Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-04-04
NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW YORK,

March 81, 1890.
DEAR REGISTER-An account of
ones first visit to hear the great Patti
will doubtlessly interest your readers.
She made her first, appearance here
! in three years at the Metropolitan
! Opera House last Wednesday night
/ in ROssini's beautiful "Semiramide.
| The Metropolitan is the largest thea
/ ire in New York and seats about 5000.
/ There are five tiers of boxes and seats
above the Orchestra Circle, and the
Immense house was packed to suffo-
cation to welcome Patti back again.
/ The grand orchestra of about so pieces
was led by Sig. Arditi, and the beau
| tiful airs and overture were given
with Italian grace and smoothness.
| The chorus then sang, and also some
| of the lesser lights, but the big audi
ence was uneasy and were impatient
for the appearance Of the Diva. This
was the first time, too, that New
Workers would see Patti since she
had dyed her raven black hair red.
At last she came on the stage, wear
ing her delicate crown with the grace
of a real queen. Diamonds flashed
from her neck and bosom and her
lovely face wore u look Of demure
wonderment when the thunders of
applause greeted her from all parts
of the house. She is the most beauti-
full woman | ever saw and has per-
sOnal magnetism and attraction that
cannot be imagined until she is seen.
Clad as the queen Seniramide she
made a lovely picture. Though AZ,
she does not look 30 years old, and
there is not the slightest indication Of
wrinkle or crows foot in her beauti-
full, creamy complexion. Her dark
soulful eyes seem to speak, and her
hair is a color most indescribable, but
suits her perfectly. She Is OF medi-
um height and has IA slight, beautiful
figure. And when she sings the audi
ence is held spell-bound and one real
ICES while she sings, thoughin Italian,
that the voice is so clear and bird
like as TO scarcely seem human.
She holds and sways her great audi
ence as she pleaSes and for the time
they are her most willing slaves. AT
| the end of one of the acts when Patti
and Nine Fabbri sang a most beauti-
/ full duet the enthusiasm was so great
/ that they had to repeat it; still the
audience was not satisfied and she
was recall ed five or six times. She
! bowed, threw kisses TO them all, kissed
| Mme. Fabbri and at last spoke to the
| leader OF the orchestra, and as soon
as the first bars of Home, Sweet
Home" were played the house almost
the beautiful ballad as only Patti can
sing it, with much care and beauty OF
/ tone, making a beautiful picture
against the handsome curtain, this
small figure with its gorgeous crown
and the regal robes of SemrdmiS One
who hears her sing it can never forget
it. She had wonderful voices to assist
her and the company was grand
| collection of voices. 1t is said that
Patti gets $4,000 every night she sings,
which is usually twice a week. On
/ her short tour here this time il is sup
posed the company will play TO about
million dollars. Seats are seven
dollars and general admission two
! dollars. The first row of boxes Were
| OF course occupied by New York :
only -four hundred. All of the
money and society of the city were
| there and as all were in evening dress,
it made grand sight. Enough jew
els flashed from those boxes to ran
som | Europe's crowned heads, and
a little to spare. OF course Grover
Cleveland aud wife were there, as
they are now recognized as two OF
the four hundred. After the opera
the confusion was great. Over two
hundred and fifty carriages were in
line outside and lusty-lunged men
were calling out the numbers and
fussing between themselves. Detec'
tives were in the crowd TO watch for
the light fingered gentry. 1t was
quite a memorable experience.
1t would probably be appropriate
here to state Booth and Barrett will
star together again next season. Bar
rett, who had quite a serious throat
trouble, went to England and is re-
ported much better.
| see that Marie Prescott, of the
McLean-Prescott, troupe mas failed to
secure divorce from her husband,
Mr.. Pencil, in Kentucky.
r. b. j.
| Eunensy