The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-18
A CHARMING CANTATRICE.
Mrs. Darlington Delighted With San Anto-
MO and Her Audience at Turner Hall,

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Mrs. Darlington Delighted With San AntO-
MO and Her Audience at Turner Hall.
OPINIONS OF THE HESS OPERA COM
PANY'S PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO.
She Gives Away Newspaper Secrets and
Tells of a Beauty Wash.
Abble Darlington off the stage IS so charming
that one Is liable to mistake her fascinating
manners for a clever bit of acting. So thought
LIGHT reporter who was introduced to the
prina dona of the Hess English Opera Com
pany by her husband. Mr.. \. Il. CarringtOn ut
thc Hotel Maverick yesterday afternoon. But
TINS cynlclSln was soon diSSiputcd by free and
unal1ected style which put the interv lever at
ease and necessitated the most rapid employ-
mont ut his pencil While she talked her dark
eyes sparkled and her cherry red mouth seemed
ready to emit ripple of laughter at the slight
est provOcatiOn. With limbs marvelously bro
pOrtiOned, dark brown hair, II complexion as
warm glow, Il face aristOcratic in its profile
and slightly curl ling lip, Abbie Darlington
seems even more lovely ut Il close inspection
than upon the stage. She is now twenty foIr
lpent. When seen yesterday she was attirod in
dark colOis, fashioned in elegant simplicity.
..D 40 you IKE sun Antonio, Mrs. Carrington?"
~, 1t Is too lOvcly, the dear, quaint old city!'
she replied, in an ecstacy of sentiment, clasp
ing her hands and inclining her eyes upward.
uentemem n,asse SO delightful Even the
they do not wear the stitF, ugly
hats that dislike SO much, but pretty
s1tt ones iIstepd. and some have s,,shes and q.
they fly on their horses-it is delightful My
audiences, too, like so much, Do you know
why = This quizzingly in voice which show
ca the question was precursor to the answer
she herself gave Because they like me-.
She continued: at was last night | learned
that, they applauded me So and i'm the bcst
parts too. o, they are discriminating Yes,
liueed tney are, and You must not shake you,
! ter the first act l said here they know some
| thing of music and so | gave that beautiful
waltz song which should not if they had been
unappreclatlVe. But the strain was great last
nlght Tor the music was very high and had L,
| sing in when ought to have essayed only Il
| natural"
Are you often disple..sed by intcrvicwcrs p
"Not By men, they are all so nice and they
say such pretty things about me in the papers
but women look so stare, you know and aSl,
such impertinent questions, why" said she
think lady reporter for the Kansas City Jour
your c,ea ,ace cN with t." giys S"", sTc
| unexpected kindness and did | use water
Questions YOU wouldn't ask know. But
told her; cocoa butter, said, Il never use waite.
on my face except to cool it, And she really
put that in the paper. Then began to receive
letters from ladies %, my dear Miss earring.
ton pl case do tell us where to get cocoa but
ter replied to some hut so nany letters
came that the t,sk i.u,a,ne TOO great
VI was interviewed before | came here, in
Austin. Rose, did you say Res, ! believe,
that was his maine. But q, he came with man
that frightened me, ugh. | shivcr when
think OF him; he was so black, SO dark, and |
always think that dark men must have very
wicked thoughts Yes, he was for the States
man too. but am not sure that his name was
Gaines
You think that yours is Il hard life, do you,
not. Mrs. Carrimgtun;'
task is not easy. Just think how must wori
i came from Italy, three seasons ago
with a repertoire of II operas and since then
though have sung from eighteen operas
nave nQtsuag from one of those twelve"
do You agree with the other members of the
company
20, yes indeed; the company is just like Il
happy family, they all get along so well and Mi
are so very nice, SO different from Italmn Opcrl
companies. With us are wives and husbands
and they really seem to love each other
Strange, is it uUtt'
Not AZ all, Mrs. burlington, forI believe the
morality"
And" the lady ratified on, 'Mr. Hess, the
manager, is quite charming, so kind and So
moral; and such lovely business man Be
sides, he is the pioneer English opera impressa-
rio of this country. Mr.. Peakcs is SO very good
TOO. am charmed with him, and the Others are
very pleasant"
10 you like Tietjcn, to whom happened
that unfortunate incident of the call-bo,
bringing bottle of stout to her while she was
performing on the stage do you cutr'acte use
any stlmulants such as the cOld-tea of Abbott
fruits or other things!'
80 dear. no; don't find them the least bit
necessary. enjoy good health and am always
IN good voice. Sometimes | take an orange.
but that is all. But | never eat supper; 20
without meal from dinner time till breakfast
the nrXt morning. can sing on Il full stomach
but there is such an unpleasant sensation you
know
"fou were with Max Stakosch last season,
were yOunOt?"
YES" said She and then Mr.. Darlington
made "A statement. she was with Mr. Stra- |
kosch last season, he said, land came very |
year Deing with him again. She was one of |
he principal cantatriccs and, among other
hlngS sang both parts in the Magic Flute" !
me or which Is that very high Queens part:
Iut Miss Abbott was really the prcmieure and, |
hOugh by some means she f.Scinates the peo-
BE, her voice is thin, very thin-and so my |
vife SAID she would not go uS second with one
no know she was superior to
AND you made the contract with Mr. Hess"
Yes, but not until Mrs. Darlington was rather
rlghtened because of an apprehension that
ne might have to go it'll Mr.. Str;lkosch again.
n an evil moment she had promised him.. but
IN the Bird OF November the date all accounts
n the theatrical business must be settled-wc
aw q chance for escape. Mr.. Strakosch was TO |
,ay S:aU Il week but he owed her back salary
allowed hlm one day of grace, and through
'ut tflat entire day Mrs. Darlington was ncr-
TN OF November, Just us we could say the day
vas come, NJ two minutes past L. O'Clock, the |
resent contract was clcnchcd with Mr.. Hess |
ir. StfakoSch seemed to have Il very high Opin-
IN Of Miss Darlington. He said lIst season, !
There is but one thing to do: Come E,umn |
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