Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-24
PATTI AT GALVESTON.
The Great Singer Captures all Hearts
M Storm-The Most Metropolitan
Audience Ever Seen In Texas.
/, GERMAN Given at the fremont In Honor
OF the Guests from the Interior of
the state--A Grand Anair.


special to the Gazette
GAIyEsr1N, TEX, Dec. 23.-Probably
.he most ultra-fashlonable audience ever
Gathered together in any Texas city
Greeted the greatest cantatrice in the
world tonight at the fremont opera
house. Notwithstanding the seats on the
ersi roor were held at $40, aud In other
,,ortions of the house oorrespondinply
HIGH, the building was tllled to its utmost
ssstIng capacity. The opera-house was
handsomely decorated for the occasion
with numerous Tags Of all nations taste.
tnlly arranged above the drop-curtain,
aronnd the boxes and encifcling the
walls OF each floor. The colors Of Italy.
snsin and France We're conspicuous, TO.
gsther with the stars aud stripes and the
lime star hig. The vast audience was
not only the most fashionable,
and best dressed ever seen in Galveston,
INT Il was distinctlvely cosmopolitan, in
asmuch as every city OF Importance in
Texas was represented by delegation Of
beautiful ladies' with suostantlal-looking
escorts.
The programme Of the evening opened
with an overture by the splendid orches-
ira under the leadership of Signor Arditi.
Slraor Galassl, the celebrated baritone,
rendered "De Pr0vensan from the opera
La Traviata, and followed 1t with an en-
core. Madame Scalohi was then warmly
greeted, rendering a selection from the
opera "Flgaro." She was followed by
Signor Guile, the new tenor, who fairly
captured the audience and was re
pestedly called back. The fifth
4 event on the programme was the appear
ance OF Patti, rendering an aria from ola
Traviats." AS the great diva tripped upon
the stage, embiazoned with diamonds, the
great audience gave her rousing well
come, but instantly subsidized on hearing
the nrst silvery note. AS an
encore Patti sang "ComiDg Thro'
the Rye" with such exquisite effect as TO
bring forth thunders of applause, but no
amount OF noise would induce her to re-
peat the encore. The slxtn number on
4 the programme was an sria from the
\ Magic Flute, by Signor Novara, the basso,
4 followed by duet by Scalchi and Signor
A Guile. Then Patti rendered the
h yaltz song, al Baco," which was rap
u turously received, and as an encore
4 the diva gave "Home Sweet Home, !"
s which many thought was the master
Apiece OF the evening. An aria by G1lassi,
s. followed Oy SelcCllOu from 'hlSuOu ny
n Scalchi closed the first part of the pro-
4 gramme.
ID Part second was the third act from the
I opera OF "Faustn-the garden scene-with
A Patti as Margaret, Signor Guile as Faust,
/. Scalchi as Slebel, Novara as Meph,s-
. topheles, ell in costume. The singing OF
b Slgnor Guile, the tenor, was exceeding
3 ly fine, comprising the highest notes
4 with ease, while Patti as an
actress is only surpassed by
\ herself as a singer. Her appearance here
4 Will long remain an event In the social
\ history of the city. Manager Greenwall
h receives the congratulations of his many
. friends for the great success and satisfac-
D ton Of the enterprise. The house netted
over $1,000 Mr.. Henry L Ashoy, d.
rector Of the troupe, with his wife,
accompanies Patti to the City of Mexico.
fThe entire party went direct from the
theatre aboard their special cars and
leave at in tn morning for FL Paso.
Mine host 7. b. Gale of the fremont
hotel, after the opera entertained the
guests from Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth,
Waco, Temple and other cities with a
grand oyster roast followed by german
which continued until the small hours OF
n, the morning