The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-21

met with equal success at the same theatre
in the same role Since then she has COM
pletely dropped out Of sight,
One Of the stars OF the Opera Comique
was born in this country, although she
deserves no more than Frances Saville to
be called an American. This is Mary
Garden. Miss Garden was born in Illinois
OF Scotch parents and has spent little time
in this country. She has been very sue
cessful in Paris, but her case is very diff
ferent from that Of the young women who
go to the theatre to sing for few times.
She ia a regular member of the company
engaged FOR the season. And she just now
occupies the place In the affections Of the
Parisians held formerly by her friend
Sybil Sanderson.
Yvonne de Treville, Bessie Abbott, Mile.
Courtenay. who Is now singing in New
Orleans: Thea Dorre. who travels through
Germany Henrietta Goddard, who is in
Italy; Mile. Doria, who was at Brussels but
cities; Marie Tiziano, who last appeared in
concert in London; Belle Apologize, whose
brother assaulted Dresden critic who
dared to dispaI age her Carmen; Frances
Francesachini, and Minnie Tracey. are some
OF the numerous American women now
hoping for something better than their
present lot. and it is improbable that one
in a hundred will ever achieve il.
The experience Of the women who study
az, oau are uiscourdem8. IL neeus only
reliable knowledge of what IL accomplished
by those who succeed in getting on the stage
to convince any one how small the reward
is in such case.
The average American singer who makes
her first appearance at the Opera Comique
III Paris ia accounted 80 lucky by the man
agement that there is no thought Of paying
her a cent. In most other theatres in France
she will be expected to pay for the privilege
OF singing II by any possible chance she
succeeds in making very favorable i'm
preston, she may be engaged fer season
Of six months
One American girl engaged in one Of the
provincial French theatres had a weekly
salary OF $50 a week, although she was sing
ing the leading roles Az Il was her first
year on the stage, she had to accumulate
wardrobe. How she was to do that and live
was a problem that could never have been
solved had her family not helped
One OF the most popular singers at q Paris
opera house few years ago was an Ameri-
can who had no private means. Although
she was one Of the stars of this theatre she
had to live on the fifth floor Of an apart ment
house distant from the central part of Paris.
She had no family to help her and would not
allow anybody else to do so. For all her
prominence in the opera she had to econo-
mize almost AZ strictly IA typewriter girl
Another American girl at the Paris Opera
who was singing Leading parts in some Of
. the operas, was getting so small a salary
for II that she could scarcely live and pro-
vide herself with the needed costumes.
Yet for almost ten years rich friends had
been paying for this girls musical education.
One American girl who made reputation
for herself in Paris and was classed among
the best known, II not the best singers, had
| a career Of about twelve years before she
retired. At that time she said that she had
never once earned enough money TO pay her