The morning call., 1891-01-05
MISS EMMA JUCH.
Arrival Of the Famous Singer
and Her Company.
The Demand for wagner's Operas Becoming
Craze-Cause Of Emma Abbotts Illness
A Singers Pastime.

Emma Juch, the well-known singer, ac-
companied by her manager. Charles L.
Locke. and a company consisting OF lOo
neople. arrived in this city from Fresno yes
terday morning. A special train of nine
cars conveyed them over the Southern Pa
cific, but during their two weeks stay in
this city they will make the Baldwin Hotel
their headquarters. With them they brought
their scenery for the various operas, all OF
which was constructed under the immedl-
ate supervision of Mr.. Locke.
Immediately upon arrival at the notei
Miss Juch retired to her room ana couid noI
be seen, but Mr.. Locke was found ana spoke
in glowing terms of the success OF the COM
pany.
we have had most profitable trip" he
said. land the local manager tells me that
the advance sales are fully up to those of
last year, and in excess of those of any COM
pauy that has been here in the interim.
The sale of seats for the Wagner operas has
been simply phenomenal. but this has been
true of every city visited. The demand for
Wagner's operas has grown to be perfect
craze. In Carmen too. which San Fran
cisco was first to recognize, Miss Juch has
been remarkably successful, and The Fly
ing Dutchman has attracted large audi
enceS The latter has been given in this
Miss Juch's visit here with the National
Opera Company four years ago.
PLEASED WITH THIS CITY.
81 can say for her that she is extremely
glad to reach this city, and for some time
has been looking forward with pleasure to
her arrival here. She has formed. many
very pleasant friendships here and then,
| on account of the length of our stay, It
gives her an opportunity to rest Then, aside
from that, we have found this good city
| from a financial standpoint-in TACT, one OF
| the best in the United States.
Miss Juch is in the best of health, but
feels somewhat depressed over the reports
in the papers concerning the condition OF
Emma Abbott. l know nothing of the lat
ter beyond the newspaper reports. which
may be exaggerated; but if her condition is
as stated, l should Surmise that her pneu-
mOnia was contracted at her opening of the
new opera house in Ogden few nights ago.
New theaterS are always dangerous TO sing
ers, as the builders, for some reason, seem
TO finish the dresSlng-r0omS last, and they
are seldom on opening nights fit for Occu-
paney. We have opened five new houses
| this year, and in one the dresSing-rooms
were so bad that Miss Juch was compelled
to use room in an adjoining house. Then,
! too l understand that Miss Abbott has
been over careful, and never yentured out
| without being wrapped up warmly. The
las time | saw her she was mutfied up until
she had5he appearance OF huge bundle
| Oh IurS~ i MS naturally maze ner very SuS-
| ceptibie to cold ON the slightest exposure.
FOND OF EXERCISE.
miss Juch, wisely l think. goes to the
| opposite extreme, and while careful to avoid
unneceS sary exposure, has a great f0ndUess
Tor outdoor exercise. She walks and rides a
great deal, and when at home has a keen
relish for hunting. 1t is nothing uncommon
for her to tramp through the woods with
dog and gun in the shooting preserves on
Long Island, and she is a most expert
markSman. Before leaving Texas we had a
rif1e-shooting contest, and she easily car
riod oft the first prize
Miss Juch IS still young, you know, hav-
ing been born in Vienna on the 4th Of
! July, twenty-Seven years ago. She came
| with her parents to America when but l
| year old, and that fact combined with the
| historical Significance OF the day on which
! she was born. causes her to feel that she is
| in all essentials an American. She claims
this as her country, and says that she is
| proud of ii"
| The company's three weeks season al
| the Baldwin begins this evening with
| Wagner's The Flying Dutchman." In
| this opera Miss Juch Will be seen in her
favorite role, Senta, her first appearance in
the part since the National Opera COmpany's
season. Miss Meislinger Will be the Mary oil
the cast Mr.. Rathj enS the Dutchman, Mr.
Netta Daland. Mr.. Clarke Eric and Mr.
Stephens Steersmau. The sale of seats for
the performance is enormously large, iudi-
CITING magnificent audience in attendance
to greet the charming Miss Juch and heI
| renowned organization.
Faust" tomorrow evening, "Lohen-
grim" with Miss Juch,, Wednesday; 'Tro-
Miss Juch, Friday; "Rigoletto Saturday
afternoon and "CaTmen," with Miss Juch,
Saturday evening is the repertoire for the
remainder of the week.