The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
TWO ARTISTS SPAT.
The Great Eames and the Great CaIve
Fall Out.

Carmen" at the Metropolitan Opera
House Tuesday night, says the New York
Sun, developed some incidents that were
not altogether a surprise to those who
have known of the strained relations be-
tween Nine Calve and Mime. Emma
Games. Those in the audience who didn't
know. became aware after the third act
that there was trouble.
The opera was given to a crowded house
and an enthusiastic one. There was no
stint of applause. Nine. Calve sang Car
men" and Nine. Eames "Michaela." The
friends of each were there to hear them.
When the curtain came down on the third
act there was applause SO loud and sus-
tanned that it called for the principals.
The curtain went up and to the surprise
of the audience, Nine. Calve, the star of
the evening did not come forward with
the others. Nine. Games did, and 1t was
seen that she was reckoning to some one
in the wings. But Nine. Calve did not APP
pear.
The curtain was rung down, and there
was another frantic outburst of applause,
with a few Kisses. BY this time every one
pleasant was happening. The applause
continued, and finally Nine. Calve advanced
before the curtain alone and bowed and
But this was not what the audience
wanted They continued their applause
Again the curtain was rung up, and this
time all the artists, including Nine. Calve,
were on the stage. Signor Ancona at
tempted to bring Nine. Calve and Mma.
Eames to the front hand in hand. Then
the audience saw beyond doubt why Nine.
Calve had not appeared with Nine. Games
and the other artists on the first call. She
firmly refused to let Signor Ancona place
her hand in that of Nine. Eames, and she
even refused to look at her sister artist.
This aroused more Kisses. and when the
curtain descended the whole house buzzed
with conjectures as TO the reasons for Nine.
Calves action.
Nine Calves friends said yesterday that
Nine. Games had wounded her deeply. and.
therefore, she had refused to meet her on
a friendly basis. She had, therefore, de-
clincd TO come forward and share the APP
relations had existed between them since
the latter part of their previous engage
msnt in this city.
Mr. Julian Story, Nine Eames's hus-
He regretted the incident very much. be-
cause Nine. Calve had made such a public
exhibition of her 7. feeling.
friendly with Mrs. Story since the last en-
gagement in which they appeared together
presence of Nine. Grau and several others
she threatened to slap Mrs. Storys face
the next time they appeared together in
like that Of last night. II was only NJ
Jean de Reszke's influence and frmness
tnat prevented ner from repeating IL the
next time Carmen was sung. He insisted
that Nine. Calve should not spoil the artis-
tic effect of the performance. If Mime.
Calve thinks that Mrs. Story has treated
her unkindly she has no right to visit her
grievance on the public. Mrs. Story and
both regret the incident Of last evening"
II came 10 this country q stranger
ignorant of the language and the customs
here said Nine. Calve last night land
without the protection of husband or fam
lily. My very defenselessness should have
been protection to me, but instead OF
that Mime. Story has done everything possi-
bic 10 injure my reputation. / know of the
things she has repeatedly said It's not
matter Of any doubt, and If Nine Story
wants TO know why I refused to take her
hand on Tuesday night let her ask me face
TO face and / will answer her.
Il DID refuse 10 touch her hand, hut
never threatened to slap her face. If / had
you may be sure / should have done il. I
admire her beauty and her voice and there
tween US. We sing entirely different parts
End never come into rivalry. 1 admire Mime
Eames as an artist. but a woman / re-
fuse 20 take her hand. / could not have
meant any affront TO the public. for there
is no part of my whole career that I re-
here in America.
w hen Mr.. Breese announced his sister
in-law's engagement to Mr.. Higgins / was
the guest OF honor at his studio despite on
ina Nine. story had said 10 him about me
and Sae has never been able to injure me ia
the minds OF my friends"
The leading artists at the MetroDolitan
Opera House presented yesterday TO Mr
Abbey and Mr. Grau gold cigarette cases
on the covers OF which were engraved ali
the autographs of the artists The names
OF Mines Games and Calve appeared side