Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-25
THE GRAEDEsF YET.
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and cultivated house, all wished to please,
and, of course, all drifted into the terse ex-
pressive German comments and sayings, IN
giving vent to their ideas of the evening,
the people and the place.
81. THE CONTRAST,
in the sudden closing of the stage door
leaving the brilliant audience and llgnts
behind, to step into semi-darkness and the
bare brick .walls-was certainly amazing,
aud the singers while descending the rude
wooden steps, seemed to be coming back 20
earth from a heaven Of appreciation. a.,
A visit to the main dressing room was wen
worth the time. 1t is a small, bare, pine
boarded place, ana last night lovely, smiling
were Perotti and Fischer.
After an introduction that was certainly
pleasant and not formal, Juch said, IN tne
sweetest German imaginable:
won't you sit down ?''
As the lady was occupying the only chair IN
the room, there was only one graceful thing 70
confusion OF the prima donna--the newspaper
man addressed, made feint Of sitting IN sne
lady's lap This caused general laugh, ana
conversation ensued that was decidedly inter-
esting, as follows:
Juch Tin German)-I like Pittsburg and
like Pittsburg newspapers, for they have Geen esa
kind to US. You have no idea how we love
praise and appreciation. 1t is our very lie
profitable. 1t is wond erful, the audience we
have here tonight And just then tremend-
GUS shower of applause showed the lovely
blonde speaker was right
IN PERFECT HARMONY.
SWELL" said Fischer, also in German, II am
pleased beyond measure with our reception
here"
"And l." echoed the good-natured. handsome
Perotti, who was striding up and down the
small room, and now and then giving forth a
peal of melody Ito see if he were in tune), that
broke up the conversation for a moment, and
caused everyone to tell the lively gentleman he
had never sung better in his life.
At this moment Lehman entered. She had
just finished probably the most trying duet of
the evening, with Kalisch; and Juch gracefully
gave her the single chair. Lehman carried an,
immense bouquet, which she threw inditer-
emily upon the table. Juch picked it up, and
carelessly opened note concealed among the
lovely roses.
''Was list esp ('what is itg) asked Leh-
mann.
"a note from Consul -, and it says.
Steamer Elder, from Bremen'"
isn't that nice?' SAID Lehman, losing all
Indifference. Il came with him from Bremen,
Strange cityr'
Come" said imperious. Juch, suddenly, to
Perotti. who was obllvious to everything but
the perfect tone of his high G. HCome, Perotti;
Lehman has scored, and you and must win
our point" and they left, only to win on the
stage the ''pontn Juch longed for.
Aus der Ohe, the brilliant piano player, then
came in with Louis Juch, and she had moth
ing but praise for Pittsburg.
Il have played, !" said she, sin greater halls
and to a larger audience, but to none I liked
better. You have such appreciation here. and
we poor people cannot play or sing without
praise. 1t is our very life"
The contrast" said the brother of Juch, rs
splendid; every singer who steps from this dull
room to the stage seems to be transformed.
They are anxious and almost nervous here for
stage all is forgotten but the music and the
audience"
So the conversation ran on. all interesting,
and showing feeling and almost fear of
failure that the public little suspects; else an
audience would not be so chary OF its encores,
or so Indifferent in its applause.