New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-03
MUSIC
TIE Refnrn of Nme. Patti.

--v-.-+v-+-o wears ago Aselina Patti having
sueut twenty wears = Europe without having seer
fhe land q her childhood and earliest triuInH-'S
returned ~ -hc United States and gave series on
concerts and o--~a-ir -epreeeotatr0us I'm stenFs2N
Fau and the t5c-rrsuia Thea gre S'e was iaao ''.
acknowledge queen 90 song ir respect of a-l 'l-'
belonged m Tho cid conception ~ fhai an
audience rha- listened enfrarced 90 Ter il'h ''''
vr-a man Who -,us recall the first efforts ~ On"
peerless singer. and who were patrons 81
opera when she carh haired. So .l'-i'N'
was wont 20 creep ont oi ny "'l o.
sa-- hs-self with hts of Eaucy PAPER a'''
70 -i,-or-b rhe scenes which shE had seen Pr
ee+l0- ard mother enact tcw hours he-'T' pm
-,,e As-o- Place oDera HOUSE Twenty-Five a.''
-ure--, are fo--y-tvo years All these nave $50
- ezer the ACES OF the past. and last nlE-'
aserf-a Patti stood ara;n before q New oTN a'-
s.-e u would have been a moment 20 warm
,na hearts or her old admirers. who were -
numerous as che lowers 81 artistic song lh 'I'
,iss- sav ha6 there not weighed upon mem 'N7
memories ~ decade ago when last she salo l--,
v-el 10 theul. and wotui apprehension Ia'' o--
IDEALS might be shattered and their fond oeiel
,~ -hetr idol be turned into mocEery ana oerls-,-
TIE arprehersion had a bitter rea4zL1on- Feii,7
forth II VII he -leir melancholy duty 70 say 20
-he rene-a.ton which has grown up since see
patti II vcu must OF vii. but do not tninA lHe'
,-ou are listening ~ or diva and do not Tor the
s-lre u al tha- IS good in arr accept her as an
example of the arr Ct singing
TIE audience that gathered WITHIN the NalLs ~
-.-,e-+e Han 70 hear the Baroness tederstro-n
red Ill t-s spaces To -udEe by lis indiscrln1inate
sp--obarior - everything that was offered Tor ITS
s--a--a 5--er- Ir gathering n curiosity seek
.-e rather -rsr music lovers. and TINS was wei.
-. d. reduced the sorrow 81 the occasion TO mini
----- T---fre i-s-r1lrlertalisrs and singers. evil
5s-.--v recent graduates ~ The r O. NJ or the R
a u were an-lalGe6 ~ the echo and the baron
80 -u-f-e as long and twice as loudly The
baroness sang. She revived fayorire old pieces
Like 20 ---e q quest ANNA from Linda AT
-.-.-s aTl Eaclo. The Last Rose of SUNNI and
Home sweet Home and the old f-isrds felt
-ref- hearts warm toward her ir The midst
a. their regrets. because the familiar strains
ard an occasional echo NJ the old voice re-
called the happy past Then she aroused thern
~ realization Ce the present i9Ii'- '-
l--.src co-scenceless1ess and -raspt1S conner
-iz--sn by advertising q piece a. l1S---e-4'-9 --
re-e. and their charity toward The singer was oS
r--s-es Ike mist II the voice 90 the singer -ee
were FAINT echoes OF The 1as-- ~ Ier arr l---
ss-r-e reminder An orchestra sa- On me S-4-7
r-- il Vss not permitted 90 Play N t.I-I
--e-s-fc az or the vocal waltz, vr-71 c-gl'I
ee-fo a-oor-rsnfe6 on q pia-ofor-e 81 --z-s2as--
KEYS C-lv il the middle register or me VOICE
we're there suggestions ~ The o-c --7-to-s
-ass q tone and thar purity OF in-ola-
- v--4-- AZ banquet given ID -~e=
81 CELEBRATE Nine Pl-Jis rwe1ry-ttth 17e-7Ela
s--fve-sa-v william S-eirv-ay lauded as $50 GEAR
20 TIE ear q old piano tuner AlI11e- F---
e-gsrg out Of tine Nine Patti gasplnE tor o-e4l-
rr-7e Paru choppilg phrases into G--verirS DIS
without thought or conjunction. Nine fatl pro-
-,.-.-e tones IN q manner that ought 70 be ned
,1r as a warning example 10 every novice. A--le
- se,-o4s ~ ali t,.- shadow Of that tone az
r---fe-- beauty. q that incompatible techrlcal
Elm which used q make dallsnce with the tfiIEs
mich were i7su-nolr-sbie difficulties 20 ot1ers.
NJ -he+ -eposefulness Of style which used 10 resi-
On al she DID Ike q benedIcuon-that was me
e--~-- Who entertained the curious and grleTed
ne +us5cious last night II was al 1oTeshaooV7ed
q dozen years age. when her farewell tours De-
gan but II was. nevertheless. doorous and pain11l
last night