The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-18

body who knows Of the fr!enssy relations
thai have existed for years between the
Roshseniid family ard the brothers De
hssxke would for q moment believe such
q story. IL has been told, moreover. in
somewhat altered form about q number
% singers
All the great singers dislike TO appear
In private houses, although the rewards
are so great that most of them have
from time 20 time accepted small engage
fnsnfs. Mrue 1embr.ch sang several
tln1&s In New York hast year. She began
ny making her terms 81 500. with the Ia
ssntsnn that they should be prohfbisIve.
Far from having that effect she wa. Ia
duced once to 70 ~ far as Chicago TO
sing In private concert there after hav-
Ing placed her terms al sz5S Nine
Media sang here al q private musicale
and demanded considerably more than
she received al the opera. and Mme Nor
diea made Il similar arrangement when
size sang once or twice the winter before
last here. Nine Msiba was last spring
In London the most popular OF the prima
donsaas at Coeent Garden for private ap~
pearances. and sang for about 81 80
Whfch was the largest sum ever paid TO
a performer Ia Tendon for such an APP
pearancc She had. moreover, parttca-
lar clause In her contract, b. which she
singers In the company were. TO give half
her receipts to the syndicate conducting
the opera at Covent Garden
~. balexa was, next To Nine. Melba. the
most popular drawing room singer dur
iEE the London season. Jean de Reszke
has only sang Of recen, years In one
London drawing room. Several years
ago he sang tn Lady de Grey's drawing
room, tn London, some of the music from
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the opera. He Is an intimate friend OF
Lady de Grey. however, and that could
no more be viewed in the light OF ordi-
nary drawing room singing than could
his performance Of several coon songs at
the same lady's country house last sum
Wev. He was asked several times 10 sing
in private houses during his first winter
In this country, and large fees were Of
fered to him: but he always declined on
the ground that he was unst1ited to such
work.
Eduard sang several times at private
houses. and even appeared at some OF
the Sunday concerts during his first sea-
son here. but he afterwards gave that UP
and confines his attention to the opera.
Mime. Sernbrich has announced that she
will undertake no private appearances
this winter. and II Ia improbable that
Nine. Caive will have the time to spare
from her appearance at the opera. Mime
6chumapn Heink will probably be a
great favorfte I'm concert this year. and
demands for her appearance have come
from all over the country. She is not one
Of the most expensive singers. and that
accounts In measure for her great pop
ularify. II Is very much easier 10 find
engagements for the moderate-priced
singers. such as David Bispham and
Campanar. than III Is for the artists who
demand 81. 500 and 5000 n concert. and
the nislionaires and societies who can
pay such sums are few In number. where
as there are many clubs and even ind!-
viduais who can afford easily to pay from
500 to 500
Some church singers find their services
much in demand for musicales, because
they ask moderate prices. and for an
other reason. which IL not connected with
the financial aspect of the auestton-tbey
do not sing as loudly as their more ia
nous colleagues. This IL quality appre-
ciated In a small drawing room.-New
York Sun