The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25
aDELINA PAT IT, THE
INCOMPATIBLE DIVA
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Pztsi electrified Paris with her Juliet
and scored ssI.l another suees@ with ID
AArgaer15az notwithstanding the fa<
that nsr rendition OF this part had {
challenge comparison with that OF man
ether great singers.
Bat though PATHS married life seemed
,nasztfssrsy happy ,5ar. xsscF .as not III
SaSe- AZ Handel pointed out in one {
his letters she tad accumulated weaiti
she had won fame, but ate had no one
suffer for" IL seems 20 he t5e alyF
right 81 the artistic temperament, wiiat
Intense feeling and independent wigssO
make any effort 10 secure the highest -
psness In marital association
When Sigmof Ssc0lini, the teyosap-
peafed Upon the scene Of her lii Size
Iearnez though rot at first, that was
faere TO her than her titled husband Nico-
hni. who was already married, siis 10
have experienced the same feeiinf
The long wooing and the eyershl wan
ming Of the singer By SicoIiGi " the TO-
nance OF Nine PATHS life A.heF nsse
meetings The great diva felt fh.ns oal
aversion for her lover az ghq aai@osaly
sse mas in the habit Of IL lsnS- Sat
SieoslnI. the flsFy-searted, toffef SCI 81
over Europe, fran city 10 IL ana Asia'iy
WAS 80 fortunate az 10 secg 'isa ps'L or
Romeo in Gouaod's opeTf wherein sas
sang J4.isi, TIE fsrsea. % A'o'i4e'
io*smahiug won name & ahs sal Juggling
tenor and established Il v~ssa"a as d
singer and later. { is prSllea' as q aoFer.
While ths snaE4uls q i"' Openly APP
prove 81 all this. be rst nave hAa pre-
sIaoaitions OF appsoaehs itouf'e' IA tlthe
GOODNESS spFans sp fNeea l'is wv" men,
AMI Nlcn!ini gaf no hager invited 20 the
ever. came VIII Tstf was singing In Mos
eox One s,s seo.inE letters fell into tie
hands az tina sarqUi. As "a resait OF this
he student .raeu.an8i that Romeo and
Ys,slets ~, liulsnasd from the list or
PLAYS TT,sopeEatis manager reluctantly
a.aar,.e "a this, bst adroltly coupled the
names a,he two singers iir '"rrayIata."
srv,e ary marquis would not allow his
wife ,o2pear on th, evening of the per-
ferrnass. To turn him from his purpose
~ a. Promised alat Sicoilni should not
arnexif Patti ware only allowed 10 sing
m 5iya appeared. as ala Nicolini and
n r. weeks later the .naragise and tho
mails separated. X vas not. however,
am the French divorce law was estah-
,ssa In 1854 thar the tao were able legally
nc pat aSiucer. Two years later Nico-
,. and Patti were formally married.
.ullar feature Of this second marriage
as the number of ceremonies confirming
! legality. There were four marriage
ceremonies In England, one in Russia, ac-
riding To the Greek church. one In France
"a one in Italy.
For some time before and after this
MON Patti went down In the estimation
many Of her admirers, notable among
isofn vas Queen Victoria. But guhse-
tent events regatnea for the generous
saried singer any prestige she had mo-
ensarly lost, and Sicolini's devotion 10
$ wife became a tradition OF the stage
e watched over her like father, tended
sr, and anticipated her every wish.
lTnstimes be even went down Ia the
.caen II THAR hotel aud prepared with
- cyn hands those llttlss dishes which he
9ew the diva liked when she was not well.
nj when the tenor fell Ill OF cancer Of
e tongue 1t was Patti. the tender hearted.
iao watched over him III death. giyius; up
" engagements that she might sJe at his
asisISe.
But while Patti the woman was passing
trough all these trials patd the singer
as accomplishing conquest after conquest.
= vsoletta ia ia Traviafa.' IN Verbs
Aida and in Martha" she has demon
raEetI her versatility 80 an adm,ring
ord. her rsneriory now including almost
Ter sSU9. n0a
OF LATE, Mine. Patti. "a Is we'll known.
made Wales her home. living Il delight
i life IN her castle Of Craig-y-Nos, III the
sautigni Swansea. valley. THE stories that
y told Of tue life Of tire wealthy singer
II her castle sound like rage taken from
g arabian Nights" Half = million dol
- has seen spent II making tralg-ySos
and comfortable FOR entertaining ard no
edievai pa!sce ever eNtnn1ed hospitality
"A mare ptstuFeaque or idyliiss character.
And now IL h announced that the manor
tho SWANSEA valley IL 10 have a new
astsF. Patti. the eternal SFi~hearted IS
81 again 60 have fallen in love. ana her
'pfoachiiss marriage - Baron Ce4egstrom
Sweden ia announced To those who 50
( know tha Personality 81 the diva this
ia c0ms ar a gnr2F Sc. Eut those who
4se seen boa she haa learned the secret
perpetual aealth. ami with X. appAPent-
thai Of eternal Seath. stil ioqk upon
- ehefa chanteuse ~ iva haaassphcres as
veung woman. Cor All 6er - summers.
"a although the fortunate swedish baron
some ,weaty years younger iAan his
Nrraing saucee. Il Is s2id thai Patti Is
IL shs. younger heartsd IT she two.