The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
SINGERS on THEIR TRAVELS.
Troubles They. the Managers and the
Hotel People Have TO Put Up With.


The troubles Of Miss Syhil Sanderson
were attached because she engaged rooms
at one hotel and went TO another. IL char
acteristic OF the progress of an opera COM
pany through the country.
The singers are entirely indifferent to
any plans made In advance for them, and
on the slightest ~provocation reject all
arrangements to quarter them. On the
travels Of the company. the principal
singers. all. indeed, but the chorus, pay
their living expenses. The management
provides only transportation and carriages.
Ur'ally the rooms are engaged in ad-
vance by the agent. Before the singers
get to the hotels. a grand piano is pro-
vided for them. Even IL a singer IL to he
in town only t~wenty-four hours a grand
piano must I've on hand.
That piano has TO be taken into accoun
when the moves are made and nobody
familiar with the operatio temperament
expects the singers to he satisfied with
the accommodations provided. II may
he hat the rooms have a o view or
tn ey may nave too much sun or too little.
II NAV also happen hat after the rooms
have been engaged one singer will tell
another hat she once stopped In that
hotel and had a sore throat the fol-
lowing winter In New York and sire
has ALWAYS been sure hat IL was
that hotel that gave IL to her. So the one
who receives tbs confidence gets the
name Of another hotel and starts for IL
when she lcaves the station. The agent
must get out Of the engagement OF the
other rooms rs well as he can.
Sometimes the singer COOS 70 one hotel
and the grand piano, already In place. Ia
surrounded by Fer eleven trunks. Some
her. Perhaps the best have been given TO
some other singer In the company acci-
dentally.
She decides to move and the grand piano
and the eleven trunks go along with her.
II she IL an easily pleased prima donna.
she may be satisfied by moving the piano
from the seventh story to the second.
Hotel proprietors are not as a rule
nuous to entertain any but the most
important OF the singers One OF the
city hotels sheltered several Of the men
two years ago. Every morning there
was an overwhelming odor Of coffee in
the halls.
Nobody knew where il came from and
il was complained OF for two weeks before
the source Of the odor was discovered
IL was then learned that one Of the men
made coffee over the gas and asked his
friends In 20 share II with him.
The coffee making was stopped aud
the guests remained until one was expelled
after "A tragic accident, and his friends In
indignation left with him. lie had ceased
making the coffee but chung To his native
cookery. He was especially fond Of a
preparation Of salt fish which he cookie
on "A gas stove.
one day hs put II out Of his window
90 cool II happened hat hs room Was
directly over the ladies entrance ~ the
hotel A. one II The guests In a new winter
tailDr-mad. gown was entering the build
the high wind blew the "a pan IN
the sill and sprinkled her gown With IA"
highly favored sauce which the singer
had prepared with 30 much difficulty
That incident terminated the sogOuTn ~
the musical guests ~ that hotel.
H. another ono u the singers Was living.
but g. tie naked eye CAV" M evidences
~ eating lie Vac always IN Ills room
a. meal hours AID never ordered any
thiug from the restaurant III. hn after
a siay II two vsks aud n was found that
the bath loon, provided With lus own
ull stove. had served a. Tho kttchsn dur
ing hl- siay mush Co ls damage There,
unknown Co. anybody ~ thT buus' ls had
a.4.ktt All la. utgaAr