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Show she m&jm. Geraldine Tllmar Will Sever Her Con-neotion Con-neotion at the Savoy Theater. MARSHAL SUCRE'S BRONZE STATUE TheT.P. S. 0. E.-A Convict Will be Turned Loose Other Bright Newsy Specials. London, June 14. Special. Geraldine Geral-dine Ulniar, who canio fiom America three years ago to take the position of prima donna at the Savoy theater will cease to bo a member of the company after tonight's performance, and next Wednesday she sails for Xcw York. Tho split .between Gilbert and Sullivan means practically tho break-up of tho entire Savoy company. D'Oylo Carte protested agiiust Miss Ulmur's leaving the company iu tho middle of the summer sum-mer season, but that was all ho ectild do, as she had complied with the re-iltiirements re-iltiirements of her contract to give a mouth's notico. Tho retirement of Miss Ulniar was not due to any difficulty with the manager but sho thought she had been singing the same kind of parts too long, and desired a rest. Whether she will stay or not iu tho United States depends on circumstances. Esther l'al-liser, l'al-liser, another American girl, (succeeds her at th c Savoy. Sir Arthur Sullivan and Carlo were iu a furious rage when they learned that Gilbert had formed a combination with Alfred Collier, who wrote Dorothy, and who, critics thiuk, is the coming man in coiuic opera composition. |