New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

jOtt.rs dow. few notes, ana thc''
into ny pocie,. From thai moment TO thn c9wh
year thought more o: ne tune; Icioioh,..th hh
6sS 5sen s9nI pro % ss5c on my y part Ss Sa
song :or her u sing o; he irs' rGneer, A., ~ /,
won; 10 90, with amazing rapiIily: and al,hquFh
pccolomia! was on the point o. re'urn,nf "a ons
There was 10 time 70 be lost. ard found InysHi N
fix or want ot words as we'll as OF an nsblao; i rv
thin, Why not hum Up those notes which had
ot"d down on an old cnyeope me ptsvousd dd 40 40
when IN doubt or need OF sound counsc! ana asked
her T% had Of the cp prscaff Df s d and
Knew where TO Iay her hands upon ii AT moment
Words Words? There re occurred the next hitch. Destiny
in the shape OF y.ry Sooa fr,rne' ara S"hs me Wcrds
W" We're ~ writ,en m for nc on tie very day on which
began to arrange the music A nsh Sirs on ,e,er %
70 boot was practising with rle one morning, ana
] told him that was greatly In need OF "ofu' io'
viii write you some verses + yoI ySat Y STGS SsSns mt
an idea he answ'rfa pro"'yb by was sewing at
the other end of tc rom srT not t' wr
10 mink e. anyrhE rhnr ana gead sa subject for you
Aldghicri thought te idea an excellent one :, "nn m
forthwith set 20 work and wrote the "orc5 10 J.
Bacio" which have since become iam9us; can
tell how ii was but the music Of III Racio' cam"
written I'm IN Incredibly rhort space Of time 49,.
on Fcc9ominis ay9I In 9l Ensland , ,GS4c 0oT '"s @
well as several OF piccolom.nis relations. II me
presence OF whom We tried over ne song iyr ne ,hc
rn':s,c had composed FOR her and although hcr
fri heh " & she scS TSs S hs fsos Te 70 ay
she set herself 10 learn the sons. hnd acquired ~ 10
er.eccm n few hGnr c%in MGYr a' or In so sS'f short
space Of time: never VAS u song learned so gapIny
yhcn sung in Brighton oy Piccolomini IN lss9;
Although was fortunate In hitting OF ,ihI,ee iIe
son% incrcdlhic as il may seem. sold II Bac.o'
10 the lrr OF Cramer, together Win ,nTte o,n,r -,
this I have rcver increased my profit 70 the eS,ent
81 sixp.ncc in connection Win that song iiaN az
francs for tho french copyright. on The contrary.
made fortune o. 5000 francs out of the tan
s,S honse he ," was oSe to build in paris tho out
come of tho enormous prohts nc derived ron ~ ny
pG9Srd' psiss snd copyrisht wh Of ii aco sold few
XeFs % sG "a All iOirGn r,'e tor s of song which II
did no pccpniary good was nj pny ra'e, we ~,
rleans Of providing. me With good publishers TOT
my subsequent work.
As WAS 10 r. expected. sgnor Ardiii has goo1
deal TO say about Adellna Patti and ono o' Tho most
interestnc portraits In MS book II that Of the sinr'r
when she was eight years old. Very maironly In
deed does she look with her abundant hair co'nbed
ra;ly down on both sides OF her head. parted IA tAc
middle and brushed In waves over her ears. her
chin resting on her hand. her elbows on table.
upon which les al open book which she is not read
irg o, course. Here Is sisnor Ariit's account %
lis Arst meeting wish her. As usual. he forEets 20
mention the year. but Nine Patt.-N.co.!si. In sub
ncript.on. says thet the picture was made when she
was eight years Old and had already been singing
a year IN public" AS she born IN Isi2. the
picture must have been made ia 800 or ISL. Tho
.aconteurs account OF his meeting with her IS as
follows:
The arst time ever set cyos or Ade.na was In
hotel which lived. IN order to eat TIE racIron,
which was always cxcelen,iy prepared oy az Italian
manners then already showed plainly taat she WAS
destined 10 become ruler OF men. .,..,..
mother, was anxious that l shoull hear the child
siug and 80 she brought her llttio daughter 10 my
rooms one dly. Boties.ni and wcro highly amused
TO nee tho air OF Importance with which the tiny
sons sirsss first seected comfortable seat Tor her
while singing, AMI then, having said. La ma bonra
Chose, Chose dc joc. shs demurcy placed hcr music on
tho piano. 9nd asked me to accompany her tn tho
How am 10 give az adequate description cf tho
effect which that child miracious notes PRODUCED
both Bottesir and wept genuine tears OF emotion.
tears which were tho outcoine OF the original and
when It first stirred our inncrmort feelings. that
may, In soms slight measure. convince my readers
OF the extraordinary vocal power and beauty of
which little Adeiina was. a. that tender ase. pos
sesscd We were simply amazed, nay, elec,iifed.
az the wel-nigh perfect manner IN which she de-
lyered some OF tho most difficult ana varied ar.as
without the sightes, effort or sef-consciousness.
Timely stories. will think. arc those which
sIgnor Arditl tells about his old inprcssario tho
doughty Coloael Maplescn. most OF which are de-
voted 10 that Sertlcman's marvellous diplomacy
IN modifying creditors lie might, however. have
found illustration worth all his efforts at de-
scrpton II lio had known OF an Incident IN con-
ncction with one Of his last seasons In Now-York
when an irate creditor. who had sued out a writ
Of attachment, ccurteousy went TO SEQ the Colonel
about II few hours before tho time for beginning
the performance Afterward he told his exye.
renccs to this writer. "Wcll did You get your
money?' asked the latter. Get nothinSw was the
reply Il listened 10 him talk. sent the deputy
sheriff homo. and when came out Of his onlco 1
had loaned. him SO cash." Something OF tho Colo.
ncls diplomacy In managing his artists comes out
IN ono OF the Gignors stories:
a certain tenor who had made his debut under
Mapeson's management ca.ne to- him day In a
towering rage. nourishlng daily paper In his
which his singing had been criticised by that
ITS shameful" cried tho !nfurlated singer. ITO
have been malisnsd in this fashion. You. Maple.
8n aEs IN ndS .s @ & Eh S
tradeted or at ieasI al T. a1;9oSy rendered to me
In London makes it all the harder ior me, because
nobody will care to hear me sing now. am simply
MaPleson at lrst assumed. painful expression
and looked thoushttul for a moment. Then q
on such occasions.
waa aD e Is ss s
Daily Te!esraph." and thrust 1t into Mapeson's
Good rracious.' said Mapcson: why my dear
boy, you're safe trivet: feared at first the
Fs b1t noboSy eye The Daily @ 81
you need not bc In the least alarmed
Sigaor Ardiu makes no bones OF the fact that he
Is not on good terms with Wagnery music though
he tells with some pride Of how ne saw WaR-
ner conduct In Vienna and went around TO the
artists to pay his respects to the great man.
His progress barred by attendant who
said that Wagner never received after n concert
Nevertheless. he succeeded In getting his card to
Wagner. who received him with embrace and
the exclamation: Come In. by al! means. Arditi
you are Of US" CVoi sete del nostri."C His
opinion OF Wagner he gave to an Austrian Arch.
duke without knowing who he was. In these
words: IL told him that although greatly ad-
inired Wagner. ! felt confident that Italian works
,xailld nririIe 70 hold tn.ir q IL