Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
VkCcINATING OPERA
SINGERS.
Colonel MsplesOn's SODgsters
4 Pass Under the Sur
geOn's LancetsA
HOW THEY sTOOD THE ORDEAL
Pathetic Scenes at the Vaccination
of TenOrs and Baritenes.
bibles and Salts in RequisltiOn.

L hlLADELtnlAs bauuoAg -. AO
members of Her Majesty's Opera
Company left the city Saturday night
at s o'clock for Chicago, travelling by
a special train from the new PenRsyl-
vauia railway station, at Fifteenth
and Filbert streets. Palace cars were
provided for the accommodation of
the principal artists. Colonel Maple
sons personal effects, scenery, instru-
ments, and miscellaneous property of
the troupe took up every available
baggage space on the train. Signor
Angelo, the business manager, had his
ingenuity severely taxed to provide
satisfactory accommodation for the
party, owing to their general vacci-
mated condition. However. by the
judicious use of India.rubber pads
against the walls of the. cars, and
feather pillows and leg rests, every
body was made reasonably comfort
able, except Rinaldini, who eyiuced
much uneaslness.
TOUCHING SCENES,
The accounts Of the spread of small
pox in the West caused much conster-
nation among the company. They
heard that Chicago. in particular, was
affected with the dread disease, and
the desire to be vaccinated became
stronger than ever. DR.. Sehofeld was
busily engaged all last Thursday and
Friday in performing the operation on
nearly every member of the troupe
who had not already submitted to the
operation earlier in the week. Madame
Oavalazzi barred one of her arms to the
keen lancet. Miles, Rossini, Cobianchi,
and Lauri followed Mile. Juch's ex-
ample and sacrificed a lower limb
1t was generally remarked that
the ladies submitted with far greater
heroism than the gentlemen. Rumor
had it that Signor Del Puente's eyes
we're bandaged so that he should not
witness The approach of the glittering
steel towards the biceps Of the right
arm. Galassi prayed during the oper-
alton, at least he assured every one
present that the the fervent words he
uttered we're, indeed, a prayer.
UTTERLY TOO TOOL
Novaro tainted, and on recovering
said he felt sleepy. MOuti sent for q
Bible and insisted on his wife reciting
to him that portion Of the Holy Scrip.
lures referring to the Philistines and
the jawbone Of an ass. Rinaldini was
completely cowed and VOWS Mat &c
his dying day he will never reveal
which portion of his corporal struc
ture suffered. Campanini was not in
oculated, nor was his pug dog Mile
Vachot wept tears of apprehension
and required two hours persuasion
before she consented to follow the ex
ample of her sister pima donna
Madame Dotti exclaimed: Give ID,
| the dagger and nearly knocked thu
doctor down, so suddenly did she pre-
sent her arm for a share OF lymph
IColonel Mapleson faced the lance
Hike true soldier. This may inter
fere with checks and free passes" b.
exclaimed Mile. Hauk declined tn,
operation, as her husband was away il
| PittsbuIg, and she naturally woulC
require consolation. Novari and BIZ
wife stood side by side, holding ca il
others hands. and directly the docto
had finished they embraced Will
much emotion and dampened eael
others necks with their tears
Arditi had the virus imprcgn tet
on his left arm, and all thl
violin players, most of the brass in
strument and flute performers follow
ed his example. A few Of the orches
ira sacrificed their manly calves, tn
| kettle drum and the triangle leadin
the van. William Specht, one Q
Colonel Maplesons secretaries, wa
vaccinated on both leg and arm an
took a bet with Angelo who decline
to be punctured, that the lower lin
would take" before the upper. Th
only exceptions to the general desir
J for lymph were the ladies Of the ba
t let. They unanimously declined
/; have their shapely limbs disfgure
| with blisters and said that they Or
ferred taking their chances 1t vi
quite amusing to fotice how vel
( gingerly everybody went ne
everybody else on the sta
Saturday afternoon, and a scene shit
I er asserts that he heard more question
able blessings uttered during the pc
} formance Of Carmen" by Spanl
!, smugglers who pushed against ca,
Q other than he could count in a wee
!, Colonel MaplesOn expressed hiI
J. self as fairly satisfied with the rest
G OF his season in Philadelphia, and sa
# that he intends giving another week
s opera after Lent. He opens in n,
n York on the 9th of March.
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