The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-07-01
PATTI AND HER TOUR.
Famous Singer Chats About
Her Forthcoming Visit.
EAGER TO RETURN TO AMERICA.


1he Fact That Her GirIhoOd Days
Were Spent In the United States
Secrets of Her Remarkable Health.
Nine. Adelina Patti, the famous sing
aer. who sails for the United States Oct.
"a. is in fine spirits. She is wonder
fully young in appearance and is as VI
kyacious and full of energy as ever. She
now dresses her hair in a broad, fiat
wave from the temples, which marks
all the more strongly the resemblance
of this wonderful woman to her pOr-
traits painted nearly forty years ago.
Her skin is smooth and her complexion
clear, with not even trace of powder,
AS we walked up and down in the
sunshine on the terrace in front of her
castle at Craig-yNos in south Wales
she talked of her forthcoming tour,
writes William Armstrong, the London
correspondent of the New York Amer
dean and Journal.
"You know" she said, ''this is the
first time l myself have used the word
farewell in connection with an Amer
5can tour. People have said to me on
FORMER visits, We'll, Nine. Patti, this
Is your farewell tour| And l have re-
piled: who said so? l didn't Each
time it has been my manager who had
his own views on the financial wisdom
OF such a statement.
Tin looking forward eagerly for my
return. Remember, l spent my girl
hood in America. Traces of associa-
ton have stuck to me, and how often
have | been told that l look like an
American!
"NIany of my closest friends are in
America, and some of my happiest rec
objections are associated with my child
hood in New York and the days when
/ used to listen for the call of the ice
cream man in Twenty-frst street.
where lived with my sister.
"What changes have taken place in
the city since then and what a change
IN the modes of travel! Now | go
about in my private car, which l think
] shall name Craig-y-Nos In my child
hood when l travelled from city to city
my father would turn the seat over.
bundle me UP III n shawl and let me
go to sleep. Perhaps we arrived at our
journeys end late at night. There was
no supper to be had at such hours in
the old days, so | supped on bread and
cheese and water. But | was always
happy If they would let me have my
doll.
Thanksgiving day, 1859, l made my
operate debut at the Academy of Mu-
sic. New York, in Lucia That dear
old Academy. How love it, I'm so
glad they have not pulled it down. For
sentiments sake should like to make
my last appearance there. l think
they should let me, don't you? 1t is
Iovely place to sing in. The Metropoh-
tan is good, but is not so good as the
Auditorium in Chicago, and the dear
old Academy is best of all. The tenor
who should have sung with me on my
debut night in Lucia refused in a
bored way. He said he had been sing
ang a great deal recently and really he
couldn't appear. III sing with AIDE
1ina,' said Brignoi. who himself had
been singing nearly every night that
week, and sing he did.
what a reception l had that night.
The following year l made my London
debut. 1t is forty-three years since
first sang in England. Every year
since there has been the same loyalty.
] am singing twice on my way to the
steamship, the second time the very
night before sailing from Liverpool.
al am most anxious for my husband
to visit America. He is an acute OBJ
server and will be deeply interested in
the yastness, and the variety will be
revelation to him. especially want
the baron to visit the White House.
az have made no suggestions at all
about the artists accompanying me
and have so stated in all letters to
those applying to accompany me that
the matter is resting with Mr.. Grau.
Among the numbers | shall sing are
1Ernani.' Trivolami.' by Verdi; Wag-
ner's 'Traume' and the prayer OF Ellz-
abeth from 'Tannhauser.' One of my
encores will be My Old Kentucky
Home 1t is a dear old song"
When spoke to Patti of her won
derfully young appearance and the
phenomenal preservation of her voice
she answered smilingly: Il say that
either God has forgotten me, as there
is such a lot of bad people, or he loves
me so much he let's me keep my pow
ers. The other day l got letter from
a Spanish woman in Gibraltar telling
me that she was twenty eight and was
getting wrinkled and losing her looks.
She declared that she was devoted TO
her husband and was losing her hold
on his affections. She wrote: You can
save me. l know you are sixty and
haven't a wrinkle; send me the recipe.
and I'll never tell it +"
When | left Craig-y-Nos Patti fol
lowed my trap across the castle court
yard and, standing under the gateway
IA girlish fgure-her gray gown
caught up to walking length IN the
back with a silver chain, there she con