New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-13
ARRIVAL OF NINE. MINNIE HA OK.
EAGER TO SING IN STRANGE PLACEs-EXPREssING
STRONG BELIEF IN THE FUTURE OF ENGLIsH
OPERA IN AMERICA.

EAGER TO SING IN STRANGE pLACEs-EXPREssING
A STRONG BELIEF IN THE FUTURE OF ENGLISH
OPERA IN AMERICA.
Madame Minnie Hauk was a passenger the
steamship Suevia, which arrived at this port yes
terday afternoon after passage of twelve days. A
number of her friends met her on shlpboard at the
HubOken wharf to welcome her and offer their con-
gratulatlons on safe voyage, and Others called
later at her rooms III the Westminster Hotel. They
found the favOnte singer IN blooming health and
good spirits, and overlooking with recltals OF the
pleasures encountered during her three months
visit TO Europe.
Il was so afraid we wouldn't get INTO the harbor
before noon to-day" she said nalyely to TRIBUNE
reporter, and that would have ended our voyage
on the thirteenth day-an unlucky number-ot
which nearly all artists are superstltlous enough 10
be afraid. But here we are now III the same room
which left little more than three months ago,
and actually il doesn't seem as II had been away at
ali. never stald IN Europe so short lime before
| was three times IN Baden-Baden, sang there
once, and afterwaId once III Carlsruhe
spent some time IN Vienna and heard francesca
da RimInI " three times III Paris l like the opera
though Ambrose thomas Is 100 light IN his style 10
treat SUCH big subJects-thlnk of It, he bonows
librettos from the masterpieces of Dante, Shake
speare Goethe! The best thing in IT IS the bal
let-thaU's grand, and Mauri is splendid dancer.
These were some OF the episodes Of my visit, and
the incidents of the homeward voyage were sight
of the comet through port hole at O'Clock IN the
morning, the death by choking of an emlgTant, and
the BIRTH OF a baby. They happened close together
Ii was dreadful-the death OF that man on ship
board If he had got a bone IN his throat some
thing like that il would have seemed more natural
but he didn't-he choked on piece OF meat almost
as big as your list"
"What are your plans for the season 2" the re-
porter asked. ., d,
time to talk on business with my husband, who
came over before But l Will not sing with
MaplesOn and Will sing IN concert. i received q
cable dispatch before starting from Germany that
my first date was October rs. IL Boston,
And IRON that time till March 10, all your dates
are flied" added the singers husband, the Cheyal-
Ter Ernst Won Hesse- Wartegg.
81 am going TO visit number of cities where
have not yet been, and ike the prospect because
| am very fond o. travelling. l want TO with
Mr. Wartegg TO Africa some day, and should like
to 90 to sing i'll some Outlandlsh place"
"All right" interpOsed the ChevalIer, who is "a
travelling author, - Wen take you 10 California,
then 10 Oregon and VaDcouvers Island and BRING
You home by the way OF an expedition 10 the North
Pole. Meanwhile you have seven dates 10 I'LL Ill the
Nest with Max Strakosch in opera. They are
sandwiched i'll your concert scheme"
why not try English operaT asked the re-
porter.
tory company; but l wouldn't satisfied with
ANYTHING except "A good ensemble and some fresh
operas. There are many that the public would
like If they could once hear them. | was greatly
disappointed last year that MIR. MaplesOn ala not
" tanning of the Shrew," the more So since had
promised poor GOelZS widow that | would
give it in this country. If the new opera house
could DO opened with really grand English
son combined. Carl Rosa talked of coming
over with good troupe this year. but Abandoned
the plan. lie is doing fairly well IN England, but
eyes experiment has been a complete failure Ma
pleson has been the only manager who made money
in London this summer and he did IL because he
gave no opera. am sure that with good company
and fresh Teperto1y Englls opera will prove be
the future opera OF TINS country"