Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1891-09-12
and $4,000.

still under Mr.. Whites management,
successive tours were made until the
closing of the season of 1882, when
Mr.. White severed his connection
with the company.
In the tall of 1892, at the request
Of the members Of the company, MIR.
Louden assumed management. The
company was run for a time upon
the cooperative plan until, finally
Mr.. Louden secured the absolute
control. Then he conceived the
plan Of doing something which had
never been done before by man of
his race.
Mr.. Louden determined to go
around the world, thereby accom-
plishing that which few white men
have dared and still fewer successful
ly accomplished.
Accordingly they set sail for Great
Britain, and traversed the country
in all directions, making many friends
and giving the satisfaction.
For two successive years they gave
their concerts under the patronage Of
the noble and the great, and sung
before the queen and royal family.
On April 3, 1886, they set sail for
Australia While passing through
the Suez canal, Mr.. Louden made a
flying trip through Egypt, viewing
Cairo, the Pyramids and site of an
cient Memphis, rejoicing the steam
er at Suez. An uneventful passage
brought them to Melbourne, where
they landed May IA.
Their season opened June Z, at the
town hall of Melbourne, which seen
3, 200 people under the patronage of
Governor Sir Henry and Lady
Locket with the Hon. James Bal
four, chairman of the evening.
The party then Lett for Sydney,
capital of New South Wales, and
lopened their season under the pat
ronage of Govern or Lord and Lady
Darlington. They sang in Sydney
so nights, from thence going to New
Zealand. where they sojourned seven
months in the north and middle is
lands.
| Returning to Australia, they
opened at Adelaide, capital of South
Australia, singing there 40 coDsecu,
tive nights, under the patronage OF
Governor Sir William Robinson
Their next stand was Brisbane, capt.
tai Of Queensland, singing there un-
der the patronage of Governor Sir
Anthony Musgrave, Lady Musgrave,
by the way, being an American and
daughter OF Cyrus w. Field Of At
lantic cable fame.
| After singing inBrisbane 60 nights
they sailed away for Tasmania (Van
Dieme MS Land). After a short sea
son in Tasmania they left for the Or
lent, having spent three years and
six months in Australasia.
Next they visited Ceylon, India,
Burmah, Singapore, China and ia
pan, making short stays at the prin-
cipal places and meeting with great
social and financial success.
| On April 3, 1890, which was
Thursday, at 10 o'clock a. NJ, they
sailed from Yokohama, Japan, for
San Francisco, after an absence of
six years from American soil 1t is
la little singular to note that their
departure for Europe and the sailing
for America should be on the same
day Of the month, same day Of the
week and same hour of the day.
| During their season in India Mr..
Louden and his party visited the
world famous Tai Mahal at Agra, on
the river Jumna. This wonderful
piece Of architecture was erected by
the Mogul shah Jshan as maus :
leum for his favorite wife Moomtaja
a Mehal.
Mr.. Louden and his singers have
the honor Of singing the first and
only Christian hymn in this celebras
ted Mohammedan mosque. One tone
sounded by Mr. Louden underneath
the central dome continued to revcr
berate for a period Of 20 seconds.
1t was Mr.. Lowden's first intention
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