St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-14
HONORs TO NINE. PATTI.
4 Celebration Of the Ttrenfy-Fifth CeIe6ra-
ti0n Of Her Debut

Il Celebration Of the Ttrenfy-Fifth CeIe6ra-
tiOn Of Her De5Uf.
New York World, Thursday
at the close Of the last act of the opera of
Martha last evening, the curtain failed 10
fan. The village maiden chorus girls and
the gallant country swains Of the male Choir
us, who were gracefully posed for brief final
tableau, looked at first surprised, then
amazed, and finally horrifed. The vast au-
dienee kept its seat OF course a good many
people were aware that there was to be an
after show, but there were not few persons
present who didn't know what had happened
or was about to happen. Nine Patti was
gracefully embarrassed. She wore the pref
ty costume allotted TO Martha in the village
scenes, and she put her ungloved hands over
her eyes and smiled through the interstices
OF her dainty fingers. This unexpected tab
leau continued for moment or more and
then there was noisy rattle Of snare drums;
the back scene shifted, and the splendid
Seventh Regiment Band, led by Cappa,
marched out upon the stage, the villagers
making room BY erowding to the wings on
either side Of the stage.
This moe or less surprising affair was
gotten up TO celebrate the twenty-fifth ami
versary OF Adelina PATHS operate debut in
New York. To tell the truth, il was too late
Nine. Patti, having made her first appear
ance ST the Academy of Music on the even
ing OF Nov. "a, 1889. PATHS debut was
made in the opera Of ''Lucia di Hammer
moor" aud it is somewhat surprising that
Col. MaplesOn, with his excellent ideas con-
eerningthe general fitness Of things, did not
select ''Lucia'' for last nights performance.
As the people in the theatre caught sight
of the Seventies crack band, and as the sig
nificance of the occasion began to dawn upon
them, a storm Of applause arese from all pOr-
tons Of the house. Cappa raised his baton,
and the band played an inspiriting march.
The melody of this march is said to have ORR
ginsted In the pretty and musical head of
the great diva herself. She composed the
air year or two ago at the time benefit
(Which never occurred) was proposed for
Sig. Barilh. II was only recently scored for
full band; in fact it was scored expressly
for the event Of last evening. At the con-
clusion Of the march Patti stepped gracefully
to the front of the stage and, with eyes d.
reeted to the blushing leader of the band,
said.
''My dear friends, 1t is twenty-five years
ago since 1 sang here for the first time. The
reception you have given me tonight is a
tribute ] shall never for get. It overcomes
me. am so overwhelmed 1 can say nothing
more.n
At these pretty declarations the audience
fairly shrieked with delight. Ladies stood up
in their seats aud waved their handkerchief
and the army of young men shouted BRA
Nine patti turuad 70 GoaIobF oDT
kissed her upon the cheek. She then shook
hands with Capps, bowed sweetly to the mem
bers Of the bank, kissed her hands swe city
the audience and ran away to her dressing
room. In the meantime Police Capt Clinchy
whose sympathies with the celebration Of
PATHS artistic triumph were fully enlisted,
was doing his best with a squad Of officers to
expedite the clearing of Fourteenth street, in
order that room might be made for the for
nation OF triumphal procession, which was
to escort the great queen Of song TO her ho-
tel. IL was long time, however, despite
the efforts Of the police, before the carriages
in waiting for the enormous and fashionable
audience had all picked up their wealthy
loads and clattered away, aud the hour was
close upon midnight when Nine. Patti, ac-
cOmpanied by Sig. Nicolini and her maid.
came out of the academy and entered a close
carriage drawn by four white horses. pla-
tOon Of mounted police cleared the way for
the carriage and fifty torch-besrers fell in
behind the police. The Seventies band head
ed the procession
Hurrying into the hotel, Nine. Patti re-
paired at once to her apartments, which are
on the ground floor fronting upon Fifth ave-
nue.. The band took its station under her
windows, and amid the shoutinss of an i'm
mense multitude in the street. played pot
pourri from "Traviata," the ''Fior di Prima-
vera" waltz-which is said To have been
composed by Patti ten years ago-the sextet
from Lucia and the national air "Ameri-
ca, which brought this somewhat remarkable
occasion 10 an end. Nine. Patti disap-
pointed the hungry crowd in the street by
merely bowling her acknowledgements Of the
serenade from the window. The multitude
had evidently expected that she would sit on
the windog-sii and sing verse or two of
''Way Down Upon the Sewanee RIVER but
for some reason she did not, and the crowd,
after repeated cheers, finally dispersed.
Following PATHS coach and four was a big
wagon from which on the line of march
from the Academy to the Windsor hotel,
there was continuous shooting of of Rom
an candles This wagon also contained iron
basins Of powder, which, when iguited, made
the streets brilliant with many colOred lights.
The route was up Broadway to Twenty-third
street: thence to Madison avenue, to Forty
second street; then to Fifth avenue, and ter
minated at the Windsor, in the vicinity OF
which establishment eannons were fred with
a noise and a rapidity which quite unneryed
the great songstress-
During these preparations Col. Maplesou
was flying about the street in a Ehite-checked
ulster which tapped madly in the breeze, and
in state of mind which can more easily be
| imagined than described The gallant col
onei had expected to head the procession,
mounted on a properly-beeoming saddle
horse He pranced upon the sidewalk and
frothed at the mouth, but his promised stee6
failed TO arrive and the procession started
without him. 1t is, perhaps, safe to venture
the assertion that this was the first time in
his eventful career that the gallant eolone
was left.
Griggs' Glycerine Salve.