The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-14
GREAT SINGERS COME
BEGAN ARRIVING LAST EVENING
FROM MANY DIRECTIONS.
All VIII BE in the City This Morn
ing, Ready for Their Work This
Afternoon and Tonight.
"LOHENGRINS" GREAT CAST
''MILLIONS COULD BUY NO BETTER
SAYS MIR. wRONBERG.


Miss Adams Hopes to Please on Her
First Appearance Here.-TaIks
with the Singers.
The members of the Grau Opera Com
pany began to arrive last evening for the
performances of Romeo ct Juliette" and
"'Lohengrin," in Tomlinson Hall, to-day.
Edouard de Reszke. Miss Adams, Nine.
Gadski, Mr.. Salignac and Mr.. Bisphman
were the first TO reach the city. Messrs.
De Reszke and Bisphman and Nine. Gadski
went to the Denison Hotel and the others
to the English. The singers that are in
the cast in this city to-day were scattered.
Some of them sang in st. Louis last night.
Nine. Schumann-H eink was in Chicago yes
terday and Mr.. Bisphman came from
Louisville where he had given a recital
Thursday night. Orchestra, chorus and
principals will be in the city this morning
ready for the work later in the day. The
soloists will be apportioned for the after
noon and evening performances as follows:
Romeo ct Juliette."-
Junette suzanne Adams
Stephano .-..-..--....-.-.: Carrie Br1dewell
Gertrude. Miss Bauermeister
frere Laurent. ....................M Mr.. Gourmet
GapuIet ---.-------- Mr. Gilbert
IyDalt.. jacques Bars
MeIcullO. ........................Mr Mr.. Declery
lie Due de Verone. Dufriche
Gregorio. Mr.. Niviana
Benvoglio'' ..'..................;.M Mr. Vanni
Conductor, Mr.. FlOn.
-"Lohengrin."
Elsa. .........................M Nine. Gadski
Ortrud.. .............. Nine. Schumann-Heink
Lohengrin. '.....................;.. Mr.. Dippel
Frederick. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mr. Bisphman
Herald. ........................M Mr. Muhlmann
Conductor, Mr.. Damrosch.
IF you paid million dollars said Mr..
Kronberg. one of the managers of the COM
performance of Lohengrin better than
that Indianapolis will hear tomorrow
night The cast is the greatest the world
can supply"
Miss Adams hoped that the afternoon au-
dience should not be disappointed by
Romeo ct Juliette." She said: II know
that you have been disappointed twice by
not having Nine. Calve as Carmen and Miss
Sanderson Juliette. l have never sung
in this city, and l hope to make a good i'm
preston. made my debut in Nice, Paris,
LONDON ana New YORK In Ju1ette, and L
like the role very much. 1 cannot say,
however. that 1 like one part better than
another"
SALIGNAC AND BISPHMAN.
Mr.. Salignac speaks little English. He
said he had not sung Romeo to Miss Adj
ams's Juliette this season, but they had
sung together in the Gounod opera many
times in years past. He has sung more
times this season than any other member
of the company, but he said last night,
his throat is in perfect condition and his
general health excellent.
Mr.. Bisphman has reason to think well
or indianapolis because his wife was born
here. She was daughter of General Rus
sell, one of Grants officers, and her father
left her mother in this city while he was
at the front in the civil war. 1t was in
this city, too, three years ago, that Mr..
Bisphman received a cablegram from his
wife in London informing him of the birth
of their son. Mr.. Bisphman was here to
sing in one of the May music festivals.
He and his wife had arranged a cipher
code, but the dispatch was jumbed be-
tween New York and this city, and when
he received it it meant nothing to him. 1t
cost him $35 to learn, over long-distance
telephone TO New York, the exact words of
the cablegram. Il remember that you have
fine chorus singers here, said M. Bisph-
man, when John II. Stem told him that a
chorus is to be organized for the Thomas
musical festival here next spring.
Edouard De ResZke's English is fluent and
expressive but in common with Latins in
general he has q disconcerting trick of
leaping suddenly from English into French.
In conversation the tone of his voice gives
no evidence of it's tremendous power. The
voice is beautifully mOdulated and pitched
not at all far down the scale, and 1t is only
when he arises to heights of enthusiasts m
in discussion that any hint is given OF its
organ-like deepness.
DE RESZI<E LIKES THIS CITY.
many opera singers express deep aversion
to singing in cities the size of Indianapolis
Now, really l can't see why they go ex-
press themselves. l have been delightfully."-
surprised at the really sincere appreciation
with which my own humble efforts have
been met in what are termed small cities
II is not in New York or In Boston alone
that genuine appreciation for good music
is found. My experience leads me to be-
lieve that when relative size is taken into
consideration people in places the size of
this know as much about the best music
in the metropolis of the country. One
of my most pleasant recollections is the
ceived when we sang here two years ago
in The Barber of Seville / took a fancy
to Indianapolis then, and 1 have always
wanted to again visit here.
ION every side and he swept the air
with gestures there is so much cleanness,
so little dirt and CRIME. 1t is not so every
where. In the East a man cannot keep
clean. Even ones face becomes unrecog-
nizable after a few hours in the street
When / was here before L walked the
streets and breathed in the clean air with
keen delight"
The great basso is one of his famous
brothers most sincere admirers. When the
talk turned on Jean De Reszke he grew
enthusiastic and passed from English to
French in his praise. Jean De Reszke sings
in Paris next Wednesday night for the
hrst time this season, he said, and the mu-
sic-loving city is awaiting the event with