New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10
ROSES md CHEERS ron PATTI
HER LAST APPEARANCE IN OPERA AT THE
METROPOLITAN.

HER LAST APPEARANCE IN OPERA AT TIE
METROPOLITAN.
The scenes at the Metropolitan Opera House yester-
day afternoon, the occasion OF Nine fHlus last ap
pearance In opera for the season. were scenes 10 DC re
membered. The house crowded, Win the eNccp-
ton OF OF the boxes aud few orchestra SUITS
The opera was The Barber OF Seville" and the cast
was notable for containing the name Of Campanln aN
well rs that OF Patti. When il was all over people
who had heard Patti many times declared that they
could not remember Of her singing so much az one
performance before The audiercc was enthusiastic
from the start but it really began TO be aroused ana I"
take It's part tie proceedings IN the scene OF tne
singing lesson.
The programme said that Mime. Patti would sing
Eckert's Echo Song" and 80 she did. and, being
literally applauded she sang Home, Sweet Home,
whereat the audience became unmanageablc. cam
panin who had been playing the piano IN dumb show
gave Patti book which seemed 10 contain a song
which he thought she might sing. 1t proved TO BE-
"The Last Rose Of summer and She did sing it better
than anybody else I'm the world could lave done. Tie
song suggested roses and the stage stralghtway
covered with them baskets and bouquets and loose
punches The largest basket from Abbey, schoef-
Eel & Grau.
At the end of the opera the audience seemed TO see
reason for going home, and stayed Just where IL
was and capped hands and shouted Bravo!' and
waved handberciefs and hats and wraps and anything
rung up four lines and then Patti began TO come IN
front of it. The second time she dragged sgnor
Ardti the conductor after her. lie seemed reluctant
but pleased and then she came again alone. This
time she showed plainly that she wanted the curtain
to 60 up. She smotc IL with her hand. and then
raised il above her head and seemed signalling 10 In
visible powers Of deviation, but the curtain no dOnb
feeling itself to be down for the season simply dld
nothing. Patti made gesture Of despair 10 show the
people that it Of and gave ii up But not
So the audience little more clapping and shouting
and the curtain slowly went half way. One SIDE VI
the stage was set in the last OF the opera ana
on the other band Of angels bearing Margaret
upward, or rather holding her still. having got no
further. it thus proved than when the CURTIN fell on
Friday night.
But the piano was what Patti wanted. SIZE had TINS
moved out in front Of the curtain line. and then inc
curtain fell again. Patti brought forward her secIc-
tary who sat at the piano and played an ACCOMPANY
mcnt for her. while she sang Comm Through the
Rye When Patti had been called once more ana hau
kissed her hands 70 every ~ the house the au
ence began 10 dspcrSc, but those VINO We're near Wv
part Of the stage whers Patti was crowded Close anu
she stood above them ana shook some my hWds tha
were stretched up TO her. This little reception lasted
for few minutes and then Patti disappeared, ana the
audience slowly did so, too.
The incidents Of Yesterday afternoon showed in a
most frcibe way how genuine is the regard in which
This great singer is held by her admirers. ana NINE
Patti has every 10 feel glad and grateful al me
admitting esteem which Is awarded 10 her by The pubic
Of New York.