The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26
Norrs ol LIE opKna.

The Anton betdl benont. alter n great zeal OF
preliminary uncertainty. ia now announced for
Rdelnite date in March. and it has been az
ranged that three acts from Wagner's operas
shall be given. 'Lohengrin" win introduce In
the first act MN. jean and Edouard de Reszke.
Muhlmann and Bispham. and Mmos. Bames and
Bchumann-Heink. In the second act OF Die
walkuere" Mines. Eamos. Nordica and Schu-
mann Heink. and MN. Van Dyck, Van Rooy
and Pringle will be heard. II Nine.
lehman has recovered sufficiently she
will sing In the last scene from Got
terdaemmeruug.' There IL little doubt
that the audience will be large. The
price OF seats may be hxe'l ut 50, hut II is prac-
tically certain that many Of Mr.. SeidTs friends
will pay moro. At one recent benefit perform
hnce the seats were to be sold Mt the prices
customarily asked at the box office. but In
some Instances they brought twenty times az
much. aud few were houR BIT at the regular
price. The same was true of The boxes. and AT
tho Seidl benefit the. receipts will probably be
much greater than the mere value oil me seats
Few st Sn do ,pu aso that The renefit would be given
up and u subscription raised among Mrs
Seidls iriSnds and the artists at the opera 81
this with Sl,OU0. The idea was abandoned
Just as several others Were, IT., wa; Hrs,
failed OF accomplishment because. Jean de
Reszke has decided no, to 7 Y h the hSol Young nns
anywhere. The amount earned hv the benefit
will decide the, manner in when the money
will be disposed OF. Tho present plan is to,ln-
vest the proceeds and give he interest TO Mrs.
Seidl during her lifetime and then devote, the
principal 10 the foundation OF a scholnrShlpi IN
music at Columbia. University it cannot be
seen how Mrs. Seidrs present necessities Will
Isol Tel,sN from pS an 'p Iny ag@rwm1 o. Of sII5Sv.o5oo06.. Which
Is probably the maximum aI,nount to be nude
adopting this course has followed Mrs. Seidls
wishes very plainly expressed.
Another benefit which was contemplated for
while has not taken place. This was to be
for the widow and daughter of Signor De Nivo.
who died last spring. II was soon discovered
that IN these days of sore throats and Wagner
cycles. as well as performances in Brooklyli
and Philadelphia. with concert tours on the
side. that the number Of artists available was
very small. Benefits are no longer undertaken
in the old off-hand manner. There have been
too many failures for that plan to continue.
One given two years ago at the Metropolitan
realized so little that the bills for the
advertising could not he paid from the
proceeds. Yet n number OF well-known
ningers were on the programme. 1t
seemed impossible for any of the great
singers in the company 10 appear for the ben
the idea had to be given NJ; IL was decided TO
ask, for SUBSCRIPTIONS. and the paper Is now
pany. The amount, realized, IS stu small, and
De yivo was little known tomost "t n myers
in the companies. To the German g. ingent
be was of course a stranger Thn w N
they are ne the singers co who n r,t draw ray
might seem. Maurice Grau has given employ:
ment to Signor De Nivos daughter in one, OF
conditions exist. Slgnor De Viyo left his fam
bbyyri9eddh 'bS BY T The Ret6 mS' Find f"I It T Is expected Ip@SSSdi
that his memoirs will soon be published. At
at all events supposed to BE-; hut the money as
well as the reputation for having i Disappeared
was never supposed that his poverty was SO
great as it proved to be. &c had never accepted
reason it was thought that the public response
might be large ii one were given after his
death.
1t is not improbable that Nine. Lilli Leh-
mann's temperance at the metropolitan will
be postponed longer than the period con-
templated. She continues so hoarse from a
severe attack of bronchitis that it is impossible
for her to speak above a whisper. That con-
dition has continued for several weeks with no
sign OF improvement. Nine. Lehmann at
tributes the serious nature of her cold to the
fact that she sang twice after her throat got
into a bad condition. She has been treated by
several physicians for the trouble. so far with
out any noticeable Improvement. She is now
announced TO appear next Saturday evening as
tuttNttNt III ltS hbRutisClS' anu IL rs Il %
incidence that it was this part that she was
first compelled to give up several weeks ago.
Later she will be heard in lie Prophetic" with
Jean and Edouard de Rcs7lic. Plancon and Marie
Brema, That perf9rmni,ce vas to have been
given on Monday, but re Nozze dc, Figaro
will be the opera on THAT evening. All these
performances are i'll II measure dependent OIL
Nine. Lehmann's recovery. which it is thought
will be rapid SO soon a. her physicians are able
TO make any i'm oppression on the obstinate bron-
ehitis which Affects her now. Norma, will not
VII Pc heard that night as GiIdq in
panari. Why MN. Salem and Maurel should
not appear in the ope ra is not explained. NJ:
Maprers contract with the opera cQmpany will
Boston. One of his best roles IS Rio9lr7o. NJ
enough. but he is not an actor. Signor Campo,
mari has a beautiful voice and Is Efficient in
role of the. profIGate hero IN Italian, but he
would act It better in yyoiapHk than N; saliG'
on Wednesday is an operate mystery.
Nine. Eames will In all probability not sins
IN London next season. She finds it impossi
BILE to come to an agreement on the question O
terms with the Covent Garden management
1t Is not improbable that Nine. Gadski. nov
with the Ellis company, will take the place oc
eupied in the company last season by NM
Eames. at least 30 far rs the Wagner roles ar
concerned. Nine. Gadski has been the lead
ing dramatic singer with the Ellis compan,
this season. and. while Nine. Melba hal
the lyric roles. Nine. Gadski sang a nun
Der Of the parts which would have fallel
10 Fraulein Ternina had it not been 70
her unfortunate illness. 1t Is reporte,
from Paris that Mile. CalvG is still in ba,
health and has cancelled her contracts with tn
Opera In, Paris. Sh" was 70 have sung Their!
during the present month in " Hamlet" Scri
GUS accounts of her illness have been receive,
here lately. Nine. Eancs will probably spen,
the early nnrt OF the EIrlnR and summer at he
home in Paris and will then go to her villa il
Italy, Nine, Semhrich has been compelled +
dence. as il will be necessary Tor her to appea
IN opera IN Baltimore. She was. to have sung i
German the soprano part OF The Creation,
in which She HIS made one Of he
greatest successes. The third afternoon cycl
may depend a. on Nine Lenmannts heath;
the series will be given. The present plan isl
sing the four opeIas in on; week and not ador
the former plan OF stretching them over tw
xwaaka uhn 1nmnDH To laur Nina InhnInu