Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-24
EMMA INTERVIEWED.
The Fair Diva says she's Just 27-Much
Pleased With Pfttsburg-The First
Matinee General Success.
How it Looked by Day.

Pleased With PittsburgLThe First
Matinee n General Success.
How it Looked by Day.
There is always something about the
broad glare of daylight that detracts. Lit
tie ia ults are shown in its cold stare that are
not hidden, but softened into beauty at
mig hit. No lover could wax eloquent in day
light, and his soulful utterances would be
forced, if they were even shown at all.
There was something of this feeling appar-
emily at the festival yesterday afternoon; but it
could not last. At first the prospect seemed
actually uninvlting The ugly bare rafters of
the barn-like building stared coldly down, and
the many.hued draperings about the boxes
10 oked almost vulgar.
AS the people began to pour in, however, all
this was changed. Ushers few about like tops
to serve the gaily-dressed visitors and as rows
upon rows we're quietly seated, an air of cheer.
fulness began to pervade everything, and the
entire building looked as it should upon the
occasion of the first matinee-and, by the way,
one of the prettiest successes of the whole
week.
A FASHIONABLE AUDIENCE.
AS to the exact number there, no one knows
it was comfortably filed, and that was sufficient
for audience and performers, the former lack
ing nothing in appreciation and the latter
nothing in execution
The well-dressed audience was composed
principally of ladies and children; it was in
fact the usual musical matinee audience, with
added numbers and dress and beauty to make
the occasion what it should be, a thoroughly
enjoyable and fatteringly successful event.
That it was Wagner concert detracted
nothing from its success. There are some peo-
pie who can enjoy Wagner, and probably there
were some there yesterday, for proverbially cold
Pittsburg doesn't encore and applaud to an
ovation, unless appreciation, if not perfect un-
derstanding, is there.
The performers seemed to be in the very
mood for good work, and Fraulein Juch was
captured for moment at the stage entrance,
while an unusually brave man asked the radi-
ant woman-whOse last tones we're being ap-
plauded so heartily-how in the world she pro-
nounced her own name,
81 pronounce it Yuc'" said she with a
short sound of H., just like the double % in
land how old are your"
DELICATE QUESTION
"Isn't that rather delicate question: inter.
rupted the ladys brother.
''It shows how much we are all interested"
"Welr'-with laugh-"I will tell you truly,
for have nothing to hide. don't look to be
q, doI?'
"You most certainly do not"
"Well'-witha brilliant smile-T am justN."
This was rather turning the tables on the
paralyzed press; but laugh all around ad-
justed matters beautifully, and the favorite
prima donna went on to say that she was
greatly pleased with Pittsburg, and had always
liked the place and people, and she hoped
Pittsburg would always treat her as generously
as at present.
Several others drew around, and, after the
lady had withdrawn, a general talk ensued as
to the flattering success of the great event.
This then drifted tn discussion as to the abil-
ities of Manager Locke, with most charming
results The opinion of these foreign musi-
clans was expressed forcibly, and all agreed
upon it. Manager Locke is one of the best
liked, most successful and capable managers
in musical affairs. The gentlemen said, with
out qualification, they would play for him
when they would play for no one else, and that
he was always able to secure the very best
singers, where others would fail, because his
reputation for honor and capacity are so well
known.
All this will sound grateful to Pittsburgers,
who have certainly taken a fancy to this gen.
tleman, and who will be glad to see credit given
to whom credit is dne.