The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
BY BLANCHE PARTINGroN
T last we have heard Calve,

1 last we have heard Calvei
IN Last night in f'Cavalleria Rus
IN ucana," thrown in as a particular
Il N bonne bouche after la. Rotbere ;,
the bewildering creature Weakened
UP 10 wiring a spontaneous and Hmmense
enthusiasm from an audience oiuite nm
prepared TO be demonstrative Mann,
nner mas been heard or seen duir1ne tbe
season than Calves Santuzza. tNotbing
so powerful has been done. nothing witb
the thrill and fire and grip of thi9 nictrra
Of wrOnged peasant girls reveT7ise So
gave nerseI up 10 the house anef in COM
parIson with her Santuzza thA carmans
we nave seen and heard are an Ancomnre-
hehslDle Jest. She was gloriouslty voiced
100, with full round of the whole roe1o6
lous Samut, and some deep yyooA5v notes
Inat round untouched chords in thSs heart
11s1 Why she chose to shine in S;antuzza
auo ledFe unlluminated her Carnhens-al-
ways comparatively-it is bevodod anv-
1-l1g but the prima-donna intelIieence 10
splendid intelligence. dramafic nnAric snS srlS
Nocal LONelness that were lavishtly sur
ullSeO IN her Carmen were foundl in All
Il5,, SIlslr helght and depth and fullnAess in
From the moment the singer camA on
lle stage, and what the Hindoos call her
s sSuIa Was suDtly sensed to be differ4nt
rom nef atmosphere of last Saturday
particularly Instead of repeliing heir
S,-o-eIice sne Grew unem 10 fieI slas1 frvIAl
llen on freely showed herself in all heft
power. she seems TO have all desirable
InlnSs. Her sense of balance is marvelA
Gus, ana always with steady crescendoi
OF power, a cumulative effect that buildsi
~ lnpercepuply note on note, chord Onl
chOro, 10 climax almost too tense id
De borne. She has the gift of pathos iri
extraordinary degree, and a powerful
nalurallsm that is as rarely found on the)
operate stage as the dOdo bird on Market
street her art IS as truthful, powerful
ll1llSL1eOs inevitable, as Bernhardt's. Her
vocal wonder work never obtrudes itself
as singing, but comes as the natural1 form
OF expression for the character. q alive g
Santuzza Is Italian to Its last accent. She
lS the peasant girl, with her peasant
thought and deed, pleading madIy with all
ner lOOLlsn rustic elOQuence for heir honor,
and gOaded TO madness by her lovers de-
sertion. Her pleading, her grief at his
scorns her shame, her revenge and swift
repentance are all portrayed with an elc-
QUence OF gesture, racial expression and
vocal beauty that should satisfy the in
sauable- / wonder, Q l wonder, what
"Wednesday nights Carmen" will be
Ike?
salignac lived up to Turididu's part
nObly; Carrie BrideweH coquetted rather
Bauermeister Lucia and Mr.. Fion con-
Quoted more than commonly well
La BOheme" came first with the same
cast as on its previous production with
the exception of FRITZ ScheSf and Scotti.
Miss Adams again delighted, as Mimi, as
our acquaintance. De Marchi was vocally
stunning as Rudolfo, but not evenly en-
thusiastic in his acting. Scotti was
is in the part though he sang truly gor-
geOusly.
FRITZ Schen is a perfect Musetta, the
incarnation Of mischieVOuS cOquetry and
grace. Her voice came out with surpris-
ing strength and brilhance. and her work
was welcomed in hattering fashion by
the audience N Seppilh conducted. and
with a rarely gifted baton 1t was not
always easy to keep things going smooth
ly last night, the singers not being very
certain of their parts. but the conductor
pulled them together in a truly wonderful
way. The only thing against Seppilh is
that he viii not be persuaded to make his
little bow to an admiring public from the
stage. in the approved Danlrosch fashion.
/ wonder why?
1t was a splendid house that greeted
the gem Of the grand opera season, lie
NOzze di Figaro" yesterday afternoon.
There were hundreds standing-and for
getful of the fact-and every seat in the
house held a delighted auditor, who has
now beautiful memory to last him his
1o~1 and ,,