Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-05-04

NEw-YoRk, March, 1860.
The universal wall at present Is that 'FPatti is
gone" Yes Patti the charming, the bewitching
he fascinating.
All who have any appreciation Of a fair being
in whom arttessness Of manner is combined with
the consummat e artistic skill, whose innocent and
child-lke face is yet capable Of being completely
TRANSPORTED BY histrionio emotion, and whose
s4ive Interpretation of the most intricate and elab-
crate vocal PASSAGES causes old aud experienced
1ri7e doaus 10 sit and chafe in the prosceniun
boxes at the exuborance Of her genius, all who
have appreciated, listened to, observed, land we
might almost a1l) worshipped this little fairy
and their name Is legiou-have been compelled to
bid her reluctant fircyell only for folr ,cesk- at
present but after that for longer time alas for
the grels Metropolis Of tho Old World will claim
her presence shortly. Shame tina. our 1--WE won't
say s'the poor NANCY little 'ewe lamb" should be
stolen from rs
Wha. mundane iivinties have visited US in
times past we-us-acity that lie in a
vickedue=s." Paul Julien the youthful violinist
tho re-7.qe-afed rc-vivifad Paganini Arthur
Napoleon, the vo9ng Thalbcrg, the pianist who
seemed 70 haze been master Of the keyboard ere
he hal bid farewell 20 his nqtlra su5ruct'ca Ad-
elina Patti, the eiftel warbler Of Nature, who
while child, and wir>n her only companions were
her dolls and sugar plums. used to bid bold and
successful defiance % an m-rt ng-birds and cana
-fe- anil now when SC Freely AZ tie age when young
aiie first make their d.5'.s in society, she makes
her a,5t on the ip7ie sta7et jumps at once into
peoples hearts gains the strongest Cecelian alice
tiou7, charms thousands, transforms the pine
51aTls into a clrpe, Of flowers, and ia within a
few months from her " first appearance" claimed
by the managers Of the Art-tempes of the Metrop
oils of the World
She forms fitting third to this dazzling triad.
Julien with his 1.-The white magical fingers, boy
i=h b.T and n,at-ftting roundabout; Napoleon
-. li.le Arthur"-with bis bright dreamy eyes,
AMI Ua,aa s,ious power; Adelina Patti. the last
and IA st brilliant Of our angelic visitants, with
cr.olrae.t gaze and pefae piysI7ue
We da not wish to descend TO the dry common
zsn.aa details Of ordinary technical analysis when
applied % our lovely subject No it woaId be
like eHluiring whas kind Of steel Palmer's chisels
are composed Of. or asking if Vandyke or Rem
b.aait painted their master pieces while dressed
90 rel flannel shirts, or with covhide boots
Why should she be judged by ordinary rules, who
has b. ali appearance scorned such means Of attain
ing perfection il m art at once the
mos, ruie-be-hampered and lawfully lavless
Why should we try to single cut one false note or
tlr's asu'4f,9H t.oq, tis yer, IN a performance
which auscends that Of the most igid accuratists
and administers heavenly notwithstanding nepen-
the 70 the most stoical Of critics7
Is it not enough to be surprised, delighted
yes, we viii aid-overcome by what we should
have before considered impossible2 Is it not enough
to hear the difficult, -o.es Of world-renowned operas
rendered with a nlturalness ofmanuer that appears
Ike ones dream Of Improvisation Is it not
enough, after all this to hear, see and E7os0 that
the or--anain, little being who aooomplishes all
this. is girl-a child Of sixteen?
O ye shades Of Mara. Tede.co, Pasta, Malibran
>tofl1one. Bosio. Sontag Hayes, Lagrange, Pic
c0Ionmioi-(yol need not hesitate,) -P,eeoloul-
1s-l there we repeat IT, and now we say it againl.
p5--r1-Ls1i-7i -u-Ye we're all good, yea, pleasant
and are " nice to think about" but we shall
she'd n1 tears over your memories, so long as your
sl1-essar is with as.-vour sweet, your amiabIe
successor; CO.. gain. or joy, our ots1 peerless
4de,ina Yours,
TmorHY TRrLL.