The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-16
Theatre in May, 1866, as Violetsa, in
La lraviata. She was born in Rome In
1850 and is q neiee OF the renowned Gar
dinsl Msrini.

To lrsvista She was born in Rome in
1870 and ia neice Of The renowned Car-
dinsl Asrini.
The stsid audiences of our city will
look with worderment at the news
which comes from San Francisco re
galding PATTI, and the frenzied riot
ines at the box Office sale. Gerster
opened there with Lucia on last
Monday night, and made her usual
success; she played the italian yer
sion of The Elixir of Love on we'd
nesday night, and again caused a
furore in the magnificent audience
which assembled in the Grand
Opera House; but it was reserved
for Patti 70 put the crowning touch
on the excitement; she was an
nounced for last Thursday evening
in La Traviata, and the sale of seats
was advertised to commence at
Sherman & Clay's music store
on Tuesday morning at 10 o'cl OK.
Monday night at So'clock, line
began TO form before the door
of the establishment; by mid
night it had increased TO 800 people,
and reached away around an adjoin.
ing corner till the end was lost
sight of in the distance. Most OF
them stood up all night without
changing their position. but some
brought camp stools and doZe1 the
time away sitting down. At s
o'clock in the morning q woman
came running up to the line with
bucket steaming with hot break
fast; she fed cher man." waited till
he was through, and then went
back to her home again. At 10
e'cl1ck the box Office opened, and
Mr.. Nathal, the gentleman who
first represented Mapleson here,
commenced the sale. What
was the establishment and excite
ment of the crowd who had
kept their sidewalk vigils, to
learn when the fourth or fifth man
reached the window, that the house
was all sold. that no more tickets re-
manned. OF course the only infer
ence was that Mr.. Nathal had been
in league with the spectators, and
that he had disposed Of the whole
capacity to them, this view seemed
the more reasonable, that hawkers
Immediately after appeared on the
street offering SIS tickets for $20,and
so on down, adding only trifie of
four hundred per cent. over the cost
price. Thursday nights house was
OF course crowded, but the great ma
jority of the seats had to be pur-
cha ed from the spectators at $12
and SIS. The receipts at the box Of
flee were $1,000; the whole per
Torrance seems to have been de-
layed to allow time to get the
floral offerings upon the stage.
The dispatches bring news Of reg
ular riot which occurred when the
hex Office opened for the sale of
Patti seats for the coming Tuesday
evening. This seems to have been
caused from the fact that specula-
tors appeare with tickets even be.
fore the window opened, evidencing
more crookednesS on the inside.
The doors were burst open, benches
torn up, and III. Nathal had to seek
| the secIusion of police Office Ior
safety. 1t is said that he has been
| discharged by Mapleson for COM
plicity with the SPECTATORS.
| We encountered Herr Dittman
yesterday afternoon, sauntering
about town engaged in killing time,
while awaiting advices from his
General. He has grown feshier
since the Kate Field outbreak, and
altogether wears satisfied and com.
placent appearance. sob, its the
old cry," he said; with a shfug of
the shoulders, when we referred to
the San Francisco matter, s'people
cry swindle, swindle, when they
DON'T happen to be first at the box
office. Still, if what is said OF Mr..
Nathal be true, he should be taken
by the scruff of the neck at once.
The 800 people standing up all night
is nothing unusual in large cities.
[ have myself seen them
form two days and nights
in advance Of the sale during our
Chicago engagement. About the
Patti concert? We are working
now to have it come off on the Srd
of April, If possible, but don't state
THAT date as positive. The pro
gramme will be made up almost en-.
tirely Of English music, and Ma
dame Patti herself will sing several
favorite ballads, SO that it will be
out and out popular concert. A
grand harp colo, with orchestral &C.
compartment, will be one of the in
strumental features. When we
shall go from here 1 do not know.
We open in New York April 14th,
so shall have only a few nights be-
tween here and there. We shall
not visit Denver, that is certain.
A MEMENTO.
The criticisms of the HERALD on
the Abbott season have been writ
ten carefully and impartially with
out regard for any ones frowns,
favor or smiles. That this fact is
appreciated is shown by the follow.
ing rote, which came addressed tc
the Dramatic and Lyric Editor. It's
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