The national Republican., 1861-10-31

NJ We annex, from Leslie's Hush ated
Neos, biographical sketch Of Miss Huxley,
who is to appear here in concert to morrow
evening:
Isabella Hinki'y; .ns. the american Prim.
This accomplished and beautiful young lady,
who achieved so marked success at the
Academy of Music on the night of the 23d Of
January, 1861, is daughter Of the soil, an
American girl beyond peradventure, having
been born in Albany, N. Y, in the year lS4O.
Her parents were both musical in tempera-
| ment, and, therefore, her education began
| early and with a careful mother to superin.
tend her practice, she soon began to make a
de cided headway in the divine art. At the age
| of ten years she began studying the piano with
Mr.. o. J. Shaw, (now teacher in Utca,) but
| had previously attained remarkable excellence
as 4 pianist and reader of music. few years
| with Mrs. Electra Cone Page, then popular
teacher of singing in Albany, and soon was
| capable of taking the entire charge of the mu-
sic in the Church Of the Holy innocents. 1t
| was there that her voice was heard by Mr..
George W. Warren, Heading professor of music
| in Albany, who was so much impressed with
it's beauty and power that he made immediate
offers to Miss Hinkley to become the soprano
| Of st. Paups Church, (where he was organist.)
From that time her success In Albany WAS
quite remarkable. She made her debut at an
annual concert given for the relief Of the poor
by Mr.. Warren, and accomplished vocal tri.
umph rarely ever before witnessed in that
ancient city. She became the pet of the public,
and her beautiful voice, daily increasing In
, power and expression, was the towns talk. At
the end of another two years, during which
period she occasionally favored the public, she
!. displayed such remarkable talent that her
I father, DR.. J. W. Hinkley, one of the most
respected physicians OF Albany, determined
n l.k. tx., Ia, hnr IN
advantages Of the masters OF Italy. 1t was a
sad blow to the Albanians to lose Miss Hinkley
b but they honored her, just prior to her depar
;. ture, with grand complimentary concert
= April, 1867, which netted her clear one thou
l sand dollars. She sailed for Europe on the
/. 10th of May Of the same year, and soon after
her ARRIVAL Florence, began course of study
soon became the fayorite pupil ofthis renowned
Is master. She made her first appearance II
d Florence at the Philharmonic concert in pres
ence of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Deoembe
= orary member of the Florentine Philharmonic
q Society, and presented with diploma. Sool
It after, she received an engagement with tn
:. celebrated composer Pacini, to sing his new
81 | opera called " II SallimbancO," but the unfor
" tunate revolution in Italy, which broke ou
-. almost Immediately, caused the cessation Q
y all amusements, and she was therefore oblige
Is to renounce that honor.
The COntlnuauOn OF pOltlCal trOuDi0S In ltal
y determined Miss Hinkiey to leave that city
Of arts and return to America. She accordingl
10 departed from Florence on the 22d of Septem
ber, 1860, intending to sail Immediately fO
s American but arriving at Paris, she was di'
g. suaded from this rather hasty resolution b
seve raj celebrated artists OF that city, who at
n vised her to remain In Europe, until, acquirin
s- some artistic reputation and receiving gres
M encouragement from ALL she gave grand col
'e cert, with Madame Larini-formery Miss Vii
~ ginia Whiting, of Boston--with great success
s- on the 18th Of October, 1860. In the follOwin
10 month, she received and accepted an offer fc
IN Amsterdam, Holland, where she made her d.
re but on the night of December "a, 1860, in tn
role of Adalgisa, in Norma" with Madam
30. Rosa De Vries, in which she net with tn
o. greatest success ever obtained by any deb,
=, t.nte. She sang, during the season there, all
I'd the operas Linda di Chamounix" and :"
Trovatore," and also in opera and concerts
Rotterdam, Utrecht, the Hague, Haraam, Ar
helm. and Nimeguen. She sang twice at cou
y at the Bague, and received most fatterii
at marx of attention from Her Majesty the Que,
OF Holland, who took her by the hand, comp
mented her highly upon her voice, and thank
her for the pleasure she had aflrdod her, al
in shortly after she was presented by the Que'
:, with an elegant bracelet.
ST. Finishing her engagementin in Holland, she W
Immediately secured by M. Merelli, and ma
her debut at Brussels, May 10, in the opera
Lucia di Lammermoor." She sang also wi
immense success at Antwerp, Frankfort.o
a the. Main, Wiesbaden, Homburg. Cologne, Bon
Crefeld, Dusseldorf, AK la Chapeiie, Mae
m fright, Hamburg, and a Berlin sI IL the oper
lin lhoth narts ~ in Don Pasouale. y I" II b.
6iere," -" II Matrimonio segreto," and Zerli
s. in Don Giovanni"
n, While at Cologne, Ullman was present at
IN representation Of " II BarbIere," and imme,
ately offered Miss Hinkley an engagement
id New York. She was already engaged
ns Milan, but by paying sum Of money, the G
Vi gagement was cancelled, and that Of Ullm
accepted, and to fulfil which she sailed in \
yember for New York, arriving there on
ip- nth, after an absence Of three years and sew
in mOnths,
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