The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

his own composition. French musicians are
very much interested in his work, and they
think he may be able to initiate them in to the
mysteries of Oriental music.
The popular prima donna, Nine. Ada
Adini, met with q curious experience the
other day in Bucharest, where she has been
creating big Juror. One night the crowd
was so great that many people were unable 10
obtain entrance to the National Opera-house.
Among those turned away were 100 students
OF the University of Bucharest. These young
men at once assembled in the opera-house
square and made q riotous demonstration.
threatening to break into the theater and
carry off the prima donna ii they were not at
once lie. in. force OF police which was
hastily brought on the scene managed to queIl
the revolutionary project, but the manager of
the opera-house, who did not want to antGg-
onize so many of the students of Roumania,
offered to let them into the theater if they
could crowd themselves into the aisles. The
offer was accepted. and the students showed
their satisfaction at the end OF the perform
ance by taking the horses out of Nine. AdinPs
carriage and drawing her home In triumph.
Monte Carlo seems TO be having feast of
opera and concert. PadereWski has appeared
there several times this month, having ap-
parently quite recovered from his recent ner-
vous illness. In addition to his own Polish
Fantasia" he has played several other concer-
tos with Vigna's orchestra, including Liszts
fiat concerto. At the opera in Monte Carlo
Adelina Patti is appearing in la TrsyiatR,"
and the papers speak of her voice as being as
fresh and young as ever. The California
soprano, Mile. Francesca, continues her sue
cess at Monte Carlo, and the conductor, Arthur
Vigna, young Italian, is another newcomer
who is spoken of in terms of enthusiastic
praise.
Melba is a good pedestrian and great club
swinger; Calve punches the bag for all it is
worth every day; Eames indulges in general
gymnastics, and uses the bike every day when
the weather permits: Letvinne uses leather
straps fastened to the wall: Sophia Traub-
mann does some hard bowling at tenpfns and
little Bauermeister rides hobby horse in her
parlor-one of those equestrian machines so
much in vogue in England-and all these
methods OF exercise sre to ward off too much
superhuous flesh.
Massenets opera "Le Cid" has been as much
a failure at the Metropolitan Opera-house as il
was some years ago at La Scala in Milan, Both
the De Reszkes, as well as CIementine de We're.
Lasselie and Pol Plancon, were in the cast and
to the surprise of these stars the New York
public devoted almost its entire stock of en-.
thusiasm to the ballet and gave very little at
tention to the singers.
Irish opera having proved so successful in
New York Harry B. Smith and Reginald de
Koven are going to try how Scotch opera will
please the public. The scene of their
work is TO be laid in Scotland during the
period when Edward OF England was irving
to gain possession of the reins of government
Robert Bruce will be one of the chief char
acters.
Miss Valesca Schoocht, q young California
violinist who Eas been studying abroad for
some years will make her debut in this CITY
at Golden Gate Hall TONIGHT. Miss Carrie
Bowes, Louis Crepaux and Frederick schoocht
Jr. will assist
Susan Strong, the Brooklyn soprano who
made her American debut with Mapleson's i'll
lated company, has now joined the Damrosch
forces, though the critics do not consider her
a successful interpreter OF Wagnerian roles
Melba will leave Paris for New York next
Saturday. The talk about her suffering from
cancer in the throat seems to be mere idle
rumor.
Mile. Antoinette Trebelli will be the vocal
soloist at the next symphony concert at the
Columbia Theater
sousa's band opens at the California Theater
tonight.