Show sir arthur sullivan snubbed the following story is told of sir arthur sullivan somo thu time eago ago when a change in ill the cast had boon been made sir arthur who abo happened to bo ba dining at tho the savoy hotel slipped away for a 1 few fcc minutes from tho the table and went into tho the theater to tho the upper cir cle there to hear anal judge for himself himself as to tho the capabilities of tho the new artists As tho the play proceeded eded avid and a favorite score in tho the opera was taken the talented composer unconsciously commenced to hum the retrain refrain as he desired it to bo be rendered this considerably annoyed bis big next door neighbor who abruptly remarked m d excuse mo me sir it if I 1 mention the tact fatt that I 1 have paid my money to hoar bear sir arthur sullivans charming opera as given by the company and not your confounded hum hummings sir arthur returned to his dinner and related tho the incident with groat gusto |