New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-03
CHORUS GIRLS ATTACKED.
Alarm about the Influence Of Their
FriUoity on the English Stage.


against the American chorus girls. whom it de-
nounces for the familiarity with which they treat
the audience in the stalls and boxes It declares
that cit amusing when for the first time
vivaciOus singer addressed remarks TO the au-
dience, and pardonable when she even smiled Al
some particular gentleman. But 1t ceases TO divert
and becomes Objectionable when crowded chorus
devotes itself to winking and smiling at the au-
dience," and then the article concludes with the
following exordium: NO one can doubt that this
modern free and easy spirit. with its increasing
familiarity and even impudence tends to drag
musical comedy into the mire The descent from
the Savoy operas to the American Importation
in which the chorus girl ogles the audience, has
been swift and painful
Sir George Armstrong who thus causes his in
uential paper to give voice to the alarm lest the
"impudence" of the American chorus girls should
by its influence impair the maidenly reserve ana
strict propriety of the English chorus girls at the
Gaiety, IN whose ranks at least dozen British
peers have sought matrimonial alliances, is an
old soldier who greatly distinguished himself IN
the Indian 1Iutiny, where he was so badly wounded
to cut short his military career and is a hne
old fellow, for his curious hostility to every
thing American which is so pronounced that 1t mas
in this instance got the better of his galantry and
caused him TO turn the suns used fifty years ago
to defend the people Of his race from the savagery
Of the murderous sepoys against the frtvouty OF
the American chorus girl.
Young Alster Evans's tragic death at Paris and
his description in connection Herewith the Wis
count dOyIey" serve to recall attention to the
fact that it the action OF his father, DR.. John
Evans. in obtaining from the Vatican. IN the usual
manner. the title OF Marquis dOy:~r, that was the
Of his bitter quarrel with mis- uncle, Dr.
Thomas Evans. the dentist OF Napoleon III. at
whose house Empress Eugene found refuge after
her flight from the Tuileres IN 1870 DR.. Thomas
Evans strongly resented his nephew's noblary pre-
tensions un-AmericGn, and in his viii expressly
stipulated that the Papal marquis should be de-
barred from any participation, direct or indirect
IN his estate. DR.. Thomas Evans was by no means
the only angered at DIT. John Evanss Cwho
looks after the teeth Of the shah assuming the
title OF Marquis dOyley. For among the Oldest
British baronetcies is that Of dOyly, now held
by Sir William Hastings d'Oyly. who, Ike MS
elder brother his father and grandfather, has done
valuable service to the state out in India one or
the members Of the family fell at the battle OF
Bunker Hill. while Sir John dOyiy the sixth
baronet, was most intimate friend and supporter
OF Warren Hastings. Or. John Evans married
Miss Doyle, and seems TO have fallen into the
hands Of some OF those people IN London who make
practice OF providing people with ancestries and
genealogical trees to order, and he managed TO
persuade the doctor that through his wife he had
a claim TO the dOyly baronetcy. and furnished
him with parchments on the strength Of which
added to the payment Of tie customary fees, he
obtained from thu Vatican the title OF Marquis
dOyIey, which he bears. together with tho arms
very lightly modified AMI the motto OF Sir Warren
portunity OF examining the latter's family tree
dating back to the reign OF Queen Elizabeth, that
IS 20 say, TO period much more remote than tho
creation OF the dOyy baronetcy. and can only
say that Il confirms in every respect the c0nten-
tion OF the dOyly Semily that DR.. John Evans'8
wife. although & SJss B5.a7. in way
lated. directly indirectly 70 thelr house Let
add that Papal honors 10 not IN any way confer
upon the grantees children tho wight 10 bear any
title in connection Herewith during his lifetime.
ia uf~o Ia cid
90 describe himself Count dOyey.' as II was
for the unfortunate young AIster Evans 70 style
himself "Vlscount d'Oylay." There seems 70 be a
peculiar craze for this name OF d'Oyly. Tor T re-
call the death years ago or secondhand
bookseller at Philadelphia who claimed to be Sir
Pierre dOyiey. Baronet" while the mention thereof
brought me any quantity OF letters from d'Oyleys.
DoiIleys and Doyles including one from man
Virginia who wrote that. Ito the best OF my be-
lief. I am the only member OF the family IN Amer
lea and the next heir TO the title tt need hard
" be stated that there has never been D'Oyley
baronetcy. bat only that OF d'Oyly
Few, viii recognize in Nine Paul sohege. whose
death has Just taken place Paris, in the beautI-
fuI house that she occupied in the Avenue du Bois
de Boulogne. the widow Of Isaac Singer. and
mother OF Wlnaretta Singer who married the late
Prince Edmond de PoHgnac, and Of the late Isa-
bella Singer. who gave her hand and her fortune
to the insignificant looking little Duke OF Decazes.
After losing her first husband, the well known
machine ~
love with and married violinist who homely.
elderly not in the least bit romantic looking. ard
who, until she made him her second husband, had
played second fiddle in the orchestra OF some
provincial theatre. To get rid Of his terribly
plebeian name she obtained for him and for her
self from the Vatican. by payment OF heavy dues
(sone $4,000 or more) the Papa title Of Duke and
Duchess Of Camposelice. But this hedged
honor was the subject OF much ridicuIe in the
French capital. where she made her home, that
when, after his death. she conferred her hand and
her fortune upon another professional Ehusiclan,
Paul Sohege. she resolved TO remain content with
his name and refrained from any further attempts
to conceal her origin and antecedents by means
Of brand title and She very
kind hearted woman. doing much good with her
vast wealth, especially among those OF the poor
and destitute who happened to be gifted IN a
musical sense. and. while she never succeeded IN
penetrating Partisan society, despite her ducal
title, yet she rather picturesque figure Of the
American colony and will be much missed.
It Is difficult to realize that Miss Clara Lowe.
the philanthropist. whose long life. almost en-
tirey devoted TO nursing the sick poor and to
mission work, has just been brought to close
IN England. knew the first Napoleon She was
born about Lightweight years ago, the island Of
St Helena, where her father. General Sir Hudson
Lowe. acting at the time Governor and as
jaIer OF the fallen Emperor Of the French. Sir
Hudson Lowe to have lacked tact and TO
have made allowance for the bitterness in No
poleon's breast arising from the reverse OF his
fortunes from the ingratitude that he had eS-
perienced. and. above all. from the distressing
malady that slowly consuming his vitals
Thanks to this matters reached such pass be-
tween the general ano the Emperor that to this
day wherever Napoleon Is admired the name Of
Sir Hudson Lowe is ezecrated all over the world
Miss Lowe four years old when the Emperor
ind and nall rau7arn rad paf1 m