Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-13
ABOUT PATHS TOUR.
No Doubt OF II Being Her Last one This
Time.

Patti is going to make II real farewell
tour at last This is the first time that
Patti has herself declared amy tour her
farewell. Her managers have done it,
trusting 90 the future to make good /
their statements, and the future has be
traVcd them. This time she herself
states that she undertakes, "for the very
last time tour of America.
Marcus Mayer. Robert Grau's partner
in the management of the dva's tour
writes that Patti in private life, looks
younger to-day than she did nine years
ago whom she WAS last in America. And
Mr.. Grau adds, from his own experience.
that she Is Il far younger woman of
the stage than she is on.
Few people believed that PATTI could
hc persuaded to come over again" said
Mr.. Grau, land of course We had to
offer her big inducomcnts-thc biggest
ever offered, / believe. to yuy artist in
the history of the world. But there is
no doubt now that she Is coming. She
will reach America during the last Of the
week i'm October and open in Sew York.
at Carnegie Hall. on November >. OF
| the sixty concerts of her tour, Greater
New York viii have six. five at Carnc-
gle Han, Manhattau and one. on no
| Vcmhcr II, at the Academy Of Music. in
| Brooklyn. She will sing in most Of the
big cities of the United States, from
ocean to ocean, giving three concerts in
san Francisco. She will get up into
Canada for one concert at Montreal and
may possibly go down into Mexico. That
| is not yet decided
New York is absolutely tho only city
| which is to have 70 return visit The con
certs booked here are Monday evening,
November - and Wednesday afternoon
November {. in Br"olNyn, Tuesday even
! ing, November Il; in New York. NoVem-
her y. and after her tour to the Pacific
/ coast two more New York conc erts in
! I'piruurv We bringing over "a
Nine. PATHS conductor. Signor Romualdc
Sapip, who has been with her on pro
| Nous tours.
| The solosts who are to take part iu her
| tour. all new to America, are Vera Mar
/ poioS. pianstc, Rose IamclS, Niolui-t".
| Wfrod N,go. tenor; Anton Iicgncr, 'pcl-
! list. and Claude Cunningham baritone,
Nine. Pattis husband, Baron Ccdor~tro,n.
will accompany her on her trip So VIII
hor maid and companions Caroline, who
has been with her mistress constantly
for the last thirty years.
patti is a marvel in more ways than
one. 1t is not merely that she is It won
derful singer. she is wonderful Wrmau
as we'll. Many times in her career sh"
has faced danger that most horrible
danger Of a panic-Strikcn mob in gr'.lt
1 thcatcr-faccd ii down by her own self
control imposing s"f-control ON Others.
and saving hundreds Of lives. Twice
during her Russian tours she has been In
danger from fire. once i'm her dressing
room when she overturned candle a'd
set fire to the Volumnous iilmy drap-
cries which We're the fashion of the day.
and once ON the stag" when the curtain
caught fire and panic was imminent.
Realizing tho terrible calamity that
would ensue if every one rushed for tho
door. She stood stiil and made speech
which held the audience for tho critical
quarter of minute. once down in Now
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