The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-02
PATTI AND HER RELATIVES.
Sketch Of the Great Singer Who Ha,
Stamped Her Genius on Her Era.

Albert L. Paine, in Cooley.
THE PATHS were emineatly gifted as mu-
sicians and vocalists. Signor Salvador Pat
House, on Chambers street over fifty years
ago. and his wife, Signorina Barilli Patti.
sang The Druid Priestess' in Norma in
Clotilde, Carlo.ta and Adelna. all remark
able for the beauty of their voices. and a
son. CARO-, who Won considerable repute as
"Amalia, the eldest daughter married
Maurice Strakoscn. a clever music teacher
and an exceedingly suave diplomat. His
Velvety Strok.ng Of your coat sleeve, while
gently. addressing you my frient,' in
variably gained his desired point, and in
later years he became known my frient
"Clotilde sang for a brief period, but
after her marriage to Mr.. Thorn, son of
a wealthy real estate dealer, she retired
threshold of welded bliss
Carlo was fine looking young man and
Of the good things of this e was sad
that he had privately married very popu-
lar New Orleans lady. and he finally did
at the Grand Opera House c Concerts during
the James Fisk regime. He joined the Com
federates during the war and then came
North and got into serious trouble, from
which he was rescued by the good offices of
the then impresario Maretzek and Sheriff
Bensel. Ultimately Carlo Patti returned to
the South, where il was reported that al
coholism ended his career.
Carlo Patti left daughter by his New
Orleans wife, who developed into very
handsome woman and was adopted by aunt
Adelina, after the latter had become Nine
Nicolini: but soon afterward the young
lady was hurried from the hotel where the
Nicolinis were staying, and some of the
busybodies gave it out that it took long
time to appease Nine PATHS anger at
what she is said to have regarded as the
girls wicked ingratitude.
"Carlotta, an exceedingly handsome girl
and magnificent singer, sprained her ankle
while In her teens. The cause for this has
been variously told, but neighbors Of the
Patti family who lived on East Tenth street
assert that Nine. Pattie mere was a lady
Of positive will and of energetic action,
and that an urgent argument between man.
ma and daughter on the top Of flight of
daughter. accelerated by some unseen pro-
polling agency. Others have stated that
Carlotta missed her footing on the stair
way; but. be that as II may. the poor girl
was famed for life, and thus she has been
obliged to limit her vocal career to the
concert stage, although she has occasional
ly essayed operate roles. and on one oc-
Yet her fiorid, bel-toned voice, ranging
from c below the line to F above. failed to
compensate for her defective gait.
"Carlotta married NJ. Munkascy the
'cellist. on April S. 1872. the night previous
to Adelina's birth, Nine. Patti sang Norma,
and Signor Patti Polio. at the Grand. The
alter, Madrid. and the birth of this child
later found the PATHS once more in New
York. where they settled for some years
owing to their limited means. Adelina went
wonderful ear and fiuent voice enabled her her
TO sing all the SENS then warbled in public
by Teresa Parodi and Jenny Lind; yet all
her playmates were from the Bowery. and
she VAS an acknowledged adept at skipping.
hop scotch and other juvenile sidewalk
sports OF that remote day.
THE family necessities soon took the lit