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

Mr., Brookhouse Boiler, tenor; Signor Manousi,
V VHi5llItone' sig1nor FerrSnti, Snfo; Carlo Rose
The house was. crowded and the concert
most successful. Pnrepa Rosa, after ,hor grand
Ernani invoiumiD. Created a sensation, and re-.
cUived an ovation and oyer a dozen calls and two
English ballads, in which she excciled ali other
Singers Tor dictton and accent. The big audience
another Gsi torrent ETsT h of nm m nS1d,, delicious lO { singing, and
BY T%,9Saaes,, tbG ii.tic ballad, five ~" o'ci"o@@EE
So popular and sh Se"' on fSo co nGa % sIns
The CONCERT ended with a comic duet with Fer.
followed by more calls and recalls. The yer..
dict OF tho audience on that memorable night
singer Tns rns mn dsv IN prai;ing her as q grand
claimed her the greatest singer. that had ever
S SSfn heard snrao in Ris Gh%iiitOrnia, and al her assistant
successful concerts and two %oratorio nights
with y local chorus.
raising a subscription Of tweniy.fonr oper"
hR'ESgnu1ss,, neg beginning H. inc fiTst week of
f fSaair in th % dress sse S%irSSlo' ,b in t thS.6 Mot ron i r
Rosa rs Ic;onor1@; Nine. Sat%ii Tes tss. 4! a@rsnH
Signor M%assimiliani, Manrico; siEnor Man
Nine. Evans, hes; Mr.. Evans IT, d aSpdhc%%
stage, had a grand reception, and after her hrst
cd and encorcd; Massimiliahni and Msncusi
With parepa Rosa in tho final trio OF
cral times called before the curtain. Nine. Ma
tall Tesla. in the second, third, and fourth acts.
and her lovely contralto voice. Massimiifanf
achieved success IN his andantc and grand aria
who he q WSs ! pig rrcai in the ,ttihtiIr third lac act: and Mancusi,
grand duet in the fourth act, While in This his grand q
Finally the climax of Psrepa Rosa $ SUCCESS ueeess tbatt
night was az singing Of her romanza. "Ihi.ssii
mMiscrere,' which were frantically applauded.
uhis hrst opera. SO superbly sung and acted by
nous success artistt,aIIy snd Hae"in I'M n Shor.
opera season.
Here | must say that since I began my career
l had witnessed n great many successful debuts
of artists and some very enthusiastic audiences.
especially those OF Ristori. in the United States
Parcpa Rosa aroused on that most remarkable
night in the big audience after the curtain went
down at the end of the opera l shall never forget.
| hardly remember how many times she was
called out. The Morning Call the Alta Cali
IIo,hta, and the Bulictin tho day after pub
lished columns Of high commentator of her
performance.
The next opera gave was Lucia di Hammer
success than in III Trovatore, particularly in
the mad scene, in which her cadenza. fun OF
dcred to perfection, aroused the audience TO the
highest pitch of enthusiasm. The finale in the
SECOND net was SO well rendered by Massi.
ended it with her beautiful note + in alt clear AS
q bell, created another furore. The public and
feet ecstasy by her fiorid vocalization.
received congratulations right and left.
personation of Norma, a role well suited 70 her
lovely lyric.dramatic voice and to her figure.
h Aat + of s ss2j sj1aS 1ne role 6S of M"sinGm Jim In " The
rante as Figaro (his d6but,, in which character
he had few equals. and Signor Tesla as lima
in Roberto Il Diavoio" and "h'Eiixirr " de
neared in 81 ns s" opera STa q 1e0 BS sfssSh s9 Girailrs7
ana II WalaceS Mariana" both Prod%eed in
Boilers, and others. During the. season two
sopranos and two tenors, with the baritone Rel
ma, arrived there from Manila, and | engaged
them to give some rest TO Parepa Rosa. and to
ing, from a bad cold, and | gave some extra
%lctto." The season lasted until Oct. 90, 1863,
and we gave thirty-six opera nights, including
cially successful. on account OF a big torchlight
Republican parade. We also gave a benefit TO |
Iarrpa Rosa. The house was crowded to the
tion, surprising all her previous successes.
This was due partly to tho following incident
that happened a week or two before. AS Tom
and Mcguire had complained that he had not
made any money out of the most successful sea.
son, an insignificant small weekly paper pub
lished a paragraph about Parepa Rosa, attack
benefit according to the contract, the published
paragraph was meant to affect the receipts. |
Parcpa and Carl Rosa read the paragraph the
day it was published. and they sent for me.
Immediately | went to- SEQ them, and / found
much astonishcd to see her crying. as she was
always a cheerful woman and Of u very pleasant
disposition. asked her:
" What is the matter with you. MIA Curissimn
'Read this. she answered, handing me the
paper. . and you will lind out why | am crying"
read it and laughed at it. as the paper was of
no importance whatever, and it was read by
Now. cdro de Vivo. will not lake a Benefit.
Thi. shameful article! No. no. no.
II is nonsense | said. my dear little child.
] will do as you wish. Stop crying. and we will
talk about it AS soon ms you are calm
As that evening there was no opera. I dined
ceeded in putting her in "A very good humor.
After dinner ] succeeded in persuading her to
take the benefit, assuring her that the house
would be crowded. and il not l would work for a
month for her gratis. |
The same evening I wrote a circular to the
offering to permit them to retain
their seats, il they wished, for Parepa Rosa's
benefit, as it was an extra night. ! called soon
itors of the cal! and the Alta respectively. and
told them what had happened 10 Parepa Rosa
S sur me- that thew he " would do % them oJre best ~, fn "GoM @si
the house at her benefit. In three days | had
sold all the seats of the dress circle to the sub
Two days after ! opened the sale of seats to the
public, and before the doors of the theatre
had been sold. and the house was overcrowded;
hence the grand ovation. The little editor OF
I 3" ,e pHpGEF o. was 5,S d9ic@ asiivS and b6 t ms and
strategy. The gross receipts of that night were
over $2,700: Parcpa Rosa cleared about $4,000
in gold, which she exchanged for about $4,000
in ,greenbacks. In this memorable season she
risked in the enterprise only $4,000. This was
sole manager. DIEGO DE VINO.
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