The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-22

HER FUTURE IN AMERICA.
The typical prma donna i, assumed to-
D., miraculous union of strange antthescs
She passes her infancy in poverty and her
maturity in splcndor, MARBLES in the streets
at thirteen and has the horses taken from
her carriage by enthusiastic youths at thir-
~. In childhood she twrls the tambourinc
for the pleasure of the public, in woman
hood she twists that public round her little
finger with equal facility. OF all peoplc
she ought to understand human nature.
since she is brought face to face with it in
its extremes. She shakes hands with the
peasant at the beginning of her career and
with worldful of princes at the end, cats
/ barely hammock and milk among the hum
Bile hOmcsteads of her youth, and later on
in life, like SOlomon's spider, "takcs hold
with her hands and is in kings palaces"
This is the popular idea of the typical sue.
ccssful prima donna, and perhaps it is not
very far out of the way At any rate there
are a sufficient number of instances cores
ponding to this picture to Justify the extent
to which it finds favor. Hence the interest
with which the world regards all the cnvi-
II
while you may successfully flash in the eyes
of the public great tenor or great barry.
tone, or even a great bassO, who has risen
from obscurity to emincncc but the public
always comes back to its hankcring after n
prima donna, and think, all the more other
II she has been born to a crust and Il cot
tage. At least American ~ympathics run
strongly in this direction. possibly because
in America fame and fortune are ottcner
won by the mhcritor, of poverty than in
any other nation under heaven I'm these
reasons are to BIZ bchcld portion of the
cause oftlIat atieCtonatc interest with which
United States audiences have for the las,
three years attended the fortunes of Nine
Nilsson. She sympahizcd with childhood
poverty because go many Of them had
once been poor, They sympathzed with
her long struggle and the brilliant triumph
it secured because that struggle was the
perfect reflection otwhat Is every dav seen
in this country. They sympothized with
her chastc temperament and OSCILLATIONS,
with her genius and capacity for labor, be-
cause these were the expressions of an
American standard of art and womanhood
united.
A writer upon the staff of the UcJeM
called recently upon Nine Nilsson, at the
hotel (thc Clarcndon,) where she is staying.
He found the artist in perfect health and
spirits, and looking the prototype of the
Mile. Nilsson whom the American public
lost eighteen months ago Those months
have left no outward record of
their fight What inward record
they have left will be seen when the cur
tain goes mp and violetta and Lucia and
made manv alusions to her recent career
in Russia. She likes the Russian people
and appreciates the exceeding enthusiasm
with which they received her. Both in
Moscow and St. Petersburg her success
was emphatic. In the latter city her benefit
night was something to be borne in scnsi-
tive remembrance by her (shc says to the
latest day of her life. The poor students
came pouring out in scores they surrounded
the doors of her hotel, and when she was
abont to enter her carriage several of them
seized her, and, inspired ~ an enthusiasm
which, in spite of its violence, never even
lost Il respect that seemed to border on rev
ercncc, took her in their ann, nd bore her
10 triumph to the theatre, the others, each
with lighted flambcau in his hand, forming
procession. The whole city was alive
with these frantic worshippers, and finally
the police turned out in full force, holding
themselves in readiness in the event of fire.
During the performance ut this theatre she
was recalled forty five times, and the stage
was absolutely imbedded with flowers upon
which it was necessary for her to walk sew
eral yards before reaching the footlights.
Finally. in answer to the general acclama-
tons, the artist was compelled to seat her
self at apiano, which was conveniently near,
and sing one or two of the Russian national
songs, the audience meanwhile standing and
the royal family uniting, up to the last mo-
ia, ,,n,,,Iar rpthl - IN A. tho
opera had been ''Mlgnon," and us the hero
inc had her hair streaming over her should
ers. the effect was extremely unique and
picturesque But the honors which Mime.
Nilsson reaped in ST. Petersburg assumed
sometimes n grotosquc and eccentric shape.
Ii was all very well to receive especial gifts
of value from various members OF the royal
family and to be invited to Court concerts.
but the tokens OF regard presented by the
students must have some times sorcly tried
the equability of the artists nerves. On
more than one occasion, incredible is il may
seem to colder bloOdcd Americans, some
of the students, in company with not few
officers of dignited rank, Frustrated them
/ selves ON the ground and welded themselves
into floor upon which Nine. Nilsson was
obliged to walk in order 10 reach her car
riagc. "rhis was too much" said tho
speaker, her eyes glistcnng at the re-
/ membrancc. at was really too trying to
| an artists feelings to expect her
to accept it. But there they were,
and what was to do? At my con-
certs the people behaved so sometimes that
| was frightened" Being requested to
mention the particulars Nine. Nilsson said
that the people rushed to the edge of the
stage, snatchcd at the hem of her dress and
tore ii into fragments caught her and held