The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-29
Obituary.

MADAME vEsTRIs, CONEDIENNE AND VOCALIST.
This celebrated actress vocalist and directress died
London, Saturday, August o. amer illness Of
several months. Her maiden name was Eliza Bariolozz
and her father . celebrated engraver. She was
born in January 17e3 Zone account says s7) 10 the
parish Of Marye bone, London. She was well and
carefully educated but not for the stage but about 1919
she contracted marriage with NJ Armand Vestrls
Partisan dancer, who had made great hit at the Kings
theatre, London. Madame vesris one Of the most
beautiful women Of her day. and an accomplished vocal
list Her husbands pecunary difficulties compelled her
10 70 the stage and she made her debet the Kings
theatre, Jaly 20, 1885, Proserpina, in opera " II
Rate Proserpna," in which she was adite successful
In 1917 she went to Paris and made her debut al
the liam Opera Proserpina, aud failed.
She Then separated from her husband, and remained in
Paris enjoying the Injuries Of that gay capital until 1919,
when she engaged by Eiliston for Drury Lane,
making her debut Lila in the Siege OF Belgrade" and
playing afterwards Adela in the "Haunted Tower" She
made sensation till 1871, when EIston brought out
Moncriefs burcsque, Don Giovanni" in London, Yes
iris playing the in all the glory Of magnificent under
standings, clothed in rreproachable silk tights. She be-
came famous nj once Her picture WINS in every shop
window, and the piece had great soon Afterwards
she took the olympic theatre, aud made 1t the most
fashionable house in London. Nearly all OF Panche's
earlier pieces done here originally Her connection
with Mr. Charles Matthew'S commenced about 1880,
and in 1888 they married With Mr. Mat
thews she crossed the Atlantic, and opened at
the Park theatre, in this city, on Monday evening,
September 18th, ls3s. The HERALD or The 18th, says
"the theatre crowded TO sufiocation. she well
received; the paudits immense. Sigh, attempt
10 raise made by two three rioters, bu,
was speedily put down" She played Praise in The In
PRODUCTION, sort OF piece doccasion; aud Clarssa In
Tho Barrack Room" She closed this engagement the
horo bcfpo ful utv afta ha rat Tho
I'd Of October and then to Philadelphia where she
was equally unsuccessful Her failure was ascribed
three the arrival OF Celeste who acted
about the time at the National theatre and bet
ter managed aoother, that she played in nothing but
vaudcycs, and old at that and third that there
was rumor that Nine. Nestris had behaved badly n
her failure wa. entirely ownr 10 the bad manasemeni o.
Mr. Price, who then controlled the Park theatre.
AMER the Philadelphia Nine. yesris returned
10 New York and played the old pieces again al the
Park, 10 almost empty benches she said the Americans
werea "cold people" but their enthusiasm for Celeste
and Mss sheriff who here At tho same time, evil
denced the contrary s0e had her farewell benefit 81 the
Park the sh OF November, but they did not leave l
the 15th when Mr. Matthews made q long speech assign.
Ing OF their failure the OF portion
Of the press upon some alleged misconduct on the part
II il probable that the true causes were assigned BY
the HfRsfp, namely the old pieces and az impression
played under the OF Mrs Charles Matthew'S to mol
lily American prctudces.
After the speech at the Park Mr. and Mrs. Matthew'S
ricau tour NINE ycstris then Coven Garden thea
ue, which she opened In 1882 II ss diFectress
that Nine, vcstris shous without rival No manager
ever earned or spent so much money as she. She
the introduce the French system OF adornng the
stage and raging profound attention 10 the most minute
details Of scenery, costume, properties, &c, So She
spent Eve thousand dollars In getting up Panchss bur
esque, rhe Island sfJewes, aud avished proportion
ale sums upon every piece she produced But Covent
Garden not the place, and she relinqushed H. For
several years she played star engagements in the pro
vipccs In lssT opened the Iyceum where she reign
cd until 1886, when her health began 10 fail and she
appeared only AZ intervals until the latter part
Matthew'S hands, he having been twice a bankrupt.
They earned immense sums, but their private expenses
were enormous-somstbing like fifty thousand dollars
per annum y.strs preserved her beauty wonderfully
They sad she caused her face neck arms and shoulders
10 be cnamclled every year in Paris She brought out
ssrea many popular peope-among them Mss laura
Ksene wehave already given the American opinion Of
her, and the suboped extract expresses very nicely what
was thought Of her al home
A. an artist who shone the Italian the English
sSS q he
distinguished who governed theatrical
properly she Was The orsns fa@ ss wePer
the circumstance tina, she first introduced them
,osrp aDa spectacle viii s Re cosnecea w
her sparkling counenance and c1usey turned figure IN the
s ma, death has relieved her from state Of lingering and
hopeless SUFFERING fer few will be more sincerely regretted
han the gifted daughter OF the engraver Bartoloxh
We are pair ed to hear Of the sudden death Of Mr. Nou
J. PrcAR. one Of our most esteemed merchants, who
resided In Henry street, Brooklyn Mr.. Becar came
from his farm, at smithtown L. IL on Tuesday morning
be chronic Inflammation Of thebsdder the effect Of Sc
we're cold His loss win be deeply felt by large circle
OF friends, and his place one not easily filed.
Mr. HAxrr has yielded The desire OF the public and
rss ..xos "a noyform one M his sro.. ,.v.. =, a.