The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
WHEN
PATTI AND NEVADA.
Ill-Health Compels the Formers Temporary
etirement-Tumult Caused by the Latter.

CHICAGO, April madame Adelina Patti
has written Colonel Mapleson, announcing that
she will be unable to fulfill the New York and
Boston engagements, owing to ill-health and the
imperative orders of her physician to cease
work for several weeks. To representative of
the Associated Press, this morning, she said she
had felt the necessity of retiring for time, and
this had been forcibly impressed upon her by
reason of her heavy work in this city; she
would therefore, obey her physician and
would sail at once for England from
New York incidentally she remarked that
her divorce from De Caux was absolute, and that
she could now sing in France without having her
salary attached under her nuptial contract. She
expects to remain in her castle in Wales for sew
eral months, and then expects to- sing in London,
Paris. and possibly III ST Petersburg The
divorce proceedings nave been dragging for
years, and Nine. Patti states that they involved
direct outlay on her part of fully half million
francs. Tonight's performance therefore, con-
Cludes her American engagement. she having
sung forty two times, receiving $l68, 600.
LATFR.-The report that Madame Patti, by
the advice of her physician, has decided not to
I'LL her New York engagement, but to return
shortly to Europe, is now denied. Her secre-
tarys who was seen tonight. said that Madame
Pasti would start for New York tomorrow. and
would fill her engagement there, as originally
intended.
MILE. NEvADA's INGENIOUS TRICK.
At the opera festival last night, Mlle Nevada's
appearance in "Rigoletto" before an immense
audience, was again the cause of tumult among
the audience. At the conclusion of the third
act, which ended with a duet between Nevada
and De Anna, Nevada was presented with floral
harp surmounted by small flags of the Union.
She grasped one of the tiny flags, with the evil
dent intention of moving it, but was unable to
remove it from the framework. The applause
which followed in the track of the song and the
demonstration over the flowers occupied fully
fifteen minutes. The first demonstration
the part OF the house was almost natural,
but when the hand clapping of those who
are accustomed to applaud a good
thing for what it is WORTH ceased, the noise con-
sinued. The curtain rose, and Mile Nevada and
De Anna acknowledged their compliments. Still
che noise went on. ''Sing it y "Sing it again !"
and like expressions were heard from the back
seats and the holders of standing-room tickets
Mile. Nevada and De Anna finally appeared be-
fore the curtain, but this was not sufficient to
put stop to the uproar. Nevada was in ex
cellent humor, but De Anna must have been an
noyed, for his appearance SO indicated AL
though the applause continued, he refusedsto ap-
pear, and Mile. Nevada came out alone He
went as far as the door, and she tried to pull
him after her, but failed. Once more she came
out alone and walked entirely across the
stage, making expressive gestures, which
in the language of pantomirne, meant 'he will
not come, and the management will not let us
sing" At this juncture, quoting from the
Tribune's account, many of the better class IN
the audience pulled on their wraps and left the
house in disgust, while others tried to hiss the
disturbers down. In several parts of the house
disputes arose as to whether not the fuss
should cease. The persistence of the disturbers
had palpable object, and it was everywhere ap-
preciated. It was evident that Mile. Nevada
and her friends had been exceedingly liberal in
the distribution of complimentary tickets.
Something had to be done to change the super
fcial aspect of things, and Mile Nevada ingen-
iously hit upon scheme. The enthusiastic
audience must pay homage to Mr.. Ferd w.
Peck, president of the opera association.
This would make it appear that all the
enthusiasm was to be traced to purely artistic
appreciation of merit and show, at the same
time, that it could not only applaud Mile
Nevada, but the whole festival through its
official symbol, President Peck Accordingly
messenger was sent to Mr.. Peck's box in breath
less haste to announce to him that there was
trouble on the stage, and that his immediate at
tention was required. He at once rushed to the
stage Scarcely had he reached it when Mile.
Nevada grasped him by both hands and pulled
him out on the stage, saying: l want you to APP
pear with me before the foot-lghts.
At the same time some one in the rear of Mr..
Peck gave him push that assisted Mile. Nevada
greatly in her efforts to get him before the audi
ence. Once in the center of the platform Mile.
Nevada said to Dir. Peck, loud enough to be
beard by the audience, was determined that
Tou should come on the stage Then, with Mr..
Peck. she continued on her way across the stage.
Mr. Peck said to reporter, who called upon him
afterward, hat he was very much annoyed at
being taken by surprise and forced upon the
stage in way which would seem like bad taste
10 those unacquainted with the facts in the
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