Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-08
The Musical World
BY Genevra Johnstone-B Bishop

yTyHE piano recital next Monday night at
the Woman's club house by Miss Cecil
II Cowles will be an interesting event.
The program will be published in Sun
days Herald.
Nine. Emma Calve, who is to appear in
concert in this city on Tuesday evening,
December II, at Simpson auditorium, is
this season making the most comprehen-
sive concert tour ever undertaken by a
great singer. 1t embraces the entire
United States from coast to coast and a
side trip into Mexico. The opening con-
cert was given in Portland Me-, and the
route extends to Portland, Ore. Forty
one out of the forty-flve states will be
traversed and little more than 10000
miles will be covered in the five months
allotted to the tour About fifty concerts
will be given in all. Two a week will be
the general average, though there are
some weeks in which three will be given.
Nine. Calve is travelling in her own
luxurously equipped private car with
retinue of servants and attendants. These
include a private secretary, femme
de chambre, an expert coiffeur, chauf-
feur and two chefs and waiter COM
prising part of the household staff at
| the Chateau de Gabrielles, her country
place in the department of the Arveyron
in the south of France. In a special bag
gage car are carried two French motor
cars in which madame spends several
hours each day motoring when the wealth
er permits. No great singer ever Travelled
surrounded by quite so many of the
creature comforts, and yet Nine. Calve
is dissatisfied with what she terms "the
turmoil and the strife" of it all, and
declares that it is extremely doubtful If
she will ever again consent to make any
thing more than very short trip.
Travelling with her is her own specially
selected concert company, which includes
Mile Rene Chemet a violinist with an
extensive reputation throughout Europe
and Camille Decreus, accounted one of
the most facile of all accompanies. The
programs have been arranged with the
idea in mind of giving not only Nine.
Calve but all the other artists exception
al opportunity for the display Of their
virtuoSity
MILAN, Oct. 22.-That Americans can
come to Italy and make a success in
grand opera is proven again in the case
of Blanche Hamilton Fox, the young
mezzo soprano from Boston, who has
been singing here the past two years
under the stage name of Blanca Volpini.
Miss Fox has just returned to Milan
from few months visit to London and
Paris, where she met and sang for Oscar
Hammerstein, who was delighted with
her voice and who predicted great success
for her; also for Jean de Reszke and
Mme Nordica, both of whom at once
became greatly interested in her voice.
Miss Fox has received a number of
tempting offers recently, and from among
them she has chosen to accept contract
to sing during the coming carnival season
at Mantova and Venice in the eporas
Aida" "Battiste" and 'Mefistofele" at
Montava, and in ''Mignon. 'Trovatore"
and "Favorita' at Venice. The opera
"Battista" was composed by the well
known and talented priest. Don Fini, and
was written as an oratorio, but will now
be given as an opera, and Miss Fox has
had the honor of being selected to create
the role of Theodore.
I understand the entire house is sold
out for the society vaudeville November
Is at the Mason.
A young American singer, Edith De Lis.
made her debut at Covent Garden in
La Tosca' October 23 and had success
They say she has a fine voice and as
an artist and actress she already shows
great capabilities. She is a native of
Boston and very young.
Campanari taken suddenly ill at Char
lotte, N. Y, John Barnes Wells takes
his place in concert and makes hit.
Puccini finds 1.-THE Girl of the Golden
West" difficult to set to music.