The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-26
A MUSICAL PRODIGY.
The Birth, Marriage and Sad Death o
Carlo Patti-A Chequered Career.

Carlo Fattt-A CneQueIou OarecNs
From the St. Louis Globe, March lsl
The funeral of Carlo Patti, the celebrated
ylollnIst, who died at an early hour on Mon
day, of consumption, took place yesterday
morning from 81. Bonaventnras Churcn, COT
ner of sixth and Spruce streets. The orcnes-
ira of Theod. Habelman's Apollo Theatre Kind.
ly volunteered TO assst In the fnnersl SER
vices of the departed musician, and under
the leadership OF Mr.. Schraum, assisted by
Mr. La Fontain, Mr.. Habelman, Mr.. Hermann
and Mr.. Schuler, furnished the music tor the
burial service. Mr.. Charles Kunkel also as.
sisted, playing the Kyre Eleison. Only few
friends gathered TO do homage to the de-
ceased.
Carlo Patti was born In the green-room OF
the Theatre Royal, Madrid, during the per-
iormance of the opera of Norma" in the
winter of 1912. His mother, then 9 popular
prlma donna, on the evening OF his birth, lent
her superb voice to the first two acts OF that
sublime creation, bnt was forced, from her in
disposition, 10 desist from attempting any
further strain, and retired to her room, where,
shortly after, the celebrated viollnist was
born. Carlo Patti, as Ia we'll known, ls the
only brother Of Adelina Patti, (Marchioness
de Caux,) of Carlolta Patti, and of Amelia
Patti Strakosch. The family is perhaps ua.
puralleled in the musical annals OF boih con-
tinents The deceased. 10 his twentieth year,
had attained such proficiency 10 the use oi bis
tavorite instrument. The violin, that he LED the
orchestra at The Varieties Theatre, New Or
leans, mis- father, mother and sisters having
come 10 this country some years previous.
The fame OF the latter is well known.
In New York Carlo Patti woD deserved
laurels as musical director Of The Grand
Opera-House and leader Of the famous Ninth
Regiment Band. Ills great success 10 that
city was marred only bya little occurrence nee Oh
of Erie, Jim Flsk-an affair which dragged
before the public the name OF his wife, Miss
Nully PlerIa, now performing In this city at
Deagle's Varieties. Indeed, IL may be said
that bis marriage was an unfortunate one Tor
him, estraDging him, as 1t did, from the sym
pathy and love oil his sisters, whose antipat1y y
to his wife was openly avowed aHd strongly
Carlo Patti came to st. Louis, in company
with his wife, to direct the orchestra OF the
Wakefield Opera-Honse, but tbs failure Of that
concern involved him 10 financial entangle-
ments which his rowing life and eccentric habits
had not prepared him to meet During the past
winter, 10 retrieve his losses, he gave concerts
in surrounding cilies-ln Belleville and else,
where-but most of his attempts failed to add
anything TO bis excheqner. and he died, as
MANY genius has done before him, without
sufd cienL means to decently inter his own re-
mains. Word was sent on Monday to Carlotta
Patti, at Montreal, announcing his death aad
stating hls circumstances, ,buttne reply brought
only palLry and insufficient sum OF money,
and the generosity of his friends had to be De.
pended on for the proper honoring OF his re-
mains. The reason for this treatment. which
NAV SAVIOR strongly of selfshness, and even OF
cruel hesrtlessness, is generally supposed to
be on account OF the marriage of her brother,
and the anlipathy above alluded 10. Niles
Nnlly Pleris, who opened at Deagle's Varieties
on Sunday evening, was, as We have said, the
wife of Carlo Patti. On Monday evening she
was excused by the management, lowing 10
,hs death of a dear frIend.n She was much
attached to her husband, and, notwithstand.
inp the dlstaste OF relatives, he cherished her
with seemingly true affection.