Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-04-03
OPER!ATIC EeEMIXIaCENCES.
Some Cool After Reflections on
the Patti Craze.

newspaper published in the West
It alluded to a pol teal candidate
40 "the Billy-be-damnedest ass in
the country" The force OF thi.
expression did not strike as at the
time, and the profanity grated upon
our sensitive moral mind. <Thia
was in 1869 Even Of late years
we did not see much point or sense
in the expression, but while coming
MP on the cars the other day from
San Francisco it gradually stole
ever the writer that the epithet fit
him like pair of So kids made to
order. If these few random ex-
tracts from the diary are Of any use
to the reader in unfolding the view
here taken they are given freely and
in a true contrite spirit:
Tuesday. 18th-Determined to
see Patti in Travatore and started
to box Office to get u ticket at 1870
A. N.
Found 1900 men in line also after
tickets. Went back to get break
fast, thinking that the crowd would
thin out.
Returned at noon. Same crowd
still there.
Attempted to reach Mapleson
with a plan for accelerating the sale
of tickets, but was repulsed by the
police.
Met q man who liked my plan
and agreed to sell me his tickets, as
his wife was sick and could not 60.
Handed him 81 and he moved off
saying that my deposit would be
good until I put up the other SIS.
Hustled away from man by police
and went home discouraged.
Told wife that Patti was
play cast-off musical toy of
the effete monarchies of the Old
World and weak in the middle reg
lister. and we had better go slow.
Wife stopped arranging hair. sat
down forcibly upon the sofa and
charged me with misreprssenting
nv influence with the theatrical
profession.
Started out to pawn interest in
Comstock lode and humor her
caprices. Got two tickets of spec
ulator for $50, front row dress
circle.
Reached the seats at $50 end
found them last row of semi-circle
three levels higher mp.
Also found four people fighting
for the same seats with duplicate
checks. Usher took all six checks
anu OIsappeAreu.
Made some verbal observations
on the cupidity of the management
and was told to shut up by police.
Declined to subside. Thrown
through plate glass door by officer.
Felt happy at the wanton de-
| struction of opera house property
| and wanted to bs used to break up
| more doors with.
Looked for more doors, but
found them all broken earlier in
the evening.
Offered policeman a dollar to
throw me at the $40, 900 chandelier.
Policeman dropped on the game
and declined.
Man trying to get into duplicate
seat dragged out by officer to City
Hall. His girl carried in dead faint
to Receiving Hospital.
Saw PATHS right arm over heads
of mob by aid of powerful glass;
called to mind time when much
more could be seen at local thea
ters for dollar, in the good old
days.
Was not stirred by PATHS
singing, but was considerably and
frequently stirred by the police.
Heard woman say that she would
willingly follow Patti around the
| globe to hear her sing. Didn't be-
lieve it.
Reached hotel at midnight and
Immediately indited note to Patti
relating circumstances and asking
her to sing miserere scene in front
of room 1864 for four dollars.
| Received italian note in reply
referring matter to M. 81. de Young.
Retired bodily from operatlc
season.
standard Time.