The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-26
EAMES 10 SING IN CONCERT
AND TO LIVE ~ 4 PKIVATE CAR
WHILE on TOUR.


OWE Cook and 70 brave the Noise Of
the naiiFOad Yards-Talks or ''TOoCa."
Il is now settled that Emma Eamss WIN
sing ct the Metropolitan Opera HOUSE next
winter Her concert tour win not interfere
with that, eince II Il 10 end on December /,
Mr. Conried expects 10 begin hls season
next year somewhat earlier than Usual,
and hopes to lenEthen Il by several weeks
80 the American soprano readily became
one Of his singers.
Il am going 10 sing three timss q week
on my first concert tour, Madame Eames
told a SUN reporter yesterday, and neither
do nor think Of anything but work during
that period. shall live In private car,
In spite Of ell that have heard Of the in
convenience Of II.
Il win only be IN every town for one day,
and look forward with horror 10 the neces-
hty Of going 10 a different hotel three times
a week and unpaoking my trunk and having
to eat three different kinds Of food Of which
every one h certain 10 be worse than the
others, am willing even 70 risk the noiss
Ct the railroad yards rather than struggle
against those kitchens 90 shall have in
my car my companion, my aecompHnist,
who IA an old friend and my maids
Madame EAmes's companion is the faith
full NJ 90 Fetridge, who never leaves her
In Par 1t 10 Mss Fet idge who looks after
the conduct OF the household In her
Italian villa Nine. Eames-Story may devote
herself wholly TO her mus c. NJ ss Fet-
terioh IL there to look after the estab.
] shment In New York this faithful friend
looKs after the domestic problems in Mrs.
Story's apartment in West Fifty-eighth
street and in the intervals talks business
with Mr.. Conried. Such devoted frien dship
u boon to a prima donna.
i talk about having my own kitchen on
my private car Mrs, Story said, 'as II
food were a matter Of great Importance to
me. As matter Of fact think could got
along without 1t at al better than most
people. All insist on IL that food be very
good. I eat simple things, but like
sauce II 1t be really well made II it isn't
I'm likely to be extremely uncomfortable
afterward.
i had such an experience after beautiful
dinner In Philadelphia the other day. There
was something wrong with one Of the
sauces, or the flowers on the table wero
a little bit too old. The hrst dish had a
peculiar taste which II should not have had.
Perhaps smelled the flowers just at that
time, and had than sent away from the
table.
Whether OF not il was the taste OF the
smell, faint as Il was the evening was over
for me tasted nothing else but that
Other delicious diehes came afterward hut
there vas only one taste for me. That Is
why prefer simple food, preferably fruit;
after that, chicken and fish In any case
eating PLAYS a very small part In my hfe.'
Nine, Games has been housed all
winter in an apartment near Central Park
which sho has taken till May /. She re-
mains here when the opera company goes
on It's travels, as her own house in Paris
has been rented for the winter. When, she
goes abroad II viii be 10 stop for only a
short time in Paris and then move on TO
Italy. She wants 70 tell Puocini and
Ricordi about the Euocess Of aToEcA.
Nine. Eames loves 10 talk about '1oeca.'
When she steps TO the piano and plays, the
music 10 HTosca, and when she taliB en-
Enthusiastically, the subject 10 usually -Tosoa.'
She has never been 80 Interested In any OF
her previous r6les.
In Boston for the first time, abe said TO
the reporter, Il already felt the music In
my throat. II seemed made 10 be sung
as scarcely any music ever was, and de-
termined Immediately 70 learn the opera.
All that summer ] studied It. After had
taken III and compelled to retire for the
when / was being treated in Paris last
winter by that wonderful doctor Gauthier,
/ had plenty Of time 70 work with the role
and to think only Of ToScd and what might
do artiytically the next time / sang tho
part That opportunity came and / organ
lie d the charity performance at the Opera
Comiqus In Paris in October. Il was
ooura geous thing 70 play that role In Paris,
where Sarah Bernhardt had acted Il first.
"A
present at the performance and be was de-
lighted 50 was the Paris public; and
am naturally more In love with the part
than ever
the FIRST time, for then the creation would |
have been my own. ] have Just had some I
photo Rrap hs taken IN The part 10 send TO |
Puocini and Ricordi in Italy"
Nine. Eames has no other new roles In |
view. but knows some Of those she win not |
Isolde for the time when was fat and forty |
but l will not even sing Il then, nor shall |
sing Br1RRbilde in Die Walk0rs.' had |
always thought her the loveliest Of the
Wa Rner heroines. But now / would not /
sing the part, The music lies very low
for my voice and IA too much covered by
The orohestn.
1T is not from q musical point Of view.
however, that I look At the Wagner operas
nowadsye, i y the mental and nervous
Wagner opera ] am In q condition OF eX-
IRENE nervous exhaustion. and for that
reason they are too trying for me 70 attempt
any more.
Il had an offer Of new part the other day,
by the way and I would have had tie dis-
iinction Of creating the opera. An Italian
anne 10 me with letter Of introduction
md was very much astonished when was
compelled 70 admit that had never heard
u him OF his operas before. he bad one,
however, and wanted me 20 sing the leading
role at the Metropolitan Opera Houes
le1t winter had 70 tell him that I did
rot even know that I would be engaged
u the Metropolitan Opera HOUSE NEXT
winter, but he lnsisted that should a least
rear his opera II could not have II pro-
iuoed for him, and ! agreed 10 listen 10 II
IN a certain day.
After he had gone away be wrote me q
iiscreet little note saying that he would
'Oquire at least two hours and half Of my
line. Wasn't that confederate Of himf
70 you Sc there are new roles and new
'peras, in spite OF what We prinna donnAs
lonnetirnes say
Il is a curious oircum etanoe that Nine,
James has never made q concert tour Of
his country. She has travelled with the
'perh company, but rarely sung In concert
,utside Of New York city 20 her manager
ooke forward 70 success in the long tour