Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-18
, MADEMOTsELLE CRUyELLI.

Las furnishes the following particulars in re-
gard to the late singular freak of this spoilt
pet OF the Partisan beau-monde: r
The funeral Of the late Marshal de st. Arnaud
occupied Paris but one morning; the fight of
Mademoiselle Sophia Cruyelli still forms promi-
nent object of conversation. We cudgel our
brains as idly the second grave digger; we can
not explain the ridde-at the least to the compre-
hension OF the vulgar. II Is not difficult Of solu-
ton TO 1.-THE few" To those / address myself
must begin with the history Of her engagement at
the grand opera. have forewarned the reader, i
shall not give an explicit answer to the riddle he
must deduce II from the facts / lay before him.
Mademoiselle Cuvell was ayerse to entering into
an engagement with the grand opera; her friends
advised her strenuousy against it they urged that
TO do so was to recommence her profession; that
she would have there new parts to learn, and to
sing in another language, operas new to her and
familiar to the public, who had seen them created
by other talents of vast powers further, that she
had no advantages to gain there; her name was
celebrated, and she received nearly $4,000 year
from the London and Paris italian seasons
Mademoiselle Cruyeli was at this time at Frank
fort with her mother and sister, receiving every day
offers from some English italian or Spanish manager
The Grand Opera here was pertinacious in it's at
temps TO engage her; the manager was greatly in
debt and looked to her the only possible chance
to save him from bankruptcy Mademoiselle Cru
velli constantly declined his offers and only accept
ed them after the personal Intervention of the En-
peror.
acquainted you at the time with the envious
comments made on this engagement; our envious
gossips had 1t that she was running the theatre !;
that after her bad example, no artist could be en-
gagged at q less rate than 10000 year nearly all
the critics criticised her Valentine, Vcstale and
Alice in bitter terms; she was disheartened by this
miserable war Of conps depingles, and she went to
the manager Of the opera and begged him to annul
| their contract. He refused to do so he told her
that he had never limited that she was an incubus
on tho opera; that so far from it, whenever she
appeared the receipts were $4,000 She returned
home, and threw herself In her mothers lap, de-
pressed, discouraged, and weeping bitterly Her
friends had the greatest difficulty to prevent her
from paying the penalty $4,000, provided in her
contract and reganing her liberty at last they sue
ceeded in making her remember that in year she
would be free, and might go where she pleased.
She awaited with patience, but-let the ambitious,
happily yet inglorious ponder well the lesson-her
patience was sorely exercised those who were IN
innate with her, tell us that no one can imagine
the depth of the melancholy, the acuteness Of the
torture, the pognancy of the anguish which racked
the sensitive and nervous nature as the hour drew
nigh for her to go to the Grand Opera.
In vain the public applaudcd, in vain boquet
after boquet was thrown to her, in vain the solid
consultations of the theatres treasurer were be-
slowed on her. They fell almost unheeded on her
mind, absorbed by the dream the ambition, the
hope Of quitting the stage. How many times did
she not exclaim TO her friends that she would COM
NIT suicide rather than lead the life she was lead
ing Many were the hours spent in weeping bit
tery the fortune of her eldest sister, married to an
honest German gentleman, and living in domestic
seclusion in beautiful cottage in Germany, and
praying that il might one day be hers There is
h.. 1~rr ~r
Twenty Thousand Dollars She came to Paris
the 29th September, Ia Friday,) after a long and
profitable lin gnineas and glory excursion in the
United Kingdom; and while on the other side Of
the channel, she was impatient to return to Paris,
as the reader may see from the following letter,
which she addressed from Dublin to one Of her
friends here
"MY DEAR fRIKsD: ! come like little girl who
Is afraid Of being scolded by her good father, who
has good reasons for scolding the giddy head Lit.
tie. All, BAH brave the scolding, nay, even a
little slap on the cheek, and meet, without tremb-
ling, without hanging down my eyes, my best
friend; give him hearty shake-hands, and wilye
nilye carry my pardon. l am overwhelmed
with concerts, ! am applauded but what an exist
ence vive Parisl can be happy nowhere but
In Paris! IL cor Bsi bdira in petto."
A bieatot
She reached Paris, as have said, Friday, the
tol, whore her brother was waiting for her. The
next morning she quilted the hotel TO occupy the
apartments she had engaged at No is Rue Tron-
chet for the winter She was to have made her
re-sppearance the succeeding Wednesday, In Ro-
bert le Dable; but she asked the manager 70 give
her two days 20 frcshen her memory OF the French
part, which she said she had somewhat forgotten
during her excursions, and she afraid Of ming
ling Italian words with the French. Thursday she
received the Wait Of Verdi, who gave her the new
part she was TO sing In his new opera, king
Lear and with which she seemed delighted.
Friday evening she made her re-appearance In
Les Hugden6ts and With more success than she
has yet commanded at the opera; she appeared de-
lighted with Il, and she replied 10 the gentlemen
who called ON her In her dressing-room, 10 compf-
ment her on her success "Messieurs, hope you
win be better pleased with me Monday Saturs
day she breskfhsted at noon, played on the piano
for some time, and after having waited for some
time, and IN vain, for her musical accompanier, she
walked out telling her servant Il was useless 10 fol-
low her About four o'clock she went 10 the
treasurers, lat the Grand Opera, and drew her pay
for June, which was stiI due. At Ave o'clock she
wrote three lines 70 her fc,rre ID eAmpBre Ger
man woman, who does not know a word Of French,
and who has been in her service for three years,
ordering her TO pack two travelling dresses In her
trunk and TO be ready 10 quit Paris at six o'clock
nj halfpast seven o'clock she returned home in a
hack, made her fen~,e de ctenJre ret IN with her,
told her servants she was going to meet her mother
who was In truth daily expected Monsieur Mey
erbecr called on her Sunday and the servants told
him their mistress had gone I'd Amiens 10 meet her
mother, but she would soon return AZ she was 70
sing at the Grand 0pen, Monday. Monday, her
servant went 70 the Grand Opera 70 acquaint them
that Mademoisele CruveIIi had not returned and
that she would not play; but as he Is a German,
he could not clearly explain himself or they mis-
understood him. In the evening the manager
sought everywhere for Mademoisele Poinsot, the
double Of Mademoiselle Cruvelli but abe was
dining out, and could not be found. Mademoiselle
Cruyelh has not been seen or heard Of since half
past seven O'Clock Saturday night
II is evident the fight was unexpected; every
one acquainted with MsdcmoiscIle Cruvelli knows
that had she premeditated such fight, she would
not have said Friday "Messieurs, | hope you win
be better pleased with Monday for she Is con-
fessedy incapable OF the least discrimination. Be
sides she has left behind all Of her effects her let
ters, her costumes her dearest souvenirs the last
new book open, and half read, the score open at
at the page marked several hundred thousand dol
lars In the hands of the Messrs dc Rothcb;lds