New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-24
TO GIVE ITALIAN OPERA.
PATTI. ALBANI AND TAMAGNO HERE.
A SKETCH OF THE ooMrAxY's ToUR-MEx1cAN

A SKETCH OF THE COMPANY's ToUR-MEX1CAN
AND BOSTON AUDIENCES CoNTRAsTED.
The Patti-Tamagno Opera Company whlrled
from Boston in special vestibulc train yesterday
afternoon. and az 10 p. m. precisely warmly
welcomed at the Grand Central depot by Henry +.
Abbey and his lieutenant, Marcus Mayer
The company came by the shore lire route and
the trip occupied little than five hours. Madame
Patti and her husband Slgnor Ernest Nicoln at once
drove to the Hoffman House. but as the bright
particular OF the trouic W. It'll rugged AFTER
her journey. orders received At the ho'e desk 10
deny her to all visitors large army of friends and
admirers who called 10 pay their respects were thcic
fore gricvousy disappointed.
Madame Albani. who Is possessed OF more robust
constitution visible and Tribune reporter found
her quietly dining with her husband at the windsor
Hotel. and looking the very picture OF rudy health
and good humor.
I've have had quite lot Of travelling this season.
she said after the usual sautations were over, "and
havc passed through a cycle Of climates. We have
been roa ,tcd in Mexico. Grcnched TO our SKINS
i'm the strccts If san Francisco. ana
almost frozen to death I'm some OF the western
cities Eut We have every where met with great sue
cess. and IL the condition OF the treasury IS any
criterion we have been appreciated to the full extent
Of merits. And. after all, the dollars are cr
tcrion Of appreciation. | should imagine Ncw-fork
must be getting tired Of opera. You have had so
much opera: bat then Italian opera is 50 different
from German opera. The German opera, am glh
10 hear has been very we'll received In Ncw->orh.
bu, think. like taste for wine, n Is above the or
binary intelligence and needs cultivation Italian
opera. you know. ha, only 70 be well done and 1t
appeals to every body II cannot fail. But II II Is
not well done It had better not be done at all
And about trip Oh, yes. We opened IN
Chicago you know. at the Auditorium in December,
and sang there TO immense audiences Tor
four weeks. Chicago people always do everything
On big scale. and the Auditorium
IL a marvel. And best II all. 1t was filed with Chi
caeo people every night. The appreciation OF the
West is like everything out Wcst-t Is big anu gen
crou, The President present at the opening per-
Torrance in Chicago and was very KIM I" us all
believe the receipt, in Chicago for the month
announced TO over $4,000. 80 think the m'"icIc
Ne went from Chicago To the 'ity oil MEXICO ana WIZ
siN days in the car, without stoppns. ~ wa, ,liPS
horrid hut our three weeks among the M"Al'aus
was ample compensation ior all thc ol''"l'".'9 -"
copnie~i on tnr Wy there lho Mint ~
t. opc, /. ai event m their livc~-tlai f. Of course "a
u,lt AL a grand opera. and it b., Inspiring to -ing +"
cat ana live on bread and water for the re- oi the
winter in order to do 49, such h"e' l.v 'r
mu-., They are like me French ana iir SP1i .o
rrl tior .,fi.r.t,.n, I'm ,s- no bounds. one nish
-.aor raraeno and ia, eli wcrc recalled no 10. th',
We lit Mexico for three delightful week, In
san francisco. and then returned singing al H''i.
mediate points. untl wc h'd oar second eng" srhe'
u tnfrn.D ln boston We bad very good aiN'ch'',.
We lama .n - Mechanics iiall, building ihtt H'Ws
1000 people, and ID was nilcl ." OVERCOMING t"1 nf
,, ,,l,t ID. go. can congratulate our-eve- on hay
. mad ut in TIA Dt.. The Boston peorl are very
,tltcnl but They iir A-hy cultivated ana hi"N no"
% trrrcftfc GOOD rlu.i ~ suur-" th'N ar" nor 90
don, ,,,-;r.tivc as IN. Ncyicau-. but "" can't nave
Nr>lran audience, cycrvv her" We 20. We "P'l
g., marrow ul-hf with verdi, 'ofcNO, I'D wu'
Iar.s.no VIII make his debut before a Nc" or"
'..dIerre llo is q wonderful man. lie ha'
ie..is,l voice IKE that Il no man YOU over heard
letorc It. volume j., twice that Of most icnor, ana
am eurc h. viii win the hearts
-, Vcc workers. and win fresh laur'l,.
otclo f.. perhaps. h.s finest role. ana
,.n~rfolrc contains pent, Il variety Madame Pai0
TN anucar IN .-rmlsaridc.' 'Trviata. 'In0A Lax
no. Ofarfa' 1rr -o1u1mhula. Madame N.rn'n
..i .Iu. .r .I',f-caur' carmen 'Ir"vaior" ana
.Nda.' shall >ns 30 rcuo, 'lroVatoi'. rug
r,,.' .Tau.t' and 'N"fsfof"lc' There NAV b" az
t,I,r. and alter ions 10 this list, Of 'oi.c, as we
.iau remain In New York at least month