The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-18
CALVES EARLY CAREER.
Not sueeessrai at FIrst-Ths Erect OF
severe Illness.

Not Successful at FIrst-Ths Erect OF
severe Illness.
A correspondent writes from Paris 10 the
BROOKLYN Eagle an interesting report OF . con-
versation between some musical people on the
subject Of Calves success In America An ex-
manager said:
When Carvalho engaged Calve for the
Opera Comiqus. after she had studied year
with Nine Marchssi all the composers who
knew OF her. OF her beauty. Of her fine voice.
asked Carvalho to have her sing in one Of their
operas: but Carvalho. who is one OF the most
prudent OF managers. thought It best for her
to make her debut In an opera which he gives
to almost every singer OF her type for the one
to begin on. In Lalla Rookh.' Very few make
anything out OF the work. but l. is a good test.
in SO much that 1t can reveal q future talent
for the rendering OF others. Well. Cave was q
complete failure: you would not. except for
the difference in dress and her &C.
casional stepping forward on the stage.
have distinguished her from the Choir
listers, and. strange as II may seem. In that
Oriental dress her beauty disappeared entirely
Critics. who were ready to laud her In every
way. could not even say anything In favor OF
her beauty. and they concluded that she was
another Of those remarkable exceptions who
seem to be gifted with eyery talent on the
stage and on 1t are sticks. In consequence OF
the disappointment her engagement was very
short at tho Opera Comlque. and she left it
without being missed in any way. Now. what
six or seven years. between her insipid sing
ing In 'Lala koosh and the creation OF Ca
ago at the Opera Comiaus. l don't know"
Well. know said an ex-singsr, who had
fns had In the safer sSip Of ann NATL 1s
mony. The Italian editor and manager SON
kogn9 while she was M ENGAGED at the Comique.
must believe that he OWNED what she was
capable OF, Tor he induced her to leave the
Italy shs took. the engagement with the
more alacTity that she felt she had not been a
SsS psrsonas faoS Of must asSsrso
that there Is something which stli exists In
the country o, art snd classics ~, whsh kindles
Gabrielle krauss In becoming one OF the most
We'll CaIv6 went to Italy and studied hard.
Sonzogno. who has the right OF producing all
French operas on Italian stages, gave her
sing She began to show what she Was 10
that part. The Italians. who are accustomed
10 sss Ssa % h saS so SsG
Italian critics pToDhssiod that she would In
time DO the eoming trSgedisn among opera
and nothing was heard OF her Tor over a Year ear.
IL was by chance that met friend OF hers at
had very serious operation performed. and
that Tor six months she lay on her back with
eoSld mot resi- resist the tenn Pts9ion to 20 to
see her with our mutual friend. There she
lay in a small sick room like a pale,
aRoniss, had learned the lesson OF eternal
patience during the long months Of a hope
less eonYalssesnee. She told me that She
spent all Of her time studying out her operas.
thinking how each part lhould be played. IN:
venting new scenes, new effects. ana that II
the good Lord would once more grant her
health. she knew she would touch the public;
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that Il Was on such bed Of sick moss that one
thought OF all the possible wrong that one has
ing holy life were made. Besides. ~ she ever
got well enough to sing. che would entirely
consserats her time IN making enough Tor her
mother to live on. t. have = competency, and.
after that. she didn,t care how soon she died.
After she got well she sang and made great
reputation In Italy. and II was she Who created
Sdliiuzzd In 'Cayallsrla Hustleana.' and the
com POSER can thank bis stars that shs did. Tor