The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-06
PATHS PERFORMANCE.
A Steward Who Says She Was as Full
as q Tick.
CARLOTTA ENTERS AN INDIGNANT
DENIAL.
Sational Associated Press to the Star.


ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6.-The following tele-
gram appeared in the Post-Dispatch yes
terday afternoon and created quite stir
in theatrical and social circles. On ac-
count of its libelous character it was
withheld by the agent of the Associated
Press at this city until instructions were
received as to the propriety of sending
it
LEAvENwoRTH. KS, Dec. 5.-The news
received YESTERDAY that Carlotta Patti had
entered suit against the Post-Dispatch of
st. Louis, claiming $25,000 damages for
publishing alleged libelous articles from
the Leavenworth and Kansas City Times
OF last Sunday morning. in which she is
published as having been under the in
fuence of liquor on the occasion OF her
late concert in this city, caused consider
able excitement am ng our people.
Further investigation, made since the
publication of the articles on Sunday morn
ing. gives additional evidence of their truth.
Patti, during the performances, sent out
several persons and obtained liquor, which
she drank. One of her. company came be-
fore the curtain and apnlogized for her fail
ure to please the audience with her singing,
allowing that Patti was wrrn out with the
journey. was sick, and asked the indul-
gence of the audience. Her second and
third appearance plainly showed that some
thing more than ordinary sickness troubled
her. She could not contrnl the mus cles of
her face and there was silly, maudlin ex-
preston on her countenance that told very
plainly the cause of her failure to sing even
passably we'll.
The entire audience of nearly seven hun
dred of our best people left the theater
either dissatisfied or completely disgusted
with her. Patti and her party went from
the theater to the Planters House, where
they ate and drank. John Nevils, the
steward. says Patti ate large supper OF
quail, an enormous quantity of macaroni
and other eatables, washing it down with
two bottles of beer and numerous glasses OF
claret. He says Patti was as full as a tick.
1t is the unanimous verdict of those
present at the concert and particularly of
our musical critics. that the concert was a
downright fraud. The Leavenworth Times
is the acknowledged leading paper in Kan
sas and never publishes any news unless
satisfied that it is true. 1t is owned and
edited by d. r. Anthony and he is to-day
thoroughly convinced of the truth of the
assertion that Patti was so much under the
influence of liquor at her late concert in
this city as to render her wholly unfit to
appear on the stage.
CARLoTTA's INDIGNANT DENIAL.
CHICAGO, Dec. .6-Mme. Carlotta Patti
was interviewed III regard to the reports
froLa Leavenworth that she had disappoint.
ed the audience through indulgence in
too much liquor. She was indignant at
what she characterized most malicious
fnlsehood. The fact was, on the recent trip
she had been far from well. in some in
stances, being compelled to forego public
engagements from actual sickness.
She declined to enter into all extended
notice of the matter, and dismissed it with
the remark that she believed her reputa
ton as an artist, to say nothing of her So
cial status as woman, was sufficiently rec
Ognized in America and Europe to enable
her to treat said vulgar and unwarran table
outrages with the Indifference it deserved.
Several members Of PATHS Company were
interviewed, and with one accord charac-
terized the story of her intoxication as a
falsehood invented by the manager Of the
Leavenworth Theater because Of his disa-
greement with her manager about the re-
ceipts Manager Chizz'la says Nine. Car
lOtta was suffering from severe cold and
only consented to appear at Leavenworth
after much coaxing.