The times., 1897-05-06
CALVES CONCERT.
Large Audience and Warm We,-
come for the Great Singer.

come for the Great Singer.
The gallery was packed, the balcony was
well filled, but the orchestra chairs were
but half taken for the Calve concert yes
Jerday afternoon at the Columbia, which
indicates shrewd linking of economy with
art. OF perhaps that the love music is
given as divine recOmpense for those who
lack the sor,Iid goods of this earth. How
ever the enthusiasm was distributed regard
less OF position or price, and it was a
substantial article in great quantity as
displayed yesterday.
CaIve Is oae of the most popular OF the
great prime donne. Her place is near To
the hearts of the people, because the attri-
butes of her distinction are not merely
artistic but personal. Yesterday she but
cemented those ties which bind her to her
admirers. She appeared three times and
each time she was given a great persons al
welcome
At first she sang the bird song from
David's La PeTie du Brezil," with flute
obiiGato. In large part, this song is un-
distinguished, hut at intervals there are
opportunities for exquisite display OF the
flute notes above the staff CaIve took
tnemw with ease and Teyelled inthe cadenzas,
runs, and thrills, which rolled out like a
flood OF pearly notes from birds shroat.
Her natural notes in the duo passa yes with
the flute, Were scarcely distinguishable
from the artificial notes Of this sweet in
strument. She responded with Spanish
chansonette Her second appearance was
the dramatic presentation of the fourth act
of Thomas Hamlet" 1t was given with
a..
entire score to herself, it being the famous
mad scene. Nine. Caiye even in concert
cannot repress the little expressions of
her natural temperament. But this scene
was her opportunity to display the dra-
matte genius, only revealed to US here
tofore as Carmen. The excellence OF her
Interpretation OF this great scene was no
more 8 surprise than this second display
of the Incompatible voice which is here
again shown TO so good effect. The noTid
passages are numerous, hut so fascinat-
ing was the acting OF the woman, that the
audience seemed to lose sight OF the per-
formance of the voice 1t was superla-
lively great. Finally, she sang with the
tenor and baritone, the trio from the
fifth act of Faust"
j. Il Mckinley the tenor, sang agreeably,
and Heinrich Meyn did even better, as the
substitute for Signor CampanaIi. who was
i'll, but neither of them approach Mime
Calves class, though they sang from the
same stage The orchestra was in way
a Disappointment. Apparently there was
the mateIiaIthere, but MoIlenhaur hasn I, or
didn't exhibit, the ability to properly lead
his men. The overture to die MeiSteT-
singer was only indifferently given, they
retrieved themselves somewhat on the
Carmen ballet music, but the others was
again lacking in the other selections, the
necessary vigor and interpretive quality.
In the audience were many society peo-
pie and diplomats. Young Bronislaw Huber
man sat in a box. and when Mime. Calve
came IN at first the two young artists
exchanged greeting. Afterwards he called
on her in her dressing-room. They are dear
friends, and they often play and sing for
each other when he goes TO Paris. or she
to Vienna