The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

Mustered by the way"
No. rotten bad form. don't YOU
know the new Tivom barytone cheer
fully agreed. lie frankly mopped
very pink brow and continued: 'AlI
men are equals, aren't they2-and-isn
II very warm today"
How deliciously feudal,-and-no
more so than usual at this time OF
the year, ] commented. and informed
him. Mr.. Brownlow is English. by
way Of Australia for the last ten years,
Iand only -months-old Californian.
With glaring superfuousness. 1 ask
hem; But you come from where they
say, A green yule makes fat church
yard'?"
Haven't been in London for ten
years" the barytone replied. TOO long.
But Australia I tell you it's. jolly
funny sitting down TO plum pudding
and turkey with the thermometer at
100 degrees in the shade. and panto-
mines going on all around"
NAT Goodwin told me that they be-
heve in London that there were buffa-
loes on Broad, r. I'm afraid we be-
lieve here that you have kangaroos in
Melbourne" began.
Not quite" he laughed.
You liked it there?"
Very much" was the hearty re-
Spouse. They told me when I left that
they would be glad TO welcome me back
AT any time. 1t is very pleasant TO feel
that one has not outsung ones favor
III ten years"
You were singing all the time in
Australia ."
When ] was not mining" was the
unexpected reply-though there is that
about "Brownlow' that should pre-
clude surprise at such history. Like
every other actor who is an actor, he
is less like one than he is like every one
else. Possibly il was because knew
that he had been soldering in South
Africa. but I thought his keen blue eyes
looked as though they were much more
used To q hair trigger than a hare
foot. his goodly six feet or so TO the
saddle than TO a pastebOard throne
Neither does the Brownlow complexion,
stiu Of English freshness in spite Of
Australian droughts, at all suggest the
footlights nor yet the business like
earb Of the singer. Even less "actoTy,
II possible is Mr.. Brownlow's simple,
direct manner.
Yes. was mining for three years."
he added, then 1 went back TO the
stage"
Not until'-he laughed a little sadly
here-"nOt until ] lost what I got out
of the ground IN speculating."
You were with Williamson, Of
course every one is in Australia.
Yes" Mr.. Brownlow answered, and
added: Williamson is what you might
call the Frohman Of Australia.
He produces all the Frohman and
George Edwardes things there. while
they are still running in New York and
London. We're just through a long
run Of My LADY Molly and The
Toreador.' "
oh yes. there aren't kangaroos
enough TO go round We have TO anluse
- ourselves somehow"
But we haven't had My Lady
Molly in New York yet"
Really" the Australian chuckled.
Perhaps YOU viii get things sooner
II the rumored deal between George
Fdwardes. williamson and Frohman
goes through. / believe they are 10
combine. Seriously, though, Austria
lia is z pretty up-to-date place. They
c0nv America, you know. II is alto
eether more American than English
there. An engagement with
Williamson is q very pleasant affair.
II is for ali the year round, you know.
Fe mas z circuit-something like the
OrDheum-that includes Perth, Bris-
bane. sydney, Melbourne and Aoe-
taide. the chief cities, and there we
sing"
This is in light opera only?"
YES. but we have English and
Italian grand opera companies there
quite frequently"
~Renedetto and Trsvaglini Of the
last Tivoli season were there
.Ob. Benedetto," and Brownlow
laughingly shaped a very buxom OUT
line Of the plump prima. i remem-
Der her" He is much more given TO
gesture than the average Englishman'
How do you produce grand opera
there: how much Of chorus ana
so on?"
sixty IN the chorus usually, and an
orchestra Of thirty-six, the barytone
estimated: very well mounted, too.
And al what Drices2
Five shimings, three shillings, two
shilling and one shilling"
This, considering distances, America
is 1000 miles nearer the base of oper-
attic supplies than Australia Chank
YOU. Mr BrownlowD, is even more rea-
sonable than the Tivoh
@Of. course when Meiba gives a con-
cert the prices BOOM" the barytone
added. People viii pay rheir guineas
and half guineas 10 hear her"
.AIelba is very POPULAR"
she is not'-Mr. Brownlow's beaver
brown brows went up drolly here-'she
is not so great an idol as she says she
is. 7 saw something about her in NJ
A. p. once that amused me greatly
The London papers all had lot Of Wild
stuff about Mel5a just about then"
"Ah,"
You look pleased.
..r---.--- Z, -r-or.nI-tnr will turn Mr.