The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-22

wnsi IN this respect better of than many. and
mere was consolation in this fact How faith.
,uliy ana diligently Miss Huntington worked in
urssuen Is evident not only from the high posi-
ss o1 sne mas attained almost at q bound, but
from the close and conspicuous attention 10
every detail which cAaracterizes her conrse as
sne leading star on the English operate
s.ase' AT the close OF her musical course
sus appeared In concert in different cities
AZ germany, In Paris and in London. winning
d once most favorable notice and receiving
essryWnerc the strongests Endorsements of her
"ortn. when Miss Huntington returned to
Amerca she found English opera in full yfgor
ana favor, and after her appearance In one or
TWO concerts her dramatic ability and high
musical culture being at once recognized. she
reserved the most advantageous offers from
alert managers of English opera who recog.
ni1ed her worth. Her first season was with the
boston Ideals, the next with the Bostonians, in
rnicn sne visited the principal cities of the
ohiteo states and Canada, appearing in the
reading roles OF standard operas, for which her
commanding presence and contralto voice
eihinentiy fitted her, and when on
.he evening OF January IA, 1859, she made her
LONDON appearance In "Paul JONES'" the Lon
oon papers proclaimed her debut success I'M
equaed by any singer of modern times. and her
'ocai emciency and finished style the most
notable acquisition to the English operatic
slase they had welcomed in many years; and
on the UJth representation of "Paui Jones" the
same papers united In saying that 'Miss Hunt
ington had made hit to begin with, and gained
ground every time she repeated the part"
"hen her year in London was flashed she
determined to become a star and pro-
ouce her own operas. Under the man.
agement OF Mr.. Marcus Mayer she began
ner career as a star last season in "Paul
Jones in New York, and she could have selected
no better production. The laudable ambition
OF MISS Huntington as a caterer OF operate pro-
unctioIn for the entertainment of the public
ieads her to constant novelty and progressive
ness, and as result she 10 presenting during
the present season Planquette's latest work
captain Therese." In all her travels Miss
Huntington is accompanied by her mother who
mas proved her best friend and adviser, and be-
tween the two there exists the utmost devotion.
with her company Miss Huntington is deserv.
edly popular II she is u strict disciplinarian,
she Is also generous. and the slightest complaint
OF any wrong or oversight finds her always
willing listener and quick to rectify
any error. Most careful aud pains
taking in every effort, she abhors
nothing so much Is sham, and will not tolerate
meretricious advertising or any tricks of the
trade. so often resorted by actors for the sake
OIL notoriety She trusts entirely to the excel
ience Of her productions, upon which she spares
no expense in staging, and in which her entire
fortune 10 invested, ana to her own merit for
recognition and patronage. She has In her eff
iorts shown English opera comique to be a high
grade OF entertaining amusement: she has lived
lie without reproa:h, and her artistic merits
have won her success In h.r own country quite
equal to that she won ia England.