The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-21
LOVE HIM---N0NE HATE
s,pro. rnE FI1OUS ITALIAN SINGER.
Ar ms NONE.
,u,torv Of II True Gentleman aud n
J" Most charming Artist

mr. ftN Alli' I ~'' ~ > i'0i W WV AN'Ai'ih
~. round one # the small tables. generally
..,.r ous They are CARRYING on an animal
,,..',,,,r-oti.n. Though YOU arc out OF ear
, van can easily divine that many good
h.' .s nm. nung said There il the distinct
.n"rsio If NE and high spirits about them all
hn.r, is one who in appearance forms a
citing contrast t' the others. II you were to
from his bright. clear eye and fresh COM
I.,lon. Won woud think him the youngest Of
~, ,,r..ip. but his wcl-kcpt moustachc and
l.,rl ami hair are ~ white rs frosted silver.
nam, i'm half ma hour ngo to cat his supper.
'alhel las collected a little group around him.
'a,,e se,,ci. some standing. Others. as they
sni.h their meal. go across the room to salute
a., and ,niu fue conversation for few min
a,'. MANY 4 the now corners linger there
Vii tb,v ar served, You are curious to know
s Wy, this hero " Moricos can hc. You have
se,n hin olt o. years ago. but you can scarcely
t'.,,..f.4I O. recognize his snowy locks and
te,rf Ue Is Mario Mnrchcse iii Gambia in the
i@sIan of ltlv, and prince Of tenOrs In the
relins q Clio and Eutcrpe
t,is rof wonderful II the stranger Jumps 10
tba conclusion that the light-hcMrtcd we'll
dressed Mario must hc well on The truth Is
hat Mario "a laius TO beiray the appearance Of
t0,erty just Is. when refugee IN ihrls forty
,ears az. ihe pride which caused MN to rciuse
he offered assistance ne saw no probability OF
ring all. T. rnlay made him turn his talents
y account before the footlights He left his
country for political reasons self-banished. II
you wIll. hut ban shed al the same; He ,entcred
he Military A'alrmy Turin when / years
Gd:li-tingu shed himself there; and from 1929
10 1886 was on the stan. first u his father. the
Marches 81 .fano. General de Gambia, who WINS
I1ycrn0r Il Nee. and then Of General do Mais-
r. wNowro'n Z ii Voyage iuiOiO'i e ma ChduiLre.
Al this time Mario aud a number oi his brother
Ulcers were ardent members Of the Young
1a|y marty. One day he received n sudden init
nation that he must start On the moment with
dispatches for Sardinia. The Blanca was to
sail thai night and he was to 40 in her. But the
Crsun- tanry- aroused his suspicious the yes
sri was convey ing troops to the island,
and on beard were officers OF higher
rank and trust than himself; to whom
tie dispatches might have more ilttingy been
i1trusted. H. became convinced. rightly or
wrongly. that the dispatches were a sham; that
he General. De Maistre. who looked with dis
cred he meetings held by himself and his
friends and lac was overwhelmed by the idea
that on account OF his fathers position he was
l. be sent away quietly. that others would be
arrested after he had sailed. and that II would
BE- said he had been allowed to escape under tho
ir'snce o. carry lng despaiches. some words
returning at no distant period served To
strengthen his suspicious. On going home e.
his rooms instead of preparing to start on his
MISSION. he sent immediately for on. Of his
closest friends coulldcd some notes 10 him. put
on disguise. and disappeared into an obscure
lodging. where lie r"muiurd in hiding until he
WAS able to escape TO Marselles. II he was to
he denounced rs a descrter he had the con-
SERIOUSNESS " saving his honor from imputa-
tons which he might never be ahlo 10 remove.
He mad no intention OF abandoning military
career. He hoped 10 get a commission in the
French army, IN Algiers. with the Carlists IN
SPAN. or IN the Greek service. In London the
Duke of Wellington was very kind 10 him. but
a. opeulug WIS To- be found. Live as ecOnomi-
cay as he could. the money he had with him
WIS rapidly becoming exhausted. aud at last he
determined to try his fortunes IN Ameri "a
where many other II his countrymen were
teaching Italian under assumed names. He
fIF ION
when he met with an accident which caused
him 10 lose his passage and forfeit his forty
Turned TO Paris. Friends there Interested them
selves with theTSardinian Government on his
behalf. and succeeded in obtaining a promise
that he should be restored to his former rank,
fess for six mouths and afterward serving six
months as private IN his own regiment. The
ordeal OF servl ing in the ranks where he had
once oommanded was too much for him., In
The mean time Meyerbeer. who had heard him
ting. offered 70 prepare him for the stage. aud
Opira. THIS was the lesser evil Of The two; he
could not siarye, he would not borrow. and he
accepted II. Meycrbeer, prolonged his stay IN
PARIS eight months 10 drill him into his role Of
h1bsI l. DidJle. and Fanny Ellsler fought him
10 walk th9 cards, shall never forget her
have brains only in their feet. but she was a
woman of great intelligence. She began hy
Caricaturing the way walked, and taught me
more than any one else. On the 4th Of Decem-
Der 1888. / made my first appearance. | had
no fear about my voice: but | felt ms II /
were about to ascend the scaffold. then fully
understood what must be the feeling OF a politi-
cal prisoner going to execution and tue strug-
Gle he has 10 make to bear himself Ike man
Of courage and gentleman, When got be-
fore the footlights felt as II were under the
influence OF a fearful nightmare. saw nothing
hut multitude OF eyes-eyes everywhere. was
taceessiql; but then. you know. the house was
filed with my friends They were there To give
ne hand u rise and l owed my success 10
them. And then. again. l was splenddly
supported: Leyasseur sang the part Of Ber-
hod, which Meyerbeer had written for him,
IL rus Gras that Of Alice. and Mile. NeauX that
OF the PcHreSs. Fanny Ellscr was the AbbeSs.
In the spring OF 1889 he came out IN London. in
other characters being sustained 10y Grisi. La
bsche Tamburini, and. II remember right
IT, says Mario. Marietta Bramhila. II WAS a
great success, certainly; but then. you know, it
was the first time Lucreza was sung nj Her
hNesiys thon there was the romance about
NY past. had known many OF the best fan-
Hes in London when | was there a year before.
hnl society had more TO do in sustaining my
lrst appearance IN London than any merits Of
my own. You must remember that Ruhin WAS
Nill d"servedly held in great esteem. No,
never sang in Italy nor in Germany | had
LF0mised my brother VINO became General dc
tahdia, that would never appeaf on the Italian
Mario lives in the Corso. not far from the
tla21a del Popolo. II you cal upon him be-
VIII receive you in spacious suite Of rooms, a
series Of salons. elegantly, II not luNuriously
furnished, The walls are covered wth paint
ngs chiefly portraits OF his family -hj4 father
his mother, his children, Grisi. There nre
hu-i- p marble and in bronze Of Grisi and OF
tls children. But why describe the appearanc,
u rooms which are as much things OF the past
rs AL those thousands he made. but did not
Know now 10 take caro- or Mario is little moro
s1u ioigor where he once lived. During the
winter months ioresleri abide there. and viii
continue 20 abide until his lease is out. and ha
~ Hile 10 get nd Of what seldom does more than
make both ends meet with his landlord. and
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