The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18

were 20 glad We had turned IN 20 hrsak
ne m0notoRy u thihRs thRs dinn@r
W@a pretty small return for thn DleaaSlpn
Nu hAd giyeu From the yarns theV toA
M nonohalant sort OF way Il nhO,lAn't
ny they wore troubled much with mo.
Thea We went to the Maritime Prov.
.nqee. Visiting Quebec. Montreal, st
Sonn, New brunswick and other cities.
10 payne special series Of engage
m -, John 3, Newfoundland for two upoka
snowoOOnd. but the enRaRsmSnt nald
pfatty well Il was on November thaa
We Ell halifaz for HAmiltOn, Bermuda
on me Steamship OoAmO. Most Oh ~
wished We had never seon the Ocnmo or
Ne Atlantic Ocean before that nine davN
voyage was over ROuRhp Nv nov
mere were times when We thought THAI ne
W. .. harkins Opera Comn6nv would
p tuning up Tor 0avy Jones Ri TIE LOCKER
IheAsre. In one Of the SIDE sWiDas We
1ot IRON Q continual storm thkrty-aix
sneeP and four cows were washed over.
ooaru. Most OF Ne wOulih't have cared
tuppehce u We had gone along with the
s,n o and COWS. For four days WS we're
locked In our cabins.
We played nine days IN Hamilton ana
then mo=ed on 70 Barbados. Some of
thoae people down there said they hadn't
seen show for four years and they
cnoernd hko they meant t. Ona thina
| noticed. they love a blond In that cor-
ner o. the world. believe that an enter
pFtslng American manager could take a
musical comedy company composed al
most entirely of honda 10 the West
indies and the South American towns
and make all the money q ahip could bring
nome. You see they are used 90 bru-
nettes; cloyed with them.
We charged 10 shillings for the best
sea.e ana the prices scaled down 20 two
ahillings. When ! tell you that a 81 200
house was nothing unusual Won can ees
the kind Of business We did. But expsn-
sivel Whewi They're 20 used TO pick
ng tourists down there that the cost OF
living Tor every thing but boOBe and
cigarettes u 49, hish a. Jupiter. We
were two weeks Al Trinidad and enjoyed
every minute Of Il. Il was suggested
that We take a trip up the OFinOoS. partly
for fun and partly Cor business bat along
came yellow fever scare and We changed
our minds.
'DemerAFa vas our merit stop and
We sang mixed opera 10 come mighty
mixed races. hey seemed 20 like grand
opera beat Of all Gilbert 4 sullivan
didn't 90 AZ ell. We hadn't intended 10
take IN ParamaribO. but We got a special
invitation from some Dutch functionary
OF other. who sAid that Il didn't make
any difference n Rngliah was not under
stood there. What they wanted was
plenty ot music and a sight Of pretty
American RirA. We had both in stock
and went. very much 70 our altiafaction.
We played 70 tl.O0O. o. $50. 100 and 20
on night 70 was good business There
are lot Of Bush nexrOes IN and around
ParamaribO. and ! fancy We MW the
prize Bush negro Of the LOT. He Ia q
sorS q governor Of hts people. q giant
IN stature -must he six feet six or there
abouis and gorgeous spectacle in the
castod uniform OF the Dutch Governor,
q rig which was too small for him. Il
consisted Of yellow pants and a black
frOck coat ornamented with epaulets
and brase buttons. He wore a plumed
hat, carried a sword and tangled with
medals. His badge Of Office, a. they
called lt. was an ornament % rough gold
set with a big rough diamond They
said there was three pounds Of gold Ia
that bic 81 bric-A-brac and that the dia-
mond was worth z bunch Of money We
met this notable on a f4te day held IN
honor Of Queen Wilhelmina's baby
We touk CnAnCo on Cayenne, french |
Guiana. and the first thing we saw of |
interest there were the oonvicts walking |
the streets. apparently free They wore !
yellow uniforms. Many Of them heard /
our operas. being admitted az quarter /
price ! understand there that they have |
chances - escape, bur the only place I
hey can escape % h the bush country.
md the Indians know they can get from
- . 100 francs Cor che return Of prisoner.
IL doesn't make much difference whether
BE- Is returned dead or alive. The BUSH
nan gets his money anyway
Our last stand really was az Caracas
where President Gomez occupied a Dor
They demanded grand opera In Caracas
They are used % il and didn't seem q
are az all FOR the lighter things In Our
-epertoire We could have given them a
'election from thirtv-two light operas II
hey had cared Tor u From CarlCas We
turned b Paramaribo and then took
ne staamer Surname for home
AN of us were delighted with the tour
md We hope wen get the opportunity
" making another neat year. IL beat
my trOuping I ever did
Most 81 the company live In New
England cities but several II the singers
we're found In boarding houses IN West
] hirty eighth street They said that
stage Manager Nelson hadn't overst lted
hinEH q bit. Il was great and they would |
lie 10 try 10 again