Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-04
PATTI.
Her Vyeico:nc to New YORK

Her WeicO:Ec to New York.
New York Cor. Philadelphia Ledger
A fresh sensation today is the arrival
of Adelina Patti and her companion, Er-
nesto NicOlini. They were passengers on
| the Algeria, which reached quarantine
Thursday morning about o'clock, where
the steamer Blackbird, with a reception
party, was in waiting to escort them up to
| the city. As soon as she touched the
| deck her enthusiastic admirers presented
her with wreath Of red roses, in the GEN.
| tire of which was star composed of ca
mellias, and underneath the words "Queen
of Song, Welcome Home. The lady
made her way into the cabin. as
we'll as she could, under two arches
| of flowers, each bearing the word :'Wel
come, and in the cabin itself
she was greeted with a colossal floral Tyre,
with her name near the base, and basket
| of flowers on which were tastefully worked
the American and Italian flags. A brief
| address of cOngratulation and welcome
was delivered by Mr.. Jerome Buck, to
which the cantatrice with her hand on her
heart responded, "Thanks" "thanks ~
subsequently there were hand-shakings
ard introductions all around. Among tho
company were the correspondent Of the
Paris Figaro, the editor of the London
I"rcupine and sundry city journalists and
dramatic critics. Patti, in the course of 4
| fragmentary conversation, up the Bay,
said, pensively: cit is twenty-five years
| since l left America. dislike to make
| long sea voyages, and this is my first one
since l bade good bye to American
| shores. L would not have come now were
it not that | longed to see the dear old place
again. 10 be here makes me as happy as a
lark. l am prepared to sec many changes
in New York, but shall not notice crowded
| thoroughfarcs Or vacant lots. I shall look
into the eyes of the people who treated me
SO srandly-well, it is years ago. A wO-
man is proud of her youth but I can
sink all thoughts of the intervening years
if the friends of my youth receive me
kindly" AS to how long she intended to
remain in the United States, she remarked
that she could not say, " but if the Ameri
can people won't let me 60 away | shall
have to stay altogether. But" after q
moments pause, she added, 81 shall have
to 60 back. It would ruin poor Franch
if l did anything to break the engage
| ments he has made for me. Probably
shall follow his programme-yive forty
concerts in this country, then return to
Europe, ard, after singing in the various
cities where l have heretofore met with
such warm receptions, retire from public
life. But | feel SO joyous this morning
that believe could sing forever On
reaching the city Patti and her friends
We're driven to the Fifth Avenue hotel,
where they will stay while in New York.
The sale of tickets for the first Patti
concert commenced at Steinway hall while
Patti herself was coming up the bay.
There was no crowd, probably ut no time
not more than thirty persons in all, and
these were soon satisfied. For all the floor
and about 200 i'll the balcony $40 each was
asked. The others were disposed of at s.
and 81; the back, out-of- the-way seats wont
at s. each. If every seat was sold a. the
advertised rates, the total would b, .bo:t
s1i,O 900. At these prices, it is needless 10
say, it will 6e difficult to fill the hall after
the first concert, when the novelty of the
thing will have Worn OF: The charge for
the best seats on Christine NiIsson's first
appearance in New York, and at the same
hall too, was but $j, and even that was
considered little above the mark. The
spectators this moraing appeared to be
out OF the market. At such prices they
SEEM to reason there is more risk than
profit.