The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-23

me as FAVOR to sing ana onereu 10 advertise the
change in the newspapers. But, my God TO receive
letter of two lines like thatl He had to learn that
was not dog. not servant to clean bootsl Oh.
this makes me sick!
-, How was It about your failure TO appear in IL
Trovatore' on the following Monday y
why. he didn't even send two-ine note then,
but announced me without saying word"
did he know that You would probably not sing 2?
"Of course. Why, Sunday afternoon he notified
Adams Adams and then Graf TO be ready to sing Maurice
What. then. his object in using your name r.
''Oh. perhaps to catch few dollars by announcing
me with kellogg. and also to make 1t appear that
was breaking my contract He wanted an excuse to
"And does he do thaty'
certainly. He claims that he has to pay other
tenors engaged from time to time. when l do not
sing, 500 night; that he proposes to deduct from
courts as do not propose to submit to such treat
nient strakosch may be gentleman. but. if so. he
is of very peculiar kind"
THE TRUE lNwARrSEss OF THE TROUBLE
NOW Sigror Rospati. it seems evident that there
exists some strong motive TOR Mr. Strakoschs action
the troubley'
The tenor hesitatel. Il would prefer that you
should judge for yourself he finally answered.
After my first appearance in Philadelphia in I'm
Ballo Maschcra. which very successful. Miss
kellogg's manner toward me exhibited
avoided me in the necessary stage business
OF the opera and showed. as only'a woman
Miss Kellogg. you know. is Mr. stiakoseh's partner
in his opera Enterprise. and he very naturally takes
his cue from her. An amusing instance of this oc-
Cured one day whic were travelling Mr..
Strakosch, accompanying Miss Kellogg. passed
through the car in which was seated. Her nose
high N the air it usually is when she me, and
Strakosch not during to notice in her presence.
pointed his nose in the same direction, and they
ing ut me. When Strak0sch had escorted Kellogg to
hcr seat he came back into my car, rushed up to
and putting both hands upon my shoulders ex-
apologies. but you know couldn' notice you when
with Kellogg! Now. as to Strakoschs action here it
and the managers ilnrecuposity. Miss kellogg did
not wish to sing with me III New York and it was
very good way for them to save my months salary
"Do You think Strakosch can compel you to for
felt the amount?'
"wel no, don't think lie can. Tho Court will
believe my doctors certificate If lie does not. and
singer is not, according - custom, indicted of his
pay, unless he is sick for longer than week at
time. StrakOsch cannot claim that was. He knows
very well that il he had permitted me to debut in
TN Bailo III Maschera according to my written
he wished me to after that, except Don Jose in
Carmen
"And why not Don JOSEF"
COMPLIMENT A BROTHER ARTIST.
''Wcll. consider that role Of peculiar diff
Guilty. The music is for light tenor in the first
two acts. for dramatic tenor robusto in the last
two. could get along very we'll with the last part.
but the first part was not for me- and told Stra-
kosch so decidedly
..Did not Mr.. strakosch urge that Campanin had
sung the part, and that you were engaged for tho
same line of business?'
seemed to he quite new to him-viz., that Campanni
has exceptional voice; in short, that he is both
disrazia and robusto, and in my opinion the only
tenor in the world whose voice is adapted to sing the
music OF Don Jose.'"
'You think well of Campanini. then?'
Indeed do. He is fine artist, and is Gayarre,
Of Covent Garden, and Fanceli. of Hsr Majosys, al
though the latter is an indifferent actor.
what is your own special line of art, theny"
II am distinctly dramatic tenor finding nv best
opportunity in the heaviest roles known the oper
attic stage and have sung such all over the world
except IN New York and London"
"What operas have you sung in in the provinces
since you opened in Philadelphia last October?'
I'm I'm B&llo in Mlschcra,' 'Rigoetto,' La Fayo-
rita and Aida and with genuine success too. See
here" ipointing to q notice in Cincinnati paper)
This is what might have had said Of me in New
York had had man for manager, and what has
been said of me was spontaneous. have never
sought newspaper man, nor paid one, during the
"why is it that. with the exception Of I'm Ballo'
you seem to have selected the repertoire that
in which Campsnini has just sungy"
Now, don't you say that 1t Is not my fault
Why, told Strakosch the very first OF the season
that he was making serious mistake in producing
troupe equally good not. bring out tho
heavy operas, like LA Juivc.' lie Prophetic and
IL Africaine' 1 told him, then you will have some
character in your season."
And did he welcome your suggestion 2?
mo. as you have seen. Perhaps he was too busy
with his Daby-whch occupies more Of his time
than his business does-to attend to the production
OF such operas"
WHY nosNArI CAME TO AMERICA
"And. now. may usk how you happened to come
to America this season.
"why. two years ago. Bscacciant the violoncello
player stirred me up to come here whore, he said.
should make great success. l had been very king
among tenors in Australia under Lyster, the well
known manager there and treated by him and
tho public with great consideration and to think
travelled 14O miles to sing in your metropolis only
to be treated like this. My God! Why, in px.ermo,
where sang with Lagrange, the leading musical soc
ETY. OF that city gave me gold medal and have
many other such honors. gained in Spain, CONSTANT
nople and elsewhere oh, what does such man mean
by treating me thus!'
''And shall you not sing in New York at ALP"
"Indeed do not know. Not with Strakosch, GER
tainly. My engagement with him for four
months, terminating February l. As am not to
sing this week, there will be opportunity, az my
engagement will not be renewed. OF course. have
hat offers from other managers, definite one from
Havana, and an intmation that engagement could
be effected with Colonel Mspieson.'
You will not sing in concert here. theny'
"Not IL can debut in opera. The concert stage Is
not for dramatic tenor. have sung in concerts
and have pleased believe, doing it to obligc Mr.
Strakosch although my contract permits me to re-
fuse all concerts, but cannot make an appearance
satisfactory to myself except in opera"
TOO MUCH KELLOGG.
"Then the especial trouble that has eliminated
here owing to the fact that you sang better than
was agreeable to Miss Kellogg, was il not?'
THAT Is not tor me TO say. will say that think
she found my voice too powerful she is not really
adranatic singer do not see why they engaged
me to support other than n dramatic artist for my
reputation has long been we'll known to opera man
ayers"
lit seems to be the neutrality-suspicious. imbroslio
rcversedy'
''Yes, very much like that. and 1 not the first
artist that Strakosch has LETT high and dry. All what
u man to be tied to the skirts of woman!"
Here tho interview terminated, the tenor waving
for NJ. Strakosch and displaying the enormous Aus
tralian pebbles that cleaned orcely the CLINT in
the tcnors blazing black eyes.
A MOMENTOUS QUESTION.