The evening world. Newspaper, February 18, 1905, Page 11

Fltinish Prima Donia Also Declaves ‘Sens. brick the Greatest of Prima Nonnas—New York Society More Hospitable than That] sey, 1-wm go to Bertin, Dresden, Pree, siiuend Wok of Paris Toward Artistes—Ackte an Ex- ception in the French Capital Because) ce-soveropment of the simple girl tnto the tragte, woman,” ‘to sed Is “An Honest Woman.” foryard with outetretched’ hand and a sweep of akirts, There {s 4 prodigality of movement about the Finaieh fair one ; like studies tn gtfd life, Heaven and the opera-goer know that the-anguiar and altitudinous ackte looks tall and sinuous enough on the big Operahoure stage, Distance doesn’t lend enchantment, but it borrows a lot from the closer view. To see Madame at the Collingwood 1s to be ims paeened more ond more with the necessity, of skyscraper epartment hotels, > iho Wasi established on the tenth floor, I found thyself wondesing whether . ured the dir aace. whe used’ the elevator or just stepped up and down, Tk was a ena (©) tn a highball was enoigh to sult mo, whake off the idea that in choosing her apartments she had saretatly. tn i Meanwhile she sat me in one, two, three chairs before she was satisfied me and chortled, “I am’ so foolish to-day!” To my inild, perhaps timorous, glance of inquiry she anewered} “This morning I go to.a rehear-r-sai of ‘Die Mledermaus.’ We, every. one, was foolith, Yes, gay, that ees it. We all dance—ah!"—ewinging halt ebout-="“ahd. we Idugh ver’ much. To-night‘it will be fun,” "Ho you like to eing for nothing?” I innocently asked, “Ohi yes,’ was the naive reply. "It was tn my contract to give Meester | Conrled'& benefit.” Ard {t was not s0 long ago that most of Meester Concied’s “talent” mew hardly willing to give him’ even the benefit of the doubt! my a rd Cd ad a a a HB evelt one was mith happier than when sho told me her troubles T Yast year, She waa shivering then under the criticism that she was “cold.” Her Marguerite had made humanitariang fet) that Faust Qught to have beon provided with @ dur-lined overcoat. But there’s been @ change in. the weather since then, Little by little, Ackte has thawed, until she {s now a warm savorite, “My two seasons here do me much good,” she acknowledged, “‘An ‘Amortcan éngagement {s a gr-r-cat thing for a Huropeam singer, You are muob.beeger when yirs go back, Why, you say?- Becanse here is the moat beyewteofullest opern company in the i Oh, yes, nowhere is there guch'a company. I Europe they know flees, And if an artiste succeed here ‘they think much more'of her than they did before. It makes her repu- tation to be accepted in America, They know America demands and gets the best. Why? Because it has got the money.” ‘Therelp nothing slim about tho Ackte laugh, It came out robust ant tpavy here. Perhaps ‘she imagined she had perpetrated the Americatiam “Because {t has got the prico.” “Myven the gr-r-eatest alnger realizes the value of an American engage- ment,” she added, “And who, in your opinion, Is the greatest singer?” -“Sembrich,” she immediately answered, “Ah! thore is on’ y one Sem- ar In Hurope she {8 recognized as the greatest of all, Semprich ts a| sore wasn’t slang—tt was serious, oo o a wt w a a wo a OW that Mme, Ackte has won hor American plumes she is disposed to be a bit haughty, She salle on the 26th, porhaps not to return, \I shall not come back next season," she sald; “unless my con- tract in—in—give me the word,” snapping her Angers impatiently, "{nsures | —yes, that is {t—unless my contract Insutes that Ising twice a week, Now| T sing two or three times, maybe four, a woek, and then I do not sing again for ten or twelve days, I do not like that—chool!” / ‘This wae not an imitation of an alr-brake, It was the Ackte method of expresaing exhausted patience, How it must amuse the children at home ‘when they play “train!” “Y ghall atay in Hoeleingfors one week only, Then I start on my tour- td) AP eo autaah Ahad ME, AINO ACKTE seemed all arms and-—ahem!-—as she swayed | people. No, lt would not be the applause I would orave, It would be t which makes. mogt of Herr Conried’s other prima donnas look |.tul arms made me feel for the moment that she would succemd PAU a which you will allow was very interdating, But this mash you met TOPOM PY RUT OS Nee eT eC dere em NT hawt we cme Otay Cees 9 ame ere and other cities, Mor two months tt will be, and’ will My favorite one? Oh, Marguerite I Ilke best. There 60 eh at home 1, should tke, but J could not stay there ar aing oply.to mpedlt. It would hake mo very sorry to king to mynelt, would be the yebthing for the grent world; to sing to great throngs longing to give to ¢he-world Wiuat T’have to give thet f would feel.” Madame threw. out her arms as if to tate in the world. Those | ee a er ee ee a od t Ona Cont cep we tries 6 toenida \obss fale ie ak was mentioned that: two occa’ Mnetd had arrived ¢het morning! eheoted with ioe, she tnrned with ragture in her eyes altd exclaimed: “An! ges not the tce-beyewteetul!” I couldn't share her ecstasy, but refrained from telling her that hg feo ‘But even though the frail and fragtle -Aekto f6 willing town ship of foe, ploaee don't think that she 't the least bit eoryy, | al ‘wphete will bé pata here,” ehe sald, Novos her cheat. Aud then that she Had found the one which fitted me beat. ‘Then she beamed upon wey of hasty explanation of her position—the way abe was'aitelnd, 1 sho interrupted herself with) “When I valk I'am ike thees" herself with, @ grimeco—"hut when'T act, ab! Tam thees Way -rabeetahtee ing up and throwing back her head. Thie started us ide about the oy ot Age tonnes, end Ome. ‘ Acre gala: s e ° * e ° ° bed, and remarked ee Me A eH RIE, eA Randle ron hd a ee and added o.@ '@ @ @ © @ ¢ 6 @ whe © -amdexclaimed of oP oto fr to iy pelfeve the time is not fer off when the operatic stage: will demand ot! fts artivtes that they he as fine actors as in the acting Of & role as in the singing of ft." Of tho Amtertoan actresses Ackte has seen Mrs. Carter interested her most, "T ked Mme, Catter vary much,” she sald, “though I ia not lke ‘adtoa’ She is Yety much lke Sarah,” ‘And now. a few words of fnrewell: . “T@hall regret to leave my New York friends, Last year I knew no one. But this‘seagon I go much in noclety, Yew, it 1s good for me. I Jove it, In Paris, aled, I go in society a great deal. [tis difficult for the artiste to do that. But T ami an exception,” “An exception here or in Paris?” “Oh, im Paris, of course! Here all the artistes go in society, But in Paris few are asked, But as I say, 1 am an exception,” “Because!” —— “Because,” and Madame Jeaned forward and whispered mysteriously “hecause I am an honest woman,” “Which means?” “Phat I am a respectable married woman,” Isn't Paris the particular place? \ CHARLES DARNTON, mary in the dscorktios Of ‘the hati which mewn heen elaborately fentooner and, ee lanied, the national colors belrr: rrotvad Under the rection of Jameer L, Barry. manager of. the Actora’ Na tloral Protective Union, a sterling arm: pramme cf vaudeville entertainment har bean arranmed, oe Willard Temternnoe Reapital Vedlonted tn Chior, FIREMEN'S ANNUAL D DANCE, \wesales Areranged for Bnertain- mont and Reseption, Novoltles fp dancing wll bé seen top nigit at the tenth annual dramatic ene jtértalnmen and revaption of the Moren- | trio Wremen, L. 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