The sun., 1909-01-31

just mentioned them a. part OF the deoora
tive eject necessary for the ensemSiS
You won't mention II. will you2' Yen
promise.
Behind the scenes Mint and n1ssis
walk arm in arm; Constantine lie wr1bns
his autograph, which he says resembles
the outline OF the "Lohengrin' swan and
Mr. Alimonte Is removing another pair
Of gray gloves One OF the chorus ap-
proaches and looks at you with amberine
eyes. She is eostatio over the idea that
there is no longer any travelling back and
forth and that the majority OF the chorus
remain now all the time
You congratulate her and turn TO listen
TO the lament OF the good looking berytorie
that all matinee girls are gray haired.
ITS because we're giving La Boheme, :"
he complains. They don't think it's
quite the proper story for Ia jeune fue.'
After the second act you are escorted
to the little salon adjoining the grand tier
boxes which Is presided over by Mics Mar
garet Corlies. who every matinee day dis
penses tea to the feminine members OF
the opera club. who occupy several boxes
on either side Of the house for the season,
the same boxes that are occupied In the
evening by another opera club composed
Of bachelors. There Is a rumor that the
club may In time become coed, but Mas
Corlies laughs the rimor away while she
greets guests and directs the handing OF
the tea and cakes. Miss Corlies Is prssi-
dent not only OF the opera club but also
OF an automobile club which rejoioes In the
only Esperanto name used for q similar
organi ization. 1t sounds very much like
the Chinese part OF the story told earlier
in the day by Constantine.
A few men face the feminine cohorts
and one Of them is greeted ecstatioslly. A
Gibson girl calls him loudly The ANGEL
and be nearly turns and runs. It is Mr..
Stotesbury. the financier OF the opera
house difficulty. He says very simply
and sincerely.
Il was not urged ito come forward by
any one or by any motive except a truly
philanthropio one. appreciated all that
Mr.. HammersteIn had done. knew that
others realised and appreciated II a. well
and that II we allowed the work he bad
% nobly to retrogrsde on 40
count OF our iaxity OF purpose we were
doing him and ourselves great wrong.
Il could not stand the idea, and nothing
that ever have done in my life has given
me such unalloyed pleasure. II nathins
else showed me the gratitude Of the music
loving public for what was after all but
q natural act on my part the hundreds OF
letters that have come to me since then
surely would do 30. have In my pocket
one from a man who writes me that he Is
too poor now to attend the opera and take
his wife, both music lovers. but that he
hopes soon to be able to 60. and meantime
he thanks me for the opportunity.
Another is from an Italian newsboy, and
20 on. l feel that with the little money
worry gone Mr.. Hammerstein will be able
10 put all his energies and his creative
ability whore they belong and that ne
shall all be winners In the end -
1t should not be omitted that in the sup
per scene OF la Boheme' real Philadei-
,hia scrapple is served-with champagns.
The members OF the company said on tho
way back that II IL a combination that is
'utting Baltimore on its mettle, where, it
5 rumored, in the same opera terrapin and
will be provided, but they
augh airily away the suggestion that
here Is any reason in that for the pressure
'rought to bear on Mr.. Hammerstein by
he corps to have a whole weeks produc-
ion given at the latter city