The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-10
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

The latest musical sensation In Paris is the
revival Of Victor Masses opera, paul and Vir-
ginia." which was first produced there at the
Theatre Lyrtque in 1876. The idet OF writing
an opera on the subject OF the popular story was
suggested to Masse by tn famous sculptor,
Carpeaux, who had made group in terra Gotta
OF the two lovers. II have made the clay" he
said to the composer, you make the marble"
The success which has greeted the revival Of
the opera proves that Masses "marb Bile" was as
durable as brass.
The original cast of paul and Virginia. was
fine one, but all the artists who composed it
are dead or have grown too old 10 shine as
lyric stars. The following is what LIE Figaro
says OF The prma donna in he revival: Miss
SavlIe who made her debut at the opera
Comique in the role OF Virginia. is San Fran
cisco girl. She has just come from Varsovia,
where the death of the Gar put premature
END 10 her engagement. She is beautiful
young oman, very dark, with fair skin and
almond shaped eyes. Her ears are tiny, her
hands those of duchess, and her feet those of
q Cinderella She received an ovation"
Herman Bemberg's Elaine" appears to nave
met with no more startling success in New
York Than 1t did when played by Sir Augustus
Harris opera company in London last season.
II can by no means be called failure. how
compliment audience" NINE. Media made an
exqusitely picturesque and vocally delicious
Elaine. The character at first thought would
not seem 10 APT cal TO the Australian pTima
donna, whose eyes betray knOwingness I'M
known 10 Elaine. But Nine. Melba surpassed
herself In constrained artfuness and to look
at her chase profile, as with downcast eyes,
lilies In hand, she descended the staircase,
m Getting Lanceot, was alone pictorial treat.
The reproduction of Toby RosenthaPs famous
picture In the last act In the garden of King
Artbur's palace was rather a disappointment.
Evidently the enormous frame Of the Metro
polltan Is too gigantic for scenic living pictures
The performance on the part Of the principals
was we'll nigh perfection.
The quarrel between Gilbert and Sir Arthur
Sullivan is still In the stage of "they never
speak as they pass by" The public will not
reglet this unhappy dissenslon between the
Two great men, however, since the libretto as
we'll as he music OF 1.-The Chieftain," written by
Sir Arthur Sullivan and his new collaboration
f. G. Burnand, has proved a great success at
the Savoy Tneater, London. The Times says:
"There Is not comic opera TO be seen In Lon
don at the present moment more capable of
yielding enjoyment more honest aud complete
than was experienced by the brilliant or ovid that
Witnessed The Chieitaln' on Wednesday. This
pam elIlpit Iact IL OF more importance tnan
thousand regrets over the unfortunate dissen-
sion that has separated the TWO Savoyards, or
hours OF dissension as to their relative influence
In the scale of success. If The two giants must
needs stand apart 1t is as we'll to know that
they are al any rate capable OF standing alone"
Patti has evidently received complete par
don from Queen Victoria in her old age for her
matrimonial shortcomings. as the following
o. Ole nd Hxy
Lady southampton, will show: II am desired
by her Majesty to say the Queen hopes you had
good Journey and were not fatlgued" LISA
mistake to state. as many OF the papers have
done, that Patti never sang at the British court
I'LL recently. In the days Of the second empire
when Patti was the wife OF French marquis
she was very favorably received at Windsor
but The Queen refused 10 notice the diva when
she Threw over her speDdthrift husband and
married NlcOlini before there was divorce
Ia" III France 10 release her from The MARQUIS
NINE. Malibran, the celebrated singer.
once told Paganini, with whom she appe AIRED
10 concert that although he had marvellous
technique he could not make the violin sing
NE me human voice. The great vlolinist was
blFhly o1euded, and at the next concert re-
yenRed himself In a Characteristic manner.
Aftef mailDran had sung Paganni Invested his
U9ip DeIofe The immense audience of ali the
strings but one and deliberately began to
inmate The Singers voice in so realistic a man.
nsf mat The mystted audience did not know
Wbsttisr what they heard was the work of the
osVil OF not Mabran never again dared TO
criticize the great Italian
Henry Clay Barnabee says: "Since the an
B5HHssuent was made that l am contemplate
lhF putting my stage experiences and imp,es-
stems NJ book shape / nave numerous offers
ff58 amer ut publsning-iiouses. / think, but
u IS Het definitely settled, that the book will
Btsf tBs Imprint of a well-known Boston firm.
bsvs taken part in so many different produc-
tens that IL makes my head swim TO think OF
tbsm, and certainly can tell many interesting
experiences relative 20 them"
Sir Augustus Harris has settled matters for
at least TWO years season of opera at Covent
Garden. ending March, 1897. For next season
he has retained Nine. Sembricn, who has not
In London for IN any years, and Signor
I amagno, both of whom, with SgEor Masinl,
Will be members Of Signor SonzognO's opera
troupe in Paris TIL the end of May; and he
also OF course has NJ. Jean de ReZyke and
Mime. Nordiea, who will appear In Tristan