Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-04
HUMoRs IN NEW YORK HIGH LIFE.
Attempt to Lariat Adolina Patti With Wreath.
LFrnn -be N.n Yn-k 1ine..l

From the New York 1imes.l
 Mme. Adelina Patti last night sang in ' Steinway hall for the benefit of the suf- ! ferers Of the Michigan forest fires. The ! cause m which the cooperation of the | public was invited was a good one, and ' that fact, and the other important one
 that a considerable reduction had been made ln the price of seats, served to bring tO Steinway hall a large audience, larger than any which uas yet heard
 Mime. Patti since her reappearance. The fund for the sufferers ID Michigan
 will dOIbtless be substantially increased
 by the receipts at this concert. The au- dlence was composed of intelligent and
 discriminating people, who were afford
 cd al opportunity during the evening,
 which thel did not neglect. of exercising
 thelr discrimination and good sense by
 rcou6lng some very absurd exhibitions
 ot lack of good sense and taste. Mayor
 Grace and a large number uf highly
 respectable gentlemen occupied seats on
 the stage By direction of some inspired dunce, these gentlemen rose whenever
 Mime. Patti came upon the stage, and again when she left the stage stood
 until she had disappeared. This vas obviously an unnecessary, though harm less and excUsable act of pOliteness, althOugl 1t excited the disabilities Ot the audience. George V. Sanders said to be a son of ex-Rebel SandersL Chairman Of the Mayors Relief Committee, under took tO read a list of the invited guests, and to make a porteutously long speech, which vas sufficiently amusing in its blunders, but otherwise an atiiictiOn winch was calculated to make every per son in tLe audience feel a sense of part nershlp m the suiieuug- Ot the people Of Michigan. There remained a further afiiictiOn, however, Co be imposed by Mir Sanders, which was altogether ridic- ulOus and to be regretted, in that 1t not only annoyed the audience, but emhar- rassed Mime. Patti After Mime. Patti had sung the ara from DinOrah, she was recalled several times. On the last oc- c3sl1u Mir. Sanders came forward, carry Ing m one hand a large green wreath decorated with streamers Of red, white and blue, and in the other a silk flag. Approaching Mme. Patti, and disregard- !. ing the misses, laughter and jeerS of the audience he said: "I am now called upon to add one more to the many laUrels you have won, and with this wreath, in the name of his Honor. the ]. Mayor, to crown you Empress of song Of ! both continents This speech ended. . NIT. Sanders culeay0red Co put the wreath over Mime. Pdtti's head By l. very natural impulse, for the wreath . was of overwhelming proportions, she . avoided him. He persisted, the audi !. ence repeating and redcubliug i-s laugh- 1. ter and hisses. A, last, to escape, Mime. 1 Patti darted of the stage. Mr. Sanders . started of in nasty pursuit, with the streamers of his gayly-decorated wreath flying in the air. Mayor Grace seized Sanders irantically by the coat and tried to hold him fast, but he broke away, and suddenly. to the iucxpres.i- ble disgust of the audience. When Mr. Sanders reappeared there were misses ali over the hall, and cries of "Put the fool out, and We've had enough of that" No fashionable gathering ever more plainly expressed the annoyance it had felt than dil the one which finally suc- ceeded in hissing Mir. Sanders down.