The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

whatever with the spectators, or they
would have turned kings evidence after
my treatment of them. While was per-
forming this maneuver, the rush and Jam
in the main vestibule became so great
that the police were obliged to draw their
clubs to maintain order.
A concert at the pavilion was next ar
ranged with Patti as the star and the
seats were auctioned off at enormous
prices:
When the great concert took place the
vast building was nearly full. Nine thou
sand persons had paid from 81 to So each.
1ne rain meanwhile was coming down in
sheets, and several spectators, who had
obtained large numbers of tickets, were
now left out in the cold-and in the rain
with their purchasers. Inside, at The
back of the gallery brisk business was
done in telescopes, for such was here the
distance from Patti that, though M. nor
voice could be clearly heard, her fea-
lures could not be seen.
While tie rivalry between Patti and
Gerster was at its height, it was made
known that Gen. Crittenden. governor OF
Missouri, had given Patti a kiss. There
upon Nine. Patti was interviewed. when
she spoke as follows:
II had just finished singing Home,
Sweet Home last Thursday evening,
when a nice looking old gentleman, VINO
introduced himself as Gov. Crlttenden, be-
gan congratulating me. All of a sudden
he leaned down, put his arms around me,
drew me to him, and Kissed me. He
said: Nine Patti, / may never see you
again, but 1 cannot help it, and before
1 knew it he was kissing me. When a
gentleman, and such a nice old gentle
man, too, and governor of a great state,
kisses one so quick that one has not time
between Nine. Gerster and a reporter,
to see, and no time to object, what can
one do?"
: The following dialogue on the subject
who had interviewed her was afterwards
published:
Modest Reporter suppose, Mime. Ger
ster, you have heard about that kissing
affair between Gov. Crittenden and Patti?
Nine Gerster-I have heard that Gov.
Crittenden kissed Patti before she had
time to resist; but l don't see anything
in that to create so much fuss.
Modest. Reporter Gnterrogatively)-Y
don't?
Nine. Gerster-Certainly not! There is
nothing wrong in a man kissing woman
old enough to be his mother.
The receipts for the seventeen perform
ances were 100000. Says Mapleson:
On the morning of our departure from
San Francisco four young men were ar
rested, charged with the wholesale for
gerry of opera tickets. They had issued
sixty bogus tickets for the opening night
alone, and this caused all the confusion
and wrangling. They were proved to have
made a purchase of printers ink. and to
have bought one Patti ticket as model,
from which they had copied the remain
der. They were duly convicted.
Mapleson's second and last season here,
in 1885. was great contrast to that Of
the preceding year. He had no Patti or
Gerster to dazzle the public, and his COM
pany was almost disorganized. The first
offering, Carmen" was given in q very
careless manner, for Minnie Hauk and the
tenor. Signor Ravelti, who had the roles
of Carmen and Don Jose, respectively,
were not on speaking terms, and neither
did themselves justice. The engagement
was a failure from the start, and poor
sides
First RaYe1li sued me for salary which