The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-25

Jenny Lind has given this popular song q new
eclai Not lhaf she sang il particularly we'll, for
believe most people were not much impressed witt
her rendering ofit but the fact Of her singing it a
all was 6nDugh 70 blow the dust off the faded rnu
sic, andmAke place for il on thousands Of piant
10rses.
never heard the song really sung but once ane
! relate the incident, many Of my reader
vybs member il. Thirteen years ago there an
,y;iS < che Park Theatre beautiful yonng ac
pearsd AZ rove, who played u John Howart
frszs me- C drama. The Maid Of Milan.
8, .'s'ss wiefs il belongs, Of G Home
kAyne's uv:,-,s's sweetness and pathos tina
@aa sang TIE J. son nh 4 thousands.
Sweet homss Il. 49, a,,s She came here I'M
M;ss Grove Svss mystery l'e ss,s a. angel shs
at,uils,cetI she played and sang ", s,io ~ Y, ~
was vsry young and very peanL. Ike tbs,
once she disappeared, no one knew 4 na ,a, siia,
il seemed all 4 dream. In pathetic parts, a..
cf Cfafi j have scarcely ever seen her sq~ ".
remember but one, and she, a beautiful glri, IN
sfi,o 1rts shed such showers Of real tears, thai
III xuaience could see them rolling down her
checks and falling upon her bosoIn. Ia such |
4ass one could hardly avoid weeping from sympa-
4hg. After playing such part have seen ms |
young iadg's eyes red next morning At tne break |
i ,iofrei by what means found ont the romance |
Of this sweet Miss Grove; but the facts were, as
nehflg Is can remember after lapse OF 50 many
fs following. she had been educated Tor tne
s,acsin Eneland 6y her father, who hoped 10 make
fortune by her talents and beauty Aitef a sue
fasaIil tour III the Provinces, az theatres in Eng
land out OF London nse called. IN engagement vas
nRda for her 10 play Mt minor theatre ~ ttaf cay
The niannpef Il fne young actor, fell IN love
,Sil6 III stsTs and she returned his passion he
fal,af forbade the match but they stole march on
Mini and were privately married. The same morn
;no ~ fhe rehearsal the father, by some means,
fs,.i out the conspiracy, and hurrying his ga gh-
a. from The theatre be forced her into carnage
ind ICING IS rapidly as possible, by railway and
sssn6. tool her to Liverpool, carried her on board
81 American Facket-ahip which was Just sailing
ma a bfouph her 10 NevfY ORR, whegs, isw day
amer landing She appeared st the lark Theatre,
and Al once made the greatest sensation BY her
beauty hef pface and especially her feeling, whlch
WIS ihsillingly developed in situations resembling
her own
TEspoof husband wher he missed his vile and
hit iafisei knew very well Why she vas spirited
1fI ka,t he cets ri ger trace Of her until he saw
IN advertisement 81 her appearance here, IN the
(,64.rier & Enanifer He could not leave his thea
sre b6i .iebntsd d lady, Mrs. Steward, to come
"a sesFch &c her Shg came to NewYork, found
Miss Grove on rather Mrs. Yarnold who was
ovsr;oged al he prospect of returning to London.
Ore morning, al rehearsal she was suddenly MISS
mo Al few hours Afterwards d letter was brought
np. BY NewYofk pilot informing the father that
Mi daughter was on board an outward bound
uaokef.ship well out at sea. The manager Of the
Pax was obiia ca ID change the bill Of performances
that night and few weeks afterwards the lovely
Mis- YaEnold gsaeed the boards Of her husbands
theatre, where she is playing 70 this day and
never take up a london paper without looking tof
her name and thinking 81 tho time when heard
heF sint Home, sweet Home1 lNcah's Times