News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
GOT AN ENGAGEMENT.
VICTORIA SCHELLING AND HER
COACHMAN WILL WORK FOR A
LIVING.
She Will Sing on the Stage while he Sells
Tickets in Front-AmberR's Tribute to
the Talent of MorOsinps Runaway
Daughter.
[From the New York Sun.l

| [From the New York Sun.l
Victoria Morosini Schelling says that
all she wants is an opportunity to earn
an honest living. When she ran away
from her Yonkers home with her fathers
coachman she never gave thought to
the future. After the reporters found
her and her husband in West Twelfth
street it was impossible for them to go
into the street without crowd at their
heels.
The most trying experience of this
kind happened when the excitement
over the elopement began to die out.
The young runaways had been in the
house all day. Their room was on the
first floor, with tie windows only a
short distance above the sidewalk. To
prevent passers by from peering into
the room the curtains were kept tightly
drawn. 1t was very warm one evening,
and when darkness began to gather the
curtains and windows were raised. Mrs.
Schelling was seated near one of the
windows, when she felt tug at her
skirts. She screamed and sprang back
into the room. Her husband looked
out and saw tall fellow make desperate
efforts to climb into the room. When
he saw Schelling he dropped to the side
walk and disappeared.
Shortly afterward the young couple
started out for a walk. They had not
gone far when they discovered that the
same fellow was following them. A few
minutes later they noticed a crowd
gathering, and saw that the big man
was pointing them out to everybody he
met. Gradually the crowd grew until
Schelling became alarmed. He then
hurried his wife into cab and escaped.
The most persistent of their tor
mentors were alleged theatrical agents.
They kept calling at the house until
their rings at the bell were not an
swered. Then they wrote offensive
notes, making all kinds of absurd offers.
To escape this, Mr.. Schelling moved to
West Twenty-second street.
A San reporter called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Schelling. He found them in
their pretty little room. Brussels carpet
was upon the floor. A piano, Uttered
with music, stood facing handsome
dressing case. The papered walls were
adorned with Scriptural notices and
portraits in neat frames.
Mrs. Schelling 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 pair of
dragon shaped earrings, thickly studded |
with diamonds. Diamond rings were
upon her fingers. She was asked about
her engagement with Manager Amberg
of the Thalia Theatre.
"Oh, 1 can't say anything about
that" said she, "because l promised
Mr.. Amberg wouldn't. I am glad the
affair is settled, because l have been
worried to death by men who wanted to
engage me. My husband was very care
full though, and would listen to terms
from no one unless he assured himself
first that they were gentlemen and
capable of keeping their share OF the
contract. AS most of these men were any
thing but gentlemen, their visits had only
one result, and that was to worry me
to death.
ga friend of mine introduced me to
Mr.. Amberg, and on Tuesday 1 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 Theatre.
81 never would engage anybody SIM
ply because they happened to be noto-
rious," he said. ''They must possess
merit or have no use for them. When
I asked Mrs. Schelling to sing she will
ingly consented. She went on the stage
and sang. My theatre is large, but her
voice filled every part of it with the
most exquisite melody. Inever before
heard woman sing who had such con-
troll of her voice. She sang selection
from I'll Trovatore,' and did it splendid
ly. 1 Immediately engaged her for SIX
months. She will begin singing in con-
certs on Monday evening next. have
not yet decided where it will be, whether
here, at Steinway or Chickering Hall, or
at the Academy of Music. She will re-
main here two weeks, and then go to
Boston. After that she will travel West.
She has expressed desire to sing for
benefits, and I have agreed to let her
sing in behalf of any worthy charity"
"Will she sing in opera ?"
s'She will, if I think her capable of
committing opera to memory. If 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 to get along, but she seems
willing to be instructed. She has no
wardrobe, and by my advice she has en-
gagged Nine. Michaelis of Fifth avenue
to fit her out"
"Will her husband be business man.
ager ?"
"No. / have engaged him as ticket
agent. He seems willing to work, and
I have no doubt will prove trustworthy.
1t was rumored that Mrs. Schelling's
father had written to me to cancel the
enpapement- I have received no letter
or communication of any kind from
him. 1 should not cancel the engage
ment even if he did request it, as con-
slider that he has nothing to say in the
matter"