Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-06

She salutcd tho audience, aud then with
u slight movement Of the head Indicated
to the accompanlst that he might begin
lie played the prelude 10 the romance
/ OF Alice. with the iirst measures of tho
Ninglnging sort OF tromor ran through
/ the listeners. Nevertheless, they listened
| IN religious silence. but scarcely was tho
last word Of the refrain out Of the mouth
OF the singer than the enthusiasm bust
forth In frantic braves, Every one rose
/ 10 his feet; the shorter ones mounted M.
on their seats and all clappod their hands.
| The interruption lasted more than Ave
| minutes. AZ last silence was restor, d,
and the singer was able TO auish the 70.
/ nance.
lnstantanoously the applause recon-
mcnced, The enthusiasm had no bounds.
Many people wopt. There are also tears
of udmiratlonl
The s'rgcr, ON descending from the
stage, wac surrounded and warmly con-
graduated and thanked by the project
aud tho most prominent people OF the
town.
"a thought Of the widow aud the orph.
ans" replied sho modestly, "and dld
the best could 10 please you, and 10
thank you for interesting 'yourclyes In
thcm.h
Butno one knew the name OF the won.
dcriul sOngStrcss, They asked n of Que
another, No one cared 30 give reply.
The dilettanii oi the town were them
selves utterly at loss. IL was evident
that they had just heard an artist Of the
FIRST rank a workable prlma donna, whose
soprano voice seemed 90 them without
equal.
at can be no one but Mallbran," said
one
"Mmo Malibran died lust years did
you not know M II X more likely that
il IL MdIc. Falcon" replied another.
cor Mime, Damorcau.Clntl, added a
thlrd.
"Or Nine Dorus-Grasn
ono, it Ia Mdllc. Nau"
They named thus, one after another,
all the celebrated prime donue of the
) time, which abundantly proved that not
one OF them knew the young and charm
ing artist.
They appealed TO Monsieur Iacquct,
"Sho calls herself Mdllc. Duplcssis,"
answered he.
This reply was disappointment.
Whit, there was u marvellous singer by
the name OF Dupcssis, and no one had
ever Dpufn nor spoken ol
What u blow to the amour proprc OF n
dilCttuntl
After the first part OF the programme
was completed almost everyone loft the
hall, all In noisy dsputation.
In less than ten minutes u was known
NJ the four corners Of the town that u
young singer Of wonderful intent had
Just sung IN the concert given at the
Hotel de VillG, and that she was 70 bc
heard second time In the second part
OF the concert.
II was an event
From all directions men hastcucd TO
the square OF the Hotel dc vile, the
facade Of which was illuminated with
Venetian lanterns.
In an Instant the cafes were deserted.
r Tho popuace rushed INTO the Hotel de
Villc like the enemy into n fortress taken
by assault. They disputed, they elboWtd
one another at the door OF The hhll IN
their efforts % secure the tickets which
Tho managers OF the concert had not been
able 10 dispose OF, The receipts were
triplcd.
The enthusiasm of those who had been
present at the flrst part OF the concert
was already shared by the others,
InrY were tbNlp'llfb w h'iN4 ~
I uunrter OF an hour the continuation 81 inc
: concert, and in order 10 paciiy the crowd
which pressed about the entrance 10 the
hnll, In which there was no longer seal
/ 10 be had, NIL the doors were left open.
, Al last the concert proceeded, ana
when the artist 80 lmpaticnty awaited
1 renppoared upon the stage, there was a
new ovation. She was greeted with
. three saiy0s Of applause.
/, She sang the touching melody III w
. venlr.n from the second oct OF IA,
/. lJnIve." with an indispensable charm and
melancholy.
Her triumph was complete, But whiie
NE thunder Of buyns was rcsounding ~
/. the hall more than q hundred voices he'
, manded again The romance 81 Alicg'
As We have said, the bali had become
, filed between iie drst and second parts
{ Of tho CONCERT, aud there were <lp per
/ sons present who had not heard tue de'
. ilclous melody oi Meyerbcer.
, The singer felt that she owed debt %
I pratltnde 10 these auditors, VIA WIN en-
. tbnslasm, who were there solely 70 hear
ber After she had already descended
Z from the stage she returned anh sahR w
/ romance with even more soul asa sweet
, ness, II possible, than the ilrst time'
w.
, The wife of the project held 10 her
hand magnificent bouquet OF roses,
sgbieh one Of her servants had lisl
hrnught 10 her IN obedience 20 an order
800 ~ . t.d aeut tot hpr house during