The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-13

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New York World.
That numerous and enthusiastic brigade
of stage-struck women who attend matinees
and cherish ali Astounding admiration for
actors and particularly for the tenors both
Of comic opera and grand opera are just
now in a dreadful flutter OF excitement and
anticipation over Mr.. Abbey's announce
ment that the company which lie has en-
gagged for the Patti season will include the
famous tenor Tamagno. Tamarno is pop
uiarly regarded at the present time as the
greatest tenor in the world, and efforts have
been made heretofore to secure him for an
American engagement but always without
success. The most marvellous stories are
told OF his triumphs in the capitals OF
Europe. of the honors that have been
showered upon him, and of course TO all
this have been added attractive accounts of
his great personal beauty. 1t isn't at all
clear where statements OF this latter kind
originate, but that they are in circulation
admits of no doubt whatever, and every
silly matinee woman and every gum-chew-
and communicating maiden in the me-
tropolis IS firmly established in the opinion
that Tamagno j. a pleasing mixture of
Apollo and all tho other handsome men
whom they have ever seen or heard of or
read about in history and mythology.
As matter OF fact Tamagno is not hand
some at all. except when he is made up
for the stage perhaps, and is described by
People no have me; him a. a man OF par
tscularly boorish and ungracious manners.
There i no eainsayine the fact that he has
wonderful voice. but he Is IL would seem.
IN every other way curionsly unattraetive
His origin VAS exceedingly humble. In
fact when be vas discovered by an Italian
impTcsaYio named Carneli. he was working
In his fathers sine cellar a; Turin. in Italy
the town IN which he tjrst saw the light OF
day ia ISL. His occupation ai the time
was the interesting and useful one Of trans
ferring the vine from casks into bottles,
probably ot the eiobalsr and straw-covered
variety known over here 80 a II drinkers of
the seductive Chisnu.
He sang when he was hotSljag. and one
siay VAS overheard BY Lsraelh, Who offered
% have his musical education properly at
tended 70 il Tamasno would sign a contract
Whereby the impTesayso might get hiS
money hack and little profit. Tsmarno
agreed 90 10 this and went 30 work. bat
when he discovered that Carnelli Was max
Ing something cut st the contract he kicked
oyCs the traces and was az once made de-
fendsnt in S suit in the Italian lsw cca-ts.
4 verde, IL <lo nso damages was rendered
against hsns. huf as he was released from
the contract AZ the same time he wss abe
10 pay THIS up In comparatively short or
der and since then has been akiug money
iu s>osi-s3zej chunks.
liat tile fact that Tamaguo Is rot the
A1cn,S that American women already he
leye him 10 he vi. no; make any difference
q tie gentle and enthusiastic creatures,
and they si3 continue 81 devevE E7ee,llly
am paragraphs aTsnte.i ahout him. VII
tav bis photograph su1 troop % Tie nla;-
taees Whenever BE- appears They wi
ADORE h5fu az distance and they may hang
aroun4 The stage t3og after tie Performance
and tAe more brilliant and beautiful smo2s
tasa, wt probably attempt - secure H.
opportanity 80 adore him wiskogi The !e2t-
Light flashing ross their lives. The mere
fact thag naaa Is ca slae stage and helsis
vromtreut position thsye is sufficient eth
these women go transform hin into
something u.aeh superior ard nsore
attractive th4u she man wb0
- engaged az gAs praskic 3e-
ts.ls g btsslne-s of professional life. The "a