after a series of performances in budapest, goldfaden offered her a permanent position with his company, and kalich left later that year for romania. she was able to pick up romanian in a matter of months, and was subsequently able to appear in major roles there with the state theater. according to historian daniel soyer, "she was such a success that anti-semitic theatergoers, who had come with the intention of pelting her with onions, threw flowers instead."