The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-11

ewsscsI hs'uraiiy required some little iimeto weigh
IN my own mind before coming to any determination
and declined giving hi,a q response at the msmeut
Lueky was induced to make some inquiries spscting
the Cbevaisr and learnt frun the very best autho9
Chis was, % presume there will he no harm il nv
me utenins the na,ae Dr. Conneao who had been
the private ptysician to the Prince the real
position aud occupation Of the Chevslier. -
hs advice was clear In the e1tremsthat it would DO
beet for me TO have nothing to do with the man,
Was it not natural fur me TO believe therefore, that
tie marriage prelimnaries on which the Chevaier waa
then engaged those some princess OF the 7siSme
d,yondsee with the fd' de place Of Of his init
mates, and that the pecppary negotiations Ia which he
self the director Of Ao'i Dc pee while it was b.
no meaps improbable that his acquaintance with the
Prince President might resemble that Of The English
peasant With his Grace the grea Duke of Marlborough
the gate ofhi lord hips anxiouy waiting
the removed General leave it, and entcr his carriage.
His curiosity somewhat nterfered with his pcliteaess
fr you know that all EnoIishmen by nature ex
crueiatipey polite. Nayl he actually impejed his
Graces movements whereupon, the Duke spoke to him
His words were these: Can't you get out Of the way
Overwhelmed with JOY by this gracious specimen Of
futa condensation, the peasant accuseu sill his
winter evenings, he would nara,e to his children and
lrandchdreD as they sat around the brick fireplace
aDe The log freshly cut wood smouldered cracked
before them into fame how in his younger days he had
he honor OF being spoken 70 by the great Duke Of MARI
borough.
1t may be considered mprobabiiity that some
way other the Cheyalier learnt money at an
so plentiful with as he had at first supposed.
AT the least be supposed SO, from the crcum
stance Of his afterwards retiring from his previous
application to me, and starting upon that Gambleing
speculation which secured him such press nvi,s
ton from the officials Of the Castle OF st. Andrea in Go
noa Indeed, this invitation 50 imperative that It
admitted no possibility OF declining it by any exerion Al
his diplomatic skill and subtety.
II fully six years later that he obtained the itua
tion Of acting manager at the Academy Of Music under
Messrs. Ihaen and Colt which had carefully avoid
cd giving BIN al the Aston Place Opera House. But let
me, my dear Fiorentino, to my shame confess that
aud myself known much Of management
have since learnt, would have, beyond doubt been
to SO admirably did he manage for these geu.
emen that in three short months crowded houses l0st
II would have been infinitely better for me- and more
lucky for Mr.. Wko and the public had boon then
wise az now and associated him in my enterprise With
his aid my managerial career would have ended after
that case should have saved than i've years Of
my valuable time. Mr. Wikof would have avoided the
troubles attendantfupon his courtship" and tho pub
lie have escaped the annoyances of reading its coase
quences"
With such varied fortunes and so many ups and
downs as author has had in his managerial capa-
city, it not likely that the example of success
full an experimenter upon public credulity as Bar
mum should be entirely lost upon him. The advent
of Jenny Lind threatened his opera season of 1860
with ruin. He parted the blow by an ingenious
artice, and converted his prospects of failure int
triumphant success.
now PARODI BECAME DUCHESS OF DEvONSHIRE
WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF IT.
~ yourself me Roson % aucs,ess ,mpressas:e
hands, and the lease of the Aston Place Opera House upoa
his shoulders with Jenny Lind and Burnum real genius and
;u""s,v =; III & ~ S In. r. na .I
swede had ecliped Grisi, viardoGsrc Persani and
rn. 70 a. ;th ~ na~ ,;s: nAt . couia
hands tied by my arrangements and that had not
will confess that should have been glad enough to rive
up the whole concern However, there one decided
NV theatY;cal rronert.s ~ ~ s " ~ 0ePs
Il was however necessary to do something. Nv old
artists ,rora H., nos Ill eds ,r 10 -, .,.e. ~ ~
~ par,mn,s ,annar Me- ,ara 1sy 80 r ~, P..y..e
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ance 6rsI clas, reontatian ~ CONE 80 Aar; - ,h
ssme ra,ioJ ss Ienny Ind Necass;t hw, :. VI
,"s 70 t%v ana IT. myasi ~ ey no Eve o uso
with the Prince Of Humbnos usino b;s own san"
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She was an artist Of suecent talent to realize tho en-
peo'anons which might raise upon her behalf had
Lmre,ia Boroio and Dnna ANN NEW hsr ~
have been pasta,s Syorite pupil and had heard ,ou
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domeed merits AS seo9 therefore as my choice was
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