The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-22
PEERLESS cALvE TONIGHT.
The Fascinating French Prima Donna
to sing.


The crowning event of the festival. the
great Calve concert. will take place to-
night and there is a very great advance
sale of seats for it, the indications being
that every seat will be sold before night.
Perhaps no singer has excited much in
terest in late years this talented French
woman. Gifted with beautiful voice and
with an abnormal talent for acting, ii is
easy to see on reflection whence comes this
wonderful drawing power that increases
season after season.
There is no singer so much demanded by
the public as Emma Calve and the music
festival directors have succeeded in cater
ing to that demand, although at a price far
beyond what any singer except Patti has
ever received in concert. This means. of
course. an extraordinary demand for tickets
at very high prices.
The remarkable furore which this Won
derful singer has created is responsible for
this state of affairs. Her name is in every
body's mouth, and every one. musical or
unmuScal is anxious to see and hear the
woman whose magnetism and personality
can fill, night after night, the largest
houses in the country. Personally, to those
few who have met her Calye is indescflba-
bly, fascinating; her charm and gracious
ness of manner are perfectly irresistible
and create in people a wild desire to hear
and see her again at any cost.
Nine Calve will sing tonight the famous
Mad Scene from Hamlet and the aria,
Pearl of Brazil" The chorus will appear
in THE Flight into Egypt, with Mr..
Berthald as soloist, and the great chorus
from The Redemption. The programme
will be as follows:
l. THE Flight into Egypt 49,. Berioz.
Mr.. Barron Berthald, chorus and orchestra.
p (al-Dance of the Sylphs. 49,,
(b)-Hungarian March. from
Tine Damnation of Faust Berlioz
Orchestra.
8. The Mad Scene" from Ham, ,rson,as
Nine Emma Calve.
-Intermission-
A. Overture and chorus, from
Orchestra and chorus.
D. Aria-"La Perle du Bresil' ....... David.
Nine. Calve.
g. (a)-Reverie.. from Suite Al cna
b,gsM tGref Militaire'' saint-saens.
Orchestra.
T. Chorus, from The Redemption onrod
Chorus and orchestra.
CALVE IN TOWN.
Emma Calve arrived last night from Chi
cago and is occupying luxurious apart
ments on the parlor floor Of the Denson.
The famous singer was accompanied by
George w. Stewart, manager Of The Boston
Festival Orchestra They came in at 6
o'clock yesterday. evening over the Big
Four from Chicago. where Calve sang
Thursday night at the Audit orium. Calve
is accompanied by her maid and the two
went at once to the singers apartments.
Calve had dinner at o'clock ana then re-
tired to her rooms again, Size saw no one
last night She was delighted with the
preparations made for her comfort Ey the
hotel management and expressed her de-
light.
Manager Stewart says his star has been
accorded continuous ovation since her
first appearance with the Boston FeStlVaI
Orchestra in New England Aay l. few
nights ago she sang to ten thousand people
in Minneapolis. In Washington seats sold
for S. and the crowds were very large.
Calve expects to sail for Europe May z
and in order to reach New York by that
date it will be necessary 10 hurry on f1aHt
Immediately after her engagement Is cen
cluded here. She will leave lndtlLapohs
early Sunday morning over the l'lS FSCl.
Manager Stewart says The American Fso-
pie who complain at the immense salaries
received by Calve have no idea or the good
she does among her native people. She -
constantly aiding the unfortunate or her
country She lives in great chateau
fifteen hours ride from the city OF Paris,
her estate numbers nearly thousand acres.
on this great farm Calve maintains an
ASYLUM for girls and mas FROM SIN" 10
eighty children in the home all the time.
One Of her plans is 10 erect On her 1arIn
home for boys She spends the aummer at
her chateau and her chief delight IS 10
mingIe with the peasants of her neighbor-
hood and make them happy with her smiles
and her gold.