CHAPTER XVII

THE ADVENT OF MELBA AND CALVÉ

An Interregnum

Changes in the Management

Rise and Fall of Abbey, Schoeffel, and Grau

Death of Henry E. Abbey

His Career

Season 1893-1894

Nellie Melba

Emma Calvé

Bourbonism of the Parisians

Massenet's "Werther"

1894-1895

A Breakdown on the Stage

"Elaine"

Sybil Sanderson and "Manon"

Shakespearian Operas

Verdi's "Falstaff"