New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-29
HENRY E. ABBEY RETURNS.
HE SAYS MISS ANDERSON is NOT INSANE.
she DRIVES OUT NEARLY EVERY DAY-THE
ITALIAN OPERA coMPANY-PATuI's

REPERTORY.
henry f. Abbey and his wife Mr. Abbey's two
clhdren and Charles Chatterton his private s.cre-
'"l, were among the passengers on La Bourgogne
SeS'e'uay. As soon as Mr.. abbey set foot rpon the
por ne was besieeei by a number of people anxious
~ N'io" The truth about Miss Mary Andcrson's condi-
uon. Mr. Abbey said There is not shadow OF
"uln In the reports that Miss Anderson is I'm an
asylum or that she IS threatened with paresIs. II IS
o"o'or' not singular that these reports should be
'urrent here, for they plentiful in London, due
10 oouot 10 the fact that Miss Anderson IS not going
ih'o society as she formerly did. stll she receives
her Intimate friends, and may be seen out walking
VI unvlng every day in Hampstead, whore she is
n'ihg with friend. when first arrived in London
'"o came 10 see me. and was surprised to how
ihuch better she was looking. She mentally as
'1sht as ever and just keen and cute about bust
"eSs natpers she then said she did not think she
"oulu 10 strong enough TO undergo the fatigue Of
'our' told her there was no hurry and that she
"ouiu better take month 10 decide. About six weeks
ago again saw her and she then decided to
give up tho tour. The last time saw her was
a'ou' he 9th OF this month, and tho improvement
IN her condition seemed be continuing. hope that
he VIII play with me the season after next. BY the
way see that Christine Nilsson IS reported 10 have
uecoms Insane by some correspondents. while others
nave Deen satisfied to say she growing deaf
saw her only few days before I left. and she was
never better, mentally physically. There wasn't a
trace OF deafness
our Italian Opera Company Will open I'm the
Ohlcago Auditorium December o. IL VIII be made
up IN this way Sopranos Mines. Adelina Patti Albani
Boullchof Valda, Devere and Valerga cOntraltos,
Mdlles Fabbn and Bauermeiser; tenors, SlgnOr Tam
agno, Ravell, Peruginl Vanni and BIeetto barones,
slgnOrs Del Pente ZarC and Mareschach bassos.
signorS Novaro, Marassa, Castlemar Carbonne, Mig
lara and De yaschetti conductors, sisnor Ardlt and
signor saplo-
Mmo. Paurs repertory Will be 'Travata,' Lucia,
Barbiere,' semlramdc Faust 'Marthat Romeo
and Juliet and 'Lakme The last two viii be new
here Nine. Aban VIII sing with Tamagno in 0tello,'
'Huguenots' and Boto's 'Mefstofclc.' and alone in
semiramide' and .Lohengrin.' Tamagno. viii be
nosf IN 1teiio Iei Aida iISVarorel t'ug rS
Prophet and 'Lucrezla Borgia' lie IS beyond ques-
ton the most extrao dirarly robust tenor that has
high {. easily as | talk. Nine. BoullohoH is a
Russian dramatic soprano, who has been very sue
cessful In her country and I'm Italy The com
pany Will be heard for four weeks at the Metropolitan
Opera House In March Forty OF the chorus VIII be
imported. Nine. Patti was to finish her season in
Montevdeo last night She will return to England
and sing in concerts before coming here. Nicolini
VIII be here with her. but viii not sing She has not
been Ill. The French papers mixed her up with Car
lotta.
One OF my principal engagements Is that with
These two great players are now unsurpassed and
either alone fill any concerhall In Europe They
VIII play JOO concerts, beginning aDOub
Of November. Some Of the concerts Will be
with the orchestra and of chamber-lnu,ic.
81 have also secured Otto Hcgner the boy pianist
for seventy five He Is thirteen years Old
and Is considered 20 be better player and musician
than Hoffman,. l have engaged the Mendelssohn
Quintet Of Boston, 10 support him. as he viii play
only two numbers ia each concert Probably a singer
VIII also be added. Hegner will be here about No
vembcr l.
The Gatety Company In 'Faust Up 10 Date" and a
new burlesque now being written will open at the
Broadway Theatre December ard stay there SIX
weeks. Their tour will be for TWENTY-FIVE weeks
Miss Florence ST. John + AZ the head of the company
She has much better voice than Is usually heard in
burlesque. The comedian Is +. j. Lonnen, and there
IS quartet Of pretty dancers, whose ensemble work
IS astonishing. ! think that Is about all I shall have
10 attend next season, except our new fremont
Theatre Boston"
Mr. Abbey i looking we'll. and seems 10 be ready
for airy amount Of hard work