Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-10-26
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE EDI-
TOR, DATED
COLUMBIA HOUSE,
DLlaInl.Lin III 90 1870.


week past, and seemed TO absorb every u
hing else Of interest. The good people OF d
were probably never under e
greater state of excitement than from Inc Il
lime when Jenny Lind arrived here, OH Tues il
day Of last week. until her departure on $
Wednesday, the day following, when the sale f
of tickets took place, by auction, in the Chest q
nut Street Theatre, there was perfect Juror a
of excitement The street between Jones /
Hotel, where Jenny has her quarters, and the ,
theatre, was constantly crowded. Long be-
fore the hour of 10 O'clock the theatre was
filled from the parqnette 10 the third ter {
with bidders and spectators. After the sale
of the first ticket TO NJ. A. Root The celebra-
ted daguerreoiypis,, for six hundred and
twenty-five dollars the biddings commenced
in earnest, and about 1900 tickets were sold
at prices varying from SIS 10 So. There
were probably about 200o persons present al
the first concert on Thursday, and the re-
ceipts we understand, amounted TO aoon'
Sl2, 900. Many no doubt spent their last dol
lar. To some families of moderate means
and large pretentions it was heavy and bur
densome tax. One individual bought sixteen
tickets at $40 each A number of others
bough, from S25 TO $50 worth. All acknow-
ledge that it is paying rather much Tor the
whistle, but they do not begrudge it so much
10 Jenny as 10 Banum, who is making an
other fortune out Of her, and who seems 10
turn every thing into gold he touches. Bar
mum is yankee, also a shrewd one at that.
He understands the power and influence of
the Press, and deals literally with those con-
nected with that great engine, which makes
fortunes as well as distinguished men out oil
many who otherwise would never have been
heard Of
Well Thursday night came at last, and
long before the hour of eight the theatre had
beep filled from top to bottom Whatssnr-
prised me most was 10 find the audience
composed of nearly one half ladies'. In New
York and Boston but few ladies have yet
ventnred TO attend. Such dense mass OF
human folly, fashion, youth and beauty, old
packed inside of any one building in the Qua
kcr city The audience was indeed most
brilliant one succeeded through the kind
ness of fliend, in procuring an excellent po-
siton for sight and hearing. AT precisely
eight, the orchestra commenced 10y playing
the overture 10 "Freyschiiz," and shortly af-
ter Sianor Bellctt made his appearance and
sang an extract from one of ROsslni's operas
He is most admirable singer, but the anX-
iely 10 hear and see the nightingale was too
, intense TO listen without impotence. Al
length Jenny made her appearance, and
| came tripping over the stage to the foot lights
with all the simplicity and innocence OF a
| young girl skipping along the streets, ack-
nowledging the bulss of applause with a
number of low and graceful bends Of her fg-
ure, which is a good one. She commenced
, hy singing pretty song from the opera of
Somnambula, which did not strike me as
much superior to the performance of Mrs.
: Wood, some ten years since, in the same
, piece She was evidently excited and lit
tie hoarse. 1t was not until she had sung
several songs that the wonderful powers OF
her voice were fully developed. Her flute
song. in which she was accompanied by two
flutes was n wonderful performance, and il
was diliicult snmetimes to distinguish her
voice from the instrument. The under tones
, of her voice exceeds any thing ever heard
as the cadences died away, and were appa-
renty no londer than a whisper vet they
: could be distinctly heard all over the house
The Herdsmen, or the echo song, as it is
r, called, was the last of the five songs ,ha,
a were sung, and is probably the most POPULAR
= as it is certainly the mosl astonishing part o
K. the performance She produces the echoe.
, Of her own voice with a degree of perfection
: and rapiditv altogether unaccountablc, unles.
. il is bv species of ventriloquism. Jenny j.
= not handsome ihough her fine large blue
4 eyes, heaming with generous and noble i'm
: pulses, gives her an expression exceedingly
f Interesting. Her nose is broad 40 its base
3 and somewhat sunken or depressed between
the eyes, and the nostrils disteuded There
is a constant crowd mostly of boys and Young
men, al night around the Hotel, and almos
: every night she has been obliged to come
II out on the balcony TO satisfy them before
e they would leave. The fact is she is con-
: stantly annoyed whenever she leaves the
II house. On Friday and Saturday nights she
sang al the Musical Fund Hall There were
about 1900 or 1000 persons present. Price
e of tickets S5, Sc and 81 according TO posi-.
e tion. On her return 10 the Hotel after the
d concert, she was, as usual, followed by the
}. crowd. To crafty them she again appeared
f on the balcony in company with Mr. Bridges
: waving her handkerchief with one hand, and
f her bonnet in the other, shaking hands with
e some, and bowug 10 others over the railing
The b'hoys got over the railing in spite of the
police, and surrounded her, carrying away
: both bonnet and handkerchief tearing the
: latter 10 fragments, and dividing the pieces
Some friends interiered and got her in the