Luck Of A Musical Genius

Spencer, the man who wrote the opera "Littlo Tycoon," isa queer genius. He is a mild sort of religious crank and used to sin( in the choir in a country town in New Jer sey. He offered his opera to everybody In America who had evr produced comic opera, but they all refused to touch it unti he struck George Bartholemew, of the Temple theatre, Philadelphia, who agreec to put it on the stage. It is said that Spencer alniost. fninted when Bartholemew told hm he would do it, and went around among his friends f or days af terward telling of his gooc luck and always shedding tears during the recital. One da y while he was trying to induce a eouple of manager in New York to take hold of his opera, hefelt so eertuiii that they would !o so that he spent all bul 50 cents of the last "J he had in the worlil tbr bottle of wine, In the hope that it would help to mellow thi-ir hi'arts and clinch the Imrgain. When they had drunk the i lused to accept !;is opera, and Spencir wjk in depair. Ho hnix!it a supper and tben walleed the (beet) al] night because he did not have enough money lft to buy a bed In speaking of tliü matter afterward he exclaimed pathetii-aüy: "Just think of if I spent nearly the last cent I had on thoso fellow, and even then they couldn't produce my opera." As it only cost ■omethlng like $15,000 to produce it the cruelt v of tho