, 1877-11-10

Processes expressing sympathy with her
suferings and admiration of her talents,
and adding =" We have always admired
her splendid voice and talents" Mdlle.
Titiens was delighted with this message.
which arrived in time to cheer the last
evening of her life. She was up in the after
noon, became faint towards bed time, but
went to sleep comfortably, and scarcely
awoke before her rather sudden death
from fainiipg. MdIle. Teresa Titiens or
Tietjens was of Hungarian origin and was
born at Hamburg in the year 1884. The
sweetness of her voice having attracted,
while she was u child, the notice of a pro-
tessional teacher. her parents resolved to
After the requisite course of study she
made her first appearance at Hamburg, in
.S49, as Lucrezia, In Donizotti's favourits
Opepa, and at once established her claim
to a distinguished place on the lyric stage.
She proceeded to Frankfort, and thence
to Vienna, gaining in each city increased
reputation. IL April, 1858, she appeared
at Her Maiesty's Theatre, London, as
Yaleotiue, in the Hugueg0tS. From that
time down to The pfese mt year MdIle.
Titiers, who settled in London, has been
the most popular pyima donna on the
English stage. For May seasons she was
the principal attraction of Her Mai sty's
Opera. A year or two ago she made a
billiant tour in the United States, and
upon her return resumed her wonted posi-
ton ut Drury Lane Mdlle. Titiens' APP
peerances were relied upon as one of The
chief ~e!cnleuts of success for the past sea-
sou at Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket,
upon Mr.. MapleSon's removal there from
Drury.Iane but q painful illness compel.
led her temporary withdrawal from the
stage. Her ~iliress had commenced at
Brighton in 1875, when symptoms Of
obsuucted inte>tines became apparent,
but were relieved by surgical treatment.
In 1876, when she was in America,
these symptoms REQUIRED. On her return
Mr. Spencer Wills first saw her in
August, 1876, aud relieved the syinp-
toms, as Mr.. Howell had previously done
ut Brighton. She then went on a provin-
cial tour and sang for so nights as we'll as
she had ever sung in her life. She also
appeared on the stage in the early part Of
the last Opera season, but in the second
week of April in the present year the d.
sease began rapidly to intensity, and she
sang for The last time. on the 10Th of May,
ia Lucrc4ia Borgia. On that occasion she
had 10 die a Stage death, and she remarked
to a friend that she thought she was really
dying. 1t then required four men to lit
her. She afterwards underwent several
operations, which, however, were i%neffec-
tual. For several months MdIle. Titieus
was in a critical condition, and her suffer-
ings elected spontaneous manifestations OF
sympathy among all classes, from Her
Majesty the Queen, who sent an autograph
letter, downWards. Mdlle, Titiens went
to Worthing IN the 18th of June, and
caught cold after her journey. Her subse-
queut history was that OF gradually declin-
ing strength. with occasional suffering re-
lieved by surgical skill. Recently she re.
turned to her home in st. JOhn's-wood
where she died, surrounded by her sisters
and %nieces, amid all the care of q large
circle Of afectionate friends-lbid.