The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-17
NINE. EMMA NEVADA
TELLS EUROPEAN WORK
Special to The Spy.

New York, Nov. 16.-Madame Emma
Nevada was among the passengers VINO
arrived on the American line steamer,
the ST. Paul, today. AS the petite form
Of the singer descended the gangway,
party of friends crowded forward to
greet her. Her face beamed with smiles
as she caught sight of the waiting
riends on the pier, and sprang forward
with the glee of a child to meet them.
Il am so delighted to get ashore that
] can hardly keep from dancing" laugh
ed the prima donna. I'VE had very
rough trip. You never saw worse
sailor than I am and the moment
set foot on the vessel at Cherbourg l
was victim Of NAL de mer, l am just
recovering from 1t now. l believe 1t
will take me week on dry land to get
Strengthened out again. You may be
sure l am pleased to get back to the
states once more. There Is no place
for an American like America. An art
list must live in Paris to be in the
swim, but the atmosphere Of her native
land is the one in which she seems to
breathe the freest.,
II have been away from the United
States only about year and a half,
lyet it seems four times that long. What
have l been doing? Oh, in addition to
some concert work on the Continent,
winter. l was offered an engagement
there again this year but my American
engagements prevented me from ac-
cepting the invitation to sing in Hol-
land"
There is no nation fonder of music
| than the Dutch. My season at the
| Hague was one of the most pleasant |
ever had. I was the recipient of many
kindnesses during my stay there and
/ H., 49, "a
| that they appreciated my work very
much. At the close Of my engagement
they not only buried the stage in flow
ers, but the audience induced the or
chestra to accompany them to the front
Of the hotel where l was staying and,
| by the light of hundreds of blazing
| fiambeauX, they serenaded me. / came
out on the balcony to acknowledge
their kindness and no sooner had / APP
peared than the orchestra struck up
my favorite air from Mignon, and
sang 1t with a will, 1 can assure you,
right there in the damp night air. They
cheered and then the whole front of the
hotel blazed out with Bengal fire, while
right in front appeared a great design.
in the shape of a huge sun, with my
name written across the front of 1t in
letters of fire.
While the Dutch are a music loving
SOplS, lHSlI CHARMING yOuuS SONSlClSAf
Queen Wilhelmina, positively diSlikes
it, She is quite patroness of the 9TH
er arts, but music seems to be out of
favor with her. In this respect she is
cry different from her father, who was
loyal supporter of the opera in Am
sterdam.
1.-TWO artists who will be with me on
tour this season came over with me;
Pablo Casals and M. Moreau. Casals is
- 1
though a very young man, is counted
as one of the first masters of the VIC
loncello in Europe. His performances
In Paris have created the greatest ex-
element in musical circles. In Moreau
we have one of the foremost young mu-
sioians of France. He is a wonderful
favorite and his pianoforte recitals
have been thronged with the elite of
all the French cities. He is a compos-
er of splendid reputation and is regard
ed as one of the most progressive of
the young French school. His knowl-
edge of Wagnerian music led NJ.
Charles Lamoureux to ask his collab-
Grafton in the production Of Tristan
and Isolde in Paris. He has twice won
the Prix de Rome in competition and
his orchestral works are being done by
all the prominent European orchestras.
Maquarre, another Of my company has
peeH over mere Some a eeks. ne IS the
gold medallist of the Paris Conserva-
toire and has been the flute soloist Of
the Colonne and Lamoureux orchestras
for the past two years. 1 think my
company an unusually strong one
Gowns? Oh. yes. There are some in
those trunks there. They are the very
latest creations Of the best Partisan
dressmakers and there are some real
beauties among them. You know a
concert artist must dress as well as
sing nowadays"