The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-16
EMMA ABBOTT.
A Light Reporter Sees Her in a
Pullman Car.

the troin would wait here few minutes,
a representative Of the LiGIT deter
mined to see this much lauded company
and have a chat with the lively lady
who Is Mt once prma donna and mana
yer. Scattered about the luxurious
| Pullman were the iolicst sort Of crowd,
| chatting. eating and commenting on The
strangeness Of the new oountry-Fab-
RIM trying his celebrated high g. Brod-
erict growing In deep bass tones, Tag
| lounging with careless ease, Castle prac-
ticing one Of his most killing poses, Bel
/ linl and Armandale bustling about, and
Tomas looking on with stoical indliler-
ence. Abbott and her husband were
cnsconced in the state room, and with
| their provetbial politeness signiiied that
they were entirely at our disposal.
You have had long jaunt. believe"
remarked the reporter.
Miss Abbott pulled one Of her wraps a
little tighter as she said: "Ies, but
have the jolliest company in the world,
and one that would make the desert OF
Sahara beautiful. Then, you see, have
quite comfortable quarters"
REPORT says that you had n great sue
cess in San Francisco; tell me something
about it,
81 think san Francisco people are
lovely,n she said enthusiastically. "They
filled the theatre every night; gave us
the greatest encouragement, and pune
tuated the performance with applause
and flowers. never had better time
| than there. | can assure you that singers
always do better when tue people show
such appreciation. Those were delight
! ful houses. aud IL was Just the same In
Sacramento and Los Angeles. We were
there. you know. six weeks and were
inporluned to stay three more
"What Induced you to come to
Texasyn
ave have disappointed the Texas
people for four or five years, and told
my manager we must come here now.
Besides | wanted to see this country
again, not having been here so long.
Brignoli was at that time In our COM
pany; poor fellow. he is dead now"
"Where do you go after you leave
Texas?"
1--WE have n return engagement in
| Memphis. Nashville. indianapolis, PhilH-
delphla and New York. We have got
so many great singers that ! feel we can
go most anywhere"
"Will you tell me something about
your career!n
Everyone" replied Miss Abbott,
"knows that | started as poor girl with
only my guitar and a little bit of voice
in Illinois, and there 1 met that lovely
woman, Miss Kellogg, who took me to
New York and there, after singing in DR..
Chnpin's church, the people were so
much interested In me they sent me
! TO Europe to be educated, and ]
can tell you it was n great
change from wandering round the
streets for II mere piltaDGe, TO singing
Tor such people as they were. studied
in Italy and in Paris, where | made the
acquaintance OF Madam Roihschild.
who helped me there very much.n
"What was your fist engagement
alt was with eye, the London i'm
pressnriO, and ! was very successful. ]
sang with great effect in Ireland. |
| would have continued my London en-
gagement but for being requested to
sing In the opera of 1raviuta. | thought
II horrld opera, and would not sing In
| IT, then cnme to the United States
aud formed an English opera company,
| and you know how successful ii has
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