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Show " r r . - " ' " r- . r- s . . " - V V J y f -,- r " 'r- - .lit;1 ;uaii -'i'Lj-.jfci-r ' ' ... 1 1 . . i , PAEIS, Nov.' 19. Tbi vce rumbra wliiclj fcav beea circulating for aeTeral daja to the effect tiat Hmo. C1t w&a betrothed to a rich Americas aad would , never again appear . on the . operatic ! stag are appareatly cpaflrmai. , J ' Lit night, barins , quietly -left -her apartments.-the singer Jft, Paris for. long period, after coafidinj'.'the newa to. a few. btimatr friends," but dema'ndiag , a pledge of. sectecy reeardinjr tha name' of her. future 'husiand. . '':.-.-; ' , Mm. Calve' servant said she went away with her afSanced. but thev;wer unable to five either their, destination ,or his name.' It is believed the couple . are now on board a yacht The whole aHair is shrouded in mystery mys-tery and romance. The future husband of Mme." Calve is -described as a. rich American and Jrtist, passionately fond-of fond-of music, who for a lone time has never missed . a pari ormanee- of Mme.'-Calve, but who until recently "hid not sought .an introduction. . ' . . Just at the time when the "American decided ;tcv ask fo Mme. CaTve.shand in marriage, an accident to an electric, apparatus rendered him blind, the last vision before he lost his sight being. the . face of the singer.-' ' . . Upon the .return--of.. .the .couple .to. France .next spring, it is -said Kme. Calre and-htr -insbind--will ''niull themselves in a chateau, where a the-ater the-ater similar to Adelina Patri's theater at Crai-y-Nos, Walea, , will . be built for Mme. Calve and her friends. The news of Mme. Calve 'a marriage has created a sensation in musical circles, cir-cles, although there is still considerable consider-able skepticism on the ouestion whether she Jhaa decided to end ner operatic career- . -. Th GUBlas calls attention to the fact that the has a contract to create the leading role in "Mar? Magdalen" at the Opera Comique in March. |