Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-07
The Musical World

Caive is here-arrived in New YORK
september IS on the Cunarder Parmonia,
radiant with health and glad to get BACK
to New York. Good news for Caii1ornla
comes from her lips almost as soon as
she stepped down the gang plank, when
che declared: II am going to live la
California-beautifu California, with the
sunny skies and the free, genial air ana
fragrance of the flowers. Your California
is very dear to me because 1t is so ike
my home, and it Is so typical OF
everything that is best in this glorious
country of yours; your land OF mag
nihcent enterprises of stupendous posi-
bilities, of grit and earnestness, OF TAR
play-this land of the square DEAL as
your delightful Mr.. Roosevelt would
say" Glorious Calve-she certainly Will
be welcome newcomer to the Golden
state She also says: II have options
on three sites of several thousand acres
of land now, and l shall inspect them
when l reach the Pacific coast in De-
cember. 1 will then bring my overseer
of my estate in France over and get
his Views, / want to know where 20
locate my VINEYARDS we WIN pernaps
bring seedlings over and grow our own
grapes from which we make our rich
clarets that are so mellow and soft and
delicious. Then will bring my own
people over-the old fathers and mothers.
young sons and daughters and little
children. MY people will be free mere
in this grand land and there viii be
plenty of market for my wines, for you
Americans are just learning to drink
wines. / want to take my dear people
away from France, the land of politicians
and scheming Socialists, who would rob
them and play with them like paWns
| in a game of chess while they talk OF
popular rights and civic devotion. They
have warred against the church of God
and now they would war against Gods
poor. Poor, poor France! Loveliest Of
all natures garden spots, and yet UNI
| hapipest. Yes, l will go to California
| and build me a beautiful home and live
there several months Of the year."
| Upon arriving at her chateau one day
| last year there was a great throng OF
men and women and children at the
| little station to meet her and bid her
welcome to the only place in the world
! that she really calls home; almost all Of
the married women carried in their arms
] an infant. Calve was pressed to make
! them a speech, after they had all
marched around and shaken her hand
Every word of that speech came from
her heart and from the lips of noble
woman that has conquered but suffered.
| In her passionate way she said: II have
gone out into the world from this little
| hamlet of France. I have seen, have
suffered and have conquered. But IN
| spite of my success, In spite OF the en-
viable position that today hold in the
world, I believe / would gladly trade
places with any of the mothers see
before me. You have your baby in your
arms; you have your homes, your hus-
bands and children. You know not the
wisdom nor the wickedness of the world,
and you are happy / am no better or
1 than you are. Do not envy me for my
station in the world, but rather pity me.
Here all is peace and tranquility"
Calve sings In Los Angeles December
IS. A royal welcome awaits her.
| The Berlin home of Mime. Gadski.
| whose recital Tuesday evening, October
| %, under the direction of l.. e. Behymer,
will be an event of the first Importance,
reveals throughout marked traces OF
| American influence, fact not at all
| surprising when one considers that nine
years of the prima donna's professional
career have been spent largely in this
country Nowhere is this influence more
pronounced than in her husbands oen.
which is rich in baskets, rugs and
weapons from India embroidered screens
4 from San Franciscos Chinatown and
curiak from the far west and south.
OF great interest Is the music room.
Music is the goddess of the place, and
Wagner from his pedestal is patron
| saint Everywhere there are pictures
| splendid portraits of Gadski In all of
! her roles, most conspicuous being her
magnificent impersonation of Brunnhilde.
the picture crowned with a laurel wreath
bearing an enthusiasm inscription from
| Ernst Won Possart.
The walls are hung with masters of
| the musical world with whom Gadski,
by reason of her unspoiled and generous
nature, is a prime favorite. No social
affair, however small, is considered COM
plete unless her glorious voice is heard
and mere bagatelle 1t is for her to
| give in one evening the ship scene and
| f'Liebestodr from sIsolde." the opening
! scene and the immolation from "Gotter
dammerung,n half dozen Strauss song
| and end with absolute purity OF intona,
1 ton on the high G of the inflammatu
from the "Stabat Mater"