The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-25
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MsS a Al ,Ss A Tnsn wS Academy fsSs g Fe eP M snEse IN
two tV1'" %atinec.. "BB eesinniSss ' ON FoS. j with :
We played at tho Concordla Opera House In
Baltimore, and IN thu. week beginning on rep.
rs we played at the M" sn'n ,lo TnS s,sSo IN N ASH
en S% S%S way St & tie New %Sad EGGs OF & R!sSiSfl h ! P ialEs
$ sslPhiffii e,S ON FSH%si srtSa' SSyS WITH ps @SPsf Rosa !; a Is
Lady Henriette, Mrs. E. Seggin as Nqncv; Mi
as Ptunket, Mr.. q. +. Han as the sherry, and
Mr., e. sesaHin as 7%r,istan; eornnddon.e conductor ronre SSp.
t EGSSi Of FOR fb the sr first E sa@G a f fSirs was ssp given.
On Wednesday evening. March 2, was pro.
duced Tor the first time in America Won W96srs
Parcpa Rosa II her unappreeehablo role Of
EsMSsDcs Mrs o,h E- SfsniHf Han, Mf Be- Sofia S'T and
Miss Geraldine Warden ther fret agpoarancel;
Carl oodtod R I sr, GG0nd ant Toboro m""r ~ Tho Saturday S;
matinee. The rush to secure seats Tor inc
frs, two reprcsentations Was o nnprscedent Sn'
The gross receipts for the four performances
were about $4,000. beginning on Monday,
M Mar 3o1 H. tO we ! plSS ;Eisf s a return OF 0 tgo SP ihro ,o
i MSst and for for R FhS t ] sHi time IN hi"CT!sa No NJ
Rose II" meSssc. %rs. T. sesalh, MI William
ss Siia. r Mr.. ho Aiser xas IH oTersfcwS Snf a Mf' the he
opera was u great success: Nine. Parepa Rosa
as Susanna won the chief honors. During the
tho first time in English, with the same cast
as in Philadelphia. Parepa Rosa achieved a
fBs oth oper ana w snS TS%SssSS t 5 sen Or feuT TD ti@ss.
Don Giovanni was also produced most sue
eessfully, with Parcpa Rosa as Donna lima,
AMaEtSa cs' sfhs eiH% oBsniaa s'S SirI. H aMarissn %S''
III Trovatore." Fra Diavolo." and other operas
were performed during the season. This season
was positively the crowning success of Parepa
Rosa and her famous organization. New
cept during her second season, in 1s7l-72, when
other distinguished artists were added to her
900 a Week. Afterward l think We played again
in tho New England cities and n return, on
gagement IN Boston for three weeks which
first. Mr.. G. ID. Hess was raving oyer losing
money on the first engagement at the Boston
ceipts. So he engaged tho Music Hall and had
a stage built and scenery painted for the operas
for spite, cost him a good sum Of money.
While, the performances were artisticallT
together lost; hence the public that had crowded
got disguised and failed to patronizo the per.
formances. Tho consequence OF this unlucky
move was that while the short season was profit
able to Parepa Rosa, 1t was not to {. .. Hess q
q. nc SGu6Ou Cnutu, L Iulnk, III lUt llEbt
II June at tho Brooklyn Academyio OF Music. At
the end of the season l called on Mr.. Hess at the
Westminster Hotel to settle my bill Of expenses
for kilograms, express charges, omnibuses. car
riages. &c. for the entire season. 1t was 1925,
or about that sum-. He looked at 1t and asked
told him that l was not used to marking down
the dates for small sums OF 70 or 20 cents, as
Jacob Grau and Max strakosch and Carl Rosa
y paid me. Handing him q receipt FOR ssa
Vow. Mr.. Hess, please pay me- this bill. 8 tho
balance tSanEsa of IN my Sn Si io | make you a present." He
'As sbear De De S WV us I see that you are more gen.
eroqs than Carl Rosa, You have made a great
deal Of money this season. whilo have not
cleared nearly nes $4,000. I suppose, I aecordine
to the percentage received on the profit"
1oJ o5o. H Ns sh e'h had f's WORRIED IN Ho 1s'i hard spG fr
two long seasons she needed rest, and l advised
her to go to England and enjoy herself for the
working ten consecutive seasons, / intended
going to Europe with my wife. / told Parepa
Rosa / would call on her in London before go
u ha!sPs Eii9sa. with her dear Carl and her
weeks later on the City Of Paris. We had a
splendid dc . VOYAGE = rag F and a 4 " very pleasant mt time; es,
celebrated solemnly, and in the evening we had
good piano music and songs by some amateurs.
On my arrival in London l received a letter
from an Italian musical agency asking tho
monthly salary OF Parcpa Rosa for a four
fa,aa engagement at Cairo, EFyps, for the
Rosa and she said: "Carissimo dc Vivo, do con-
Giude this engngement for me at any price. as
/ would love to pass n few months in Egypt.
The climate will do me u great deal Of good,
and AT the same time this engagement would
place me in the front rank in Europe after my
four seasons in America. Do telegraph immc-
diatcly instead Of answering BY mail. and do
your best TO close tho engagement on the con-
dition that ! sing only three times u week"
/ pIinklv tplaUru nl,i tho nQnnf In MILAN.
You can have Parepa Rosa for four months
at a monthly salary OF $4,000 francs, singing
The day after l received the following answer:
Accept the terms; send the repertoire"
When told Parepa Rosa that had closed
she would not believe me until l handed her
the copy of my telegram and the answer. Then
me several kisses and exclaiming in ecstasy:
oh, milo miglfore amieo in rita. tn sci state
and m1 @y @" sntIie G ]foStans. G STo VIII yi92ip b %iy t Jump
] felt much agitated by her words, and Sob
bling / answered.:
done my very best to make you n happy wo
man in life with an independent fortune. Thank
Ss%e not i hS vet sSssSS@sd ,s p mt 70 Tbo aHr' d but I
Another season in America and then you can
retire md live peacefully the rest OF your life.
BE DC Gmiett d nov and let US drink a glass of vino
Then Carl ordered his servant to bring a
bottle of champagne, which We enjoyed to-
After our delightful soiourn in London we
started for Paris, where by chance ] met the
director Of the Grand Opera, He knew all
asked me II Parepa Rosa could speak French
md II she would like to sing at the Grand Opera,
| told him that sho spoke 1uently italian,
French. German, Spanish. and English. III
such an accomplished ~linguist. Then he asked
me II she would ncccpt an engagement at tho
Grand Opera for three years. naming the most
absnrdly low figures that ] ever heard.
, ! laughed at such terms, and told him that l
had just closed an engagement for Cairo for
-FOUR months Mt 100000 francs, and handed him
tho copy OF my despatch and tho answe-. He
Tas the most astonished man that ever saw.
lie exclaimed:
,,'oh. Monsieur do viyo. wo cannot pay such
prices; but II Parepa Rosa will sing at our
Grand Opera sho will become a celebrated pri-
ma donna all over the world"
Mon chcre, monsieur" I answered. PA
rcpa ROSA Is not q beginner. She Is already a
celebrated prima donna without tho reputation
OF Paris. and In three seasons In America under
ny management has made ESQ. 900 francs, SC
mat she Is rich and independent at present and
Y she will sing at tho head OF her company OF
English opera again in America, and, no doubt,
then retire"
This ended our conversation, and with n cor.
dial hand shake | badp him an e,,n;.