The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-05
Mime. Emma Nevada.

Managers Hirscner Bros. are pleased to announce that Emma Nevada Is com ing. The news Is indeed welcome as the 'dvent of such songbirds Is indeed rare She will appear at the Montgomery The atre Saturday night It Is two years
 ince the nrima donna was heard in this country and at that time the enthusas- ,ic reception which greeted her in every part of the country where she appeared made Mime. Nevada's tour consecutive series of triumphs. In Memphis, where he elite of the city crowded the house. The Commercial-Appoal had the follow ing report of her concert:
 'The entrance of the diva was greeted with warm and sincere applause. Mime. Nevada's stage presence is decidedly pre- possessing. Her movements are full of grace, and the ease and command which come of long association with the stage are in her favor. Her initial number was the Bell Song from Lakme tDelibes)
 and was antlv chasen. It rave her scope to show the marvellous range and delicate shading of which her voice Is capable. The audience was entranced She, sur clear and silvery qualities of a bell. the tones rose and fell auavering the low notes like sound waves from a distant source. filling all the air with sweetness, An"elus. The concert was one of the most finished and thoroughly artistic events which the music lovers of Mem phis have enjoyed in years."
 "Chirographongancy"
 Frank J. Wilstach. advance man for Viola Allen, who is to appear at the Montgomery Theatre, while here told of the new esoteric fad in Boston:
 "Chirographomancy has replaced palm istry as the esoteric fad in cultured. and sometimes foolish. Boston," said MF. Wilstach in an interview. Tt is claimed hy the Hub ddepts in the cult that in an individuals penmanship. rather than from natnra'9 marEiOQS the hand. his character, temper. abilities and ca reer may be unfailinglv deciphe-ed. A careful examination of collection of autograph letters of stage celebrities lends color to the inherent truth of the new science. Joseph Jefferson and Rich ard Mansfield's handwriting serve as ex- cellent illustrations. JefferSons penman- ship is free and onen. each word and let- ter occupying ample space, indicating 8 warm and sym nathetic disposition, while Mansfield's chirography Is precise and scholarly, presagins culture. brilliant accomplishments and morbid sensitive ness. Mrs. F1ske's letters are phosphores- cent and emotional eloquence, while El- len Terry's pen glides over the paper with unfurled pleasantry, species of dreamy and delectable intensity, indi- eating great natural abilities and a char acter as sympa thetic as a flower. Viola Aliens characteristic scrawl is a. sure index of delicate refinement and intense nervous energy. At first glance one of her letters looks like shower of com cts; but examined closely 1t will be dis covered that every letter is boldly drawn, proving, like Jefferson's pen marks, frank. cordial and generous nature. The peculiar comet effect comes from the odd crossing of 't's" and the dotting of the 'i's" Each 't'' is crowned with a majestic sweep of the pen, like one of Miss Aliens fine emotional flights in "In tho Palace of the King" while each 'i" haa tiny horizontal exclamation point. as If the dottiugs wee inc little brothers of the flashing comets. While casual view of one of Miss Aliens letters look like nothing so much a swift success sion of horizontal splashes. Henry Irv- ing's have the appearance of an exciting scrimmage of slant lincs-,stalwart yigor strokes of F. H. Sothern's pen portray a nature keenly atuned to the higher inn pulses governing Grt, while Nat Good wins careless penmanship has joviality and jocuudity jutting from every pen stroke"