The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15

Penses paid except my hotel bills. If you accent
snese t9rn,s VIII telegraph you from Hartford,
night, and where, I shall get a rclease from
Jacob Gran, by whom I am engaged Until tho
A right answcred Parepa and Carl; I'VE
accept your terms willingly, but you must leave
next Saturday, May "a, by the Panama steamer,
San Francisco absus tae second week in july
I had already engaged by wire Nine. Nntaly
success here and in Havana with Max Marct.
TSs; Jacob Gran; and myself; her husband,
r robust = i sis. s sSrHti BASIC sls; M% aSS a ppa'iv a d tenorS
for the opera. The artists for concerts. who had
been assisting Parepa Rosa were Mr.. Brook.
sang also in opera; sig Sig F F"F : 'S %Ro G SieG
recently. baritone butro., who sang. also
n no,t opera; Carl Rosa, yiolinist, and George
Francisco Giuseppe Mancusi. n baritone well
known here in the opera companies of Max
This was. the complete company with the excep-
ton Of Mr., Evans, the conductor, who was en-
May 90, ! telegraphed to Parepn in New York
that had not, accepted the Ristori offer, and
would DO with her the day after at = o'clock 10
leave for San Francisco on May 81.
left Hartford after seeing lfistori play Eliza.
on the day after / was at Paropa's apartmentss
at tho old Belvedere House. She received mo
with an embrace and a kiss, telling me that she
she had q $40 caro- al ico de Vivo for her man.
ager; ana that from that moment her bad luck
am happy to say. was verified. wrote The con.
tract and Parcpa and Carl signed it with glad.
pagnc each to our health and to tho success OF
the enterprise, Carl handed me 800 for tho
R @ith ana re eoBsn nt the 9aa o,gsn LEFT them
o'clock | went to see Grau, who very kindly had
released me, by telegraph, from my contract.
Then l left for my country place at Savcsink.
\ j., to pass a day with my wife and children
me day after. saturday. May "a, 1868. at noon
! was on board of the steamer, where | met a
and among them Carl Rosa and g Grs e1o1 WHO
presented to him. Then with a round OF good
9yes and bon voyages. | sailed for Panama.
This was the quickest piece of business | have
ever accomplished in my career.
We had glorious sailing weather. and in seven
Ianalna. 1t was then a rather dcsolute little
town. After strolling around for a few hours
we travelled on the famous Panama Hallway to
For a two hours ride. IL l well remember, il
cost $50: But l must acknowledge that in INV
ical trees and vegetation more in such n short
journey. A Panama We embarked on another
steamer for San Francisco. Tho voyage from
weather, and is q delightful trip for peo.
ness. AS an old sailor who enjoys Se a sen
voyage OF even 100 days or more. | was delighted
with the trip. although l suffered from the ex.
floor in the saloon for five or six nights. Among
the passengers there was the celebrated Spirit.
whom amused us with their tricks. MIR. Foster,
on his arrival in San Francisco, rented a mag,
seances. and as he was known as one Of the
most famous apostles of spiritualism. he did n
from II 90 5q Us ssSo 4 t9 aax a few sew months, making
paradise for Spiritualists. and Mr.. Foster rcapcd
a harvest of more than $4,000 and then left for
Australia, another rich field for him.
On the morning OF June Il we reached the
Golden Gate. after a voyage of twenty-five days
!ISR hSw and aqf his m \ mas m.t NJ r. t GSr Pbier by Tom ON
reporters OF the Morning CaH and the Alta cal
Yornian. They accompanied me to the Occi,
dental ttotel. where. OF course, | was interviewed
about the forthcoming musical sensation, name.
ly. the advent of Mime. Parcpa Rosa in Caiifor-
The artistic success of the company in the East.
ern and Western cities had been chroniclod for
months mo ns f.noG my my arr arrival but ~ the general pub.
increduious Of Parepa Rosa's coming. After
reading. the day after my arrival. my assurances
that she would come by the next steamer there
was a general rejoicing in the musical circles of
San Francisco. Tom Mcguire. then the Ma
duced me to every body we met while we were
promenading together in Montgomery street.
and became the hero Of the hour as the nd
vance courier OF the r~eigning queen of song AT
that time. lost no time in starting a boom.
and succeeded beyond my expectations. thanks
McComb, editor of the Alta california;. as we'll
as iloIH III euito VI u rTfHIHU bNiSfIN,
On juno 81 / received a telegram announcing
the sailing of Parepa Rosa and her company for
p papcr fr ,o assure s the ph nSh 1t q, F hsp nasi, ,v in cd the
ing. The news was the sensation of the day,
and received hundreds of congratu~ latiuns.
other: :" Have you read OF the departure of the
great parcpa Rosa All, an, we will soon
until her arrival she was the town topic.
On July ! ! issued a prospectus Of a short
series Of concerts and oratorios, followed by
TwRnfN-fnIr lnn tIfFht ri npnH ha
ginning the first week of August. | predicted
in the prospectus that the advent of Pnrepa Rosa
new musical era in California: and would open
the way TO other celebrities. | am happy to say
That Ina guessed CORRECTLY as jus, a year later I
pany, and the great violinist, Nine. Urso. was
also there at The same time Then; in 1879. I
have visited California, including Cariotta
whom introduced to the California pub.
lie in January. 1880. Later the Nilsson
grand concert company was there under Alb
Patti with Col. Maplcson's grand opera COM
pany and Gerster appeared there in the spring
Madi. and Nevada. The following year tho
Thomas symphony concert company with Ma
Abbey, Schoeffcl, and Grnu grand opera com.
Pany, with Patti, scHlchi, Albani. Nordica.
i h@T@ ths season. soa OF ofh isss SiSi'od S took kT ISs Ca@S aT5.
mini Grand Concert Company TO Califor.
mia in December. 1887. This was the largest
organization that ever went on the
road, comprising Nine. Trcsolini. soprano;
lenors;' ,GaIassf, b%ariIone; ;Xonneiti, basso;;
Gore. conductor and accompanies. In May.
! ss9. I piloted thither the Albani Grand CON
cert Company. directed by Errico Bcyignani as
and accompanist. Besides the above
there have appeared in California the
Ristori Italian Dramatic Company in 1873 and
in 1883; the Salvini DramaticC Company in 1856. |
which | managed there, and the Pappcnhcim
Opera Company, in September. 1854,
under Nine. Fabbri's direction, which produced
for the first time Wagncr's "LOlcngrin."
Wieniaski and WilhelmJ. the violinists. also
visited san Francisco in the seventies, and
Joseify, the great, pianist, in 1888. In later
years Pa~derewski. Ysayc, Tonson, Rivarde, and
have visited the Golden Gate. With
very few exceptions the san Francisco public
patronized with literally the abOve-namcd
artists, and al present San Francisco remains
one OF the best cities for music and drama.
After this brief dissertation | return TO my
narrative. Nine. Parcpa Rosa and her com.
pany arrived in San francisco after a splendid
voyage in very good health and spirits on July
10 or II, il well remember. As almost every
body knew that she would arrive by the July
steamer. there was at the pier n thousand or
more curious people TO take n look at the famous
and much hcralded queen of song. Mr.. Ma
guirC, his manager, anu myself had n hard lime