The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-28
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saieza, who has been engaged by Maurice
Grau for his company next year. has beensa
popular tenor for some years at the Opera in
Paris. He made his debut nine years ago.
and appeared first at the Opera Comique in
September, 1888, when he sang Mytio in
Lalo's "Le Roi d'Ys." Shortly after that no
went TO tho Opera, and took his place along
with the first tenors OF the institution. He
sang in 40 Cid,' 'Die Walkuro,'' 'Sigurd,"
Romeo ct Juliette,' and other operas in the
repertoire, and among the works produced
since he has been q member Of the company the
leading roles OF Rogers ''Salammbo' and
"othello'' were created" by him In Parts. He
was born in 1867 in tho department Of the
Lower Pyrenees, and is Of Spanish extraction.
He Is q fairly good looking fellow, and ought to
be a highly useful member Of the company.
which will DO supplied for the FIRST time
in several seasons with q suf1ciency Of
tenors. Jean do Reszke will have no cause
TO complain of overwork whom Val Dyck and
saleza are ready to help him out. 1t was
thought that Maurice Grau would this year
engage Cossira, VINO is to-day about the best
known of tho French tenors In his own country.
He sang, for some seasons at tho Opera and
under JOHNS direction. But there was
D %snt. srf fho p aiaMoe Sonne e h SSss,rsI' has sns ofssn
been known as the disturbing element TO
the peace Of opera companies. Cossira has 9
wife, and she is known to have an u~nbounded
admiration of her husbands talents, as we'll
ss a keen appreciation Of just what his priyi.
is not slow TO make her opinions kno~n TO
managers, and any possible engagement Of M:
S Co. s Mi,s slwn nysI S5iinss to view ,n ,t tho . gCs,Gioi u, ,S Of
company. That Is said to have terrified Mau.
rice Grau, and he has engaged saleza instead
OF Cossira. M. Alvarez has Just renewed his
contract at the Opera, and: that mcans that
his services will DO devoted chiefly to Paris and
the. Vienna Opera House Was made with . view
quires very little Of his time. Sale5a. who was
Conservative. He has been engaged here for
two seasons. Rumor says that he is to receive
The woman who recovered damages from O
hotel proprietor because he kept her room 30
cold that she contracted pneumonia and was
i'll for weeks ought to receive the Same enthusi-
astic recognition that came to that other young
woman who n year or more ago broke the win
dow Of a parlor car which resolutely refused to
open and admit the fresh air Of which she was
In need. Both Of these heroines received the
approval of the court before which they APP
peared. There is an opportunity for another
woman to distinguish herself. The woman who
tries to recover damages from Q hotel keeper
because the excessive heat caused her to have
q permanently sore throat or neuralgia, or any
Of the ailments caused by the excessive tenn
peratures of the New York hotels, will prob
ably win the same praise from the court Into
which she may tako her case. The overhead
as an evil against which It is useless to strug.
gle. The high temperature, the over-elaborate
iG oofsd nnnn an in see staty c nansihss W &5e n NV
advantages of the system. But tho overhead
ing Of hotels is something which has never
fnprl n ~ aDpIa a. Ernrthn1v -hA
goes temporarily into a hotel or lives In one
complains that 1t is too hot. A clerk in one Of
the other day that there was no other feature Of
the hotel which brought forth such continuous
complaint as the excessive heat of the house.
Why .itiwas'not diminished he was unable to say
But he did know that not only in his hotel, but
In all the others, there was a continuous strug-
pts on the m Pins 81 sho f fhe ov sFhiasi she Of fG the
cable cars becomes q very poignant. reality to
those persons seated on the heated side and
near the pipe.
Many persons have not forgotten the little
woman who came to this country some twelve
years ago with the first Of tho companies from
the Gaiety Theatre and was put forward as its
particular attraction. There were several less
important and less known women who over
Swallowed her in New York's regard because
they were younger and prettier. In Eng
land Nelly Farren, like Sims Reeves. Nine.
Albani, and some others, had not lost one
jt of her popularity, was quito subordi-
nate to Lefty Lind, Sylvia Grey, Marion Hood,
and other beauties In the company. She was o
familiar sight on tho streets. and was seen In
variably with Fred Leslie. who died shortly
after the company returned to England. The
the magniicence of her jewelry. She covered
her frail. slight figure with SO many diamond
o ospr1l 6s that h. street shsy seemed sSa aa a b a. 4 ra to her Ser TO
plainly dressed, but she was never without
some piece Of jewelry which in itself repre-
health aas Kept Miss Fsrren from the stage for
tion. so oSrri inde saS that Il Il her SDa ap pSnan y in % BUR-;
lesque in any other country than England
would be out of the question But tayorites
Is said TO be In genuine distress, after having
been for years at the. head Of her particular
soon which is to be on such a scale as to put her
permanently in comfortable circumstances
again.
1t Is said that the majestic Pol Plancon will
follow the example Of his more distinguished
associate, Nine. Sembrich, and return to Eu-
rope at the end Of q week unless he is able to
mako more satisfactory arrangements. He
finds himself engaged through his former agent
to sing in a number of Western cities at his
regular rates. But the concerts are to be given
in different places with q week or more inter-
NSiilHBp IL no thAo oAAoABO"SAp sohpCib q
stay of O week In q small city with only one en-
gagement, NJ. Plancon has decided to return to
Europe unless his customary fee 10 increased.
This solution of tho difficulty is scarcely posi-
BILE, as his services have been promised at o GER
tain price. He will return to Europe. notwith-
standing his Discrimination to disappoint the
Western audiences. unless some unexpected
adjustment is possible. Mime. ,Sembrich was
in much the Same position, and found herself
called upon either to I'LL some preposterous
Western engagements or to bring her concert
Europe at higher prices than any other woman
but Patti receives, Nine: Sembrich was. more
fortunately placed, and she has already begun
her EuroPean season. With Planeon this go
and Pugno remain here because It would DO
reckless for them to return now TO Europe, and
they may arrange to finish their tours hero
successfully. But. Of course. the result has
What a magnificent musical effort IAN anthem
performed by these artists would bel, 1t should
draw a large audience. The following all. star
cast might BIO secured: Soprano. Mime. Sem
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