The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10
MADAME EAMES
REACHES CITY.
The Famous Prima Don
ma Speaks Of Music
and Art.
Is Anxious to Please Opera
Loving People of San
Fran cisco.

Nine. Emma Eames-Story, the world
famous prima donna soprano. whose mar
Vicious voice San Franciscans will have
the opportunity of hearing for the first
time tomorrow evening. arrived from Tie
East yesterday. When she entered her
suite at the Palace she was astonished to
find her boudoir banked with flowers, and
womanlike she made joyful EXPLANATIONS
over the violets and roses, the first she
had seen since her journey across the
continent began.
Nine Games Is a charming woman Of
81, OF fine physique. an exceiient CONVEX
sationaliSt in four languages, and pos
sessing that polish the French call chic,
which rs only acquired after years or t0r-
e;sn travel In cosmopolitan centers. Sne
Is native of Shanghai, China, her rather
having been prominent lawyer In the
Chinese city. When she was four years
of age she landed in San Francisco. and
with her parents occupied rooms at the
Palace. 1nis was the rirst hotel she ever
saw, and her earliest recollection OF 1t Is
that she had quarrel with waiter OVet
a pitcher of ice water. This Is her first
years ago, but in those years, crowded
with study, travel abroad and artistic
triumphs, she processes always to have
had warm feeling for the hrst Ameri-
can city she visited.
Hopeful of Success.
II have heard of the music Loving peo-
pie of San Francisco wherever l have
Travelled" said Mime. Eames to Call re-
porter yesterday. nave neaTQ tHaI you
were discriminating people and that
you will tolerate only the best artists the
world has to offer in all branches Of po-
lite art. 1t makes me feel quite nervous
appear at the Grand Opera-house next
| week must run the gauntlet. as II were.
| of your criticism. We are hopeful, how
winning that favor We so highly prize
| and without which no genuine success Is
| TO be attained
s.yy an
progressing in musical studies In Paris?"
| was asked OF the singer.
They are not making much progress,
Iaa TO fea
| there since / made mine. The trouble 10
| that many OF our American women are
which they believe themselves to possess
| The result Is grievous disappointments.
and many girls, whose hopes Of making
! a stir in the musical world will never be
with aching hearts. People should not
| hold on to impossible ideals, for this
means sorrow and care and endless tribu-
| lationS.
Castle at Vallombrosa.
| Nine Eames spoke fatteringly OF the
! various members OF the great musical az
gregation of which she Is a shining star.
She expressed the belief that San Fran
cisco would declare the forthcoming mu-
witnessed here, Her Voice, she added
| was In good form, but she would not ex-
ercise it until she was Thoroughly rested
chambers, and she looked forward to her
| practice to-day with great anxiety. She
| was very DESTROYS OF making a good i'm
Peers as Esa IN Eos nfn she Then
speaking Of her home In the Apprentices
| she said:
we have purchased a medieval castle
| at Valombrosa, near Florence. 1t Is o
! charming place and everything breathes
| OF antiquity. The castle walls are two
meters thick and in Lew, every shadow turks
| From my window l see every day the
mountains and forests for miles around
| the whole presenting most lovely view
Yet withal there is no place like America
to me. My husband thinks as 1 do, blu,
unfortunately he was detained at PhlIa.
delphia by illness.
favorite operas. Her choice wavered be-
tween Wagner, Offenbach and other mas
tiers. She loved "Lohengrin" and Aida
especially. In the latter opera she hoped
Is accompanied to the coast by hei
cousin, Miss Fetridge. globe trotter
who Joined .hn her, her at Montreal Both deSla e
| devoted to an inspection of all that Sar
Francisco and vicinity has to offer to the
dilletante taste OF visitors from all part:
OF the world.
Nine. Emma Calve will arrive herr
this morning from Los Angeles, but hal
not recovered sufficiently from her indis.
position to appear in Carmen" on Tues
| day evening. This will mean the cost.
ponement OF her debut until Friday and
the substitution on Tuesday Of 1.-The HUI
guenots." which was to have been giver
Friday. Those who have purchased seat.
for either Carmen" or 1.-The Huguenots
and are DESTROYS Of having their money
refunded or tickets exchanged to conform
with the change of dates can do SO b,
applying at the box Office. There will bt
an extra performance OF Carmen or
Wednesday afternoon, November 20, with
| Nine. Calve in the title role.