New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-20

A s5auty by no means saehanted--
See here live with longing to roansn
He ssid. shsnt we, m5 dear.s 80 they ssansied,
Esprit Of shsQ Tines.
History Of First Tenor's Indisposation
and iss Cure.
Giacomo Serene was born in the Coaciaria,
Or beggars' quarter, Of Naples HIS parents
we're Of the ancient family Of the Lazzaroni,
from whom they inherited their laainess An
inheritance at once entaiied, on his birth. to
their son, without his parents losing any part
q their inteFess in it By this act Of generosity.
AZ q tender age--thres years--he was left to
shift for himself e. very easy affair for one with
50 small wardrooej, and daily fed on water
mellon rinsis, etc. purchased by the income
arising from the eigar stulnps he discovered and
sold. a good voice, good looks, end a lucky
chance, ut the age Of twenty made him a chorus
singer at the San Cariino Theatre. few
years later We find him at tie san Carlo, with
title of primo ten0ye nss6lasto o-ethey might have
added dissoSut0 From that time be was spoken
Of as Y Serene and bis fame went abroad.
After o while he went with it, Sc. Petersburg,
Paris, London, Vienna all saw, all applauded,
and what was more to him than that, paid him
At last lured on by that modern Fata Morgana
IA large fortune; he left the Old World and
came to New York. Arrived at the wharf Of
Jersey City, he found-no Indians At tho
Opera House the only trace he could discover Of
aboriginal simplicity, was the equal attention
| Maid by the audiense 10 fhe chorns az 10 the
| choice morceaur, sung 81 Tia z,riuaa douna.
tenore, 6asso, etc. The Company Of which
Serene was one Of the tenors, for q wonder, made
money the salaries were promptly paid, and
| the season bade fair to end prosperously--if it
1 mad not have chanced otherwise
/ One day at rehearsal the prima donna Sig
| Nora Seghetta having attended ch han,naene
breakfast, aud feeling very dreamiIy -careless in
| consequence, reprimanded Serene sharply for
singing :. flat'' in duett they were practicipe.
| INIT came a denial References waa made u ,Es
conductor; he, poor man, being afraid 10 decide
/ either way. kent as duies as (sargantr1a SSxf1etz
/ Eudenorlss discourse Tire eI1spuse rSl3s 45SH
i Cssuetfos and Iddaas few round like }satx 81 4
| ballroom. The tumult was finally cailned
4 Serene appeared serene. and one only saw peace
/ in the face of Seehetta. Vesuyius slumbered.
i the eruption was postponed
i DAYS glided along swiftly and silently as pon-
dolas over the laeoons sf Venice. Pardon the
/ SMILES. but Italian co,nparisons are - annro-
nriate when one s writing az, Italian History II
4 At last appeared on rlaeayds in Titanic ehar
acters,
BENEFIT OF sIgNonA sEsBETrA. IS
Serenos face beame,i with cheerfulnass. as he
created Signora Sepbetts N the morninp when
4 the onera of the Boraiav was rehearsed far
i her henefit To Il careful observer there was
Goo 1nncI, inv in his face too much brillianev il,
hin eyes-.it was Ieception r. deceived Seq
hetta.
\ Her benefit night came. sever o,elock eaY,e
/ the condnctor. came the audie, 90 commenced
coming-but no Serene In his nlacp 4 servant
4 brought 4 tea-coloteI note. hirhIy perfu1ned.
4 elahoratelv sealed and yyretehedIv written in
forming the manager and condnctor-that his
Il s. heart was breaking with sorrow at the event.
that would SO iucoumode the Sipnora Seehetta.
but he was unable to leaFe his room through
indisuosition Y,
| =
upon her and informed her Of the fact. han,iing
her the note to read. as if she had been e,tino
nonnd Of dry vine biscuit and had nothing 10
| wash them down She ehokee with wrath. she
suore ~ revenge 6 mi vendfchero al Iui5'' She
half screamed as the manager on : sWiftest
wings's few to repair, us far as in him lay, the
breach made in tie Opera by the absence of
Serene The other tenor Of the company who
Ind often taken the part of Genayro with
: serhetta. before serenoss engagement was soon
, fomnd Bepeed. entreatetl irnplored to save the
Opera from min by taking the character he con-
senssd ii FIVE minutes notice, as the manager
informed the audience, while apologizing for the
! position.
i AT eleven o'clock that night, the g sindisposed
tenor entertained trio Of friends at his rooms
seated at the head of a remarkably we'll ap-
pointed, well provided little supper table, with
wine a diserefion. At twelve O'Clock their mirth
was at its height, when Serene feeling cold call
answer was made. Suddenly feeling Of faint
! ness, dizziness, seized him he had the mai de
i n,er on land The lights swan before his eyes,
when, to his astonishnent, dressed in black, ap-
/ peared before his wavy vision, seghetta as the
! Borgia Z, With outstretched arms she pointed d
/. to the goblet before him exclaimine with tie
|, tragic earnestness Of Luerezia.
e ssH Hpefeno bepesti r. i've drank a poison y
!. Serene clasped his hands in agony over that
d part of his person which Law below his heart
d His companions, mute with horror, regarded his
j, prisoner with fear and dread. While seghetta
d continued:
!. You yainly thought to 90 unpupished. NV
d revenge is ample. Del 'Hgiaria mia pfe,.a
o oendetta no gta y
t Serene eroaned with anguish She agair
Z | spoke:
1t :. But this time will spare thy life! Take
IS this (handing him q val) drink III one drop O
il that coun ter poison alone will give thee life
I Tsacconpogna del Ciel Ia pieta r
Serene seized the proffered vial and drainet
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