Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-14
OF THE EvENrNo stan.


Special Correspondence OF The EvENrSo stan.
NKw YORK. April Is, 1883
discussion has been going on for some time
concerning Adelina PATHS age. An old gentle
man who used to make mud pies with her in Ed
street has come forward ami announced that she
Is forTy-three years old. This has raised howl
from her admirers, who claim stoUty that she has
not passed her thirty year, and as the lady
herself has refused 70 tell her exact age vast
Sotune OF reminiScences has been rushed upon the
public Max Strakosch seems to have fixed It.
however, for he said recently: "Talk about PATHS
being only twenty-eight, why when tried to take
her TO Mexico and Havana IL was one wear before
her departure for London, and that was exactly
| twenty-slx years ago. do not remember her ex-
act age then, but she must have been at least nf-
teen years old, and IL she was fifteen years old
twenty-sfx years ago, at the present time she must
be forty-one Isn't that so? You can't wonder
however, that people hesitate TO believe she
is as old as this, for she really doesn't look over
thirty. The secret or PATHS perennial youth is
the exquisite care she has taken of herself As
long as can remember she has taken Just so much
exercise every day AMI has eaten with moderation
and regularity. She never drinks except the most
nutritious wines. and then she is careful TO take
Just SO much as win do her good.n In an inter-
view with Patti, wherein she refused 10 state her
age, notice that she said she disliked women's
society. She said women expected her to enter
tain them, whereas men made 1t point always TO
entertain her. Patti can AFFORD to chose her ac-
qualntances and her preference for men is shared
after all by the majority OF her sex. The only
thfnS that causes the average citizen roll up HIS
eyes in holy horror and give vent to Wild express
sions OF profanity is her choice OF such miserable
specimen OF humanity as Nicolini for a CON-
panion
Mr.. Ahbey's admirers are constantly advising
him to secure Patti for the opera house
Such advice is, OF course, well meant, but Mr.
Abbey's gratuitous counselors, perhaps. do not
know the facts OF the case. Mr.. Abbey has made
Patti handsome offer for next season, but the
rlu AS RAJ f1af AR c,Nttao
temptations" she would sing for Mr.. eye II he
wanted her 1t would be very "mean" OF Patti
she were to desert Gye in the hour OF need for the
sake OF a few extra hundred dollars. Patti will
undoubtedly sing for the Royal Italian Opera
company, limited, who Will control the next
American season at the Academy OF Music, under
the personal direction OF Col Mapleson, who Will
probably, as OF late have the casual assistance of
Mr. Ernest Gye. What with Patti. Albani, Ger
ster, Lucca Tremeli, Joseph Mass, and many
other stars from Covent Garden, the company at
The Academy next season will take lot Of beat
Ing, when the old-tme and efficient chorus and
Ardits orchestra are also taken into considera-
ton.
oPFosEp TO ENcoREs
A great deal Of talk has been occasioned by the
| speech OF well-known music teacher in CHECKER
Ing Hall q few evenings since. Every song had
been encored on the program, and the consequence
| was that it was getting very late when the audi
ence insisted upon double encore from favorlte
amateur singer. Upon this the conductor OF the
concert, who was the beneficiary by the way, ran
out on the stage, and accused the audience OF
| oelhg diSreSpectable, and said that he had sup
posed that he had invited ladies and gentlemen
when he asked them TO come to the concert. There
was dead silence, and then a storm OF misses.
Then he said that the encore nuisance was really
greater Than he could bear. Every number on the
program had TO be given twice. and the result was
tnat, though the people got more than the worth
OF their money, 1t tired outthe performers and was
called great deal OF attention 20 the encores and
tney are pronounced nuisances by musicians.
Wnen you come to think OF it. 1t is all folly to talk
ABOUT encOres being nuisance. It is always a
compliment to the performer, and the man or
woman does not breathe who isn't battered by
THIS mark OF appreciation. So far from being a
nuisance. 1t Is positive pleasure. Ir a woman
sings and the audience admire her singing the
TACT OF their wanting to hear her again certainly
uoeS not prove that she Is nuisance. Insisting
upon encores inJudic1ously is OF course bad taste
but the encore itself is as fattering TO the artist
as 1t Is gratifying to the audience
wHIRLwIND OF CRIME.
There has been perfect whirlwtnd OF failures
embellishments and thefts OF late Long depres-
sion in Wall street has played the deuce with
financial men, as is in the troubles OF the last
few days The assignment OF Williston Knight
Co. caused great deal OF comment 1t came SO
suddenly that nobody was prepared. OF course
defaica1n OF hundred thousand dollars was not
suSpecued-lt never Is until the man has got well
away. In this case 1t is doubtful IL the firm will
De able to resume business, and young Knight
the man who caused all the dfriculty Is srnnosed
to be having happy time In France for the
| woman with whom he has been living. and who IS
supposed TO have melted him to his crime was
french. ana constantly longed for Paris He had
Squandered most OF the money before he left and
the chances are that the firm viii not get any OF
IL paek again. queer financial quIrk was that
OF the tobias Brothers in misusing trust
funds The two brothers speculated very heavily
WIN the FUNDS, and as they had been bears
on the market for four or I'VE months their losses
nave been enormous. They.are well known men
about town, and wished to make people believe
| that they had immense influence fn financial AT
IN fso fhof
MADE ventures occasionally, and their judgment
was usually very bad, for they lost from the start
me suspension OF George Palen Co.. the leather
merchants, caused more gossip In offcial circles
during the week. 1t was augmented by the talk
about Thadeus Davtds a Co. On the top OF this
came the scandal OF the thefts from the city treas
ury by VIM. B. Carroll, who died in August last
II Is odd that his thievery should just now be
found out, and It does not seem that there can be
much system In an ONCE when man can steal so
many thousand dollars without the faintest dam
ger OF detectlon until the books are examined after
MISS HOPE GLENN
AT the sacred concert at the Casino last Sunday
night profound effect was produced by Miss
Hope Glenn. There was a very fashionable au-
dfence present, and 1t had listened 10 the singing
OF Del Puent1, Madame Derevis, Tagliapietra and
several other operate singers, with great amuse-
ment The music had been OF the most nippant
french school The orchestral selections were
waltzes, marches and snatches from comic operas.
and several decidedly broad French songs had
been sung, when Miss Hope Glenn came out upon
the stage. The audience was laughing ana chat
ting with animation, and scarcely stopped In time
to give her round OF applause. She bowed
slowly, and then, in magnificent contralto voice.
began singing Gounod's 1" Green HILL 1t was
sung IN English. and every word was uttered with
dlstlnctneSS that rang through the entire the
ater Every word and sentiment OF the song is OF
the deepest religious character, and the music is
beautiful and sacred to the last degree The
eject OF 1t upon the audience which had 1,lst been
tckled by the smuttDess OF q French buiro song,
was startling. After she had finished there was a
perfect hush. 1t seemed as though there was
something sacrilegous about singing such q holy
hymn at such time, for by this time every one
had forgotten that It was Sunday night. Miss
Glenn bowed slowly ana went o1 the stage A
moment later there was q perfect storm OF ap-
plauSe, and she was called out to sing another
encore which was OF q deeply religious nature
After this she received another warm recall Il
simply showed that q sacred song In a ssacredn
concert is to-day startling innovation.
WANTS TO FIGHT
1t Is about time that John L Sullivan, the pu-
g1ltst, did something. He Is not q coward ana he
wants to light. / know that for O surety. He
would rather be champion pugilist than President
OF the United States anytime. His temper Il
mor0se and sullen, and he is quarrelsome to the
last degree. When at home In Boston he has often
refused to speak to his mother ana sister for
weeks at q time, and as he believes he is the