The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07


had come on Saturday afternoon. and out
Of the Thirty ninth street stage door Of
the Metropolitan Opera House after the
ma tinee walked a wan looking file or
folks, which included not only great vocal
artists and artistes but high and mighty
members OF the opera business staff AS
well.
one saw at glance chat even the
double bill OF tho matinee performance
could not possibly have caused the waNen
look OF dyspeptic WEAKNESS to be seen
on so many OF the faces OF singers and
opera officials. Some great physical
sorrow had blown along TO spoil Their
whole day.
'Go;terdammeruns adamo didur
gadski!" cried some one with explosive
emotion too long p-nt up. and "S-s-s-sh ~
warned others In the narrow corridor
leading to the street for there were la
dies present
The gentleman who had for the mo-
ment under great mental and physical
stress. forgotten himself was none other
than the noted Ebrettist Psthete and
critic. the Right Hon. Alsernon ST John
Brenon. who even In pain always 80
spects the uhwr,iten law Of the Metropol-
titan that the English language should be
avoided around the opera shop as much
az possible by every one except the press
agent. who may ~ a. far 40 lie likes.
The Right Hon, whom lnt.mates know vari-
ously as Algy. Snjin or Saint Jawn. was
asked whittier he was drifting, the idea
OF the reporter being TO trail along and
Il not fn
cation the cause Of the evident gloom.
Dim cilly II barbiere di Sevislia
or am going to buy hair cut from the
ha rbcr at the Hotel ScVlle'D. ansv cred
SiuUn. with tremulous sigh. and on
the way over TO Madison avenue he told
al wnue Technical Director Edward
Teade Seidle. Who by constant practice
has managed to r.tsin some of his know!-
edge OF the English language, walked
along as interpreter.
II seems that President Walter Her
ring OF the Globe Ticket Company OF
Philadelphia, VINO is an opera fan. the
night before had invited Technical Direc-
tor Tcddie. Earle Lewis. Herr Otto Wei
and big string OF other metropolitan
toiks TO a trick dinner At the Union
League cub u Philadelphia. Sni.u
told IN termau. Italian and French how
Pres dent Herring bad led the party
cocktails. grape fruit oysters. soup. tsu,
between NtNh ana NNNN worth OF lfIl g -
pin, turkey stuffed with chcstnuts, hight
wines ana champagnes--all these a.
tualv We're served and, alas. eaten
and 10 on down to the moment when 10y
general consent all got m for seventh
inning stretch while waiting fearfully for
;nc dessert.
us that all that's happened" was the
comment OF Disappointing that greeted
SinJiu. whereupon. after the sentenc"
had been translated for him, ne fow into
positively a perfect state.
"Non. non. non =" screamed Sujin-
this out between the car tracks In front
Of the opera house La traviata fcrrar
lamore del tire re lucia di lammermoor :.
Scott die mcistersIuEer Won nurnberG.
entertainments adamo didur gadslu p
Wolfferrari die fi"gende hol.ander carus
herbert withoIspuon orfco ed suridicr
iucrezia bori die Zaubertiote. un hallo in
Ttsohcra hlus'l ina eretel tdclio
gGgl'vlnp otto h'kthn
Ne.s,rr SAINT lawn n" say he Gee
seerk,' interpreted Technical Director
T,ddla. because the dcsS"i' WAS Iarg,
plates of coru.d beef and CabhHg'.
III Of wnich IS true at loas, that part
about the big plates OF coruci h-'f and
cabbage tho guests had To oct for dos
sgrt-t.u'. but really of next 20 uo i'm
portance.
Mid to troubles o. army 81 actor
Lambs out of Jobs The New York. lu
. r..nr,r ot sp.a.car. Giants have Gu-
Cprl.'lo, lllN released M.De DOu.!u.
Playwright \ T. Thomas virIe "u
into tue Hudson Theatre F-iity nigh
accompanied 10y friend who wanted TO
So" NJ. Tho Gas's play 'Th" BIG lde.t
which despite iuc praise 81 critics and
audiences had begun "a pick AZ tn"
cp.erS spun line before that and OF
Saturday nigh; went to It's reward
Tho playwright and his friend had ihcjr
choice % a very large collection OF empty
seats aud dropped into two on tho aisle
Down swoppcd \ naughty usher who didn't
know that he was addressing IA" author
Have vuh got checks f'y ,h'm seats,
gents" demanded the usher
Hush. were friends 81 TIA" manager
He told US - sit any where" said the play
wright "lf any one comes along to buy
these seats We'll move"
My mistake apo,or'2od tie usher
And yuh won't have 'uh move.
SCH another plaNvIaut, Joseph Drum,
rot only keeps himself .n 90" puo "