The evening world. Newspaper, November 28, 1903, Page 9

\ UNTIL IT WAS All OVER® Delightiully Democratic Mme. Scheff Remembers the Gallery with Grate- ful~ Glances—“Those People Up There, They Like fo Get a Look, ‘Too, Yes?”--Now, About that Kiss, Fritzi Declares It Was‘as Big a Sur- prise to Her as If Was fo Wicfor Herbert—Piqhant Prima Donna Hopes to Revive the Classic Opera -Comique in This Country, < 'T was a captive songbird we found in the pink-and-white cage of @ dressing-room. Held hand and foot was Kritzi, ‘Yemed and quiet was Schetft. ‘There on a sofa, strangely prim. and pa- tient, she perched,-with a maid on either hand and another—like most of us—at her feet. She was like an obedient child, holding, its buoyant spirits im check while undergoing the tiresome ordeal of being dressed. “But presently natis were polished, arms and ’ hands powdered, and a maid flicked first from one hand, then from the other. BA | Next the feet, with a little kick, were free, and ; with @ dab at her plumage and a relieved little flutter the songbird was using her wings once more, | _ For those hands: of Mme, Scheff, aiding her as! nose at the pins OID NOTHNOW 1 KISSEO Mr HER GER! Wika TAF. Merr2poitan ein S&S : (teary Harmony Sh flashing her not think a’ “I tell you something—yes,” she volunteered, bright ‘smile across the room. “I did t all of the opera-house on Monday night. I did not remember the opera had com- menced again until I start for home. Then tue EEL. opera, it did something to me. It étop my cab. J look out of the window, I see the crowds and the cabs and then I remember that the opera season they do in flights of speech, remind one of wings. a a oe a | Fritzi Scheff!” deny. ot tap those people up there they, Uke to my sees eee arial aie aan, good that I belleve they would soon learn to love © o * ore get a loo 00c-yes. nd why not ey pay 10 ie people go ie eatre vy ME. SCHEFF talks much more fluently with | yt Cd a Sh a ; ) their money—Just like others-and they are en-| dodn New York. 1t 1s wonderful when you think the classic light operas which have not been her harfis free. PLIGHTFULLY democratic is Herr Dilling-| titiea to a ook, too, fe it not so? Maybe twol of the thousands who flock to the theatres here| 200" for so long a time. Think of the success The talk was of the gpera—not of “Ba- ‘“ham’s star. looks, eh?” every night, and how they will stand in line to get, Gertsinger made in them! ,, how I should Nke bette” at the Broadway, but of the “grand” opera I would just as soon sing to a woman in| ws a a a a tickets. In Germany they would not wait like to do the same! Many of th: .ve.old operas I have sui thes neem ory ike. DullGias Inipae, Hest) HOCK yg i) .in) tae etree peas eee brad c © far as appreciation of music goes, Mme.| that. They would go back homg and say, ‘We|0t heard, but my mother has told \me about she declared. 1 yes, Scheff said she could cee no difference ber| come next week.’’ Here no one wants to walt till| them.” Did the opening of the season bring a yearning | and jewels,’ it begin again, but—and I was glad—without in the’ breast of madame to be back in the blaze of| opening her eyes in wide earnestness. the horseshoe, the blare of ‘“Vogner” and the “T don’t care for style and show,” she went on, i ” ences. but I am impulsive. ‘grand opera? “Bravos!" of Italian barbers, “When I was at the opera-house I never noticed a sta fi 3 ; “No.” “No!”toseing her head and pointing her aaucy | how the audjence was dressed, I didn’t cere. Is] 70s Americans they have a good tasto for) o a Fgh <a “No,” answered thie pert end piquant one, with it appreciative?—that was all.I ever asked. music,” she remarked. “And they help a singer HIS natve confession naturally brought the|@n emphatic shake of the head, which set her very much, they are so kind and enthusiastic. In} penalty of o guarded reference to that} quaint lace cap dancing. “Grand opera doesn’ ~ Many New Attractions for the Theatres Next Week. N elaborate and yariéd theatrical Lane spectacle, ‘Mother | Monday’night. The story deals with the feast will be spread in the play- Sse eh will be disclosed at the Néw/trials of a young Mberal-minded ming Theatre on Wednesday |ister who comes to a small town in will play the new minister, and other cal- farce, will be the offering at\Proo-|{t must come out. And the Americans, they help} scious of two plump arms about his neck and a| ‘Then, at the’ opera-house, there are many sto tor’'s Fifty-elghth Street Theatre, Robie's Knickerbocker Burles jiera | me bring it out. I think I stay here always if! warm, affectionate kiss on his cheek. ‘There I was just—what you say?- will be at Miner's Bighth Avenue atre. Continulne engagements at leading theatres will be George Ade’s successful tomic opera favorite and who returns) tumes and effects in their entirety, and iy * Members of the ccompany’ are Grace | political satire "The County | Chalr- math the Feputation of Deine the vest wis as in tthe past Drury Lane pro- Hianeon Clara, Rainford. and Phila \ man, iain oc Biers is comedienne, England has had sinc ductions staged here, add new ecenery, | ta oan Bane ap plikabeth's Gays of Maric Wilton, Miss Tempest 15| \stumes and effects. “The book has |,\llle James Wil come back to fown | [Ai Favershadt | in ita Secrets in to minke her American bow as ap Act-| yo te by John J. MeNally, ana| Tsay night for a brief engagement | “Babette,” Broadway; William Gillette Sees, at fe, Hudson ‘Theatre. Monday | Frederick Soloman ‘nas provided ly, and) at the Madison Square Theatre in Mrs, |In ‘The Admirable Crichton,’ “The Marriage of KItty," 33] score, so that, practically, the new plece| tances, Hodgson Thurnett's | charming | r oe ete 4 red for more than Will be Drury Lane only in its mount-| Play, “The Little Princess,” whicl® was ‘thet fd th nights in London. Her first success in| snow There will be seventeen. scenes | Moved so much last season at the CH- ody Was re ina voralon of ‘Nell mé.”’ and this was follo ly sev- “othiers, the most notable that of| ‘Horne will ‘oth: roles will be played by Harry Buls the, present play. “hts 1 Gordoh Tennox, | Viol Cilette, W. HL. ‘Movart, Clifton ORE Crawford, Pat Rooney, Lella Melatyre,| harlotte Wiehe and the French com- of a French Colgan “La Pasorelles® houses the coming week. Amsterdam ’ ‘The first tidbit will be Marie Tempést,| evening. Kiaw & Erlanger have brought |New Haenpshire to succeed an old, who left us several seasons since a8 8| over from London the scenery, cos-|OTtiodox preacher, Ernest Hastings . AN? two ‘claborate ballets: doe caw. | terion and Savoy thoatrps. There will | hf be matinees on Wednesdays, ‘T de Mother Goose. Other ind aaturdays. bursdhys Misa Tempest brings ner entire, Lon: Emma Francis, Aimee Angeles, Hdith St. | pany supporting her will move back wi Gilbert /Clair, Adsie Archer, Marion Garson, f v uf £ vegans n [Hattie Waters, Haith’ Hutchins, Charies | {rom the Bavoy to the Vaudeville ‘The- Dest. will sing a. French 90 oe Night,” ‘Phe Tricks of Nerine,”’ ‘The The Garrick Theatre, where “Lady| Farewell Supper’ and ‘La Main.’ On “Winsome Winsome, 3 the latest musl-| Rese's Daughter” has its last perform-| Dec. 7 Mme, Wiehe and company wil al’ production to be made by the lavish} ance ¢o-night, will be closed Monday | to Sean, £08 the frat cme in, Ameriog tn Gam 8. Shudert and Nixon & Zimmer- which comes to the Casing on ba Tom ‘uesday night, is @ melodious mixture ‘of the past and the present. The dhig- Anal work was by, Jakobowsit! and Paul- ‘Hare, Boyne and Ada Ferran, Y \ (Tn the ‘course of the Pisce Mins ‘Tem-| A. Fuller end Georxe Clennett. Htxe and continue im ‘The Wedding] tx , ij ton, authors of‘ y evenings for rehearsal, and| Quoi" by Francois de Cross: farce entitl which Wednesday, when Charles] had ‘a sticcessful run at the cines Frohman -will produce for the first time | Theatre, Paris, in this country Henry Arthur Jones's ‘but Gustay| latest comedy, “Whitewashing Julia," 5 . Maxine Piliott, in Clyde Fitch's highty successful comedy, “Her Own Way,” Theatre, London, It_ was | sts: of Broad- has ‘‘Amerti- ae declared to be a worthy successor Lege JEM a i oer il ngs hie, concerns an to Mr, Jones's other well-known comedy ‘Mrs. Lesile Carter, at the Bel Keneoasi who, to, discover “iyhe Liars." The piece will be played mheatre, beging Monday her Jast ieevert whether an ‘Ampeginigus ish nobie-| by members of Chale Lada a 3s Em- wap loves. her for herself or for her| pire Theatre Compan: ith Miss Fay| | performances, The week will be divided Jeerker has added to tho’ score several | which ff mac tar pe’ hand Revgeteed «10 (at Goce ee will move to the Savoy for an indefinite py. ora Ste aye vases ae an Amerl- vig and Bsa lung ie Ous'e standin. To | between “Zaza and “Du Barry,” The an er. Pretty | the organixat Recents etary while oear| E i other! been added ‘Abeles .has Fe ae ruin: ea will be seen ‘Monday, Tuesday nesday , éyenings, ‘the latter, petonipata Ash Helen wat ef Davis will enact the role of Julia Wren, Friday and urda, Ven | * aa Jos Cc. Miron. Witiam Fr, ve Ly \y eve! by wee ‘Carleton and Dick Temple:! that her Peptiation’ is anenaee he, fact Saturday matinee. haying email varts ere! slanderous ne stowtand, Daisy Green and Stolla| chatant sile! acniterersin. ig indorsed oe Paeea i tusyant Alice Fischer wilt] {et Davia be the’ main question in “What's the bere Rakter with Suan?’ -af the Bijou on | which a ae aeT gee Inst 'zeaeon 2 ay babes ‘Tuesiay night. Leo Ditrichstein is the author of the Bomedy. “Mie role pinved| After an ok eine gossip, mainéains o non-| Amelia ‘Bingham, in Clyde Fitch's St aupponted KeBtitinge| comedy, “The Frisky Mrs, Johnson,” Played by Guy Standing. | Will. be the attraction at the Grand ie, is of the light comedy Opera-House, He in “Imprudence,”| Grace George. supported by Robert Loraine dnd others of the original cast, will play her fini New York ongage- . sheave: of’ several years “by | Miww Wlectier,, in that of Busea Robert Mantel! will rovurn on Monday | ent in “Pretty Peggy" at tho Harlem. ects. who early In Ife has suf-jnignt and aprear at the. Fourteenth Opgraslicune, + Meas of her sister brin| love. ‘The| Street Theatre In ‘The Laght. of Other | Wiliam Gollfer, In “A Pool and His Money,” will be at the West End The- yer ” "i Mite town on the Hudson, The sister | Days,” & romantic play of the days of] dure, files, leaving her ‘husband. Rood the French Revolution and the Napo-| Manager Henry V. Donnelly will in- ~ nedured weakting, on oe verge ott Jeonic ward™ It was at the Fourtéenth | aumumate the new policy of the Murray Susen, restrsiing her hopes of a. nt Street Theatre that Mr. Mantell won| Hill: Theacre 48° combination house fo thé Western home she loves, takes] his first notable success as leading man | With “Tap nie of il There wid be a weekl; guattere in hand and by herd work snd{ auth ths Jats Panny Davenport, Marie acne Ngo oF Matylina’> will vo the t, ‘not iy Booth Rursell Lat be eT 1 memb. ” but betas GRY al or Me, Mantels Gages! action at the Star, “Ninewy and Wine” ‘which ran for 102 Minister? a play. of New| Bishi at, che Asetamy of Music, will is * Fs ged i eee “Our New me be a Charl England lite, by Denman Thompson and| ‘The James Boys in’ Missount Ww. "Barker, ‘Tonhel Garrivon Goorge W. Hyer, authors) of ‘Tie old | descend, on mane ahird Avenue Then tert nd Me ary pomestend* Wiltbe woe! tere’ Ait the red Ipwin's New Majestion will loom ewe Brisoger'e prodvctlon of the fret tive.at the Amertean Theatre on fie Puany Mr. Dooley," a new mul Babes in Barrymore in ‘Cousin son; “Ben Hur," New ¥ Dee-Doo," Wober & Fields’ hard and Hattle Williams Gigl from Kay's," Herald in, Studdiford in "Req, Feather.” Lyrlo: Maude Adggis, io ‘The Pretty Sister The Majestic ‘Theatre announces daily matings during the week | beginning Dec. 2. The populastty, of “Babes in e children ts respon- tho extra Toviand® ‘with’t sible for the, decision to giv: matinees, as hundreds va ay at each of the regular matin The second performance to be given by the American del of Dra- ‘GRAND OPERA BILLS. Itallan opera will predominate at the Metrapolitan Opera House next week, Among tha more noteworthy In- cldents will be the return, after two years’ absence, of Mme, Milka ‘er- nina, the future Kundry of “Paral- fal;* the first appearance on the American operatic “boards of Miss Edyth Walker, an American artist who 8 mado her reputation chiefly in Vienna; the reappearance of Pol Plan- con. the popular Sasso, and the as- sumption by Mr, Carvso of two parts in which 1 {s said he has no rival. On Monday evening “Aka” will be presented, with new sceyery, costumes and a cast including Mme. Gadskt, ns Aida, Miss Edyth Walker as Amneris, Mr. Caruso as Radames, Seottl as Amonasro, and) Pol Plancon as Ram- fis. .The conductor will be Arturo Vigna. Puccini's favorite opera “Tosca” is the work in which Mme, 'Ternina ‘will muke her reappearance on Wednesday evening, The vocal and histrionic ex- celencies of Mine. ‘Ternina’s Moria ‘orca. are too Well known to need re- calling. Mr. Sootth Is probably at his has been sald about {t—about one little, tiny kiss? Some saii I hear that it was what you call grand-stand play’—that Iwas posing. That is nuisance.” “Nuisance” is Scheff for “nonsense.” “T tell you something,” and Mme. Scheff clasped her hands in childish fashon. “I did not! too anything about it.” “Yes; that is so. I did not know 1 was going to kiss Mr. Herbert, and I did not, know I haa” Kissed him until it was all over. Yes; that is st I was so full of—what you say? Everybody war — 80 kind and I was so glad, and Mr. Hetbert, say so many nice things to me, that I juat had do something to show how grateful I felt. But I did not are what I was doing.” * a ad “ss a n ) 1s81NG aside, there is one thing Mme, Scheft does know she is going to do, ef. jeast, try to do. a ye A = She has a mission in America. She is going to try to wean u away ifrom “musical comedy” Pigce Recher ten 1SCHEOr — Bot. to the good old-school opera comique, : “I think there is fine oppor hod Here I never yawn. Everybody ‘tliey—how You! che said. pa acear tees per Aes bein 4 ~/0 STOP My CAB" “And now I qwill tell you something else. Many times the woman in the rainy-day skirt, she knows more about music than milady who looks so beau- tiful, Yes, that is so.” Mme. Scheff was talking with her tongue, her eye*, her hands and her feet now, “Many times the.people who truly love music ‘come high,’ as you say here. And that is why,| when I sing, J always raise my eyes to the gal-| tween grand opera and light opera audi-| next week. That is like me. Iam not American,| “Then you do not Intend to ever return , C Germany it 1s different. The people are more charming impulse of the effervescent prima| suit me. I am not grand. Tam not sad. I am quiet. That is why I like America. It is like me.! donna when, on the opening night of “Babette,”| glad, always glad. Yes, that is so. When I am It is—what you say—spontanoous? if it is in me) Victor Herbert was suddenly made blissfully con-|sad I am yet funny, and the public it smiles, | don't get obnoxious, When I am here T feel alive.| “Qh,” exclaimed Mme. Scheff, with a comic ges-| present. Here 1 am THE. And it is nice fe be awake, When I’go back to Germany I get sleepy “T am dead of that kiss. So much .~HE—yes? CHARLES DARNTON. very best in the part of Searpla, and Mr. Caruso has won some of his, most brijliant_ successes ag the unhappy NEW EMPIRE’ Marlo. Mr. Vigna will again conduct, Amusements. Amusements. ‘TO-DAY. TO-NIGHT. TS. Pr. 2» Huber's So Museum | Proctor's | ees schainhauiaers” in the German, the bill MAU as. 8.15. Mat. ‘To. for Friday ni, is the worl O81 Tr advance. for the taeond appearaye- tris schson NAUDE A ADAMS — Gonventicn of Freee on is a 3, ate 234 SL (SRN DAL Yet SeenS g Seas “MTE. SANS GENB.". Sth eee ota an WEST END cae 5Bth sr mau” oon Raut PARSIFA Lepres ah 1, Mats.Mon., Wed., Thurs. & of Mme. Ternina, who will, of course, Sing Hlinadoth. ” Mins Olive Frem- 'WEW LYCEU LYCEUM. ‘EseeR 25th St. Bast of By She. should pleas h Mise’ Delsarte (as Mins Pomp von Bos: |S elle) Th crt Sart Ja known 00 ths epsae eo THEATRE, f Rang 25gh at for tho small ,but important role st | HERALD § ti the Shepherd, The the ze Patatak Gan See Rett te Ate Kraus and, Mtr, (THB GIRL FROM KAY' sai aE Soe Cavemen fe Ans: Van Rooy, while Pol Plancop will in- ferorot Hetirich der, Landgrat. Mesgms, | SAVOY THEATRE. Broady Hare’ Reise MMe a g spementer rear dlbert Wrslentatee as ect : \% fiche Ail fomolate te tunetel com: | CHARLOTTE WIBAG = xs.pieaen| Sh Sere ai wee | 10610 St { ONE RRO as felon i be atiane ee ® Sean on | GRITERION. ERATER MESSE ARSE StgE¥: § aharo Feed atte of eee Wi, FAVERSHAM 288 Buizaueties BABES it OTA ‘AND, fn thes gest by frien vocals anal 3 PRISONER. With WILLIAM Nonmit Sth RC and Co. of 150. Tomorrow nignt's concert at the GARRICK GHEARRE. poe | Bas Be oes er bite mt rs Ripon will under the fection SB: ane ms Wie "Wed TOM Mott Two soloiste of the fret LADY ROSB’S DAQGHTER sy by. BROADWAY THEATRE, 41 8t., Bw: rank will be heard in the eariler part of ,the evening. Miss Olive remstad <i rmai, , Sige gerd = |FRITZI SCHEFF paserre| 8 ero a a a eae as zs cari MISTEROML iri Fs [AMER CA Non nates, riga. Atiss Ollye Frematad will - 4 nay and ate. Plapgon yall “contri: | pmupe er a MAXINE ELLIOTT T onthe Tae’ WORST WOWAN | Tf LODO, an aria from “La Clemenga 4. bute a grand aria from “Der schuetz.” A departure from the t2 a8 lock Cousin Kate & Ct Try: io UR NEW MINISTER.” At Zan gon a Racine of ey | EH YORK ice BEN. ances Wed, "AUR of TIATINEE TO-DAY. flee ‘nitherto ‘prevalent at pie - | xt Mon. 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