The morning call., 1895-01-17

carouSalS OF day laborer, who beats his vile
| and starves his child, while he makes violent
and undisguised love to a cafe-chantant
singer. In the last act his wife lies dead on the
stage while he is heard without kicking in a
drunken frenzy at the door and calling the
dead woman by the vilest epithets. "Santa
LUCIA depicts the amours and yendettas OF
some OF the lowest Neapolitan fishermen.
"La Navarraise" has for its heroine a young
woman who commits murder to earn her
wedding portion and then goes mad because
her lover Kills himself, and in the Zola-
Bruneau "IAttaqne du Moulin lola has let
himself loose On the horrors of war, and lola
in times OF peace is more than most people
can stand.
A terrible scandal occurred during a recent
performance OF "Carmen" at the Grand Opera
house OF Madrid. All the artists were Kissed
by some portions OF the audience; other spec
tators, however, wished the opera TO proceed
without Interruptions and such dispute finally
arose between the two factions that the thea
ter became literal field of battle. Hard blows
were given ana taken on both sides. At one
time 1t was believed that the crowd that had
been attracted outside the opera-house by the
noise would raise riot. Finally the gen.
darmes entered the building and reduced the
contending forces to order. Severe criticisms
have been passed by the foreign European
scene was caused in the first place by the par
tisans of two rival tenors-Masini, who is the
idol OF the Madrid public, and De Lucia an
Italian tenor, who won great success in New
York last winter.
botn comic and grand opera show decline
IN popularity as compared with last year. Par
tcularly is this the case in Italv where the
number OF theaters that are closed or are run
ming ''prosa" instead of musie-drama is quite
unprecedented. One reason for this is said to
be the increasingly high prices demanded by
lyric stars. DOyly Carte, the manager who
brought out all the original productions of the
Gllbert-Sull1van operas, recently had to pay
one lady twice as much as he paid all the
ladies together in the cast of "Pinafore." On
the other hand the public continued to de-
mand stars and they are not satisfied with
one. They demand an allround east of cele-
brities.
Emma Eames is the only one of Abbey &
Grau's tour American sopranos who seems able
to please as well in New York as in Europe.
Lucille Hill, WHO is such favorite in London,
comes next IN popularity. AS for poor Zelie
de Lussin, who is known as the "Queens Own
IN England, where she was the star of the Carl
Rosa Opera Company, her New York appear
ances have created nothing but success of
esteem. Miss Sibyl Sanderson may yet succeed
in capturing the metropolitan audiences grad
ually, as Melba did last year. The probability
is, however, that the California girl will never
achieve New York popularity equal to that
which she enjoys in Paris.
The perennial Patti is concertizing in Ger
many this month. On the 4th of February she
opens a series of opera representations in
Nice, where she will be heard in the good old
operas of her youthful days-"Lucia." ''La
Traviata" and "The Barber of Seville" Operas
come and operas go, but she goes on forever.
1t would not create any surprise now if the i'm
mortal Adelina were billed to give the public
new rendering of Brunhilde at the next Bay
reuth festival
Marie Won Bulow, the widow of the celebrated
conductor and composer, publishes in the ALL
gemeine Musk Zeitung an appeal, in which
she requests anybody possessing letter, note
or any other autograph of her deceased hus-
band to send it to her, SO that she may take
copy. She intends to publish a large collec-
ton of his letters
There are lively days in store for Berlin. In
the Reichstag the Socialist members refuse the
traditional "Long Live the KAISER" and the
Socialistic paper, Vorwaerts Forward), pub
fishes a burlesque on the "Song to Aegir." 1t is
a "Song to Thor also deity of the Scandina-
Wan mythology.
The new Emperor of Russia is passionately
fond of music, and as an amateur he plays
very we'll on the piano and the violin. His
young wife, Alix of Hesso, having herself oe
ceived good musical education, shares his
propensities for the art.
The German composer, Benno Oscar Klein,
has just completed his new opera, "Kenil-
WORTH and it viii be given at Hamburg
shortly. The romance of Sir Walter Scott fur
nishes the motive.
Mr.. Crickboom, young violinist, has just
met with great success in Paris. He is pupil
of Ysaye, the Belgian, who has created such a
Juror in New York this winter.
Sir Arthur Sullivan's music to the Lyceum
production of "King Arthur" is said to be very
beautiful. 1t consists of an overture, entr'actes
and incidental music.
Benjamin GODDARD has proved that he is re-
stored to health and activity by sending the
three acts of his new opera, ola Vivandiere."
to press.
Massenets "La Navarraise" is winning great
cuopesc in tho French DroUinonc