The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
woman was happy and hut was what she

woman was happy and that was what she
was really looking for.
There nave been fewer musicales than
usual this winter, and II is easy to under
stand that hOStesscr are finally awak MN <
to the fact that after hearing he opera sing
crs night after Night az the Metropolitan
il u NJ especial novelty 10 hear them sing
in private. The only difference IL tuGt
they look a little old, and a little stOutor
than they do on the stage.
Then. they shout the ton Of your head
of, one nervous woman said after she
had leen to thlce musicale lu succc ssion.
NO music room in New York h. big enough
Tor them. II ever gave "a mu-ical- / ii x /
some less important singer with sinGlirr
yoice for privafe house
Inc Theatrical Managers are nyerse TO
having The comic opera singer appear IN
private houses Fritz SCicA and Lrnestino
Schumann-H cinl used to he the tWo most
popular singers IN private mlisicaic- here.
because they were interesting personalities
and made no great preten,lpus Ia tho mat
ter OF fee.
They never demanded more than few
hundred dollars.
Nowadays. .moe Fdt2I ScAeT has be-
como a prlma donna of oieretia, she j. as
much in demand for concerts a- ever.
Charle, y. Dillingham;. her manager, has
% refuse two or tnre" proposals "a week for
her 10 siu2 at private mu-ica!-- Managers
believe that such appearance keep people
away from the theatre.
If they hear tntzl or Edna May sing
their little songs III private tney VIII not
hc 50 anxious u - @ the theatre. -
the operctta and musical comedy stars
are hard to get
There are a great many reasons why
the singers OF great reputation do not Hike
- sing ia private. One Of these was shown
in the case OF recent musicale, when The
hostess wrote 10 ask the star II she would
please wear pale green gown.
Very pale. II you please" she added,
las that is the color ~ my music room.
! had woman sing there once, and she
would wear yellow IL was horrid.
This woman wore white. and the hostess
was reconclcd but not satisfied, she
thought she ought to iSe able to get all
she wanted for s. 80.
Another woman with the Same ideas
Of what she ought 20 get was disgusted he
cause her high soprano from the opera
wouldn't sing The Rosary" or soma OF
the other songs she was sure her guests
would like better than An, fors lui.
"Mu-iCaleS are given merely for the sake
~ fashion. said woman who has given
some in her time. -and that prevents them
from being as agreeable NJ they might be
II Is always necessary 10 have tie expensive
people from the opera, and they have Il
contempt for tho work
Less known singers, OF whom there are
many, nre not considered swell enough,
although their voices nre much better
suited 10 such work and they take moro
interest in IT, There are fewer musicales
every year. and don't believe tie rumtrr
will Increase until Americans arc sufficiently
satisfied with their own singers to engage
them.
Hero the less expensive artists are oil
Americans. and our society il too snohbish
to ge Americans. Think Of Italians
or Germans not wanting their countryInen
10 sing or play for them. Here tho only
Americans we want in drawing rooms
are those that have made "A reputation
for themselves In Europe.
-Mgslcalos cost too much, they arc tire
some. people hear enough music M the
opera all these things have combined
TO mako this form of entertainment loss
popular. Now /; takes s dazzling collect on
OF cames 10 get crowds 20 musical party.