New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-21

n,.oa In America to gain reputation IN COMIC
onera But out through the country the people
who go to light opera are not Oh tnls claA'.
They are more critical. they ike gooo music wen
sung and are getting tired OF se&tettes anu sil-
illness fresh demand for legitimate hght
onera is arising and-now don't laugh at me
.ha oon,nosers and book makers going to
arise to meet it..
Miss Van Studdford, being neither second
nor third rate singer of light opera. may at
,aast he credited with speaking without pique,
Some people may have seen the small yellow
card adorned with the figure of a green parrot,
announcing MRS. Jack wishes to see you at
Wallack's Theatre" which Mr. Harris issued
an advertising device for Grace Livingston Fur
niss's comedy. These cards have been with
drawn from circulation now. and that is Miss
Alice Fischer's story.
Miss Fischer one evening just before the play
onened was going down to spend the night with
Miss Furniss at the latterg summer home, at
Atlantic Highlands. They got to the boat early.
and Miss Furniss. leaving her guest in the cabin
on some pretext other, ran around the boat
denositing fistfuls of these yellow cards in the
seats Then she rejoined Miss Fischer, and
waited for the summer colony to arrive. Her
plan worked beautifully To be sure, she denies
that 1t was her plan. but Miss Fischer doesn't
accept her statement.
The summer colony knew Miss Fischer. They
ascertained where she was seated on the boat
They took every yellow card they could find,
pressed into service every envelope 10 De hao
and all the porters and the matron. Then the
fusade of Miss Fischer began. porter came
up to her and presented an envelope. which she
opened. Within was one OF the yellow INVITA-
lions to Wallack's Theatre. and this sentence.
signed by she knew, DO you mean the
box office the stage door,?
Miss Fischer laughed, and was about TO re-
,er
another envelope was handed to her. Another
yellow card fell out, inscribed, "W1l bring
Then they began to come thick and fast.
us the inclosed good for two at the box Of
fice?' one read
Sorry; I'd like to come, but nave 10 nina
the baby" said another.
my wife says you not on our visiting
list" the harsh inscription on another:
ITS very kind of you. I'll bring the family.
Have you the seat checks with you! one asked
When the porters were tired out and the small
rewsboy declared he afraid to approach
Miss Fischer again, dozen men. sticking the
yellow cards in their hat bands, marched by the
actress Indian file, chanting, Please, KIND lady,
may come, tOO!'
Fischer.
You may she said, finally, II you ii XIII the
man who made those cards.'
There used to be newspaper man in Boston
a strange genius who wrote sonnets in the bar
room of the Parker HouSe-perhapS under the
impression that Artemus Wards location OF
Harvard College was correct-who had a pet
hobby all his own Some day, he used to de-
clare he was going to give the world a fairy
story true to nature and wholly original. 1t
would be the story of a dwarf's fight with a
giant, and the giant would win. This he said.
had never been done in literature. 1t is for his
special benefit this story is made public:
Miss Marion Ballou. one of the committee of
the coming Woman's Exhibition, was walking
away from the Garden the other day When she
was approached by a young man who had all
the evidences of being stage door Johnnie.
Though stage door "Johnnies" are much more
FREQUENT in print than around stage doors, MISS
Ballou in her stage career had seen two or three
of them, so she quickened her pace So did the
young man. Presently he caught up with ner,
lifted his hat, and remarked with cafesslng,
Mrs Pat Campbell tone, Didn't L meet you
coming home from Europe last summer!
You have made a mistake, sir, salo MISS
Ballou. in q manner that had never failed to
rebuke the presumptuous into shameIaceo ST.
Ience 'I was never in Europe in my nfe
Isn't that joly? sald the youeii' easily
Neither IT,
Miss Ballou hailed cab.
The managers of the Knickerbocker Iheatre
Maid tn Pinkerton between 500 and 500 for
detective service last week in their hight with
the speculators. And yet they could not project
Charles Frohman from being offereo d PACK scar
at he moderate price OF S0+