The herald., 1894-11-07

In return came gcore of the opera won
der.ully bound, inscribed with q mes
sage OF appreciation from Massenet. Un
der his signature the composer drew
stan ana marked the passage in muBit
in which occurs the G in alt. Over the
| high note he wrote "Sibyl Sanderson,' u
and under it he wrote in his heavy
writing "Nevertheless it is true" ae
though assuming that no one could be-
lieve that any living singer could give q
sustained tone upon that note.
Sibyl Sanderson simply signed the in
scription page. She wrote note. how
ever, OF thanks to the club in which she
used the following language:
II have been made most proud BY the
interest my people have taken in me,
and the greatest pleasure OF my life will
be the day l first sing ct home. Only,
l. must work so that L may be worthy oi
my country people and make name fol-
myself. Then will come to them"
Now Sibyl SaDderson is coming ia
them. Since that Psrieian de but in 1885
che has worked and she has made the
name she promised. Esclsrmoude was
given 100 times in eight months, So oi
these performances being given three
each week-without a break. A violent
attack OF grip, among the first in Paris
OF this then new disease, delayed the
ons hundredth representation come.
what.
Afterwards came eight months at tho
Theatre de Ia Monneie, in Brussels, in
which occurred eight dsbuts in as many
operas, followed by an engagement ct
Covent Garden, in London.
Like most of the stars of the opera in
Paris, Miss Sanderson has had summer
engagements at various watering. places
one at Aix.les-Bains in 1891, another
at Vlchy in 1893 and this summer at
Royan, where che has sung with great
success in Nsnon, Romeo and Juliet
and Phryne.
1t was at the Opera Comique, in the
autumn of 1891. that second Parisian
triumph was made. this time in Nanon.
Thon it was that Sybil Sanderson, the
Sacramento girl, was designated as 1.-The
typical Psrieienne." In appearance,
dress, language, action, spirit, she is the
ideal OF the French. Withal she gives
the most cordial, unaffected hospitality
to San Francisco friends who visit her
in Paris. The family has never been
separated in Paris. Mrs. Sandsrson and
her four daughters always live under
one roof. Though Sibyl is the nota Dl
star OF the family her sisters have not
been idle. Miss Marion is an ertist, and
also has taste for letters, and pubica =
tion of come OF her writings with illus-
trations by herself is promised. Miss
piano under Leschetizky in Vienna.
Miss Jennie is the ataunch American OF
the family. She detests Paris, loves
nvQrvthirn in, frAro H.,
Spangled Banner to ice water, and is
delighted that her sister will sing in
her native land.
The preparations for Sibyls triumphs
have been made in Mrs. Sanderson's
salon. Massenet used to arrange the
furniture for q stage setting and direct
hia pupils singing and action in Nanen,
he himself taking the part of Cheva-
lier des Grieux. Massenet wrote for her
That's as we'll as Esclarmonde, and
Saint.Saens made for her the music of
Phryne. At present Mise Sande,eon is
singing in That's and Romeo and Juliet
at the Grand Opera house.
Now comes the American engage
ment. Nanon is the role chosen for
her debut in New York. The company
will not come to San Francisco. This
city has but one theater suited for
grand opera. and this is now devoted
to the melodrama. Abbey and Grau
have decided that the Parisian COM
pany can afford to play In but three
cities In the United States, and San
Francisco is not one of these. To hear
Sibyl Sanderson's high G, to see "the
typical Parieienne." the Californian
must take q trip to the east.
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