The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03

strokes Of q Church Sefi. All the noiss
= that OF the ringing dies away, and
the girl IL about TO lower the sash when
z boys voice cries heartily, HAPPY
In a buriesque of French duelling In
The Little Duchess a brass band marches
In at tho head of the company, which In
cludes, besides the duellists, two surgeons,
a mar with refreshments, two nurses,
a newspaper reporter and q photographer:
After a brief overture champagne is opened
and long prosperity to the press IL drunk.
Then tho men cross swords until one
declares himself wounded. By the use OF
q magnifying glass the surgeons discover
a slight scratch. During the interval the
band plays. the reporter takes notes aud
the Photographer uses his camera. When
swords are again crossed the other con-
testsnt says he has been wounded. Even
the magnifytng glass. does not discover
a hurt. The duellist suggests that 1t may
be on the other arm Here, with the aid OF
a telescope, something red Is Observable
crying that their honor has been avenged.
The band strikes up once more and the
entire party starts out to make a night OF
It. The fact hat most of this has been
taken nom '!he Belle Of New York docs
not detract from It's practical value In
camera in THE New Workers. Virginia
Earle mistakes hin for q photographer
and sits for her picture. DAILY puts the
cloth over his head and tries TO look through
he camera, but soon calls to Miss Earle
to know II she has left the room. She
assures him that she Is still there, and
when he discovers her through the lens
he gives a cry Of horror. 1t Is really too
awful to tell her. He did find her, but
she was standing on her head. He does not
fhipH IL would ha rinht tr faka har nhDfn-
graph so. and suggests that. in order to
be decorous In the picture, she stand on
her head while having IL taken.
There has been surprise that the man
who had composed beautiful and preten-
tious music for several comic operas should
Duchess In speaking Of 1t, "Violets.'
a charming balial. IL usually mentioned a.
worthier Of hat DeKoven who had made
the tune for ooh Promise Me- II comes
out that Violets' is an Interpolation; Ten or
fifteen year., 9 when The Brigands'
supplied fourteen airs TO displace those OF
Ofenbach. independent listeners en-
joyed the Kerker music, but those who
went armed with old ~Ofenbach's scores
objected Harshly did they c~riticise. a
waltz finale OF the second act, Mr.. Kerker
took the abuse in silence. It happened.
though, that the waltz wa by Ofenbach:
who wrote It for the Vienna production, OF
THE Brigands, . in I'm effort to rival Strauss
In his own capital.
Amy Angeles is the latest addition TO
Weber a Felds's company n she COM
pletes a sextet Of exceptional dancers,
The Meyer sisters. Bonnie Maginn, Goldie
Mohr, Belle Robinson and Miss Angeles
are well matched. all being small, dainty
and young. In -Hoity-Toity" they. wear
hand.painted gowns for a song with De
Wolf Hopper. The Meyers in a song with
Kelly dance a peculiar step that seems
TO possess humor. Miss Maginn and
Miss Angeles are placed in contrasting
blonde and brunette prettiness. They
dance with Fay Templeton End later with
Fritz Williams In graceful recklessness.