Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-12-07
THE CALIFORNIA CANARY.
Miss Mamie Perry Returns from Brilliant
Career In Italy-Hsr Splendid Tfiunphs In
the Land Of Art and Song.

The many friends and admirers
of Miss Mamie Perry, who returned
to her old home In Los Angeles .
few days ago, will be glad to learn
that this local favorlte has i'm
proved In every way by her seven
teen months residence In Italy.
We had the pleasure of welco ming
her back to Los Angeles yesterday,
and were compelled to note the
great improvement which IL APP
parent In her personnel. She has
beco me decidedly more spifituelle,
seventeen months devotion to art
having idealizsd and heightened
her personal attractions to q high
degree. During the evening she
was kind enough to sing for us,and
we were at once impresst With
the great advances which had been
made In her vocal technique, and
10 the power of her voice,
by her residence abroad.
She has had. during her
long absence, the bsnefat OF the
assIduous attentions Of such emil
nent masters as Abilities and Ban
Giovanni. whose reputation Is by
no means confined to Milan but 10
in fact world wide. Milan is the
center of the musical culture of
Italy, aud these gifted artists are
the head of the musical guild there.
Owing to their unremittiug and
painstaking efforts, Miss Perry's
always exquisite voice has
attained degree OF power, fisxi.
bility and compass that entitle 1t
to be called q genuine soprano Of the
first quality, facts which also ensi-
tie it's owner to be hailed as one OF
OF the most promising Of the prime
dome of the future.
Miss Perry made her debut at
Ostiglia, q famous musical center
Of Italy, not far from Milan, on
the 2eth of October, her father be-
ing present and enjoying his
daughters triumph. This event
really resulted in an ovation. The
opera selected WAS the Countess Of
Amalfi. Miss Perry assuming the
title role. From her fret appear
ancs 1t was evident that she had
taken the audience by storm. She
was repeatedly recalled and was
presented with three enormous
bouquets, one of them almost .
couple of yards In diameter, photo
graphs Of which now grace her
album. Sonnets in her honor,
printed ia bronze color, rsinsd
down from the boxes, and the
evenings triumph was crowned by
a banquet and serenade, In which
the authorities of Ostiglia partici.
pated. The press Of Italy was very
generous and unanimous in Its
Communication of the gifted young
debutante.
1t is Miss Perry's intention, after
perhaps singing In opera in San
Franclsce, 10 eonneo ton with the
Montaldo troupe, to return to
Italy, where she designs spending
two more years In diligent cultiva-
ton of her wonderful voice.
This gifted young cantatriee, who
has assumed the stage name of
Maria PERRIN, is simply encum-
bered with eulegies from the press
OF Italy. Amongst the mass, how
ever, we find the following letters,
which speak for themselves:
FROM HER TEACHER.
GEsTEEL MISS MAMIE;-I am very
sorry net to be with you to bid you good
Vic s, You must study as you have with
me, and after your very brilliant debut.
be very careful. Your success has been
one of the most brilliant OF any pupil
have had, and you have had great hon.
call you'pupil. Do not sing for compa-
ny. Once IN a while you can sing for
friends.
Return as soon as possible, as. here
you will always have the most brilliant
and rarest offers.
With regards to your man ma. and q
happy return.
remain, yours affectionately,
ANTONIO SAN0IovANNr.
LETTER FROM HER IMPRESSARlO.
MILAN, October 80, 1851.
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