The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-09

tFrom tbs Liverpool Times.
Death OF rratassse veststs.

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those Of older date IL broken by the
death Of Madame ves.ris, which occur.
rcd Oh Saturday The Dth inst. Never,
probably. las u theatrical artist beer
80 prominent In the eyes Of the public
for 30 long A period az ibis versatile,
accomplished lady. Already celebra.
ted as an Italian cotmlto vocalist al
The Kings Theatre, she commenced
her English career by a debut al
Drury Lane 'Theaterin FEBRUARY, 1920
and soon the figure Of Madame YES
tris az Don Giovanni 10 London. y
was 10 be seen Ii every form Of chin.
ney ornament, placard aud print, just
as Mile Jenny Lind, aeeoutred as
LA Figlia del Reggimento, = was every
where visible a few years ago. A
long series 81 purts, mostly requiring
a combination Of the accomplished
vocalists with The sprightly actress,
were for her so many occasions Of &C.
quiring increased popularity. Some
tive.and-twenty years ago, while in the
youth Of her fame, che took The Olym.
pic Theater, thon anything but an
aristocrs,io establishment, and assem-
bling round her galexy Of comic tall
ent, at once made II the most fashion
able house III London. Indeed, with
Madame vestri's management of the
little Wynch street theater began that
taste for elaborate stage decoration as
applied to dramas Of ordinary life, that
IL 90 prevalent ID the present day
Shortly after her marriage with Mr.. G..
Matthews, and q visit to America
which followed that event, she ex.
changed the government Of the 0lym-
pic, for that Of Covent Garden. which
she opened III 1880, displaying tho
same spirit Of magnifcenoe on larger
scale. With the termination OF Mad.
anne Vestris's rule, which did not last
many seasons, the position Of Covent
Garden as an English theater was lost.
never to be recovered, and for some
time Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews, appered
as ''stars' ID various establishments.
In the Lyceum, which they opened
in tho year 1s47, they once more
found a domain, and the briliancy of
their spoctacles was tho talk Of London.
During the latter part Of The Lyeeum
period, which ended the year before
last, Madame vestris, appeared at
somewhat distant intervals; but, In
spite Of physical decline, II was obyi-
Gus that hor talent had not In any way
decreased ; and when she finally re.
tired, IL was felt that the theater had
lost ono Of It's brightest attractions.
Az an artist who sbone both on the
Italian and the English stage, who
united the character Of the vocalist
with that Of the uctress Of genteol
comedy in parts whore song was not
required, the reputation Of Madame
vestris is, we believe, require, aud to
this must be added the fame Of being
one Of the most distinguished mana.
gers who ever governed theatrical
property. She was the original Fati.
ma In Weber's " Oberon," d thousand
popular songs derived their popularity
In a great measure from the circum-
stance that she firss introduced them
to the public, and countless pictures
que personages belonging to fairy and
NEUROLOGICAL spectacle will still be
connected with her sparkling counten-
ance and exquesitely turned figure 10
the minds Of many Of our readers. 1t
Is soma consolation for her loss that
death relieved her from state Of lin
gering and hopeless suffering, for few
will DO more sincerely regretted than
the gifted daughter Of the engraver
Bartolozzi.
Madame vestres was the daughter
ofthe celebrated engraver Bartolozzi,
and was born in the Parish Of Mary
lebone, London, in January. 1893
Id 1878 she merried M. Almond Yes
iris, celebrated French dancer. In
1916 Madame Vestris and her hus-
band separated, and they continued to
dwell asunder up to the period Of his
death, which occurred about the year
1926 Fom that time to the present
her history has been before the world.
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