The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-24

business, that must toe the mark as a woman Of IN,
The Mayor turned away rather abashes observing
that be knew IL was not right to ask her.
Of the story Of Mrs WOOD wSo r is sna
country some years ago, was asked to sing under
similar circumstances and at fst declined but after.
wards on being informed by the lady Of the house that
IL this che invited Oh rfuly sang
al the ev'riDg Next morning. Mr.. Wood sent in =
TIL for ~ COO which wac paid Had Jenny Lind sung
for the Mayor nd his friends suspeo Barnum woui
have sent a far larger bill than that
rnteys sting account of sisDora Parodr, the
Rival OF Jenny Lrnd--Her first Appear
nnee In Italy Her Instruction under Ma
dam Pnsts-uer Appearance rs PriH,s
Donna at Palermo, La scsin, ana I'm Lon
don-Her probable Reception in New
York.
LONDON, TUESDAY NonT, Sept. 10, 1850
JANIS GoRDoN BENNETT ESQ.,
DEAR SIR-As y eur regular London corresnoad.
ent will give you all the recent political aspect, %
our island, and of Europe, shall occupy nly sheet
in an authentic account of Sgnorine Paroti, the
youthful eantatrice, who has so suddenly achieved
in Europe, her great reputation. ! coaclude tiu
this information will be acceptable to your Ameu-
can readers, among whom this great aitatis
from all accounts, so soon 10 appear Like most
other distinguished characters, vast deal has
been written about Sienorina Parodi. on which no
reliance " hGteyer can be placed | will briefly
state toyou what happened TO learn ia regard %
her early history, in Genoa, her native city.
! In the winter OF 1915, which spent in Genoa
! first heard o. La PsIOd and first saw her at the
house OF Mr. Lester, the American Consul Gene
/ Iai, under the following circumstances AT
SOVCG musicale, given by the Consul, 20 an Arnef-
/ can Commodore, who had just entered the port
with his ileei among other Inu ,icsi attractions VI
the evening, was introduced, II blushing, modest
young girl, who could not have been more
than sixteen or seventeen years old Tho
party had been entertained ny several sing
ers 81 reputation, by the wonderful perform
ances Of CHialdi, the most famous OF the ltalIia
imyroplsa0Gt and Grtistss OF scidL in almost every
I department. La Parodi was then entirely unknown,
even 10 the fashionable circles of Genoa. The
Consul seemed TO think, however, thar she would
astonish his gUestsi and she did The great
sdiCH was crowded, and among many others
the Count OF Syracuse, ca brother of the kiag
| Of Naples,) the Princess Of Wur,emburg, two sons
of Maria Louisa, the Princess Efco,ano, of Bo-
iogne, the Prince . Rocco, Of Naples, besides
OF the best composers OF Italy, with many other
distinguished cCHHCis seurs from other parts OF
EuToie. IL was hard ies 10 which 10 bring tbs
youthful senoTins, and II she had faded that night,
she would have found II "A failure for life. Operu.
Il maoirO Of some celebrity, but far more &C.
CCmpiishtd Wenist than Strgkosch, who is hat
a complete humbug, though be has made
much noise in your county, played for
her The accompaniment oil C9sta Dun !
shall never forget II. ] have heard Jengy Lad
IN u, and all the greet cantatIces, aud ceTaiaiy
they executed IL with higher powers OF AT; but
one OF them ever performed With higher tone
OF sentiment. AT the hrst peTtorn,a nee everybody
was Tetiihed with ASTONISHING Bt--the cOmptny
assembled could not believe their senses IL
PaTodl gded away from the piano, sss took The
ann 81 the Consul and walked oat on the balcony,
I apitaied and almost faintIpg Ina few minutes Tho
{ returned. and there was universal desire TO have
/ the y. rtormance repeuted u vas when she walked
up to the piano the second ime che was no logger
I the same being. She wslksO with iifmness sad
/ Pride; and when she struck the first note, II wss
with voice pc riectiy under her control At single
tiUft she seemed to have sprung away into die az
fnHFplgTC ~ san
OF her notes rang out with the clear, clarion tones
oi GTtsi; and bs che went VITA constantly lncrea-
sing iefyor, power. aud stiiconiro the enthusiasm
OF her auditors Increased, tll, when she ran up
her last riil, she cquali,d any single strain h,d
ever heard in my hle ] cannot describe what fol.
lowed. In ten niiuuus Il seemed as ,h"ssh ths
room its.H, lie very walls snd pictur :. lad gone
mad. 4 he quests could not Testpn thriT fcrngs;
they would have kneit To her Princes came ~
and corlpiinIenied her. badie. took her htnd and
Hissed her, with tears. EVER body looked on her
ns something mccarthy. The Ifslians seemed To
4 l,el for her as they would toward a Madonna Again
che fled from the soiav.--npt, before, blushiag
tinio as a lawn, trembling and taiaung-but aston.
ished, wondering, enchanted, even herself lad
Yet she did not sing like GFfisfs was p.rfectly
evident ihst she knew lIttle about art; and had q
net been for that sweet and naulrie 8 chprr
which can describe only by calling u cnch antng
mellowness and deep feeling. which Impressed 80
lrrtsnubly az a sentiment, ana not as a perform
anCe Gu the hearts Ut the audors--it would have
been esteemed rustic and indifferent singing
have often Witnessed the same thing in Jenny
Lind, even an her best days, when she sang oaly
cut OF her heart; when she trlmpled the rnlcs ~
The mattcr under her feet, and let her voice Ay
away, like an uBcaqed bfd. Tint evening la
Pafodi sarg not less than ten or twelve times aud
rom AT lrssi hNe composers and when the aoifes
was yer and she leit several Of the m oct expert
entcd COnrOiss-urs. who r. ined for while were
enthusiastic in thsi admirat OF the new .aats-
iiice. Some sad che would egu A Perliani whom
-he then Iescmbed Others, Frezzoiiui, whom she
mode thtm think 81 rnd on % two druilrcd that
she sang better than Grs. The first year he took
The siege a. ytiDga dgsaa u0ofrfa. lt was, 90 all
tytuis, great Triumph; aud nobody dOuDtrd thet
she would accomplish almost anything, with good
master
/ af,erwards mrt IA Psrcdi 60 Mr. Testers
Eouse, snd The tf-i impression she created wss
cobhrmcd and decIcgcd. She vent under the n
siTuCtion 81 NDdsue Paste, ahJ from thai time her
history is known To- TIE world llrrirspubhc APP
pearsnce az yrjBit jpaaa, believe waa II the one
q huuse in FHtlmo. the neat ~tni q. whore she eK-
Z CT. d utmeudous tugrs. The following Carai.
Val she Calus cut think. a. Verona and the neat
I season a. Ia scala, in Milan. she htd. in ~
mean time, made tiui progrcss under me
able usinng Of Madame paa'a. who "a lot hose
tate 10 predict Tor her most brilliant, and prrbHpq
I uuYr-ceCerisd career SIC was ROT mist ken nor
I I'D she over cstm itr ihr i0wcrs oi Der a.
Whsu Jenny Liod was earn ing even thing b.
iUfU lCf here 30 London. during tks season e. 1919
aud Il wa said chat nobody could rival her, 90
oven dtaw a Luufe 20 thr u-ull rrce-. Lf farodi
was 5. % Tor. brd the result was a complete tn
umph You have Hiuhil.y gone mad about -auy
by Ibis .mc, iur Sic must low DC un the Top 81 me
wave Dur assure yo1 ihft Ia Iarodi sucrrt ied
lcf'tclY on Noiws, cad those gfeat aud difficult
upegs la which ltluy Lind Nss thought to- fail
che ttoeHe very formidable rvti; and IN
Zoe 'FtiwuiOn ui c1. most aCcoflj i-a,d iudses
here. b. ives aatcd ihai "a Fsr,di could aus
lain htirtlt wlth mD.e ability Ia su rgnre opera
81 The highest clare, f,.s.i.I.y in BE- d.ff
cult paus. thau 8tr.t. ord fE1t. ushHa. " hs
lacked .UWo' a. the Peru Ter Chards 90 her rval
thC bed charms &C Der own which co DO a'rps Cor
o. ThrrC were uoi " .H'inr rtuy who =. alty pre-
i.ut' Maa plras Co 1.niy is0d. SIZE uas tho
ill IDEAL u De- gf.a Italian aCABo lni, wtth her
lNfIt nlt youth, t-sf C lttv .t voice. oud Chsroe
~ Improvement, h-f tdmr,rs .Hw fhs. vscaat
iaItls of t. uus..sl world uy Eit.. her
WHEN OBJ" urya circulated lff. thli NlrrHcr
hrd mode OBJ trrrrI u.ut With III iIHUdii %
-IE % Sow York Ih. wfrtrf. r'. t..l. .a tslasd
is eyes to tie other ti. tt t.e illf..-. ~ no
rhiet r.int oi irirt.. r Oh. H. ..',r world