The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-23
GOSSIP ON DIVA'S GREETING.
New York Wonders How Society Will
Receive CavaIeri.

New York, Sept. 22.-There was
considerable speculation as to the way
in which Nine. Cavalieri will be re-
ceived in New York when she returns
in a few weeks. She has not been en-
gagged to sing at the Metropolitan ope-
"a house, although it's allied theater,
the Boston opera house, engaged her
for ten appearances.
When the Manhattan opera house
closed grand opera, Cavalieri's career
as an opera singer was thought end
ed here because there were powerful
influences opposed to her appearance
at the Metropolitan. Her marriage
to Chanler did much to conciliate the
powers of the Metropolitan that OPP
posed her. The present break how
ever, has made her as unwelcOme as
ever at the opera house.
Cavalieri always had been a well
come guest at the home of Mrs. Ben
jamin Guinness of Washington square
who has been popular in certain cir
Giles ever since she came from Lon
don to live when her husband be-
came a partner in a local banking
arm. 1t was Mrs. Guinness who intro
iuced Chanler to her protege at re-
hearsal at the Metropolitan last win
ter after she had first introduced the
soprano to society In her home. Mrs.
Guinness gave dinner two nights be-
: fore Cavallerl sailed last spring to go
to Russia.
, Previously Mrs. Guinness had given
Cavalieri the use of her house to en-
, terrain her friends. 1t was at her
house that the singer became acquaint-
ed with Mrs, Ava Astor, who is a
friend of Mrs. Guinness; Miss Cornelia
I Bryce and other members of New
York society.
| Cavaiiefl came to this country un.
expectedly Year ago last summer
long before the opera season begun
and before she had any engagements
to sing here, some of her friends were
not so eager to receive her. But she
continued to occupy a place in the
affections of many conspicuous women
, of society She frequently was invited
to the Metropolitan opera house last
winter and when she sat in the direct.
Or's box on one occasion there was an
amusing encounter between her and
the wife of Andreas DIPPED, admins.
trative director.
The two directors shared box forty,
eight on the grand tier. One night il
had been given to Mrs. Andreas Dip
pei, who invited a party of friends
They no sooner were seated than
Cavalieri, her brother and one or two
friends entered. There were a few
words, and Mrs. DIPPED was soon seen
to gather her wraps and start her
party out and Cavalieri was left in
possession. She was holding in her
hand a card from NJ. Gatti- Casazza
emitting her to the use of the mana,
perial box.
The first introduction of Cavalier
to New York society took place at the
lone OF one of the directors of the
Metropolitan. He invited about ten
women to meet her there. A quarter
of an hour before the time announced
for the meal one of them-perhaps
enc of the most influential in the city
withdrew. She telephoned frankly
that she had been forbidden by her
husband to come. She explained af
terward that her husband told her she
was at liberty to go if she felt equal
to greeting the singer when she met
Eer in Paris as a social equal whom
she had met in society in New York
When the question was put to her
in this way she decided to withdraw
from the engagement.