, 1881-12-25

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~ Sa,s II III or er II ger. - =
Patti has md d pr,ittle in. Philadelphia with
member Of the press. ! He opens his touching
narrative BY Saying: -: -: =. =. :: ~, =
She. was utti! cd In a plain suit Of hunting
ereep which showed oil ner graceful ind girlssh
| figure tt, perfection; ami playrulIy casped In
| Fer fich;y-jeweled. hand Il mn,ntnoth grunge,
| which li,.d doubtoss formed one Of the conclud-
COURSES uf tho feust. :; The tnare than q score Of
yeurs sinle :Mmu Patti made her tirst appear
n1,cs in the City s,f Brotherly Lave hive nude
but l,ttlu cuuge In face n1ld ftrfn: To be
suts the youthful figure she presented: in 1850
has ruuuded out into wos.lAi,ly pr1uortions, but
her ,fuce - has undergone Fetnarkatty: little
cnange. Her tustrous black eyes are still full Ut
latuulu tenderness and elrncst sympathy: and
sdd spark!.1'v s,nphasls. and exprossiun to every
Asurd she utters-'. -: /: !: s";t3
much, nit we beg u point out what we are con-
stra.llsd to believe ure two discrepancies: II her
figure Is still gil.sh It Gun hardly have rounded
out ,ntu wotnanly proportion :. nnd II her BLACK
eys have liqu d tenderness. tner sparkt.ng em-
pnasis Gun sot be pronounced. spea ktne of her
III wns oniy le yeats old when !. sang here in
ms wilt never du, let me present yon to- my
tenor: stgnor N.cotil'! There thuts over now
|. rnis was in effect an Acknowledgement that
she was 81 yeslra uld. and The Introduction uf
Nlcolini rs : my tennr'" may navc beea entirely
satisfactory to the efrAprnrtd reporter, hut the
elk pr.ssion though IN Tie pOssessve cuse, Is still
stiuutly t,bscure.. There Is vmEueeSS about it..
/ Patti was pleased that the :phiiade:phia lNties
nppearcd lC full. dress: Indeed, 4 was quite
Eurs,pean; and: here Nicolini broke in: =. All,
1ne. y,at grand thrntre dc l,copte ov dees seety
hav-" Then the way: Patti gave her views was
startling, as ro!tuws: :.
- You hare heard EteIka Gerster sing; Thnt
".Yes' / heard cGcrster once-uo, ::twIce.: O,
her: voice ,s very q,Mrl, nut she sulereiy all In
strllulent-hun.su mechanism, wtthuuL one par
ticle Of expressive anma dom. She cannot act
Sle is ct,lu to Hrttst1c etlt0tlon.
:: ~ WHAT Of Clara Louise KetlnRg5
=? ~ kclloyg ii II woman never admired She
Is cold and passonessf, aId utterly devoid OF
expre5son: Kellogg is much Overrated saiH er.
z -': And Cary. yUu hAve certaiuiy beard herr
added the reporter. -" . . :: ! =,
". 4. She is eontralto, and the bast oner1 have
ever beard. Miss Cary is the very best contralto
America hAs ever: Produced. aud her briiliuut
success in Europe wits richly deserved - T. :
- How do you rate n .nle, ,Etnuk?:
+ %"'Sh. isa true artist ] regard her as the
superior If Gerster t.. every respect. Tou see,
n.1.s Hnuk nor only hus the yt,tct and the power
and ability to use il, but she Is actress. Shu
acts from the heart. Ahl Mes5ieurs. tlat'e q the
great. point. IAN operh sinner must nut only
with emotional intensity. AL this Miss uauk
Where ts Nilsson nnw2:: .1:'.=z. =
~ think she is In Paris: Poor Nilsson; Sue
had Il good voice, though. .some what lacking ex-
preston, bur she SANG mis- ht after: ugh. until
cert, hit always to poor: houses Missions day
has passed. :::-~s.: t>= -: :.
Z : i i'd the dazzled reporter left her. with her
Grunge and her tes.Or, ana her sgirlish figure
languid black. eyes, and Ipades haste to furnish
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