Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-21

cled from day te day, so that he Whe
run may read. It is sOmeE hat sin
gular that these two sisters, bred up
IL New YOrk-8lmOst the last, s. We
have said, Of q long line Of nlustriO0S
italian predecessOrs-shOuld at this
moment be the leading operate stars
in the musical armament Of Europe.
With all their italian prestige. Amer
Ica's claim TO them has never been
forgotten here, MOI denied by them,
and we look forward TO the time when
one or the other, or both, viii return
to their old home, and renew with rs
the vocal triumphs which their genius
has Wrung from the most critical au-
dienees Of the Old World.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG,
Is a child OF our own soil and tradl-
tons, born during the temporary so
i0uTn Ia the South Of her parents,
whose nativity and residence were In
New England, as were those Of thsiP
ancestors before them FOR generations.
Miss KeIlOgg's musical development
has been remarkable, and has dated
from her infancy. Her voice is q
mezzO-sopranO of great range and
sweetness, perhaps not 50 effective on
the middle notes as on the upper and
lower ones, yetOf WOndFOus strength
and purity, and nothing can sUFpsS
the clear, rich trills, like those shaken
down from some bird singing IN mid@
heavens. Miss KeIOgg's execution is
said to be ~uneXceiled, and her mUsl-
cal conscience IS something unrivaled;
after every triumph ia song she says
TO herself or her mother, "But better
next time" she has also much dra-
matte ability, and the Germans have
eOmpiimented her marguerite" as
being the only "Gcetchen" among all
the pretender5. Possessed Of a pro-
dlgiOus memory, and always up. not
only In her own part, but in the whole
opera, she is TumOred to have e re-
maTkable power over the other play
er5 on the operate stage with hers
conducting q large measure Of the
performance SO one might say, Eersef
prompting, bringing wanderers back
TO the key, silently suggesting action,
and holding everybody as near The
mark as his or her own detective tsl-
ent allows. This Is something unex.
ampled, not only for its enthusiasm,
but fox the unsel6sh devotion 70 art
in the desire of perfection for the
whole performance rather than sue.
cess for herself that shall eclipse the
rest; and Ia remarkable contrast, We
have heard il said, Of a rivaiing diva
that it was with great difficulty that
that little lady learned her OYn role,
requiring It to be repeated 20 her q
hundred times before her ear Or her
memory received impression. Miss
Keliogg's stage wardrobe aud Jewels
are very rich and elegant; among the
latter is an antique crown Ofamethysts
set in a fragile workmanship Of gold
hligrdnd, which she Wearsin"L'E ole
du Nord," and to which q romantic
history is attached. she returned
rom her brief European tour and mu-
steal success laden with eXqisite and
costly gifts from princes, dukes and
ducbesses, ~unspOiled by all the hattery
she received, though doubtless well
enough pleased by the enthusiastic
praise with which the savage and in
cOrrUptible Davidson on ths Times
greeted her. Her voice was enriched
by rest and change Of climate, and
we have reason to expect distinguish.
ed cOnqTests from her in the future,
shedding a part Of their glory on all
our cOuntrymen ard women. In her
face Miss kellogg bears a striking re-
semblance to the actress Rachel, oW-
ing to the shape Of her features and
her dark and deep-sst eyes; but her
happy, open smile and her changing
color give her q iuxuri7nce Of woman
ly beauty to which the slim Hebrew,
classic and white, and lustTOus as q
statue, was q stranger. In manner
she Is exceedingly nervous, self fors
getful and never in repOse, but con-
SANITY vibrating to the influences
about her.