St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-22
VICTORIA RULsKAMP's VICTORY
The Coachman's Wife Sings in Con-
cert under the Management Of a
Former ST. Paul Man.

of the daughter OF the banker Morosini with
her fathers coachman, Ernest Hulskamp.
At first her father was very indignant and in
an angry mood disowned his daughter, who,
possessed Of many womanly charms and q
rare, highly cultivated voice, decided to
60 upon the stage to win the smiles Of for
tune She was brought to the notice of Mr..
Amberg, who few years ago resided in St.
Paul and was well known In amusement
circles, and who is now the manager OF the
ITALIA theater in New York city. No sooner
did this become known than her father re-
Tented aud appealed to his daughter to give
up the project. As Victoria tells the story,
she was approached in this way. s'Not long
SINCE" she said, "a tall, fine Looking man
called on lady friend Of ours and asked
her If she did not want 20 make some money.
She replied, Yes; / would like to make a
few Thousands he then told her that be
had SIS, 900 from a friend of Mr.. Morosini,
and that If she would use her influence with
me TO have me go home, or at least not to
sing, she would be well paid He then told
her that he would give US $4,000 cash il l
would break the contract made, go west not
sing for one year" Here Ernest broke in
with: "Yes, and he also told her to ask me
II | would not take $50, 900, leave my wife
and let her 20 home. / sent word back that
/ would not leave her for all the money that
Jay Gould and Mr.. Moroslni are worth, and
that all We wish is TO be let alone"
A New York letter TO a western paper gives
the following narrative of the matter under
date of the 18th inst;
Victoria Aorosini Hulskamp says that all
she wants is an opportunity to earn an
honest living. When she ran away from her
YOnkers home with her fathers coachmau,
she never gave a thought to the future. After
the reporters found her and her husband in
West Twelfth street 1t was impossible for
them 10 go into the street without having a
crowd at their heels. The most persistent OF
their tormentOrs we're alledged theatrical
agents. They kept calling at the house until
their rings at the bell were not answered.
Then they wrote offensive notes, making ell
kinds of absurd offers. To escape this Mr..
Hulskamp moved 10 West Twenty-second
street.
A reporter called on Mr.. and Mrs. Hull
skamp this evening. He found them in their
pretty little room. Brussels carpet was upon
the floor. A piano, Uttered with music, stood
facing handsome dressing-case. Tue pa
pered walls were adorned with Scriptural
notices and portraits in neat frames. Mrs
Hulskamp had on the brown dress she had
on when she climbed the hill to the Mount
ST. Vincent Seminary and met her brothers
in friendly converse. She has grown stOuter
and looks happier than when the reporters
were chasing her about the city. She wore a
psir Of dragon-shaped earrings thickly stud
ded With diamonds. Several diamond rings
were upon her fingers.
She was asked about her engagement with
Manager Amberg, Of the Thalia theater.
"Oh, ! can't say anything about that" said
she, because / promised Mr.. Amberg
wouldn't Afriend of mine introduced me
20 Mr.. Amberg, and on Thursday / called
upon him. He asked me to sing, and did
so. He was pleased and he engaged me at
once"
Manager Amberg was found in his office
at the Thalia th eatre. Il would never en-
gage anybody simply because they happened
to be notorious" be said. They must pos
sess merit or have no use for them. When
l asked Mrs. Hulsksmp to sing she willingly
consented. She went on the stage and sang.
My theater is large, but her voice filed every
part of it with the most exquisite melody. l
never before heard q woman sing who had
such control Of her voice. She sang a seree-
ton from ''Il TrovatOIe," and did IL splen-
didly. / Immediately engaged her for six
concerts probably at Chickering
then go TO Boston. After that she will travel
west She has expressed desire to sing for
benefits, and have agreed to let her sing in
behalf of any worthy charity"
'sWiIl she sing in operaF'
''She will IL / think her capable Of com
hitting opera TO memory. II she succeeds
as an opera singer she will be able to sing in
English, German, French and Italian opera.
She will have to work hard 10 grit along, but
she seems willing TO be instructed and have
no fears of her future.'
''Will her husband act as her business
managerl"
''No, / have engaged him as ticket agent.
He seems willing to work, and / have no
doubt will prove Trustworthy"
Mrs. Hulskamp made her first appearance
under the Amberg engagement on Thursday
evening and a New York paper saws: Crowds
of people lined the sidewalk and poured
through the broad open doors Of Steinway
ball tonight TO witness the debut of Mrs
Victoria Morosini- Hulskamp. It was not
altogether typical frst-night audience. A
number Of gentlemen were in full dress and
many ladies wore bright colors. When the
time OF the appearance OF the debutante
finally arrived a silence settled on the house
followed by a rustic OF satin at the stage
door and Charles f. Pratt led to the foot
lights the much talked Of bride. There was
a pause Of expectation and the leveling of a
hundred lorgnettes as the debutaute, without
raising her eyes from the music in her hand,
stood with statue-like eOmposure awaiting
the first note from the piano. just as she
was apparently ready TO begin, the already
captivated audience broke forth in a storm
Of applause, which, If not entirely in keeping
with the forms of the concert hall, had
certainly the merits Of genuineness and hon
esty. The accompanist struck the frat note
of ''Cavatni'' from Ernani. Mrs. Hulskamp
was attlred in & black satin dress with let
passementerie, cut high to the neck, aud
setting of a trim and graceful figure. The
mOdesty Of her demeanor and her cultivated
bearing at once won for her all that she could
have desired; and although she was nervous
enough at FIST, she soon recovered, and
went through the performance ereditably. An
effort was made on the part of her fathers
friends during the evening to persuade Mrs.
Hulskamp from continuing her performance,
but she refused to be interfered with. The
groom was a conspicuous feature in the ante
room, to which number of people were in
vited. He was plainly but tastefully dressed
in regulation full dress, and his hair was
plastered down over his forehead in the
proper Sunday Observation-Disclosures fashion.
THE ORPHANS FAIR.