The New York herald., 1869-11-04

she Circle-Thc Story Of q Female CrusOe-
Fifteen Hundred Niles In an Open Boat ind
Safe as Last.
The return Of Madame Anna Bishop Schultz TO
this country, after four years. cruise Of adventure
- romantic and varied as the narrative OF Robinson
Crusoe, has for couple OF months, constituted one
OF tho leading topics In musical circles. The pro-
gramme OF her reintroduction 10 the American
public has not yet been announced, but viii be
forthcoming In two or three days The organization
OF the concert company, TO consist Of brilliant
corps OF assistants has however, already begun,
and Stenway Hall win, most likely, be engaged for
the projected musical series, The world of metro
politan music moves fast, and dozens have
made their bids for popular favor since
the date OF Madame Bishops departure
lin ls85); but In the tumble OF new names
New York always remembers old and fami-
liar ones, and viii be glad to welcome anew the
celebrated cantatrico and varied traveller, espe-
cay the recent tour OF the artist has been OF
romantic Incident OF strange vicissitude OF occa-
stonal deadly peril and privston, as well as OF pro-
fessional ecidt Of misfortune by wreck at sea as
well as OF artistic triumph.
AS a concert and operatic artist Madame Bishops
career has been one OF singular variety the recollcc
tions and operate gossip OF which might be spun
into three or four readable volumes.
Born In London and, nee REVERE, endowed with
one OF the most remarkable voices ever enlisted in
opera, and belonging to an affiuent family, having
graduated al the Royal Academy OF Music, though
at hrst devoted TO instrumental music under
the tuition OF NJ. Moscheles, celebrated
German pianist, Madame BIsnop was induced
to make her debut as cantatrice, which she did In
connection with the Ancient and Philharmonic con-
certs and at the great musical festivals given In the
cathedral sowns Of Gloucester Worcester, York and
Hereford. As her voice developed 1t was found to
be soprano sfogata of singular purity expressive
ness, dexibiity and power, and rhenceforh she de-
voted herself TO the profession appearing as prna
donna In the earlier part OF her career mostly in the
classical music OF Handel. Haydn, Mozart and
Italian. Having won her position in classical con-
cert, Nine. Bishop made her ds5'H In modern
Italian at the Royal Italian opera House, IN connec
ti0n with Grisi Garcia, Persiana, Rubni, Tambu.
rini ana Others In July, 1889, whence dates her
thirty years career as prtald donna aud
her first artistic tour on the Continent.
In October, 1892 she gave ten concerts at the The
atre Roy in Copenhagen following with series OF
nine s0irees at her residence since the palace OF the
hereditary Prince OF Denmark), and was at last
accorded the honor Of singing 10 private before the
Queen doing successfully ballad in The Danish
language. Al Stockholm, In 1870. the English pit0,a
uO5tHu CaIhc ia COHlpetltlON Win Jenny Linz, tuen
premiere cantatrce at the Theatre Royal. and not
withstanding the popularity OF the latter, was so
successful as to I'LL the house from parterrs to gal
lery, and became mistress Qf the national ballad
repertory OF Sweden, presenting It with the felicity
Of native and winning distinguished plaudits.
This tour occupied from September, 1899, to May,
1s43, and included the capitals ana noted towns OF
Denmark, Sweden Russia, Moldavia, Austria, Hun.
gary ana Bavaria, with mastery of the Danish,
Swedish, German ana Russian ballad lore in original
air and tongue.
Her d6bn in opera was made as Alice In "Robert
LIE Diable,' at Moscow, and in the Russian language
In the winter Of 1s404l, In which she acquitted her
self with distinguished success. Hence, therefore,
dates her career as an operatic artist, in which
capacity she made tho round OF the leading Italian
cities In 1s43, ending with Naples, where she
appeared IN Pusini's opera. "La Fidanzetta Corsan
and was engaged for the term OF twenty
months as prtnaa donna assolaa al Casteuo at the
Grand Theatre, san Carlo, "oto'lo" "L'El,sir
d'Amore.n la Sonnambuia,E beatrice di Tenda. y
the 'Baroer OF Seville,u "Lucia di Lammermoor,
and the III due Foscari were among the twenty -four
operas Of the rspelto'p. In tue first she was sup
ported by t1s famous Donzclle, following the great
Mailnrrau In the role OF Desdemona. Crossing into
raIermo at the instance OF the Sciiian government
in 1s45, Madame Bishop returned TO London Dy the
way OF Germany, giving concerts In the leading
Her Grsl visit TO this country was made In ls47.
and included the tour OF the States, Mexico and Cali.
fornia, whence, in 1885, she sailed for Auslraiia,
commencing series OF concerts Immediately upon
her arrival at sydney whence, again, she fitted to
South America, making the tour OF the principal
cities; whence again, she returned to England in
1858, making the tour of Great Britain with the cello
brated Julien
In the summer OF 1869, having given her farewell
concert at Surrey Hall and added the Staba Mater
(itossinD to her reoertoue Madame Bishop reap
peared IN the United States, where she pursued her
profession until 1865 doing the tour Of the States,
Mexico, the Canadas and Cuba, and establishing
Returning to san Francisco Madame Bishop
resolved TO visit the islands Of the Pacific and after
short voyage, was set down at Honolulu, :.
where she gave a series OF concerts, leaving that
city February lS 1885, In the Bremen bark Lbelle,
Captain Tobias, for Hong Kong
Robinson Crnsoe.liKe interest. but cannot be rSea
with fulness-no member OF the party having Kept
an accurate journal OF events Fourteen days passed
without special incident, when, at nine O'Clock IN
the evening. the bark struck on a coral island,
known to mariners ~ Wake Island. Among the
passengers and participants IN the voyage were Mr.
Van Reid, Consul 70 Japan from the Hawiian gov
ernment. and Mr.. Cosabro, japanese noblemap
and traveller, whose name Is well known IN this
that the usual maps appear TO have located the reef
fifteen miles or more from Its real position, the
OF danger until the bark grounded, staving the bot
tom as II II had been pasteboard or merely
-'A painted ship
Upon painted ocean,"
Unaware OF their real position though apprehen-
sive that the stoven craft could not last many
hours, The captain concluded 70 attempt no landing
until morning, ana a restless night was passed by
the nervous and thoroughly frightened passengers.
Morning dawncd at last amid the roar OF breakers
and mutter OF surf beating and washing the deck,
and the situation, IN all lis hldeous details, forced
Itself upon the comprehension OF the wet and worn
and weary thirty on board A brief inspection loca
ted the coral reef Wake Island, situated in lat
tude 10 degrees rs minutes north. longitude lG0
degrees 70 minutes east One boat was lost dnripg
the night, in spite OF the vigilance which was the
order lp the widst Ql Ibe noise aud tumult conse.
quent Upon the situation.
accident the two remaining boats being saved and
safely got ashore. The party, consisting Of thirty
persons, now found themselves marooned ON low,
unlnhabitabe and uninhabted coral island about
three miles in length the only vegetation OF which
consisted OF few tufts OF stlnted trees, with no
ldanaged washed ashore by the surf, q few kegs
OF angelica wine OF the California vintage. and a
barrel OF beer accidentally landed by the same