The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
CaIve Il TO Leave the stage.


New York Arril Is. Emma Calve. the
greatest Carmen In the world.one OF ,ae
three or four world-samous Margueri. .
and the favorite Santuzza Of Cavalier
Rusutana" Will only be heard twice ms.
1T the Metropolitan Ooera House. sal
after April . probably never again IN N..-
erica. But the ooscurely printed ru,e-
that she IS suffering from caucer-wh.cl
is authortatively d MED by those near =
the prlma donna-has nothing 60 do With
this ending ~ her cereer In this country.
The distressing reportmenuoned coup
led NTH the statement that the singer
would soon submit 20 a dangerous cuer-
alton. is no nearer the truth than the fact
Calve several years ago under went
serious operation FAR an intircly different
trouble. from the effects ~ which she
has never Who'll ey recovered. At times
she IS IN the best Of health and spir.ts.
but al other times ailments which sre
not Of a serious nature have depressed
her 20 such an exten, as 20 give her eS
rremely pessmistic views regarding te-
her future.
a year ago Calve declared IN an inf.
view. thar she had only six years 20 ! LEI
unless she renounced her art and Anish
in the country away from all oxcitme
Two years ago she wrote Mr. Grau that
he must not count on her for the season
then approaching. owing 90 the coniitioE
OF her nerves and her liver She has sJf-
fered. too. much from heart trouble.
Early last February. while aguest a. t1s
tenor salcza and his wife az Atlantis
ft..s- fs-aa
was too I'D TO sing and made a trip to
Florida. She believed that she had Rheu
matism but the trouble proved 90 DO
nothing more than sore throat and
cold ia the head.
Her creation Of the operate role % o.
pheIia. one Of the biggest successes in
Paris. was followed by an interval o.
morbid dwelling upon tbe state % her
health. during which she eugag q "a semi
ptor % carve her a handsJme1 tomb %
health. during which time she engaged a
sculptor 20 carve her a handsome tomh
FRA marble
Il is perfectly well understood by tha
management Of the Metropolitan opers
House and by the principals IA Mr.. Graus
company that Calvo viii NOS undertake
the labor and anxiety Of adding any new
parts to her repeTt7ry She is rich vo-
man and does not need 70 sing again.
prior % The present season. since she was
mere last she has sung only occasi1naiy
ia Paris. Madrid aud London. More thar
this she has no desire 20 DO IN the fut8rs
Calve S. the highest priced = the v0r-
IDS pr.ma doauas "Carman" has prac-
italy ran IL course as feature e. thit
country. and unless Caive should sad al
least two new parts o. g. her rep rt7rF "a
O. limited o. warrant TIE expenditure
necea slary 90 induce her - come 20 Am
erica again.
s. next Saturday afternoon and ~ b.
farewell occasion ~ AprH = Calves 80
u.rerr i1 au probability vii see her 4
the last time or ,hs stage o. The Netfot.
p9ltian. ]
Des Meiaes. "a. april l7.-Frauk Ia-
Quifh. fecretary Il the Des Maiufs
Eur.rk-ine company ard prouirau+ ia
social sn1 business circier. was f1uof
dead today with a h1ia, hole over hf7
heart Dea9r11rrey Nas TIE cause So
signed f1- f1e suicide
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