Evening star., 1935-09-22
Tom Thumb
andJumbo the
Elephant Also
Bronght to
Iown BY the
ShOzcWan.-

an affair many Washingtonians never
forgot According to an article writ
ten by the late AloysiuS Mudd for the
Columbia Historical Society. "the au-
dience began to assemble as early as
o'clock. and when at last the appear
ance of Miss Lind gave TO reality the
place of pent-up expectation She was
greeted with burst of applause which
fairly shook the stout walls Of the
building. Silence was at once restored
and as the beautiful strains of the
"Casta Diva" came clear and liquid
from the lips Of this queen of song
deathlike stiffness prevailed. When
she finished there was torrent Of
applause which was repeated again
and again.
Her next was a trio for voice and
two flutes, called Camp Of Snesla,
composed expressly for Miss Lind.
The flutes were played by Messrs. Kyle
and Seide.
"In this piece she initiated and sur-,
passed the most exquisite tones of the
flute by her finer cadence. Nothing
could excel the brilliancy Of this per-
formance and it fairly set the audi
ence wild.
THE bird song and the echo song
we're given with marvellous accuracy
and a sweetness of melody perfectly
unimaginable until heard.
AT her second concert she sang
for the first time in America the ne
tional song of Hail Columbia to
which her unrivaled voice accom-
panied by Signor Benedict's powerful
and admirable orchestra, gave the
highest effect.
1T was supposed that the great
crowd of high and humble which
fiocked to the first concert. notwith-
standing the unheard-of, but neces-
sary, prices was moved chiefly by
curiosity to hear one SO renowned in
song and who had won so many
hearts by her goodness. But when a
greater crowd filled the immense haU
a second time. and at the same prices,
it could be justly ascribed to but one
cause, and that one the unequaled at
fractions of the artistic combined with
high esteem for the woman.
Her matchleSs purity of style, sur
passing vocal powers and excellence
of private character had charmed the
audiences and all Washington paid
tribute to Jenny Lind"
The receipts from Miss Lind's con-
certs in Washington amounted to SIS
1886. go, and the total receipts for The
tour under Barnum we're SIP. l6l a.
This wonderful singer, appropriately
called THE Swedish Nightingale" was
born in Stockholm october 6, 1920,
and when on her American tour was
married in Boston to Otto Gold
schmidt. She early retired from the
stage and settled In England, where
she died at Malvern November 2,
1887. In 1894 a bust of her was un-
veiled in Westminster Abbey.
DERHAPS the small boy got more
of q kick out OF the elephant
Jumbo that Barnum brought to his
country than did his elders. But
those same kids have now grown to
be old men, or approaching that state
of life anyway. and they will tell you
the great excitement that took place
here back in 1882, when this man.
moth elephant made his bow to a
Washington audience.
Jumbo had been taken from the
Royal Geological Gardens in Regents
Park by Mr.. Barnum, much to the
delight of the American children and
much to the sorrow of the children of
London, many of whom had been
privileged to ride on his back and
had naturally grown very fond of the
enormous beast. Nor was Jumbo will
ing to leave dear old London, where
ne had been for % years, and he PIT
up quite a fight against doing so.
A strong box IL feet high. IA feet
long and feet wide was made That
it was substantially constructed may
be judged from the fact that with its
apparatus it weighed upward of 4
tons. But the animal did not leave
his home without resistance, and it
was with difhculty that he was finally
landed aboard the steamer bound for
this country.
At first they tried to drive him in
the box, but he was not to be caught
in this way, and when they finally got
his front feet in the inclosure he lay
down fiat and stretched out, refusing
to go any farther. "The more they
led him backward and forward" an
English account tells us, "the more
determined grew his resolution not
to lend himself to any such immoral
proceedings as he perceived were con-
templated. Tired out at length, the
attendants proposed to lead him back