The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-12
THE NEXT sENsArroN-sio A TICKET,

New York is dry. 1t has buried Tamanny
Hall and its late election. There is nothing
on hand except Patti. The diva has just
arrived. She is, like fresh stock of Pa
risian millinery goods, on hand and will be
shortly exhibited at $40 u ticket. 1t is sell
dom we see anything in a dramatic paper
worth reading. There is too much puflcry
in that kind of literature as rule. 1t all
reads, and is from two-bits to one dollar
line But the Dramatic News has an article
on the Patti decidedly out Of the general
line. After saying that she once said she
"would rather be an exile in Siberia than
tourist in America" it continues: "Now,
40 years of age, she arises to give us the
questionable remains of her voice at $40 n
ticket 1t is ntimated this change was
brought about by her becoming from
trine to considerably rusty before "the
crowned heads of Europe" Her adyertis-
ing chief,of-StaT and partner in the receipts
is fussy little Fronchman named Mortier.
He insists that she is still great and first
toast with the C. his of e., and that she
makes great sacrifice in coming to this
country of vulgar democrats. "She has re-
fused splendid offers in order to make
| this tour in America" And let our readers
pause to take q breath before they read MOI.
tier next statement. "ln Madid,' he says
'shc was offered palace in the Prado and
100000 francs for thirty performances. In
France she declined q proposition to give
her 25,0O0 $4,000 a night for twenty-five
concerts" But this is not all. Mortier has
not done. He tells us that in Madrid lately
she dined with tho king and queen, and af:
ter dinner the queen put the royal babe in
PATHS arms and said "At any rate when
she grows up she will be able to say she had
the honor of being held in the arms OF
Patti" There are mothers of young demo
Gratis in this country who wouldn't allow
Patti to hold their brats in her lap. Pro
crossing with his advertising, Mortiel
says w. II. Vanderbilt last year offered the
Patti 500, 600 to sing in America under hi,
management. Patti under the manage
ment of Vanderbilt would be worth $50
ticket But the Dramatic News rises to eX
plain that history of the diva. 1.-THE fact
of the matter are rather curious" it says
"and will bear telling. When Mr.. Free
Rullman, our respectable and enterprsinl
ticket Spectator, went to Paris last sum
mer he spent money, contrary to his usua
custom, with lavish hand. Somebody il
Paris started the report. that Fred Rullmal
was w. II. Vanderbilt. Thereport hattercC
Mr.. Rullman's vanity, and the first use h,
made of his prestige was to make an offer t,
Patti of S20O,O00 for 100concerts in America
Patti took the bait, and signilied her i'm
mediate intention Of accepting. Negotia
tons proceeded iamously until Patti aske,
for security in the shape of half the none!
in advance. Mr.. Rullman suddenly hat
business in some other quarter of Europe
+ and Patti heard no more ofMr. Vanderbilt.
But for all these ill-naturcd remarks by tn
d. n, Patti will set New York on fire AM
the conhagration spreading will burn VI
Cincinnati, including its stock of lard
Chicago and st. Louis There is no ques
ton of her having been admitted to tn
courts of Europe from the Car to tn
f 3-for-a-quarter princes Of German, an
, l-for-l0cents Italian counts. This fact
, all that is necessary in our cities to insur
| every seat being takenat $40 ticket.