization will be
comparatively slight. Her rewards for every
single appearance. will be much more than tho
company at the Metropolitan can afford to pay.
Mile. Calve ID anxious to make the Same sort OF
q tour through the country with Carmen" and
80 soon as she can get a firm of managers willing
to guarantee 81, 500 for every one of Nifty per-
formances, she will desert the Metropolitan
and start on a tour. 1t seems a curious retro
gression that the pripa donna OF the older
The success OF Tho Barber of Seville on Fri
day night was astonishing to persons who have
heard repeatedly the assertion that the opera
s sSnid h aee df PUs.i 4 S0F ds9lnF t EnsT fea II !, w ssse
SON. with all the popular singers here, there
would have been no suoh audience. But the
revival was unexpectedly successful. Mime.
Melba's plans for the next, season show plainly
old:fashioned enterprises which were thought
equal TO arousing their enthusiasm. Nine.
Sombrich is coming back to this country next
formances throughout the United States. When
an artists popularity and reputation are once
established, tho plan seems easy enough. Only
two such singers as Melba and SembrIch, how
Did fashioned tours. They sing the music which
does not require every other accessory to make
II effective. Nine. Melba's great success In
Pittsburg and Cleveland has shown that the
out.of-town public 10 anxious to support just
such performances.
Ths Assembly Hall.
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