The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-24

usaa xertoao'e YeER AND xksY CHAT ABOUT
rs,r ,pRgaFlr ARTISTS or zuRcfk.
sr.e,. an rn,er,sew IN the New York Hert1a
ssTsan lei II be Patti. to begin wlsn,
up~,fl hsa retained wonderfully wen ner
,.,ssr,ty her youth. her lovely voice dur
lDfss ..r "y,e,ded opcratlc career, and when
hssrn her lately she charmed me more
s,a, csn teIi yosl. She is, in my minu'
,hs greatest living singer, whom no one y,
Euvone or Amefica can successfully Ina'
,oss,sv. There Is no one like ner 10 'ns
svenness. precision, elear-cut DrllIlahoJ VI
her vocal execution, and she has sim aoous
nor voice that bIrd-like sweetness tns.is o"o
NJ its most charming characteristics
I" And Nilssnnf' o.. .. an
"Ahi YES: / heard Nilsson. She Is an
exceedingly bright, intelligent woman, suu
has given herself 10 thoughtIul aese.Up
ment OF her dramatic a6iiisy VIII mus
resnIts. You can hardly believe no" "S Ss'
she has improved IN this direction. Sn s.
was aIways, to me, pleasing ac'Ioss ,n,s
she has developed that talent 70 ues go
fuI degree. There are wonueIIup e.n,.
ht,. ~ acting. refined, intelligent enec.s
mere and there, which she has createu 10
her chief isles since she was here, that are
wonderfully elective hi.
g Camp.ninI. Do the English pupuc To
ceive hiaa 81 warmly a. that Of America
.sYes and no. They admire him "
great artist, as a great singer ana g.sas
actor, and, OF all things, they aomHe nin
for his wonderfully artistic sklli 10 20 ueI-
cstely pbrasing bis music when DIS voice
| hannens to be 9under the weather. .
conceal the temporary 'indisposition. l
do NOT think England is as enthusiastic a.
~ once was over Campaninrs yoice-tnst
! IA the actual vocal value OF each note re
slnos-but is ~ delighted as ever over nis
nresentation OF an entire role"
"Luccs must have been singing In wen
ua when you we're there?" :,
eyes; and OF course heard her"
"And in what role 2"
aAs Carmen. she cid not dress the part
as we are accustomed to seeing II, nor dlu
.bs act It with that dash and snap, that vim
and abandon, which we look for IN tue
character. IL was too tame performance.
There was little Of the Spanish atmosphere
about il. IL was quiet, reserved Dub
pretty Garments pretty as doll-io'ciy
and dreamy rather than bewtcnlng anu
dssblng. Her voice Is as good as II was Ten
years ago not In the least injured. sac nas
grown very thin, in form rather than lace,
but her features snd her manners are prev
tier than ever" c ,,
saw herr"
"Yes, and was disappointed. Perhaps
because | expected too much. j expected
70 see more dramatic actress and more
dramatic singer. She is q tne-looklng Wo-
man. with clear, sweet musical voice.
al will tell you Of an evening which was
q decidedly pleasant one 10 me. That was
the one / passed at the Opera Comique,
Paris. when / saw Miss Van Zandps oeout
as M,rnon, Her success was decided, and
she Is certainly full Of promise and most
talented girl. She has not large voice.
not one OF grand proportions, but 1t Is even
and pleasant and sweet, and she faIrly Walk
ed into the good graces OF the French peo-
pe at once. IL was no small test 10 put q
Young American girl TOTO de0W In Paris
at the Comique, where much OF Inc opera
bsd to be spoken and In French. the
little accent she has the audience took good
nsturedly, as though it added little ad-
ditional charm to her speech, and Miss Van
Zapdt went home from the opera-house
very happy girl.
"Another American whom | heard was
Stella Bonheur. liked her exceedingly.
But d<butante whom | was pleased WIN
almost as much as | was with Van Z,ndt
was Eeyads, who has been taught by Mar
chest, the teacher OF Gersler. l beard her
IN La Sonnambula,' and it was an exqul.
site perfoEmsnce. The 'Ab, non credes,'
was iascinatingIy, wonderfully done. Her
voice is thin and light aud sweet; lacking
in those qualities requisite for great ORA
matte effect, but its purity and clearness
have an Undesirable fascination. and her
srtless, girli,h manners and youthful APP
pearance made the performance one OF the
most ENJOYABLE l have ever seen OF the
characfprv