The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22

ME-. EMMA CAGVE will not
MI sing tonight. The exertion of
the great Carmen performance
( on Wednesday night overtaxed
- the strength of. the diva and her
weakened condition demands a week Of
rest before she sings again. -
Calve leaves this evening for Pasadena,
| where she hopes a week Of perfect repose
will restore her to health. Her physicians
assure her that eight days spent IN the
/ balmy southern land will rid her of the
last touches of the aggravating bronchial
attack that has incapacitated her during
the past month. The great singer is con-
fdent of this and feels all she needs is
| an equable climate and short period of
repose.
| Calve is not seriously I'll. The faet-of
the matter is, she should not have sung
| ON Wednesday evening and she is suffer-
| Ing now from the effects of the exertion
| cal condition.
| Late last evening the great singer sent
Tor Manager Grau and placed the facts
! of the case before him. The impresario
readily recognized the truth of Calve' ;
argument and felt the results of taxing
/ the singer in her present weakened con-
ditlon would be as disastrous for him as
Tor her. so 1T was arranged that Calve
have her eight days of repose and return
i 70 sing Carmen" on Saturday evening,
| November so.
L
| that San francisco should see her at her
| very best and in the operas it was Origi-
nally announced she should sing. Man
| ager Grau Is just as anxious as the great
| diva that San Francisco's desire be graft
| fed, and to make this possible the i'm
| presario has Cancelled the enga gements of
| the company in Los Angeles and Dallas
and has arranged with the Grand Opera
/ house management to remain here until
and inclusive of Thursday evening, De-
! cember 5.
| The repertoire for the extra perform
ances has not yet been fully decided upon.
| This much, however, is understood: On
| Monday evening, December 2, Calve will
| give her Incompatible impersonation of
| Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rustieana, and
| on Wednesday evening, December A. she
will make her farewell appearance here IN
| an opera yet to be decided upon.
Prima Donne Come to Rescue.
Calves illness, naturally, has necessi-
tated the impresario making different ar
engagements. Mr.. Grau's other prima
donnes have come calamity to the rescue
and the repertoire for next week will not
given announced on Monday evening,
November 25, Nine. Eames sustaining the
| role of Marguerite, in which she has
achieved some of her most brilliant tri-
umphs. Nine. Eames came with the best
of grace to the rescue of her impreSario
and most kindly consented to sing the
role of Marguerite, though not obliged to
| do so.
Tuesday evening die Walkure" will
| be given with Mime. Gadski in the role
| of Sieglinde Mime. Gadski did not wish
to be outdone in courtesy by Nine. Eames
and kindly consented to sing the role of
| Sieglinde.
On Wednesday evening Don Pasquale''
| will be given as announced, with Nine.
Sembrich as Norma, and instead of Cav
given, with Mile. Scheff. Messrs. de Mar
| chi, Campanari, Delclery and Reiss. On
| Thursday evening die Meistersinger"
| will be repeated with the same cast as
| last night.
Eames. Will Sing as Aida.
| On Friday evening "Aida" will be given,
with Nine. Emma Eames as Aida 1t is
| in this role that Nine. Games achieved her
| greatest triumph in New York. where she
| sang 1t for the first time two years ago
/ and made it the feature of the season
| there. aida" will be given with an ex-
| traordinarily strong cast, including Mines.
| Emma Eames and Louise Homer MeSSrS.
| de march,, Scott, Gourmet and MuhlmaQn
Saturday afternoon, November 80 the
| Barber of Seville" with Nine. Sembrich
| will be given and on the evening of that
date Carmen will again be given. with
Nine. Calve in the title role, The roper
| toire for the remaining performances has
| not yet been fully decided upon. An ex-
ira matinee will be given on Monday
afternoon, December 2. when lie Nozze
di Figaro will be given. with the iden-
teal cast that presented the opera on
| Tuesday evening.
On Monday evening, December 2, as has
| pear as Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusti-