The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04

IuTly IN ttnSSln, WilCIC sue llu sUllR III luc Noln-
pany Of Grisi and Mario; She married the re.
nowncd tenor, Lorini, but tho marriage was q
failure ly ss owing in fo to th sd bad t tImRST of w IhSrlni' and SSi
mired and loved as il she had boon my sister.
died in Santiago dc Cuba in, March, 1865. rs the
The other artists were: Mile. Castri, u light
soprano; Mime. ,Natali Tesla, a very fine mcsAo
6gsio; .signor Tesla, light tenor; signori, Mo
relli and Francesca Amodio. baritoncs; Colotti,
basso; Mu2io, conductor. Iii this season | tray.
ellcd all the time with the Gottschnlk and tho
Don Pasquale' opera company except on two
occasions. one In Boston and the other IN wash
ington. i worked for the Graz. opera company
by Grau's. special request. .Brignoli and Gott-
sGhnlk, when they made their contract with
should he with. them the entire season, This
arrangement pleased me very mncS, f, having
turns at the work of going in advance, Of the
company, as expected to have fun with Brig.
that time by the fair sex. l remember tho in.
dividnal successes they scored in every perform
OF beautiful girls infatuated by these two stage
idols. 1t Is hard to believe how soon after the
91 9pr RI snr th ,9r " % SUorite w Sna h bnyn ~ snV w so"Ei
walt with pathetic. patience outdoors in the
cold on a stormy, night to shake hands with
the two men, following the carriages to the
hotel, where would meet two separate groups
in, the parlor waiting for Brignoli and, Colt
schalk. The women used to beg me to tell both
scenes with Gottschalk the previous season, but
women had departed /. ms well as the rest of the
company, used to hear tho two discuss their
con9uetes. was unable during tho entire sea-;
son to discern who was tho greater favoritc. l
did find out, however, that Brignoli had the
majority Of the male, party in his feyor; while
Gottschalk had IA slight advantage with the fair
sex. Brignoli would always grant the SUI
premacy to Gottschalk, being, himself an ad.
mircr Of Gottschalk's genius. but Gottschalk,
who was infatuated with Brignolis sweet voice,
used :. , to say G,y ami p,sono,ino. II Ind vonr
voice | would give up the piano at once, 1t lisa
mechanical instrument with no soul In II. II is
, true tina, ,hntS my Sr playiInE "a and %1 my my ne SG HIiT' dshsrin GTS
the ladies, who applaud me so much. But alas!
iappeal to their minds only while they hear me.
forgotten being, while your lovely voice and
your sweet singing penetrate the heart and
forgotten. There is the difference between US,
between your supremacy ana my mechanical
execution ON the soulless piano, which has
cost mo years OF labor to accomplish. Twenty
or more years from now. any one who has heard
You sing any OF your romoacGs or songs, on liz;
cXclaim: Oh, he is not like Brignoli, the sweet
cst-roiced tenor | ever heard After the same
lapse OF time my present listeners, on hearing
another pianist, will not recall me at all. That
is M, candid opinion. believe me. mon bon ct
Every artist of the company and myself agreed
with this opinion. and no doubt the readers OF
with a fine voice and with a perfect vocalism
will leave q more lasting impression than will u
great pianist.
We opened the season on Sept. 90. 1863. in
New Haven, with enormous success, and from
there we went all oyer New England up to Port
in Portland two pretty young women begged
me to introduce them to Hrignoli and Gott-
schalk, and l consented with great pleasure.
as they looked too lovely to be refused. 1
introduced them after the opera was over. One
was very enthusiastic over Brignoli's sing
ing. while the other, being an amateur piano
player. was AS enthusiastic, over, Gottschnlk's
had played in the first entr'aCte. or course both
Brignoli and Gottschalk were very much pleased
with their new acquaintance; with whom they
told them in Italian that it was time togo. rs the
carriage was waiting. They babe the Young
After the departure OF tiotttschalk and Brignoli
the young women asked me what time in
we we're going. i told them that we Would
start at 10 O'Clock for Portsmouth. about a two
hour ride from Portland. Thanking me, they
ahead to the station to buy the tickets and de-
spatch the baggage, and there ! met the two
girls waiting anXiously for their favorite artists
and telling about accompanies them to
PostsmoH5h and having 4 days frqlic; One
On hearing this discussion l told them
f fanf 1T was gs # not woP proper cou to follow sC,rd the
notwithstanding my objection. the young lady
infatuated with BrignOli bought her ticket, and
there she was on the same train. although | did
not see hcr until after stopping al the first sta
ton. | begged her to get OFF and return TO Port
land; She would not go unless, she could have
seen yet; When I told ,Brignoli that the girl
was on the train he exclaimed:
VI, ma Hth Nifh, lt ' i u l HHII 10
see her at all. Do tell her so. MS I do not want a
scandal. DO keep her away, from me! Pay for
! told the girl what Brignoli had said to me.
but she did not mind it. She rode TO Portsmouth
and came to the same hotel: HAPPILY the girl
by Mancasi and Susini during the day. In tho
evening she went to the performance and IL the
Satisfied with having heard once more the sweet
voice Of Brignoii, ] told her that, Brignoli was a
very charming man with the ladies. but he was
afraid OF runaway girls.
oy W% Went R ReSt 10 rr A1lbaM ny and Psi,d PGlaiySS s It to nan an
pal cities on the New York Central road. pro-
cecding ,afterward TO Cleveland. Detroit: Chi
Terrc Haute, indianapolis, Louisville, Cincin.
natl, Dayton, Columbus, Pittsburgh. and every
other town on the Pennsylyania and Baltimore
and Ohio roads, ending our tour in Philadelphia.
The tour was artistically and financially most
successful. | had travelled just six months,
in harmony nnd Eayety, with no petty 'jesaai,,
ousics, and with everybody always compliment,
only rivalry we had was between Mancasi and
Susini. The question at issue was who was tho
he first Chance to Mancasi by letting 1tttifiaGhni him COOK ntoff
the Christmas. dinner in Detroit at the Russell
House, sgsini was 70 cook the New Years din.
ncr ut the fremont House, Chicago. or course
cach, was to give us an Italian dinner. Here arc
| the bills Of fare:
CHRIsTMAs DINNER ny Observation-Disclosures:
anchoyies, Italian sauci!sons, cold string beans in
oil and vinegar; gnocGbi., with, pnrmcsen cheese
ALA. Napolctana with tomato sauce. tendcrloin
beefsteaks with mushrooms; roast turkey stuffed
with bread and truttlcs and Chirory salad: pastry.
nmPa4o OF mncchcgoni ala Napolctnnn, cheese
CaciO Cavallo; fruits, cafe noir and cordials;
clarcts, Lniltteand LA Itosr, and champagne.
NEW YEARS DINNER ny SCsINI.-Antipasto:
italian smoked ham, olives stuffed with nncho-
yics; itayioii ALA genoves,G, with parmcsan
cheese and tomato sauce: BrGciOistfc NriIifcs
nlla Napolctana; RisOttO ALA Milanosc; fried
artichOkcs. mixed with veal brains and liver
soaked in eggs; roast grouse stuffed with Ghost
nuts; salad, EScaro'e; pastry, omclet an sncrc ct
run; cheese, GOrgonIOla; fruits. cafe noir and
c~ordials, white sautcrnc. burgundy. and cham,
pagnc. AZ some dishes OF each dinner were de,
llcious We could not decide who was tho better
cook of the two.
must say that during my long career ! never
enjoyed myself so much rs during this season.
i was the jolliest and %happiest family Of artists
that | ever was associated with. They are all
dead except Mencusl. who is. 10 years old and
still In good health. teaching in San Francisco.
Among NIL the artists | have met and managed
in America he Is my oldest intimate friend. |
made his acquaintance In Geneva in June. 1910,
the Same yenr | met SEsini, the iolliest com
pnniOn that ] have had in my companies.
The Grau Opera company was also successful,
arti3tically, and financially. Virginia Lorinl
won the chief honors of the company. Had she
lived shG would have become tho first star