New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-04

"Here was indeed genuine artistic who II
she had only been taught after the Italian
instead Of the German method. would have been the
greatest prma donna that had ever been hearorheard
of-since operate music had sprung into existence
Even in the abs nee Of that method. she has held her
ground as incompatible; and at the present mo-
mcnt when her voice j. approaching ia deoaience
and no wonder, because of tnc wear and tear
ii has undergone, and the all but superhnmal aDors
iis possess0r has undertaken and composed Win an
ndomtabe spirit and perseverance that nothing mas
ever dauntcd-there ia not single art'ste 'hi' aP
proachcs her within the shadow Of shade or tot he
her place whenever she may retire. A In other tunes
rstcass prmcdonne have come and gone, so II NAV he
again but al present ns72 the world looks IN vain for
such one as MILE Teens has been, IL TO be hoped
for miny seasons yet TO come she VIII yet
remain" Choriey, on the Otner hHnd' Wfo'e
of her. after her attempt in 1868 to obtain
Paris engagements: "Me Tetjens has returned from
Paris without, apparently being engaged at the Grand
Opera It now secms-:rOm concurrent testimony wnch
has arrived from every publcand prvate-that While
she was received in Les Hugucnos with all courteous
attention as one trying difficult enterprise Cher VdieH-
tine however being by much her best charace the vocal
inequalities OF her style, arising, fear from Imperfect
German training. did not pass uunerceived III the kue
Topelleter The same fate attended the lady
In Ma lies as has befaen her in Paris. No one hav-
ing ears could question the natural force and me
quality Of her voice: but it ia no case Of cotcre
spite or national jealousy to repeat that the execu-
tonpower of the organ has been developed, and
that the instrument itself is already impaired by
and tear"
1t Is an undoubted fact, that whatever her
shortcomings in the matter Of execution may have
BEEN uraly superb voice, and that she was.
moreover great tragedienne and WIS IN roles mar
scope for the display OF her great dramatic powers
that she gained her greatest triumphs. She WIS es-
periav great the heroine OF Cherublns magn n'fnt
tons OF the great SINGERS of the Olden Time Ooth Ia opf
the last reDrrsentant of such heavy tragic operas rs
"NOrmq, -" Iucre2ia Blrga, aud Mcdea. ana ~ seems
almost impossible that they should he heard much
in the future. for there is one now sniied either by
nature training, FOR their proper presentation I've w
OF which Pasta and Mabran aud Gri~i were the eatst
members dies with her and even had not the public
ohangel greatly that their production ~ almost
mpossibe there is no one to give the works in which
the greatest trumps Of these artists wrre won and by
means Of which they have taken the hghest rahk on
fore prove most serious, irreparable. for she
not only the last t. preserve the traditions ol ms
great ne of opera-singers Of whom she was WORTHY
successor but the loss OF her example and advice VIII be
deeply felt nv the members Of the operate pro-
fession, 10 whom they were of the creates service
Mile Tctieus has not sung in public snc" May. Dur
ing her long Illness she has NJ times suffered i1"nse v
She had an internal tumor Early ~ june LONDON Sa,
geon familiar the medical profession for Dig ikiful
operations in such cases, called TO her bedside He
exclaimed thai the tumor was such ihat, out inc use
Of the knife ath certain 10 follow; aud. moreover
that the operation itself might result fatally. th"n'h a.
had boon very successful IN his pracice she listened
carefully to h statement, ana said s'c would FISK the
she saut for her lawyer AMI made her viii. She y W
ed for her cheek hook and made ont drat' FOR 100
guineas. the surgeons On the d1Y S." auart ior
the OPERATION. she said farewell 10 her friends aud aief
a few moments Of silence, told them she was ready.
Choroform was gwen and the surgeon pIOclelel on,
10 lelrn that thu tumOr one with nhrnus al
heson@ aud could not be removed II OF no use 10
proceed fart ner and the wounds I'm the body clued.
hey healed without diicdlty but the tauor remained
as before II has times since then been sad nai her
condition wa much iniOvedcycn that she out ~
danger; but the y remark. that the tunnr with
operation would fatal, has been more IMAM
made trIe-it was fatal even with gn o1oratlOn