New-York tribune., 1894-04-19
THE RIVAL SINGERS.
WAR BETWEEN MILE. CALVE AND MlE
EAMES
ONE DOES NOT KNOW THE CAUSE AID THs
OTHER WILL NOT TELL-DENIALs OF
EVERYTHTNC; FROM EVERYBODY

! ONE DOES NOT KNOW THE CAUSE AND THs
OTHER WILL NOT TELL-DENIALs OF
EVERYTHING FROM EVERYBODY.
The scene on the stage Of The metropolitan opsa
House on Tuesday night, when Nile. Caye clearly
showed her dislike Of Nine Emma Eames by her
! manner toward her in taking curtain calls was
the elimination Of bitterness OF feeling that hss
| lasted all through the season. II has been talked
about more or less. but it not thought that
would have any more open manifestation than mere
! professional Jealousy usually does.
Nile. Calve was much excited about the occur.
renee yesterday. When a Tribune reporter called %
! her at the Hotel Brunswick there were half dozen
| people in the room to whom she was taking about
! IT, Some Of them did not understand French. ard
an Interpreter tried 10 tell them what Nile. Calys
| said. The singer would talk rapidly and earnestly
for a few minutes and as soon the Interpreter
tried to repeat what she had said. she would bega
again, throwing in emphatic adverbs. or starting
off on a new part OF the story and rising from her
chair to give more force 70 her gestures and 70 hf
assertions and her denials OF other peoples asser.
tions.
She admitted that she dsliked Mime. Eames. but
she would not tell why She would tell Mms
Eames herself, she said. II she would come
her but she did not care to tell the public. MINK
Eames" she exclaimed. lis beautiful woman. she
is a great artist, she has lovely voice. she is an
American she has many friends; she seeks no de-
fence; | have no one.
She was asked II It true that she had said
she would never again be member OF the same
company with Nine. Eames. No. she declared. she
had not said IT, she denied il absolutely absolutely;
she felt now as II she would never sing In the
opera with her again. but she had not said that she
would never be a member Of the same company;
was false
Julian Story Nine. Eames's husband said that
neither he nor his wife knew why Nile. Calye DIS
liked her. She has shown her dislike long before ast
night but never 10 so marked extent The &C.
cusaton that his wife had circulated disagreeaos
stories about Mile Calve was utterly false He did
not know where 1t came from, but ne thought the
whole trouble had been made by meddles3me per
sons, who always trying 10 stir up rvalries ana
strife He did not any cause for Jealousy De-
tween the two singers their styles and method,
were entirely different and there was no cnahee %
comparison between them His wife. ne was sure
felt no Jealousy He thought that Mile. Calves ae-
ton on Tuesday night was an insult 10 the paone
more than 10 his wife. -
He was asked If there any truth in the s,ory
that his wife. while on her way TO the country As
autumn, had said. in answer 10 question az 70
whether she was TO sing In ''Cavallerla klsucans
NO; there is woman in the company VINO cahnno.
sing anything else, and they are going TO let n''
do t.. 81, ,,. c.o.,. ",,a. . ahsor,,s,v falls.
Ny wife never said anything OF the kind sne W..
derstood perfectly that Mile Calve was 70 s.ns -
because Of her reputation in that opera Sne r rss
the least jealousy or her, as has ueen sn' \,
Mile Calves operas, as she has done in CarmH
for instance" Mr. Story thought that the oI s
pany in general sympathized with his wife. ana a.
that this had been shown after the incident at 'n'
opera house Tuesday night. -. An.
Calve. Nine Melba and Nine. Nordca w.s were "
unite against Nine. Eames and were al 70 ,snSII roSI
have the effect OF compelling her Withdrawal ron ron
the company. This was denied by Nile 'a.se ssst.
all the , 1GTce onWev ae II Was utterly false had
never heard OF such thing