Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

said that she was accustomed TO attribute
her wonderful facility in the acquiring OF
languages 10 this mixed origin. She
spoke and wrote, with elegant ease, five
European languages. She early display.
ed her musical genius, and it is related
that at two years and half, she WAS ac-
customed to sing the rondo Of Amina, in
ia Sonnambula. Her memory, and
especially for music. was something Won
derful; she tenaciously retained every
melody and theme that fell upon her ears.
Her musical education was early begun,
and though her mother fought the idea OF
presenting her upon the stage, nevcrihe-
less, she was placed when very young un-
der the tuition of such masters "a Cres.
ceniini. Panscron, and BoIdogni. And
this training was OF the severest Kind. II
was determined when she was about If
teen TO bring her out as a primG d1nua.
and for eight months Immediately prcced.
I =
note oi operate or ballad music-she
was kept TO the grind of exercises. eXcr-
cises. Notwithstanding this. before her
dejW she had rnemorzed forty principal
0peras-having, before she had sung II
note behind the iootligh.s, n larger rcp-
crt0ire than any primd donna OF dec
AIDES standing than before the public.
Her success was instantaneous. Her dcJHt
in lSjj in London, lifted her at once into
popular favor and she continued in Italian
opera until 1859, when she was induced
TO join the Pyne & Harrison English
Opera Troupe. Her even greater success
followed, and the seaaon over, she devot
cd herself to concerts, oratorios and les
tiyals. In 1868 she married Captain Car.
vii an officer OF the East Indian Service.
most respectfully connected. Shortly
after their marriage he became involved
in Peruvian speculation. in which he
lost the fortune OF the pair, and, going
to Lima to endeavor to recover from the
wreck, he died there, shortly after the
death of their only child. Madame
Parcpa. who had left the stage, returned
to It 10 regain ber shattered fortunes. In
lSCd She became u member OF the CON
cert troupe organized by II. l.. Batemau,
in which also were Levy, the corncl play
or. and G.ut Rosa. the yiolinist Her
success, Notwithstanding her great rep.
utatiOn. ~as not immediate, due, prob.
ably, to the great unpopuIarily OF her
manager, Bateman. Bat, subsequently,
Lafayette Harrison. obtained control of
the troupe, the fortunes oi The troupe
were made. The following year she mar.
i,d Carl Rosa, with whom she lived
very happily she now entered upon the
most prosperous time OF her life. 4
troupe was organized in which were in
cluded the names OF the most celebrated
English opera singers of the day. 5. c.
Campbell, VIM. Castle, Tom Karl. Ell.
ward Scguin. G.. +. Hall. Zelda Seguin,
Rose Ilersee, Van Zind,, Clara Doria,
and subsequently SIntley. the great Eng
iish baritone. Her American career cul.
minated in the organization of q tIonpe
ior the performance of Italian opera Of
surprising excellence. In "TrOvatore,"
she sang with Wachte, the great German
tenor; Rlniey. the English baritone; and
Miss Adelaide Phillips, the great Amer.
lean contralto. At the conclusion of this
engagement She went 10 England aud
from thence to Cairo. Egypt, where she
mct with The greatest success. Return.
iug to England, her husband organized
an English opera troupe, similar to the
ono in America, and repeated the Amer
lean successes through England. She was
engaged in this troupe at the time OF her
death. Her rInk in the musical word
was the highest. Her voice was a pure
soprano of remarkable power aud purity,
of even register and well balanced. Her
execution was something marvellous in
view OF the great volume of voice Her
phrasing *as deemed by muSicins as per.
iec,ion. She was seen to he the best al.
vantage in opera or concert, for she lack
eel the dramatic intensity necessary 10
absolute success upon the operate stage.
Yet ycal by year she was steadily i'm.
proving in her acting and had she been
spared year or two longer, she would
nave outgrown her rivals OF any stage,
for she was woman OF great mental
powers.
Married over the Edge OF the Wagon.
Emigrants must not stand upon ccre-