Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-17
Seen in Real Life and Drawn
From 1t.
HOW THE HEROINE WAS SUGGESTED
To the Novelist by Former oporAtic
Queen,
NEW YORK, March Is,

NEW YORK, March Is.
Ever since the appearance Of Du |
Mauriers wonderful book, "11il- !
by" public curiosity has been
excited as to the identity Of that
extraordinary type OF womanhood and
art, Trlby oFarrall. Her great ar
tlsuc and vocal ability SO totally de-
pendent ON the Will Of one man. her
wonderful power Of song while under
that mans influence. aud her utter In
capacity Of singing even tne simplest
melody when removed from his pres
cncc. has set many brains thinking and
striving to lind out who the model
could have been from which Du Mau-
rler drew his study Tor the character
The names of all the great prima dom
mas Of the period In which the scene
OF the story Is laid have been raked
over, their careers gone into, and thel!
professional lives carefully ruarched
out,
But in none Of these could he foun-
tie eNcmplGr OF this curious character.
Tulhy was beautiful, had wonderful
voice, defective ear, and weak
will Her great natural gifts had lain
dri munt until her meeting with thar
eccentric man Of genius aud cnarlat1n,
the musician Svengnli, VINO, by ms
tuculi influence, lovelt red her powers
"a rplied the musical eat In which she
,s1s IncI,iur. aud transformed her from
n moor piri plclinf. up "A Hcinty living
urinpts thn si,tdIns of paris TO a world
renowned singer, rolling in gold, the
fHvorlte OF courts and the ndured or
the public. Her history, M related by
m Nnurlrr mas had "A circulation that
,,g otb,,,, Tani, Of modern limo mas an.
,'r,,rhsl sbc Ia the object Of uni
,,.rg,i curI,sItv md iutcrrat. and, In
this country tho prespcA % Harper &
Hrog although wording night and day
ian. mouths mast. have been unable to
suppiv mo
u.,,,,,d ,or ,h. Hook.
r,.,, A., a., ,,,,os,io,
VINO was Hhs tnat ~ wy Shn I'M
ilhu sue a Itut 'H'a.IJ'o M, I,tstnt.y of
! y hRul.nt Va ~ ~, ali chnrneters
| ~ dutulr ~, a,,o cav,,nt Inc public
vi me,iut n, IN MA If hnVc had soms
'',t, ~ A., ,.,iity snnc law htunre UNION
/ u,,bln ~ ie.thgSr Sos icc, allie to nam,
Wnlcil wy nu','St i,,,,.'.t,,,,ion and tbs
~ "" 20 ~ eoYcv Ia does not fol.
iemV's NE iay iif-i,re or model should
~" i III ~ ths puhiIo exactly "a
| 80 go la rpnI ufe but simply that
thc rmnin ineiientg of nor cnrcer should
hc nortrnyed. with such additions and
| dccnrn tinns MS the genius OF an author
mIaht surgegt. The real Trilby. for IN
| stance. need not have boon OF necessity
IA painters model. nor Girl OF loose
morals buy she imuiis "H INC IAN ~, ira.
! posseSsor OF peaul VI nyi.u' o. I,,s
! perIect car l"r nlus,I ~ sho
ceptlplht% 10 ngpl'u',r ts IA st,,,, In
need not nave bten y W'tt NV, w., a.,
the streets % i"lls, Wy ', na,u an
been DGaulllul un" dirn,, ihose ou,ii'
eNtraotulnur! nS9't ~. S'tsstUar,, ,,,as Won
tles, tlo Iean W Nv ,,ot the original nu-
be il'as ~ ,, 49,, NAV nave been a
cltuH W W IN i-rao', T., thr n,,thor
real potn"n We, ,.r,.at 1,nrers ~ N.
Ine cNI w w IA a,,d n vears
IFhuE ~ ~, I, Atbrrtneyt gontar
ago p,tSl 81 ' a,,i tonny t.ind boye nu
blnlt $500 e., NO crcentrlr profegslon-
reseinplen1g .,, ~ 'HFrraii. svtnFeIl 3ut
" ~ VI 80 ,,oesiist tyhn N NOT IL
tnerc W.T. nc vcrv hiFhest rank
ne pllgeu ~ Wv artista M ieast
nlonBsluo .nesv ,s,sitIarabie nolan i'm tbt
r,na world FOR a short time, tray,
eleu oNrr we ~ 80 Win nnnrmou,
In concert am ~ op1 w. u"ershcbS frofr
sue ss I'm .i,t' rom Isngt Ia West do
Norm 10 SUM ,,,itivntcd snrs "a,
lighting ailke inc eu' W., w r'' ~,
LONDON ia.iS 40 s,uht,ers N,
BabuA OF atu,n,,1, and tbc aborigi
Sydhey Hhu a,i,,,I ard ma rnnniba
mes o, Ne" @e''''
islands' -
She WnH W""i""'
or rnre physical beauty and POSSESSED
of an extraordinary voice, but untll IN.
time OF her meeting with her svengnl
she had strlven In vain to reach am
gtandlng with the public, although ne
family connection and antecedent
yyere such as 10 give her every oppor
unity Tor entrance Into the charme'
Circle of prima donnas. From tina
time, however. her success was rapi
and extraordinary. She sang every
where ana succeeded everywhere. He
name became a household word. an
her fame was weil-nigh universal Bu
al the height OF her career. In the yer
enlminntion OF her success, her Sven
gall died suddenly. JUST as In the move
, and from that moment the star pale
and The once famous prlma DOM
sank into 'lnnccuous desuetude"