The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-13

Emml Enm-s md Her lkusband-t'n ria
Ku~ticnnn Versus Wagner.

Mrs Famcs-Story suffers most among all
the Abbey aud Grau artists by the Mctropo!-
i:nn disaster This vounG singer has never
been Appreciated in Europe rs she was last
year at home. The salary OF $500 perform
ancc offered for tho American enlightenment
was the largest remuneration she had ever re-
ceived. Justified by her social and artistic
success. Mr.. Abbey offered her moro liberal
terms for second season. Miss flames con-
sidcred her services quite rs valuable MS
those of Miss Maria Van Zandt. and de.
manded n similar recompens" Of $500 a per-
Torrance. This stipulation was not agreed
to by the management. but tho con-
tract was finally made with the provisO
that Miss Eames was to sing three operas a
week this winter and be paid $500 n perform
nncc With this agreeable prospect to sus-
tain them. Mr.. and Mrs. Eamcs-Story went
to Europe for the resumed enjoyment OF their
interrupted honeymoon. At present almost
all the Abbey and Grau artists arc engaged.
Even Sofia Ravogli and th' historic Bauer
meister. whose performance In this country
was satisfying only to Chicago. have found u
haven with Sir Augustus Harris at Covent
Garden. But so far as can be learned fro.n
foreign operate programmes the melody OF
Emma Enmes's voice is used only for the de-
lectaton OF her husband.
Unexpectedly enoush. Signor TernanioValero
has been the most prosperous Of all the Abbey
and Grnu company. This tenor left America
last spring with some diminution OF his Gus
tomary good humor. Engaged Mt II salary Of
$4,000 for the season TO alternate with Jean
dc l;es2ke. the larger attractions OF the Pole
obscurcd to considerable degree those Of tho
Spaniard. But what auro!s Nalero lost in
New York were ntoncd for by his success in
Boston. whore h" sang tho lending roles in tho
distinguished by the fact that llnscaGni had
selected nm TO create he part OF lWmI" lie
returned 70 Milan, celebrated rs the favorito
dia'ely invaded his retreat at Lake Como. and
| ont OF a numhcr of advantageous oilers he Sc
lected one + head an orrratic r"nlany in
| OF tervanteS
-. IN" ponulprity, Of q fnvoorito nun Der Of
! fact that lt"tro Mascagni has arranged his
! famous int"rmoz2o Tor IN" voice: IN this new
form it win +" sn,E for the first time by Mis-
! Seidl who Introduces tbs novelty thus gives
actlv"% approval to " rrow}nos.'ipn which fr1m
m,"ses ana IN scorn by, 'h" WaEn"ri'cs.
nr Snsa"'nH "i Dir the tina fsnar
! on Noy, %, declares indsnutahlS that
anton Scidl IS in danG"rnl losing his emf
v"Eit"; The Marcr "!: "|"r,nr": Eat tits
AXIS ''sprc;re's BriMhS."a Beet lovcn ronnerto.
a new arn Is Saint Sa"us, and "A Tsrhaikow-
! his recent concerts at the Garden. the "onduc.
tor was nlrroa"hrd ny familiar and
WHY iii vd rHF,oJi w thn, wsatiy
Herr Scidif Ii is certainly the most
mnlnt,oIrestlng and, tiresome, thing in tho
coldly: Richard Wagner intended it to be
So" This Incident may he imagination, :, But
is beginning to realize the Lutlic desire for
scores aga inst. which his influence has long
been used With MascaGnl Mt the Lenox
harmonic and not at all in the Boston Sym
phony. it would seem that the Bayreuth dis
| ciples are threatened with disaster this win
ter almost as great as that which befel them
In the abdication OF Mr.. Edmund c. Stanton