New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-13

=, ..... - Carl Fornes and tried TO srun'
below the lines Of the bass stave but my nant
never attained the luXurlance OF my ihouH''' ""U
nv voice was like penny whistle IN cohp''''T-I
IN his Mr. Santlcy was twenty-one years oiu
,bor Ia wont 70 Milan. and became pupil OF
Coo,a,o MAYA. for whose personal and artISU'
character he seems ever TO have had an en'hus'
astic appreciation.
Mr. Santlcys first engagement was for inc c'tr
niv,l season In Pavia IN 1891, ana he iha"c No
debut in "Tra,iata,7 taking tho part OF the uoc-
for Later he al.O sang Germont. the iauler' 'o'
three NIGHTS after which tie tenor lnducf" u'' ~
join him in sending a notice OF orr succe'S w q
musical journal In Florence. his native place It.
which for the sum Of five francs-my snare VI
,be cost of iuscrtion-I figured a. the legltim""
successor 70 Tamburini This custom still hour
isbcs in Italy. there being a multitude OF s"ch
advertising sheets in the country that 1--we OIL ue
desire of singers TO see their names In prlho
There is nothing of interest or value IN Mr
SantIev-s accounts of his elortc in Italy ""io'
were all over in q year lie then return" ~
ENGLAND. and in London was helped and pelrc'ue'
nv the critic Of The Athcnacum, Henry r. Nhoi'
lev at whose house, moreover he met MISS yer
trude Kcmbe whom he married a year ana Ia u
later At the home Of Adelaide hemole l'ii'
Sartoris the aunt OF his fiancce, he met heiiS
Greville. who gave musical parties az WHICH
among others he often met Grisi. Mario ana o'''o'
musical nOtablcs. A. e
Gur sr1n after Willie there SIN very
few propIe in the room. | to sing u duet wiz w
her and having tle G0nNcr'A a,nod OT God
sa1tley. what shall / dor What's the natter "a
s%G MY WHIT f''G0 s CG DON'T 'S "e how ran
yomY Il do she said stand before me and ,lr"aHp
ont coat tails as HdG a, n You can Of the es
Which was living on the piano In a few moment !,
She whispered IT'S all right but wha' on cartn n
| 10 do with IT, | looked at the bundle ana ~"
{, was nlposslbe 10 pocket IT.. Al that moment Ielgn
ion made his appearance carrying ms hhI ~ M, rl7
hand Just in time TO save me- exclaimed , Mr,
Sartoris Here Fay, pat that in your nat ana kc'I
!ohhP''" we F'' """'
soon after his return TO Engl1nd Mr. Santcy
entered upon that portion OF his career in which
10 Gained his greatest or at least most lasting re-
uovn: he became concert and oratoro singer.
Nevertheless lie remained upon the operate stage,
singing at Her Majestys and other operate
theatres under eve, Mapleson and other Managers
One of his best parts that Of Valentine III
Gounod's Faust" aud II was AZ the baritones re-
Quest that tie composer interpoatcd the air do
P0sScntc" which j. now generally sung In INC
second act Concerning one OF the performances
Of this opera lie relates the following ancdotc
Nv eldest daughter. Edith. Was taken BY her
mother 10 sec Of tn" morning performances hel
first visit 70 n theatre She was told Of tho duel
scene and imp~esscd with the idea that " was on,
IN play IN case 1t might starte her. All went W"
until she saw Reeves and me using Our words men
The little mouth began to puchcr mp ana Inc up, ~
tr.mhlc but she kept on repeating 10 hcISeu ~
only I'm inn.' until N last received the ia'h Won
and fell, then She burt out into veil. ana bad 4
Lc carried ont 81 Tho theatre. 10 which nnllnI CONN
indurc bnr 10 return She was not satisfied unil
sic saw me safely seated at dinner