The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-30
TROUBLES OF A TENOR.


The Chicago Republican of Wednesday has
the following
Signor 2. Brignoli, of which the p. may stand
for Pietro, Pasquale, Presto, Pianissimo, or Piu-
mosso, the world knows not, although the world
knows 2. Brignoli as well as 1t knows its own
fatb sr. Indeed the civilized American who has
noe heard and admired the ''silver-toned tenor"
might as well confess himself q nobody, and
make way with himself at once.
1t may be said, however, by way of celebrat-
ing Sig. Brg.'s virtues, that he sings the best
high fiat, wears the best clothes, caters the
best soupir, and, when opportunity presents,
drives the best team of any man in America.
HIS SALADS
and ragouts have always an individuality and
display collectively, the versatility which
bespeaks genius. There is one, which he makes
for Madlle Nilsson, which contains every pos
sible ingredient except strychnine, hydrocyanic
acids and belladona. He will keep an audience
or party waiting an hour for his changes of
costume with the easiest grace conceivable in
corpulent compatriot of Christopher Columbus.
He can gush with sentiment or effervesce with
mirth, and he can turn Fairbank scale at 229.
Sig Brig. was up yesterday before no less (and
no greater)a dignitary thanChie Justice Bauyou,
on a suit for debt. The way 1t happened was
this:-A man named Batey came into pos
session of an old claim of $40 against an Italian
opera company which one Chizzola had brought
here, or attempted to bring here, early last sum
mer, and which had been dubbed by its slippery
mpressario the
'BRIGNOLI OPERA TROUPE"
Chizzola, who should at once angicize his
name into Chiseler, had also given out to some
that it was Brignoli's enterprise. Accordingly,
when Batey heard that the great tenor was
coming to Chicago with Mission, he exclaimed
Fee! faw fum!" ETC., meaning that he would
get out a cdpids against the silver-voiced tenor
the moment he should set his airy foot on Chi
cago soil.
MANRICo CAPTURED WITH A CAPIAs.
Tho an1;0 xuac priv IL a ~,
more equanimity than silver-voiced tenors usu-
ally take cdpidses. He agreed to appear before
the solemn bar of Bauyon at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning. He possessed mind conscious
of its own rectitude as we'll as voice conscious
of its own altitude.
Batey was there before him. and had George
Garrison and Guy Magee there on attachments,
as witnesses. But they couldn't swear to much,
and were soon utterly put to rout by the pro-
duction of the ominOus document 1t read thus,
and was duly attested by notary public
THE CONTRACT.
Memorandum of the engagement made be-
tween G Cbezzola IL Co and Brignoli for the
term of Five Weeaks for Italian Opera com
mensing, In New York May 1870 and continuing
two weeks-thence in Chicago for two weeks,
and two weeks also in Cincinnati for one week
Signar BrignOli will receive from Sig Chizzola
and company for his services tennor
assoluto the sum of Five Hundred Dollars
(S500) per week payable weekly and also all
travelling expenses.
&C. A. CHIZzoLA & Co."
A BAD SPELL.
This document, spelled as it is, held the Court
spell-bound. 1t showed that Sig. Briggs rela-
tions to the Chizzola concern were only those
of hired singer, and hence that he was not
responsible for any bills of their contracting.
HE IS FREE.
The erudite Judge remarked that this was a
very intricate and hextraordinary case. On
minute search he had found nothing in Black
stone or In Haines' Township Laws concerning
reno tennOr hassolutos aud would ave to de-
eide the case on general principles. He should
dismiss the case as o
HUNJUsTIFABLE PROSECUTION.
If a reno tenuor hassouto couldn't go about
the country diffusing his liquied melodies with
ont being capiassed In every town on an 'abeas
corpus, it was time the practice was rebuked.
He had great mind to send the plaintiff up for
vagrancy.
The vivas of Brgnoli's friends rent the air
They would have borne him on their shoulders
from the courtroom, but he was trife over
weight and the stairway was narrow.