New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

herself with bits Of gaudy paper and
60 through the scenes she had seen her
father and mother enact an hour be-
fore at the theatre, had effected her
debut in Lucia" She was now sing
ing in the same theatre, and celebra-
ton of the anniversary was something
that an enterprising manager ought to
have welcomed and made much of. But
Mapleson was singularly unequal to the
occasion. He announced the fact, of
course, and on November 20 gave a
performance Of MARTHA" hired a lot
of Italians from the East Side to haul
Nine. PATHS carriage with the lady
in it. Of course) to the Windsor Hotel
after the performance, and had tho
orchestra of the Academy give her a
serenade. That was all. The affair
didn't provoke even q cock-crow.
Ny enthusiastic admiration for
Nine. PATHS art demanded that a
more fitting recognition Of the event
be undertaken. On the next opera
night | proposed to my colleague of
"The Times" that banquet be given
in her honor. He entered into the plan
and we posted up to the Windsor Hotel
the next morning to extend the invita-
ton. 1t was graciously accepted and
we set about making the arrangements
Who should be invited? Boxholders
and opera patrons with their wives, Of
course. In just about twenty four
hours we discovered that Nine. Patti,
as the divorced wife of the Marquis
de Caux and the present wife of
NJ. Nicholas Cor, rather, Signor Nico-
linl, which was his stage name), was
persona non grota in polite society.
What to do now? Nothing else than
to visit the lady again, explain the
situation Ca staggering task that looked
to me, never familiar with stage folk)
and ask her would she dine with a
party of gentlemen representing the
press, bar, bench, art, literature, etc,
etc. - all professional grandees, of
course. Would she? Not a moment of
reflection was necessary. With pleasure.
She did not even intimate that she
thought it strange that no ladies would
be present. And the self-constituted
ambassadors, as much relieved in mind
as enlightened, hurried to the Lotous
Club and sent out few score of invi-
tations couched in these terms:
New York, December 6, 1884.
Dear Sir:
"A number of gentlemen, members
of the artistic professions, wishing
to testify their appreciation of Nine.
PATHS accomplishments in behalf Of
music and to celebrate the interest
ing fact that she is singing in New
York twenty-five years after her first
appearance here in opera. have de-
termned to do so in the form of
complimentary dinner. Nine Patti
has expressed her willingness to
meet the representatives and friends
of music, the theatre, literature, the
fine arts and journalism at the
Hotel Brunswick at o'clock on the
evening Of Saturday, December 10.
The committee respectfully invites
you to join in the proposed cclebra-
ton. The cost per cover will be
$40. If YOU are inclined to partici-
pate, please send your check to Ma
hum Stetson, Esq, treasurer, P. 0.
Box No. 1920, on or before Wedncs-
day, December 10.
Very truly yours,
! II. L. Krehbiel, F. A. Schwab
K. l.. Cutting, jr. William Steinway,
G. Schirmer, Augustin Daily,
r. F.. Knoedler.
The party that sat down to dinner
with Nine. Patti as their guest at the