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November 20th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
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" Is Patti pleased with her audiences?" ventured maniac's coat tails, but he could not be restrained.
When Sanders returned to the platform some
the reporter.
" Immensely," said Franchi excitedly in French. of the audience cried, "Put out the idiot."
"She is perfectly satisfied and has not been at all EPIDEMIC.—A hospital should be opened for
THE DIVA'S VISIT TO AMERICA.
disappointed with their numbers."
invalid members of the Mapleson Opera Com-
" Has she changed her mind about singing in the
How SHE HAS BEEN MANAGED BY A BUREAU
pany. Miss Hauk was reported sick Wednesday
opera
?"
VALETS AND SECRETARIES.—INTERVIEWING
when "Lohengrin" was presented. She is
"You may say most positively that she will not night
UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
bad enough infliction in the role of JElsa, but the
sing in opera in America under Col. Mapleson's a substitution
of Mile. Dotti, who cannot even sing
A DELINA PATTI arrived in this city on the management or that of anybody else."
the boy's part in " Ballo Maschera," must have
Franchi
said
this
with
the
air
of
a
saint
and
yet
J\. steamship Algeria on the morning of Nov-
been a malicious act on the part of the gallant
ember 3. The Blackbird went down the bay to it is positively known that Patti is treating with Colonel.
Haverly
to
sing
in
opera
in
this
city
and
that
Col.
meet her carrying a score or two of personal
LISZT VEKY SICK.—A cable dispatch stated
friends and newspaper men. The little steamer Mapleson will ultimately have an opera contract
was tastefully decorated with flowers and flying with the diva and thereby save his season from Thursday that Franz Liszt was dangerously sick.
the Italian and United States colors met the in- disaster.
Franchi also remarked that Patti was too fa- A suit for damages for breach of contract has
coming vessel with the prima donna on board.
M. Franchi, an avant courier of Mme. Patti, had tigued by rehearsals to be interviewed. What re- been instituted by Max Maretzek against Adelina
been entrusted with her financial management. hearsals he meant he would not say. Then he Patti. The contract was made for a concert or op-
As the old gentleman had not seen the diva for went on writing " O. K." on a ticket that had just era tour in Mexico in 1861, but Patti subsequently
refused to leave Europe. Max sustained heavy
several weeks he wept copiously all over his shirt gone the rounds.
The tickets go finally to Nicolini who stamps losses and now wants to recover.
front as Patti waved a kiss of welcome from the
steamer's deck, and it is not surprising that sev- them and the buyer passes to the stage entrance,
series of chamber concerts will be given by
eral reporters were unmanned by the pathetic where they receive the official indorsement of the A Standard
Quartette Club at Steck Hall, No.
Patti's
valet,
and
this
ceremony
concluded,
the
scene. Patti gave Franchi three kisses on reach-
11 East 14th street, beginning November 22d at
ing the Blackbird, while Nicolini looked on in dis- purchaser returns to the main entrance and is ad- 8:30
p. m.
gust at her generosity. After many greetings from mitted to the concert.
The reporter was then given over to the tender
her assembled friends it was suggested that a sail
The programmes of the Chicago Apollo Club for
up the Hudson would give Patti a chance to see mercies of several other secretaries whose useful- the four concerts of the May Festival are as fol-
the Palisades and other features of the American ness could not be ascertained and decided to send lows: FIRST NIGHT.—Jubilate: (Utrecht,) Handel,
Rhine, and possibly she would like to go to West up his card to the diva herself. She made an ap- soloists, chorus, orchestra and organ; Symphony
Point and Yonkers and two or three other places pointment for the following day, but at the hour No. 5, C minor, op. 67, Beethoven; Scenes from
that had changed a little since her last visit. This appointed the valet at the door would not take in "Lohengrin," Wagner, soloists, chorus, organ
bright suggestion did not meet with any encourage- the reporter's card, The diva was dining and he and orchestra. SECOND NIGHT.—Oratorio: "Mes-
ment from the tired songstress and she was soon would be "bounced," he said, for disobeying or- siah," Handel, soloists, chorus, organ and
ders. A small fee gave him courage and the card orchestra. THIRD NIGHT.—Cantata: "Who Be-
registered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
was taken in.
lieveth and Obeyeth," Bach, soloists, chorus,
Several newspaper men who called on Patti were
and orchestra; Symphony No. 9, D minor,
ungraciously snubbed by her. She was not "at A silvery voice floated out over the transom. organ
op. 125, Beethoven, orchestra, soloists and chorus.
home" to them on several occasions when they Its owner could only be Patti and she was piti- FOURTH
NIGHT.—Mass, C minor, op. 137, Schu-
called as she was entertaining a few friends who fully pleading for permission to keep her promise mann, soloists,
chorus, organ and orchestra;
had dropped in to get free passes to the Steinway to THE MUSICAL CELTIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
A harsh voice dissented. He wanted her to fin- " Siegfried's Death," (Gotterdaemmerung), Wag-
Hall concerts. A prominent daily paper detailed
"The Fall of Troy," from " Les Troyens,"
a reporter three days to obtain an interview with ish her meal. The diva begged Nicolini to relent ner;
the diva and finally his persistency was rewarded. from his stern decision, but he was obdurate. manuscript, Berlioz.
The reporter of another prominent paper made an Then came a crash as of falling dishes. The re-
PATTI'S NEW MANAGER.—Henry E. Abbey has
appointment with Patti one evening for an inter- porter withdrew just as a train of secretaries filed
view on the following day. At the hour appointed past. The leader carried a silver salver on which engaged Patti for thirty concerts at $5,000 a night,
the newspaper man sent up his card and received lay a memorandum of five seats sold during the at which she will sing operatic selections in cos-
tume and with scenery.
day.
word that he " had better see M. Franchi."
Patti'a friends got wind of her treatment of
ART JABBERING.
newspaper men and advised her that she was in-
DIRECTORY
N an article on Rossini's "II Barbiere," recently
juring her financial interests and losing free adver-
OF THE
vertisements. This touched Patti on a tender
given at the Academy of Music by Mapleson's
spot. Since then she has been more courteous to Company, the Art Jabberer savs among other re-
reporters and .has made few appointments for in- markable things that Mile. Marie Vachot's " render-
AND THE
terviews which she has not kept. Patti made an ing of Prodi's ' Air and Variations' lacked that brio
appointment with a reporter of THE MUSICAL without which it is uninteresting." The writer,
MUSIC TRADES.
CIUTIC AND TRADE REVIEW which she did not keep, probably "Crank" C. Colby, evidently intended
BOSTON, MASS.
but that was probably owing to an imperious to say that Mile. Vachot was unable to sing with her
MANUFACTURERS.
command of Nicolini whom she consults in every- usual animation on account • of hunger, but he
thing and obeys like a little child.
UTOMATIC MUSICAL PAPER CO. Music Paper for Mechan-
should have said that Mile. Vachot lacked not
A ical Musical Instruments. 227 to 233 Cambridge Street.
The reporter on starting out to see the diva en- brio, but frontage de, bri-o.
" Ravelli," says the Jabberer, "was fully equal
countered a small regiment of agents, secretaries
PIANO CO., manufacturers of Grand, Square and
and secretaries' secretaries, valets and valets' va- to the florid, embellishments of his score." Equal TpMEBSON
Upright Pianos,
lets, who are in the employ of Patti and are trying to the embellishments of his score is good. We
595 Washington Street.
to manage her musical business. They are a tine thought it was Rossini's score. When did it be-
OSE & SONS, Manufacturers of Square and Upright Piano-
fortes.
collection of senile and callow Frenchmen who come Ravelli's score, and even if it is Ravelli's to
535 Washington Street.
know as much about New York as a new-born do what he likes with, what is meant by his being
American babe knows about China.
equal to its florid embellishments ?
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
The reporter was presented by a secretary to Is this art criticism ?
MANUFACTURERS.
Monsieur Juignet, with several flourishes of a lily
white hand. Juignet takes care of the tickets and.
OGGSON & PETTIS,
OBITUARY.
Organ Stop Knobs and Stems,
keeps the dust off of them. He passed the re-
147 to 15a Union Street.
porter over to Mortier's secretary explaining that
EAN JULES DE GLIMES, the celebrated
an interview was desired with Mme. Patti.
vocal instructor and author of songs, died at
WORCESTER, MASS.
Mortier's secretary is so fresh that it will take Brussels, October 4th.
MANUFACTURERS.
centuries for his dew of youth to dry up. He clips
Teresa Mink, a once celebrated eantatrice, died
a corner from a ticket that is undergoing the pro- at Vienna, September 24th.
S~1 W. INGALLS & CO., Organ Reed Boards, Parker TremoloB
cess of being sold and deposits it in a strong box
and Octave Couplers,
A talented young composer, Mr. A. Herbert
25 Hermon Street.
with a combination lock.
Jackson, died in London, September 27th. He
G. KETTELL,
The reporter was then handed over to Mortier composed " Lord Ullin's Daughter " and other ac-
Piano Punching*,
who was so busy endorsing two tickets that had ceptable works.
6 Lincoln Square.
been sold in the course of the day that he could
AGENTS AND DEALERS.
only stop to remark that the seci-etary of Mr.
SEIFERT—DAKT.—In the Criminal Court of Buf-
Franchi was the very man to give an introduction
R. LELAND & CO., Chickering, Knabe, Hallett, Davis &
falo
the
jury
in
the
Seifert-Dart
case
brought
in
a
to Mme. Patti.
• Co., and Fischer Pianos ; Peloubet & Co. and Smith
of "Not Guilty" on Sunday, November S
American Organs, Sheet Mueic and Band Instruments.
This gentleman certifies to the correctness of verdict
13th,
and
Mr.
Dart,
who
was
much
overcome,
left
Mr. Mortier's endorsement and this trying brain
Court House apparently happy. Seifert, the
NEW YORK CITY.
work has already shown its effect in his exhausted the
appearance. The secretary explained that he could music teacher who had been shot by Dart, ex-
VOCALISTS.
introduce the reporter to M. Franchi, "the guide, pressed his surprise at the verdict and announced
ISS LETITIA LOUISE FRITCH, Soprano.
that
the
civil
suit
for
damages
would
be
pressed.
philosopher and friend of Mme. Patti." Franchi
Addre.-ss, MUSICAL CBITIO AND TRADE REVIEW,
is three score and gray and nervous as a loon. He The family of Mr. Dart has already left Buffalo.
864 Broadway, New York.
is overrun with the work of writing " O. K." on PATTI ANNOYED.—Everything Patti does in
INSTRUMENTALISTS.
the few tickets that have gone the rounds described. America seems to be marred by some unpleasant
Nothing excites him so much as to be spoken to feature. At her concert in aid of the Michigan
OUIS BLUMENBERG, Solo Violoncello.
Address, MUSICAL CBITIO AND TRADE REVIEW,
and then he goes off into a fit and relieves himself sufferers, Wednesday night, a clown named George J
864 Broadway, New York.
of an intolerable mess of French jargon to the ef- N. Sanders made himself ridiculous by specimen
fect that he doesn't know anything.
ring acts. He called for cheers; the audience hissed.
MANAGERS.
Franchi insisted that he was the Great Mogul He tried to lassoo the diva with a floral wreath;
)0ND
&
BACHERT,
Concert
and Lecture managers.
and that an interview with him would be far more she ran off' the stage with Sanders full tilt after her.
Everett House.
interesting to the public than one with the singer. Mayor Grace who was on the stage seized the
New York,
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