Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-22
Patti Now and Then.
TwENTy-FtyR WAN ~ o~,-.

Aoehna Patti commenced her musical career a.
most from the nursery, appearing In concert when
only eight years old. At little more than twice
tnat age she was already making a name In opera
her DEBUT In opera was made in this city at Ca.
rusis saloon, subsequently styled the Washington
Theater, and which is now the Theater ComIoue
The opera performed was the Barber OF sevilles
but it was brought out simply In parior opera
style, without chorus or orchestra, and the per.
formers were all OF the Patti family or connec-
tons, tons MsuTice strskosch, PATHS brother.
the plano IN place OF an orchestra. The
Tenor, Sco;a. was another brother-in-lsw,
and Nicola Barli PATHS half brothers. In a con-
pie OF years after this unpretending debut she
nsd deveioped into an opera singer OF reputation.
ago-she appeared at the same Wash n ton thea
yer where she made her debut In opera; but Mr.
veloped into the "1Iman and sral"sc ho o ore
comp NY" coming From the New York Academy
p p,t Mu H.,n Inc comnany Included Miss Adelina
Sig Ma caferri, SIG. Amodio. Sig Ferri Sig Susi.
nj. sig Junca. The opera was Lucia nj Hammer.
contained the following notice OF the performances
THE oPKRA-PArr AS LUCIA
Patti came, Patti sang, Patti conquered, For
rainy night the opera-goers turned out amazingly.
We can hardly call to mind who tndsy,r there.
Douglass AM HIS beautiful wife were In the next
one; Baron Stocked formed the center OF a formId.
aoie dlpiomatc representation; MT Secretary
thompson was there; Senator Slineil was there.
MT houston. or Alabama, WIS there; and In fact
an nndouoted quorum OF both Houses.
MI. StraEosch, Napoleon OF managers was at
the conductors stand, baton in hand. In goes
MS white gloved hand up goes the curt ain: chorus
voted good.better and more OF IL than opera man.
ayers usually vouchSafe us I'm Washington: out
comes stout Amodio, as the wicked !Sir Heh,-p ana
pours out that astounding volume OF voice which
Patti comes-Patu sooks sweet ..has GOOD no.
u,e. is dressed SO TASTEFUL" Patti is ap.
ppi iauded' then she sings little, and is APP
geliD comes in, with his big boots on.
and sings and scts the lover aoceptaoly.
PATTI, warming up to her work, sings dlvneiy,
throws out lavish stores of pearly notes. runs up 10
the EXTREMIST height OF the soprano register
Without Effort or contorion of face and ends the
patu Is called ont; bouquets are ralned upon the
stage; stout Amo ITO g. Is red In the face picking
lnein up, ana nnally, with q comical grftnace or
perpleXity, abandons the Job In despair and senda
on "supe" 10 do the porJerage
,n,rG second act goes on swmmlngly, as Goes the
SnlIn tbflnglng out the fine apabilitits Signor
Muller as Raymond, and OF Signor OuntS an
arthur and by the time OF the TALL or the green
has arrived at the conviction that when Adelinc
PATTI shall acquire that fullness OF voice which IA
10 be her Inheritance at no distant day-thaS
when som, what or volume is added 10 It's wonder.
Iui compass, brilliancy purity and iex bility-sha
VIII be the marvel OF the world"
Wel The STARS vaticinations in 1860 have
been fulfilled TO the letter. Patti has been for
many years the marvel OF the operate world, and
now returns I'm the ripe splendor
OF her powtrS TO the scene OF her humble
DEBUT In parlor opera, TO draw, she did last
night, the largest, most distinguished and best
paying operate audience ever assembled
IN washington. She has gained volume
OF voice, and her slight grlish figure OF years age
Is hlled out and rOunded,-not too much but lust
enough TO give her proper stage presence, without
uruacilhg from the flexible grace OF all her
movements. Her part last night, Se7niraynfs
though one Oh difficulty, was not calculated 10
snow the full capacity of her voice as tested by
tnt tIlls, runs, &c " hich she executes with such
bld-Ilke brllliancy and ease. Her part in
IfaVlata" Saturday VIII call for some
vi htr powers or execution In this line. HeI
performance last night however. was thoroughly
satisfactory To the lovers of music who do not care
iof merely brilliant leafs OF skill She was ADM.
raDIy seconded ny Madame Schalchi, who has
c0ntralto voice of fine quality in the middle range
but deficient in the low notes