The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22
DEATH OF PAULINE VIAUDOT
FHE LlST az 4 RAIE ~ SING
Frs.

The death on Wednesday 81 Pauline
Vnrdoi removed from the ranks Of the
living Ihs last % the great coterie OF
kinRs which ma,ie the early half Of the
last century famous in the history Of
vocal ART She was first a pupil OF her
rminent father. who died. IN is22. An
extraordinary man was the elder Garcia
Roasini wruts the role Of Aimdriru for
him and brought the first opera company
10 the city in lS7S and produced III har-
biore di Siviglia.- The company included
~ son, Manuel Garcia, who lived TO he
mose than a hundred years old. together
with AngriaaRi. De RisOh. Nine. BarbiSri
and Marie Garcia. later 10 he adOred
Throughout the musical world a. the
mafchiess MAILMAN.
The elder Garcia wrote seventeen
Epanish operas. nineteen Italian and
asVan FrcRch. Il was in is13 that he
founded I'm London the celebrated Garcia
school Of singing. which was oontinued
By hs con. The elder Caracas most
roted pupils were his two wonderful
daughters. Malibran and Pauline ViardOt,
his aon Manuel. Mines Rimbault. Ruiz
Garcia. FaveIli. Adolphe Nourrit tonce
fAe tenor idol % Parisl and Geraldy.
The younger Manuel Garcia was the
teAcheE 81 Jenny Lind.
Pauline Garcia was born In Paris July
. n. Ia9T A. soon ~ her inolinatlons began
70 dissloss themselves her parents hardly
knew Whst 10 do with her. for she seemed
10 have tslaa; toC everything. though
thN for porfrAN pAinting appeared 70
b. ana Of TIE strongest. When she Was
4 child n abo,t four she TOOK lessons on
the piano h this city from Marcos Vega.
~ the aze q after visiting Mexico
with her fagher she became HE accom-
panaii hktesching While thus engaged
ths irhblhod har hrst knOwledge q the
prinoiDles u R0od singing. Her mother
kkvs her kyetealstic Instruction, but her
father also kept her busy. He wrote
paris for her IN htrls operas performed
e. home she confessed IN after years
shAt thay .Contslned. dihionlties much
Freaser slraD any she bad sihOs met.
Her nlanp eapdla we're serious. For
q TINA she was pupll % LisHt. q real
hus al SlydftiledpufiI
After hef father's death she made her
vocal debut In Brussels in 1881 with De
BauOt. ne distinguished violiuist ami SEC
ona HUSBAND Of Msllbran. and afterwari
won't on q cOncert tour with him. Ons
Of her fOata az that time vas the singing
OF q vocal compueltion called the -Cadenza
aelDiavolo. bullt on Tartini's violin vari-
atioas, IN Tdlio del DiavolO.' When
me mmis her dehtt n Lpndun in is1
10 -Otollo' (Flosslnisl the amateurs Eav-
0rpi her bsrauae she Was something like
Der distinguished sister Malibrah. Sons
oi-Nhsm. however, discovered that she
had lndividualty. Her dazzling hravura
latsrItapthrsd the public and her popular
success was then assured.
In Ire autumn she was engaged by
LOtis viaEiot. impresario Of the TheAtr'
Lyrqus. Pass. and there she became Ons
of the grOup Of famous singers who's
glory ahifes undimmed on the pages Of
vocal history. Among her companions
=. were Giddetta Orisi. Persian. the greai
tenor Ruhini and the unequailed has
flAblaohe
She. became NINE ViardOt iR 1880. and
then Wenf an tour In Italy. Spain. Ger
many Russia and England. Her sue
oeasss were lriumphal. She returned 4
Raris In Jste Cor MeyWbeer's production
of -ls Ppph6te The composer had
shusAn her 10 create the role q Fidss
Alnscheles wrote that she was the lf'
Hnaa1ui ortle opSra. which owed 10 hel
a. ,qasi half Of - great success,
Nine. Viardoi anng Fides not less thal
800 times hi various parts Of Europe ane
mrged 20 deeply the hines Of the roh
aaf Ne mother q .IoAA pf BsVdsn. a. VI
q td.daytknow her. u the art work o.
rhm sonsunnmate artist. Nine. VArtio
aivided her prindpal hboFs betweel
Eondon aua TN Theatse byrique of Pnri
from $50 20 tsSs.
Ia 1859 came the great revival 81 Chick
-Orieo' TIE work had not been hear
n Paris for thirty years. The soor
oarinaIly presented the role Of OrfeO a
written COR he celebrated sopEAnis
GuadAeni. but GlUok subsequently, tgana
posed ire part Tor Legros. the noted hau
In doing his he made certain oouoss
Mons n the way o. Ornamental note
and other traits out Of keeping with 70
character of the role. The restoratiOl
of isio Was made by BerliOE, and In hi
production Nine Garcia. Who Reproduce.
the primitive effects with much skiIl
achieved what Cletpent and lArouss
0sn 'un success denthousiAsme. 10 plu
grand peut-etre de - cariere theatrale.
TIE ruocess NJ this revival led 20 tn
ureparatiOn for 1891 II Aloeste" BerliO