THE MUSIC HALL STAR.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13277, 30 November 1911, Page 4

THE MUSIC HALL STAR.

. Another story at tho expense of King Alfonso is going the rounds of the Madrid papers, to the effect thai the volatile monarch has been most attentivo to a loading comic'opvrr. singer who recently visited his capital. Flia fancy next turned to a beautiful music-hall artist, ta whom he sent an invitation to supper, besides onclosing bank notes to tlie value of 1,000 pesetas. But the haughty music-hall "star" replied that, whiff sho was highly honours'il by iiv: King's attention, flic was not in th* habit of playing second fiddle- to ; :iyone —the comic onora lady being i'le "first fiddle" of course. So she declined the Royal invitation, thanked him gratefully for the rotes, and told him that she would :'.i x ;'-.,.• v.oney to a charitable instiliifioii. The con-lc opera .siji^er is she v. iuiti two sprigs of nobiljiy took to luncheon at the capital's most exclusive and fashionable club. No lovely woman could havo beon more demure than sho was at tho luncheon. But a member whoso wife and daughter were lunching with him complained of tho lady's presence, and her hosts were expelled from the club after a lot of bother that nearly put an end to the existence of the institution.