The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26

scene, though one-sided, had not been
witnessed before on the stage by that
generation, at least.
And it all met the hearty approval
of the marquis. NicOlini was received
at the home of the marquis and MARI
quise as q guest. SignOra Nicolini
however, did not like the turn of af.
fairs, and though they seemed to be
a devoted couple, many We're the out
breaks, and many the times when she
reproached her husband with being a
''veritable Don Juan" When NieOlini
had effected a reconciliation with his
wife, he usually celebrated. NieOlini
even took the marquis into his conf
dence- He went to PATHS husband one
day and asked for advice how to get
rid of a young woman whom he knew
in st. Petersburg, and who had fol-
lowed him in his tour. This came to
PATHS ears, and she contemplated in
forming NicOlinis wife. She did not
carry this into effect. however, and
soon NicOlini found a way to send the
girl back.
About this time. or a little after, Nj
cOlini seemed to be not so disagreeable
to Patti. Anonymous stories and bits
of information were sent to the mar
quiS, to which ne paid no heed for a
long time. Finally, however, though he
would not appear to make use of the
points lavished upon him, GOODNESS
developed between himself and his fire.
quent guest, which increased until he
no longer invited Nicolini to his house.
One day in Moscow there fell into the
hands of the marquis a letter of
Nicolinis which was addressed to Pat
it's chambeFmaid. The marquis would
not open the letter, though he could not
fail to guess pretty accurately it's
contents. He demanded that the opera
of Romeo and Juliet be stricken
from the list to be presented at Mos
probably to the representations of the
interested artists, he allowed their
names to be announced in ',Traviata."
Enraged at this, the MARQUIS would
not allow his wife to appear at all. but
was appeased on the promise that if
she would only sing, Nicolini should not
appear. The promise, however, was
broken.
A few weeks later the marquis and
marquise separated. But it was a long
time before a divorce could be OBJ
tanned Finally. when the French di-
vOrce laws were passed in 1884, they
We're legally put asunder. In the mean
time the NicOiiniS were also divorced.
All being ready, the diva married Nj
cOlini in June, 1886. As they couldn't
oic) without special dispensation. and
as that special dispensation could not
be had, they were united in a little
Protestant church, near PATHS Welsh
castle.
For a long time before the marriage
Patti suffered in the estimation of
many people, but IN the end she re-
gained all her prestige, and the affair
never has been laid up against her. In
fact, all agreed to forget it, and it was
recalled only by the death, less than
year ago, of NicOlini.
This encouragement of the trio
proved as happy as the original mar.
riage of Patti and the marquis was for
a long time. Certainly Nicolini played
the lover-like husband to perfection.
He took the greatest care of his wife,
watched over her voice, would not lie,
/ her exert herself unduly, and even pre-
pared the tempting but harmless little
/ dishes after the theatre.
| And when NicOlini fell i'll of cancer
| it was the Incompatible Patti who
watched over him carefully and faith
fully, giving mp her engagements that
she might be by his bedside.