Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-07
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JENNI LIND.
Some of T. p. Barnum's Recoilections OF
the Great Singer.
"In order to fully understand my
connection with Jenny Lind, said MIR.
Barnum, "it is necessary to go back to
her arrival in this country. The day
was Sept. l, 1850, and she was accom-
panied by her two cousins, Miss Ali.
manzioni and Max I'll. Jorkberg, and
Benedict and Bellitti The public lad
been aroused to tremendous pitch OF
enthusiasm; a prize of 5000 for greet
ing ode, to be sung by Miss Lind at the
first concert, had been awarded to
Bayard Taylor, complimentary poem
had been sent in by Mrs. L. Fl. Sigour-
ney, and the newspapers We'd with the
poets in welcoming her. Jenny Lind's
first concert was to be held at Castle
Garden, on the evening of Sept. II.
The sale of tickets had assured receipts
of nearly $4,000, and few days before
the concert was to be given 1 informed
Miss Lind that I wished to make
slight change in our contract. [ had
agreed to pay her the astonishing price,
for those days, of 81, ZOO concert for
$50 concerts, I to have the option Of
closing the engagement after $50 had
been given. In addition to this I was
to pay all her expenses and the expenses
of her attendants and servants. [ then
said to her, before single concert had
been given, 4 am convinced that these
concerts are going to be greater sue
cess than either Of us anticipated, and [
want you to receive not only the 81 900
and expenses, but after taking out
$500 per night for expenses and
my services [ want you to have
half the balance She couldn't under
stand at first what [ meant, but when
she comprehended what it was she just
threw her arms around my neck and
cried out: ooh, Mr.. Barnum, you are too
good I requested her to notify her
lawyer, and said that I would have
mine meet him and change the contract
accordingly. She told me to let my
lawyer do it alone, and fix everything
just as I pleased, but I insisted upon
her intrusting it to her lawyer and she
accordingly turned the matter over to
John Jay, to whom she had letter
from Barring Brothers, London. John
Jay was great man, but he was one OF
the meanest that ever lived. The I'M
paralleled. success which was opening
before Miss Lind aroused the jealousy
of evil advisers, and her 'tuppenny'
cousin Max and one or two others
| apparently secured the influence of MIR.
Jay. To the liberal offer of increase of
contract Mr.. Jay interposod the obiec-
ton that $50 concerts was long en-
gagement L replied that would con-
sent to abide by my largely-increased
| offer and allow Miss Lind to terminate
the contract by the payment of $25, 900
when 100 concerts had been given, if
| she chose to do so at that time. To
this proposition Jay again said that 100
couldn't advise Miss Lind to accept. [
1 finally said that I would give her the
privilege of terminating the the contract
after fifty concerts, provided she would
| at that time pay me back the sum which
L had offered to give her above the
amount stipulated in the London con-
tract, with the conditional privilege or
her part of terminating after fifty or 100
| concerts, was signed, and o series Of
the most brilliant concerts ever given
in this country inaugurated.
"After our separation [ heard OF a
| peculiar freak which she played in
Philadelphia on subsequent visit.
When with me she stopped at Jones'
Hotel, and everything went along
| quietly and pleasantly. Afterward she
went to the same. house, while her 'ad-
visers' were managing the concerts.
Everything about her rooms had been
fitted up with care for her coming, and
| for her table in the dining-room val
liable new cloth and new napkins had
been procured at considerable expense.
Jones told me afterward, his anger
finding vent in unbounded profanity,
| that being out of sorts when she came
| to the very first meal she found fault
with the starch in the napkins, grabbed
| them up and threw them at the heads
of the walters, jerked the table-cloth
from the table, smashing the dishes in
doing so, and actually tore the cloth
half in two before she could be stopped.
She was sorry for it afterward, and wss
made to pay roundly for the damage
done. During my association With her,
however, I never had my serious
trouble, and we were always the very
best OF friends, and are so TO this day"