The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-04
INCIDENTS IN STAGELAND.
rny. UiLLACE HOPPER'S FAREWELL
puBLIC PERFORMANCE.

number uf theatrlcal lolk salleu Tor Eu-
,on. on the steamship st. Louis yesterday.
One was Daniel Frohman. who said that he
oas going partly for recreation. but meant to
Ming back some new plays. Mr.. Frohman's
I.nar,uro was quiet. lie kept out Of sight in
Nc sto,eroom during the time that the vessel
"a, ,hronzed by friends OF the passengers.
" DinCvell was another manage aboard.
NJ ia n rartner OF jacob Lit and he admitted
49,, h. had business errands. such as making
.,n,racts for melodramas to be used ut the
p,o,dway and other Lit theatres. Mr.. Ding
u.l was not conspicuous. Annie Russell and
a., Conquest, who were being sent to London
-, charles Frohman to act in The Mysteri-
ous Mr.. Bugle." we're subdued in DIRE 80 and
Iorortment. So was Frank WorthinR. their
professional comrade IN the trip. Ted ID.
Marks. on a mission to hire vaudeville per-
formers and TO place IA farce In London. was
FAR less shy. His poses in remarkable ralment
we're very SNOWY. But he was as nothing at
Ill alongside Edna Wallace Hopper. the small
,oubretts. Unlike the others mentioned. she
was going without any business purpose. She
was merely on pleasure lent, so she said to q
srS reporter. She held court in the saloon.
surrounded by large quantities OF youthful
deyotees and their floral gifts. When the
steamer was about to start she took up a con-
,picuous position on the deck. whore all her
movements might be seen BY the people on
the wharf. Her performance wac worth
watching. She waved good-by TO acpuaint-
anres OH the shore and threw a bouquet to
one OF them. But 1t remained for Lawyer
attention. She kissed her hand to them i'm
pulsively, A minute later she was overcome
fy emotion. She made the motions OF a
weeper. II her Overlooking eyes did not drip
tears into the Hudson's depths. then aprear-
ances were deceptiyei Then she dr9oped her
soothe her. But nothing seemed 10 mitigate
the Iain Of a parting from New York and Mr..
Humme,
Sir Arthur sullivan Is enthroned as the COM
poser most popular with the audiences in the
longest season Of opera In English ever given
in New York. His works were more fire.
quently presented by the Castle Square Com
pany than those Of any other man. Thirty
two pieces have been given. Six were by the
Engllshman at 81 out OF the 300 performances.
This final week Of the Americans musical sea-
son has the most popular four operas by those
who follow him in the list. Verdi had thirty
six hearings with Aida I'll Trovatore.' and
"Rigoletto.' while Gounod with Romeo and
Juliet and Faust" had twenty. Most OF these
latter are due to Faust which seems the
test-liksd orera in New York. whatever Ian
guaCe /: may be sung in. This week Aida"
and II Trovatore. as well as Faust" and
v Te . arr a1d the Jul best b..t are oi t siS'n eom nasss 'G Sur
rious achievements unless Puccini's, La
B9hsme" be ex.epted. The season lasted
ancss wele given. OF these go. were in the
evening 20 we're matinss a. andta we're extra
tween 30h land 2S4 consisted Of the double bills.
Besides the composers already mentioned In
performances OF their.works. were Bizet, with
sixteen performances,ot Carmen" and the
o tGidisT'nf6 S S1ms8feF sl. Sith af faslF oaRi1rfTs am m iel.
moor and The Daughter, of the Regiment"
Wagner with, "Lohenerin" and Puccini with
Among the operas done by the company for
the first time we're RossIni's The Barber OF
S iioHsi. asr Ss!l a as me aRo 1He!1 snd g Gniiss." n fRe
viennese works were not so literally drawn on
this season. Most IL the field Of eomje opera
portanr. OF all conclusions TO the management
is the fact that tho company was more pros
R SGTs than ihl' ah ys I ,ne sl.e ,' Would su sand + 5I sivs
EeTmanency to the scheme OF opera In Eng
llsh. Next year the .poli,y OF the company
during the season to end, on SATURDAY night.
The four performances this week will enlist
the singers who have become so popular with
the Americans audiences this year. Messrs.
Sheehan and Hedmondt who has proved such
a. aGSuisition to the eompany,: and Mines; De
Treville. Norwood and Macnichol Will be heard
In their familiar parts.
1t was decided last night to postpone the
Professional Woman's League performance
Of The Three Musketeers" until May IL.
Changes are made in the cast. Jennie VIM
ston will take the place OF Annie Warrington
as TorthoS and Sara McVicker that OF Mathilde
Cottrelly as Bouacieir. The parts OF Queen
Anne. which has passed through the hands OF
Lillian Russell and Amelia Bingham, has now
been given to Mary Hampton. Mr.. Weber. the
business manager for the matinee. said that
the reason for the postponement was a little
setback In the rehearsals, which are going on
daily. The League actresses are DESTROYS
that they shall be accepted seriously in the
"1 The I'm En- t pife Ras b %s4' Sc sold 90 out TT for s% the TWO
j%aiist." and so two extra Wednesday, matinSea
Daniel Frohman raid Yesterday that he had
contracted with sydney Resented for two
and for a new comedy by Eugene W. Pres
Irey, who is lust back from Europe.
~ A"gustln DAILY exneGts to have fer neXt sen,
as he has an option on ali Of suiilyan's work
Hal. author of the libretto, declares that the
new piece will be, produced by DAILY IN New
York six months before London gets 1t.
The Watermelon Man" than By his name o.
MmAndrews. was mentally peculiar long before
s sSSSS'"' tflr, 'HS seass ago ge in aP he csarl hsss IF .
Southern negro who had extreme difficulties
with a fractions mule. supposed. to be hitched
u a wagopI2ad Of watermelons Just outside
MS de.lneation OF the melon peddler was SO
true and humorous that II made a decided
success. But nothing over induced Mean,
crews to vary the sketch one iota or substi,
t9te another. Therefore, as audiences tired
OF II, he DROPPED slowly out Of favor. To the
ihst lie obdurate.y refused to try anything
Liberty was taken with the supper scene
a larlsian Romance" as performed or the
eii3slhg night OF a ST. Louis stock company
IMe p~tlnciral actors toasted one another
un9ised the managementaGd complimented the
aaHulence in fifteen minutes OF Interpolation
a horribly as ever.
Anna belmont, formerly IA humptious sou,
""vyEttte with John Drew, Sol Smith Russell anG
WHAT happ"nel. to Jones" has married. am
saSs that. she will act no more. She was one
~ l9ur sisters. all Of whom made their first
Sea" " CIV" hS'Oo9 WV
nAdot Sonnenthal received the usual present
inca ne made his farewell appearance at III,
mt'hg ilace, II was a gold and silver toile'
o ne made a.speech 81 thanks. iianked OF
VI flue uY II woman dTaped as Columbia AM
nn lhe other hv IL figure representing Ger
mama hS will in all probability return mex
Heasoh, The lryingiPlnce Willie continued a!
t5uh N spite of all reports to the contrary
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