, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MAIU3H 2 , 1890. SIXTEEN PAGES V . I
THE GRAND OPERA [ SEASON
rrntiffomonts All Oomploto Tor ttao
\ Coming of Pattl
\
f < C WILL BE A GREAT SUCCESS
A Immense snlo of Ailvnuua Scats
The Coliseum Transformed fop
the OcenMon 'llio btoilcn
of ilia Operas
Ilir I'nlll IlicncniiiPtit
Tliere is no lonircr any doubt ol the sue
ecus of ttao sens on of Italian grand opera
winch open * In this city Monr/ay / ovonlng ,
ttlio advance sale of tickets hns baen largo ,
the rccoluts up to last evening nggrcgiiling
over f 10,00(1. ( Inking everything Into con
sideration , this lias been c < | unt to expecta *
tlons When the sale of season tickets
otcned thcro was a largo Uomand ,
i\it the rush cimo jestcrday when
Binclo admissions were on the market Of
course the larger sharoof anxious purchasers
secured Bents for the mutlneo , when Pnttl
appears , but the sales fur the Monday night
performance were satis factory to the man
ngcinont , and the Coliseum will undoubtedly
bed lied on the opening night It Is a ques
tion , howovcr , whether the Immense building
will bold all these who wish to
nttoud the mutlneo Tuesday Orders >
lor tickets to hear Pattl bare
poured la from surrounding cities and
towns in both Nebraska ana Iowa , and the
W trains on Tuesday will bo fllloil with music
a fKiovcra from within a radius of 15U miles
On Monday evening Verdi's subllmo
t > nom , "II 'lrovatoro , " will bo produced ,
lvlib Tnmngno and Nordlca ns the stars
tTuoxdny afternoon Mmc Pnttt will appear
ns Kosinn In itiu "Harbur of Seville "
As will bo noted by reference to Tub Hle'b
telegraphic columns Mine Patti sanu nl the
matinee \cstcrdny nflcrnoon In Dcnvor
l'rivato dispatches nlso stuto that Tninngno
Qiid Z'.rd lea hnvo fullv recovered from tholr
i Blight coldH mil will 1111 their Omaha cn-
' A'gemeuts ns announced
S'J'ho opera coinnanv's train loaves Denver
• . nis morning at 10 o'clock and will nrrivo In
Omubn ntlU n. m , Monday Almo Puttland
others of the leading singers hnvo encaged
quarters nt the Millard The proparntions
lor the reception nro complete
A vnst expanse of chairs greets the eye upon
first entering the Coliseum Chairs to the
right , chalra to tliu loft , chairs evcrywhoro
all nrranged In orderly rows with numer
ous broad aisles , aud every chair numbered
Two entrances have been nrranged both
lit the center of the building on the cast side
The main ontrnnco leads to the amtibi-
, theater and will bu used for the general admission -
/ mission tickets , and the other entrance , Im
mediately south of the mala entrance , will
bo used as an cntranco to the main lloor uad
reserved seats
A largo force of ushers under the very
rfllclont direction of Mr Louis Haelir will bo
' in attendance to conduct tlckot holders to
i their seats una ample nrranccmcuts luivu
i been made to handle the Immense crowds
With the minimum amount of confusion
Two cloak rooms have been provided at
thn southeast corner of the auiphitbeatro
, will bo in the hands of competent
33 for the checking of coats , cloaks , etc
Lho matter of cxitB extensive nrrauire-
b have neon made There will bu six
Nil from the amphitheatre ; ono in the
iwest corner , one In the Bouthwost cor-
tbrco in the centio of the east side and
lear the northeast corner Thorowill
, o ontrancu . to the main lloor at thee
o of the east side und ono dircctlv oppo
site nt the west side It wilt bo soon that
thcro will bo no dilllculty la clearing the
liouso la n few moments A policeman will
qe stationed at each entrance
A lire brigade wilt bo on hand and hose
will ba stretched throughout the building
Uho dressing rooms extemporized Xor this
i occasion in the tear of the stago'aro models
iif neatness und convenience The ouo in
tended for the great cantatrioo is a
commodious u flair , and contains all
the modern improvements , oloctrio
light , not and cold water and all
the otbor ucccBsorls of a oomploto boudoir
The furniture Is unique und beautiful , a
lioavy axmlnslor carpet covers the floor , ex
quisite paintings adorn the walla , while
choice plants und mining vines fill the
lovoiy compartment with the most pleasing
odors The auxiliary dressing rooms
I nro ull complete uffalrs witlfln themselves ,
and the company will bo subjected to no in
convenience whatsoever The stage curtain ,
nn immense affair , is of silk plush , while the
scenery is the very best available anil will
• vld not n little to the effectiveness of the en-
. ytcrtaininents On the right hand side of the
/ , /ntage , commanding an ndiniraulo view of
( • v\iQ whole stage , nro eight private boxes
• wHh a capacity for twelve pontons each
* ] his front of tlio stage , und the boxes ns
woli , will bo banked wilhdlowers and othur-
, wise lnipresaivoly and beautifully decorated
-HISTOKY OK U'lll-J OOMl'ANV ,
Ulip Host ArtlHis of ISuropo Itnmlctl
T'oKPthor In tliu Orirnnlzatloii
When Henry U. Abhoy , the great 1m-
prossario , determined to bring Mme Pattl
bncirfor another tour in this country , ho
was at first undectdod whether to present
lior In concert or grand opera The latter
contemplated enormous expanse nnd big
risks , but his faith In the American people
und ilioir well Known liberality toward on *
tcrpriscs that moot their taste was so
front that bo llnally decided to sccuro n com
- -iuny , comprising artists of the highest repu
tation aud glvo opera on a grander scale than
wus over before known this side the At-
K lantic
J BL-ler vUiUi that idea In view , bo sent his trusted
* H ngcuts abroad authorlzod'to cngago the best
f B slngars of Europe aud offer such
M terms 'as oulu induce them to
K , neenpt Mme Adellnn l'attl was already
H under the contract , but It was doomed nocos-
1 nary lu order to curry out the scheme satis-
B , tnotorily to have u tenor of notable fame
B Consequently Mr Abbey opened negotiations
# M with Tauiugno and succeeded In closing with
< him
• H With two stars ot this magnitude
BK at the head of on organization
' Mr Abbey could not afford to
< mV give them uuy other than the finest support ,
( consequently ho employed such celebrated
JBS artists as Mine Albuul , Mmc , Nordica , Mme
IBM FabbrI , Mine Synuorborg Mme Uauur-
T B nieiatcr , Mme Voldu , Sig Del Puonto , Big
JBJ Ua Vaschutti , Sig Ulelotta , Sig Luelnl and
} ethers of equal renown The chorus was
! secured.In Milan , the ballot lu London and
H the orchestra iu Now York No such com
( bluntlon of musical talent was ever
] before transported through any country ,
imv Its knowledge ot grand opera Is bo thorough ,
! its ludlvlduul and collective ability so Btrong ,
/ that after having bceu brought together
MS from all parts of thu old world ono rehearsal
tBS of "Homoo and Juliet was doomed suftl-
-XAmt to open the Auditorium at Chicago
j B ' * i"hat Mr Abbeys ventura has thus
fSB ( fur proved a succosb is unques
\BB iioned It is now safe to predict
y fl that the two entertainments bora will bring
\jm iu at least IIB.000 , aud possibly tiOWO
Tafl The comuanr numbers about two hundred
jjH people It travels ia a special train of twelve i
TBI curs and carries enough wardrobe to pro
Jvfl Uuco no less than a dozen operas Mme
jnV 1'attl travels In u special palace car boariug
9VB her came It Is a perfect palace on wheels
BV ilotldes this there are two of Pullmans
/ finest fclocpors for thn principals , two tourist
j B sleepers for the chorus , orchestra and ballot ,
t B two hotel cars , ouo day coach aud four bag
SB gngo cars ,
2H * A MAKUli UK llllUUlll
aH Suuli lias Ilcen tlio Journey of tiio i
H l'attl Uporn Troupe .
H Wr , Marcus Mayer , the advance agent ot
j B the Pattl Opera troupe , when here recently
wB tpokoas follows uoucerning the croat aud
* unparalleled triumphal tour of that great
JH | ortMoltatlpn :
] -g" Chlcugo , where wo opened the Aud-
JAVVr itorlum " he said the
, , receipts were $230 , "
'Tv V 000 for eighteen ( > erformaneot t went to i
V M Mexico to pave the way for the com
| BB lag of the company There our prions ;
l B were 1150 for tbo season of
{ _ JIftocn performances und $1'J for sluglo 1
scats There is an unwritten law In
Mexico that/a manager cannot soil his whole
bouse to soasoo patrons ; ho must save bo mo
seats for these who cannot afford or do not
dcslro to witness every performance The
governor , howovcr , was n friend of mine ,
und raised the embargo to such an ex
tent that 1 wns allowed to soil almost every
thing for the scasou , U o gave six extra per
formances in Mexico , maKlng twentv-ono In
nil , ana our receipts were J2'J5,000 in cold
The company bad a tremendous ropcrtoiro
now embracing twenty operas Patti did
nothing now except "Homoo and Juliet , " but
una will sing "Lukmo" during the return
engneoment In Chicago
"Wo lind only ono mishap with our train
of thirteen cars At the junction of the
Moxicsno Intornacionula and the Mexlcano
Centralo an Iron bridge UJ ) foot long , about
twelve mtlos nbovo Torroon broke down
and our train was delayed thirty-six hours ,
so that wo arrived in Mexico on the 10th in *
stead of the Olh of January and opened on
the llth to a ? in,0l)0 ) liouso Tnmagno's
William Tell proved n phouomcnal success ,
at it has done evervwberc
"In Snn franclsco , in splto of the depressed -
pressed feelings of the pnoplo , cnusod by the
jummial snow und Hoods , lho company lias
done remarkably uoll I am nn ola Call , -
fornlnn , nnd I never saw such wcatbor as
they have had there Thcro were days when
not oven suburban trains could leave , and I
felt very much atrnid of the result of the
season , Hut in splto of all we had nn ad
vance season snlo or $27,000 , and when the
company reached the city ivo hnd iCO.OOO in
bunk representing the season sale , and that
of the llrst week The receipts of the first
week were over $50,000.
The company goes from here to Loulsvillo
for six performances on u certainty , nnd
then to Chicago , where Pattl will sing three
times and Tamngno thrco times Boston
will follow , with ton performances , begin
ning March 10 , nnd on Mnrch 24 the com
pany will begin an cnimgomont In New
York , which will Include sixteen perform
ances Durimrthc New York scaton the
company will sing two nights in Philadel
phia "
PATTl'S DiitUT L > OMAHA
The Former YIhIIb of the Diva to
Tliln City
On Thursday , April 3 , 18SI , a special train
having on board Maplcsou's "Ilor Majesty's
Opera company urrived In Omaha from
Snn Francisco nt 7:30 : p. m. The train
consisted of three baggage cars , thrco
coaches and four Blcopcis The
thrco sleepers were "La Travmtu , "
"La Somnambula , " both Mann boudoir
cars , the "Lycoming" of the Hannibal & St
Joe railway nnd tbo Mann boudoir car
"Adellnn PnttU" These boudoir car * were
fitted up In the most suuorb stvle then
known in sleeping cur architecture , aud very
llttlo behind the finest cars of todny They
were supplied with all the appliances for
sleeping , entinc , cookine and the tollut , nnd
wore occupied by the high-priced members
of the company
lho "Adeliua Pattl" was occupied by the
renowned songstress nnd her husband , Sig
ner Nicolini , aud Mr M. H. Do Young ,
proprietor of the San Prancisco Chronicle ,
accompanied by his wife , on a plcasuro trip
to Europe
As the train rolled into the depot
a curious crowd gathered around it
all having iu vlow the same purpose ,
to catch a glimpse of the leadimr stars ,
Adeliua Patti and Madame Gcrstcr I
The greatest attraction wasyMmo Patti'B I I
car , in which the partv was seated at dinner I
The curtains und blinds were drawn In such
a manner as to permit the gathered crowd to
fully inspect the Interior of the palatial car ,
aud every mouthful eaten by the great
singer was watched with tbo most intense
Interest The leading pcoplo of the
company , with the exception of Patti
and her party , left the cars and
sought rest in the hotels The chorus
girls of the party curled tbemsolvcs up on
the seats of the coaches and passed tbo
night there
After quiet had settled down upon the
scene Mme Patti was called upon in her car
by a reporter , who wub shown through the
magnificent palace The car was built
especially for bnr and cost 105,000. It was a
inugnificent conch The curtains were of
ho ivy damask silk The walls and ceilinc
were covered with gilded leather tapestry
The lamps were rolled gold Paul's boudoir ,
iu point of elcganco Burpassod anything ever
before constructed for travolieg purposes
The furnlturo throughout was covered with
silk ot the most costly and elegant mat or ml
A grand piano was one of tbo appoint
ments , tbo casing of which was of costly
wood , beautifully carved , and cost $2,500.
vTho instrument hud ship sprincs which
caused it to remain constantly balanced , thus
doing away wltn the necessity of frcquont
tuning Tbo walls were hung with valuable
plcturos , two of which cost § J,000
each , und were from the eaBols of
famous Italian artists Jn this fashion did
Mme Patti mnko her entry Into Omaha
Mme Pattl spoke in tones of unbounded
pruiso of her trip to California and her
trentraont In San Francisco , where she re
ceived a grand ovation Jewels , valuable
vases and costly presents of all kinds were
showered upon her F.uch time she sang
the stage was heaped with bcautllul
bouquets and Iloral decorations of every de
scription Upon her last appearance she
was presented with a floral olforing ton feet
iu length and six foot wide At
this porfornianca the pcoplo were unable
to got into the bouse and between two and
thrco oundrod passed through the roar and
secreted themselves under the stage In a
moment of ecstasy they cheered and were
discovered In Salt Luke City Pattl sang to
an audience of ever ia.000 parsons In the
Mormon tnbornaclc , both Mormons nnd Gen
tiles vlolng with each other to do her homage
Ono of Mme Paul's constant companions at
that time was blnr world renowned "
parrot , wmoh wns a very kuow-
ing bird und afforded a great
deal of amusement to the party
That evening us Mme Pattl and her hus
band strolled up Tenth strcot in the moon
light her attention wus attracted by the
musiu of a German chorus suiig by sturdy
male voices coming from Tumor hall It
was the Munnorchor sincing socloty rehearsing -
hearsing for a concert goon to bo given
Pattl stopped an tbo sldowulk for fully five
minutes listening und seemed to bo highly
ontortaiaod judging fromher complimentary
remarks
The next duy was wnrm aad balmy , and
tbo minor imembora of the company were
often seen on the streets , Jind their foreign
dress and maunor attracted considerable attention
tontion ,
Mmc Pattl and Signer Nlcollui remained
in their car until 8 o'clock , when a currlago
containing Mr 13. llosowator and General
Gibbon , then department commander ot the
l'latto , drove un to the depot and were joined
by the distinguished artistB It was intended
to drive to the barracks but owing to the
muddy condition of the roads tbo idea was
abandoned However , the party visited
Hanscom park and several other plncos of
interest Mme Patti expressed bersolf as
much pleusod * The trees in the park were
just taking on tholr Bprlng verdure , the ten
der green of the grass , tbo sunshine und
balmy air and thosong of tbo bluebirds as
the llittcd among the treeslent oncuantment
to the hour Mme Patti had never before
soon the American bluebird and admired It
greatly ; iu fan , since the time she first vis
ited this city to speak of Omaha wus Buro to
bring to her llpj a word of admiration for
the beautiful birds alio saw In the park on
that spring day
Late in the evening a private supper wus
given at the Paxton hotel , attended by Mme
Pattl , Signor NIcoltnl Mr E. llosewater
and Couut Zaoharoff , and about 11 o'clock
Pattl and her husband were drivoa to their
private car at the depot
in 1SS7 the diva again visited Omaha Ne
gotiations bad beou pending oeiweon Mr
Max Meyer aud Henry M , Abbey , agent , to
give the people of Omaha an opportunity to
hear her alng Paul's manager asked a
guarantee of fS.000 for ono concert After
an effort to raise this amount It was decided
that it was greater than Omuha felt disposed
to offer for the attraction Tbo tdoa of
renting the exposition building wastnon
suggested The proposition was accepted
and the ball was rented at the usual rates
Later a programme was arranged of the
best coucert mombursln addition to the third
uot of "Semirauilde , " and the scale of ad
mission determined us follovvr , SI , $ - ? , f3 and
Si , according to location , Bomo of the best
seats in.tbo gallery bringing * 3. On Satur
day morning , February IU , the sale ot scuts
commenced at the Exposition huildlug und
wus a most exciting struggle for place ,
Two hundroa and ilfty people were in line ,
many pf whom were speculators It was de-
elded at first to sell ouly ton tickets to ono
person , but tbo rule was soou broken ana
blocks of as bleu us forty tickets were soon
being sold Shortly after 3 o'clock tbo
sale closed , between J7.000 nnd J3.O0O
worth of tickets being disposed of
l'attl nrrlvcd In Omuha on robrunry 23 , in
bor magnificent train , which Included the
car Adellnn Pnttl in which lho diva made
her first visit to Omaha
In the Pullman car Ancborla were tbo
great singers main suppers , Mme Scllalchl
nnd husband , Count Lolli ; Sig Ontlnssl ,
Sig Novnri , Sig Ardltl , Sig Corsl , Sig
Migiglnri , Sig MorinI , iNii'olini'n prlvnto
Rocrctory ; Sig Saplo nndC 11. Mathews ,
the manager
A largo number of ladles aad gentlemen
were enthercd nt the depot to greet Mme
Pnttl
It was the anniversary of the birth of
Sig Nicolini nnd in commemoration of the
ovnnt Mme Pnttl decided to , dine In her
traveling home , so the spectators wore dis
appointed in not catching a gllmpso of bcr nt
they expected
Mmc Pnttl reached the Mlllnrd latoln tbo
evening , where a sultoot Bovcrat rooms hnd
been especially prepared tor her , being
newly carpeted and furnished nt great ex-
petno
The night of the concert the Imposition
was flllod frdm wall to wall with the lavgost
nudlenco that had heard l'attl during
that season , Among the auditors were
the leaders of fashion , and loveri of musio
in every clnss Ladies hats were tabooed ,
and full dross was lnrgolv the rule Ono
hour was occupied in seating the immense
gathering , and nt S'J0 : precisely a llttlo man
with n bald head raised hii baton and the
first notes of the orchestra floated ever the
heads of the audlenco It was Signor Ardltl
> Vhon the dnlntv trim : figure of Patti
stepped upon tbo platform the Blorui of ap
plnuso that broke forth wns enough to con
vince anyone thntfsho hnd captured thenudl-
onccjboforo she had sung a nolo When the
oponlng demonstration had subsided the
diva began with a selection from Lucia in
which she displayed all the rlcnucss and
brilliancy of voice that has made her famous
After the selection the storm of applause
was so torrlllo that the diva could not ignore
it and gracionsly rcponded with a well
known Scotch ballad JIcr success was Im
mediate nnd great The paoplo of Omaha
had never hoard collectively so great
n musical event lho woric ot
the company wns superb nil the way through
The orchostrntion was grand , nnd under the
conductorship of the veteran Ardltl was
onoof the cliiof pleasures of thu evening ,
l'attl herself was resplendent with Jewels
nnd decorations , the most noticeable a
mnsslvo cluster of diamonds ncuily two
Inches in diameter , the gift of lho late em
peror of the French , nlao n cluster of lnrger
atones presented to her by the Empress
Eugenie She also were decorations given
by all the potentates of Europe
uicliidinr ono from Uio late Cznr Alexander
of Russia nnd one from King Kaluknun
The city wus thronged with ucoplo from
abroad who had como to Oninuu to hear
Pnttl All the principal hotels were crowded
while numbers of privnto houses sheltered
friends from outside towns who hnd como to
Omaha to enjoy the concert
Anions thu many distinguished people who
were present were the following : Governor
and Mrs Thayer , General J. S. llrisoin ,
General and Mrs Crook , General and Mrs
IJrcck , Colonel nnd Mrs Henry , Mr nnd
Mrs John M. Thurston , General nnd Mrs
Cowin , Mr and Mrs Frank ColpetzsrV. .
N. Hancock , W. A. Paxton and many ether
prominent people
fATTl IN "LA Tit AVI ATA "
The Great Divas Aiinunrnnco in Now
Tork In 1S84.
The following is an extract from Now
York editorial correspondence which ao-
pcarod In Tun Hue , December 15 , 1834 :
New Yoiik , Dec 9 , 1881. " * • * The
Acadomv ot Musio was crowded Friday
night with a fasbionnble audience on the oc
casion of Adollnn Patti'B nppearanco in
Verdi's opera , "La Tiaviata " Pnssing
down the central aisle of the parquotto a few
minutes after 8 I beheld a spectuclo of daz
zling Bplocdor lho vast and brilliantly
lighted auditorium with its regal decorations
was rcsplondantwith the wealth , bcauty.and
benton of Now York A'ain-glorious , pom
pous Bhoddyocracy was there dcelcod in most
gorceous toggery There was a fair sprink
ling of that less imposing of Now York so-
ciotywhioh exhibits hotter breeding and
higher culture of indulging la less extrava
gance in dress The black drcBa suit with
low-cut pilot and white cravat was predom
inant among a majority of thomule audience
Only a few dudes made themselves conspic
uous by their loud flummery The np
parol and fixtures ot the ladies were de
cidedly striking and flashy Velvets ,
satins , laces , ribbons and iloworsr-
both natural and artificial of ovary
Bhudo and huu in distracting profusion
The display of costly jewels was simply stun
ning The twenty four boxes ranged tbreo
tiers wide and four tiers high on each side of
the stuge , were all occupied The two
lower tiora were for the most part monopo
lized by the millionaire edd fish and muek-
niel snoboeruuy , for which Now , York Is
famous What specimens ot vanity and vul
garity those Amorloan npos ' , bf nobility uro I
\Vhutover may have boon the makeup , color
or quality of the princolv Parisian costumes
worn by the robust und cudavorous com
pound of fomlnlno indelicacy that occupied
these boxes , nothing was visible to the audi
ence below except the bopowdored and beJeweled -
Jeweled ousts with tholr liberal display.of the
fountains of motherly love Hero und there
glimpses ot I. .00 , presumably part of n name ,
less garment , were exposed in order to enable -
able the owner to exhibit strings of glitter
ing diamonds that were nttachod
The curtain had already risen when I on-
tcred and Pattl , radiant with smllos , su
perbly clad in olognnt robes , ornnmentod
with flowers , her quconlj nock blazing with I
diamonds , wus the oonter of a guyiy dressed
group that made her appear like a lustrous
pearl set in a cluster of rubies aud
emeralds Sbo sang ns no otbor
mortal can sing , and acted with
rarouprcrnirporfcctton which justly enti "
tles iher to ruuk among the greatest living
actors I hadscou "Travlatu" und Camilla , "
us counterpart , played by famous actors at
various times uuu places , but never had I
seonViolettn or Camlllo personified with
such passionate yet natural iutonslty of fool
ing Although her support was in many
wuys defective , nnd Alfredo , who plays the
role of Violetta's lever and was carried oft
tne stage in a gonulno fainting fit , Madame
Patti sustained the play throughout by bor
masterly tact and her almost superhuman
oxortlons , which elicited frequontand hearty
applause Spoil-bound from first to last by
the profound emotion , Intense passion nnd
• loop pathos of Pattl's porsonatioa of Vie
lotta , I was literally moro impressed with
her murvnloua dramatic power than her
enchanting vocalization , which eminent
musical critics all the world ever pronounce
absolutely perfect
1'ATII OFl" THE BTJlOK
Next day I called at tbo Windsor hotel to
renew the agreeable acquaintabco formed
during Madame Paul's crlof stay at Omahu
last April on her return from California
"I am so glad you have called , " exclaimed
Patti , as she extended both her hands in her
vivacious and fnscinatlng maunor ; "I shall
not forgot Omaha Wo had such a dolicht-
ful tlmo ia your city , and I always remem
ber with plcasuro how wo roamed around
the place Your magnificent hotel , that
eloctrio light factory , tbo park and those
lovoly-bluo birds Do you remember ,
Ernest , " turning to Mods Nicolini who had
also received me most cordially , they were
not sparrows , but real blue birds with such
beautiful feat hers What a splendid time
wo did have I I llko Omaha and should like
to sing there oncu this wlutcr "
" 1 hope you will piny In some opera that
will enable our pcoplo not ouly to1"hear yqu
sing but see you ucllug , " said I , for after
seeing you in Truviatu' I rocurdj'our act
iug uluiost us excellent as your song You
must have boon oxbnusted of tor such An of
fort , you were so torrlhly lu earnest I no
ticed big tear drops trickling down your
cheek * during one of the acts , "
Madam was completely uronon down Inst
night und did not tuko a morsel after return ,
lag from the opera , " said Paul's secretary ,
Mono " 'La Travlatu'
Levelly , always does
uffect bor deeply She sheds real tears and
fouls as wretched ns it the play was a sol
emn and sad reality "
"I had more than ray usual part to play
last night , " said Pattl smiling Alfredo ,
my lover , wan unwell and iu ono scene had
a tainting spell , so 1 hud not only to do most
of the loyo-mak ug , fondlini ; aud pressing ;
out to fill out his part as wall as that ot the
absent minded actors who failed to keep up "
"Turnlui' from the sublime to tbo ridicu
lous , " said Paul , there was an iuciilont In
tbo play last uight that does not appear in
the libretto You raraember ths scene
when Atfrudo throws down the money at my
feet and in the excess of posslauato grief and
anger I faint away on the sofu Juqtutlhut
moment thu man who lmper ouutea the baron
whispered to mo ,
" * Oon't faint too hard , luadame ; dent
make it too sorlom '
" 'What's the matter ! ' said 1 , In Italian "
" ' .Madarao , I saw the boaltoday '
" What boatl' ' 1 saw Uio Orcgonlan , the
ship In which wo oamo over'from Europe
last , nnd wo must try nndgicyjback on that
boat next spring '
"Wasn't that ludicrous ! " exclaimed I ttl ,
laughing But I kept astraight face and
neither you nor nnybody"olso tn the nudl-
once noticed thnt Interpolation In the play "
. What a magnificent sot of diamonds you
hnd on lost night , tnadain/MlWas t oxtrnv-
ncant when 1 guessed they were worth over
? 25,000l" ' "
Indeed you were noli olThcro were
eleven strings of large diajponds tn the
nocklnco and my diamond bracelets'and car
rings nro of great value . . How much , "
turning to Nicolini nud Lavolly "do you
reckon them worthl" * ' *
You hnd on your ncck , < nrms nnd cars
ever $3X > ,0U0 in diamonds nnd Jewels , " said
Mr Levelly
This is stupendous Are you not nfraid
of being kidnapped by some darlug rob
bersl"
"No danger , " said Pattl "I am well
guarded off and on the stage , and wo dent
keep the jawolry nt thu hotel , f nlwnys
hnvo it securely dcposltod at Tiffanys "
* * * E. It
Sttislcal mitt Dramatic Notes ,
The now opera of the popular Uostomans
will bo received with the same enthusiasm
hero as they have been throughout the entire
country Their success Is the moro grati
fying nn both Don Quixote nnd "Luzetto"
nro the works of American composers Don
Quixote ' was composed by Ko iuald do
Kovon of Chicago and the llbrotto by Harry
Smith , also ot the same city In Boston ,
where the opera was produced by the Hos-
toniaus , there were sixteen encores the llrst
night and the opera was an Immense suc
cess The opera has made such a pro
nounced hit in Amoricn that the
English rights have boon sold to
thu Prince of Wales theater , London ,
and the llostonians will produce It for a lonir
run in Chicago on their return from Cali
fornia in May , linrnnbeo ns the Don and
Frotblnghum as Snnco Panzn have two of
the greatest of comedy roles nnu they have
made pronounced hits in them "Suzctto"
is ono of the brightest of comedy operas ,
and in the tltlo role Mnrio Stone has made a
most pronounced success , Jesse liartlctt
Davis is charming in the role oT the Mar
chloucss and MaoDonnld and Holt pluy the
Marquis and the peasant lover to perfection
At the Grnnd this evening Pat Koonoy
will In " ' Now W "
nppear "P.nt's ardrobo Sev
eral now specialties und songs will bo Intro
duced , und Mr ltoouoy himself will glvo
huyernl now imitations As the house will
be crowded without a doubt it will bo ad
visable to secure scats In advance , thus
avoiding a certain rush at the door ,
The Messiah rehearsal tspestponod this
week from Monday until Wodncsday even
ing , owing to the Italian operatic perform
ance
Tbo patrons of tbo Eden museo will bo
treated to a startling entertainment during
the coming week , Tno Jones trairody will
bo preseutud with all its details and vivid
descriptions ot alt the Bconcs und incidents
of that lernblo nffulr For the last two
weeks Manager Lawlcr has been hard at
work with a staff of artists and corps ot as-
s'stants preparing the attraction At nn
enormous expense the woric has been com
pleted Artists have examined the Pinnoy
lnrm and visited It dnijy , In order
to muko the excellent sketch of
the place which will be presented
at the Eden Musoo during tbo coming week ,
bo perfect indeed is this sketch that it is bo-
Ilaved tbo authorities will request the use of
It ut the coming trial of the accused man
T'lio exhibition at the Eden Musco will bo
llko aud real In tbo background will bo
stretched the great canvass views of the
Pinnoy farm wnoro the mhraor was com
mitted The hay Btack under which the
bodies of tbo murdered people lay has been
secured nnd will bo on exhibition The
clothing which the unfortunate couple were
at the time of the cruel murder will bo
shown In the foreground will appear the
wux figures of the murdered couple as well
as of Neal , the suspect The exhibit will
consist of many relics of tbo * PJunoy farm ,
some of which are yet unknown to the au
thorities and may proyo cjf .vnet service in
bringing ' to justice the guilty person or persons
Air Lawlor has devoted much time and
lubor on this matter He bos worked with
such vigor nnd success that ho expects
County Attorney Mahonay nnd other au
thorities to bo astounded by tbo light which
this exhibit shall throw on the tragedy at
the Pinnoy farm Mr Lawlor has worked
this-up for the benefit ot tils patrons , but bo
will cheerfully turn ever the evidence ho
has accumulated to lho authorities after this
wcok It Is expected that this attraction
will astound all who see it Wbilo the
great tragedy is shrouded In mystery these
who visit the Eden museo will not bo at a
loss to place the guilt where it properly bo-
lotics , The exhibition will bo moro than
realistic It will bo the most startling and
sensational exhibit ever offered to the eco
plo At n tlmo when information is wanted
on a great crime the Eden musoo offers a
solution to the mystery This will oo the
greatest week the Endon musoo has over
enjoyed
IT WAS NOT A LlHEb
A Verdict for rho Dof'cnso in LUJu'rf
Suit Against Tliu Her
The jury la the libel suit of Edward Lilja
against 1 he Uee returned a vordictfor the
defendant in Judge Doano's'court yesterday
The enso , as has been stated , was an
action for libel and $ T ,000 damages brought
by Lilja as ! a result of the publication by
Tun Hnu of a brief item iu its police
court news in October , 1883.
" The case was given to the jury at n late
hour Friday afternoon nnd a sealed ver
dict returned Friday night for the defendant
In his Instructions to the jury Judge Doano
defined the rights ot a newspaper in the
matter of publishing nubile records aud
court proceedings The Instructions are
herewith presented In brief :
The defendant admits the publication of
the orticlo complained of but claims It wus
published as a news Item and without any
malice or IU will toward lho plaintiff und al
leges that a complaint had been mudo in
police court against the plaintiff aud a war
runt issued for his arrest
The jury is instructed :
1. That the defendant , ns a newspaper ,
had the right to publish as a matter of news
tbo proceedings occurring in the public
courts , or such matters ub may appear In tbo
public rocoras provided the same is pub
lished in creed faith and without xnallco and
for a publication made under such circum
stances the publisher ot a newspaper will
not bo liublo to an action for damages
H. It the defendant went beyond what ap
peared in or was shown from the court rec
ords or proceedings then the defendant
would bo liable t
3. If the publication was pf the character
denominated by law as libejlpps per so then
malice is presumed from tbp.publlcatiou and
need not bo proved If , ho\V6yor , such pub
lication is not libelous per Jo , then it de
volves upon the plaintiff'to roof malice on
the part or the defendant , and the absence
of such proof of malice -no recovery can be
had i } 0
4. The publication compnrcil ) | of Is not
libellous per so , excout that part of it which
charges the compluint ngautiho plaintiff In
police court , and the issuUnto of a warrant
theroagainst him , nnd us that was a matter
of public record , and is shown to have been
true , no duinagu can be awarded for such
publication , unless you tlndifrora ull the evi
dence that the publicitio/i fuuis maliciously
made , . , . „
B. Jf you ahnllflnd that the publication was
made without malice and bow faith , your verdict -
dict will ba for the aofondniii If , however ,
from the testimony , you flnA'that ' the publi
cation was muliclously made you will return
Biieh damages as you may find the plaintiff
has sustained by reason ot the publication
In assessing damages to IhuplaintllT you will
courlne yourselves to such damuges ns the
plaiutiff may have suffered In his good name
and roputatlon by reason of having been
brought into public scandal and disrepute by
reason ot the publication complained of ,
nuiivrrius
Itev Dr Duryoa or this city bat be ' on
elected president of the Long Pine Chautau
qua
,11 , , is reported that Trod Nyp will in a week
or two start u weekly paper Topics It will
be issued Saturdays with illustrations ,
Dent fail to hear Mother Geese at
Washington hall , March 7 und 8. Henollt of
Woman's Exchange
The experiment which ono of our Isidlne
dry gooJs merchants has made Jnkeeplug
! < mi i i _ iii _ iii i iiiiiim i rgi
THE JONES TRAGEDY
HAS MANAGER EAWLEB , SOLVED THE MYSTERY ?
A Great Scoop ! Important facts brought to light by a stroke of enterprise1 Who
killed Allan and Dorothy Jones ? The guilty parties will soon be known ! The gal
lows already creaks in anticipation of its righteous purpose !
Eden ZMZuLtsee
11th and Farnam
WEEK OF MAKOII 3rd
The most startling and sensational attraction ever presented in a. place of amuse
ment
TO THE PUBLIC :
At great expense and trouble we present an attraction this week which at this mo
ment is doubly pertinent That tve have a surprise in store lor many people we will
not deny On the _ contrary , we expect the name of the Eden Musee to be in the
mouth of every one interested in the Pinncy Farm Tragedy We expect to surprise
all Nebraska with this attraction When avc are through with it the authorities are
welcome to the fruits of our efforts EDEN MUSEE CO
REALISTIC , - STARTLING - REVELATIONS !
THE GREAT CRIME AT THE PINNEY FARM 1
MJAl , , TUB } SUSIMXT
The only perfect Wax Figure S N ATI AN JUJSIliD ? T !
ever presented to the public , - \
showing the Suspect , ( | 3 \ \
DOROm J0NES !
NEAL JO
,
) ryp\S ' In perfect wax Some startling
True to life and exactly as Q/i\\ scenes ! Some striking real
fins : § \yfr \ isms !
WHERE THE OLD FOLKS DIED
A kind old man An ungrateful guest Evening in the barnyard The wife ' s alarm
- A cowards shot The old mans llight Shot in the back A brutal villain A silent
witness You are a murderer " A midnight vigil The man at the gate A startled
xotintryman MURDER WILL OUT Some startling scenes A SCRAP OF
PAPER Some interesting relics
This startling exhibition will be opened Monday at i clock p. m. and remain during
the week
CAPTAIN CONSTANTDSTIUS
This marvelous man , long the great feature in Barnam ' s show , will be on exhibition
this week only He is the wonder of the world
THE TATTOOED GREEK
„ -G6 and see him and learn the story of his tragic life
7 MammotrT'Exhibition Departments 7
2 Companies in 2 Theatres 2
One Dime Admits to All
NOTE The Eden Musee Is at all times orderly , and ladies may attend without escort , being , , ,
guaranteed absolute protection
OUSTS PX3VCE .A-IDIMIITS TOAJEilL ,
TWO PERFORMANCES Y 11115
Grand Italian Opera Company
Under the Direction of Jlcsara , AblJoy & Qrnu , '
MADAME
FRANCESCO TAMANOO ,
AND A COMPANY OF BENOWNED ARTISTS
Monday Evening March 3 ,
Verdi's Subllmo Clrond Opera , In four acts ,
IL TROVATORE
RIG lTItANCJUSCO TAMAC5NO AS MANRlCO
MME , LILLIAN NOUD1CA AS . . . . .LlCONOHA
TUESDAY AFTERNOON , MARH 4 PATTI MATINEE ;
M which will be presented llosslnl'a IleautlMI Opera , the
Barber of Seville
MME , ADELINA PATTI AS ROSINA
Grand Chorus and Ballet Orciiestra of Sixly ,
CONUUCTUlt , B1Q , HOMU1.ADO BAIlO
Inquiries should bo addressed to BOYD & IIAYNKS
Locul Managers for Pnttl Engitgomont Omaha , Neb ,
llenerveil afate are now on Hilout the box ollice or Iloyd's Opern House
The sale ot neneral udmlt > falou tkki'ts will coimnencu ut V a'clock Mouduy
montlnif ut tuo box olllie of lloyd'd Opera IIoiihh
, J'UIUKStl. . " \ JJ.50 nud Kva aeiierul udmluslon , flOO
his store closed ou Saturday nights for
mouths past bus demonstrated tliu wisdom
at well as the justice of the move Tlio
sales of this progressive merchant have not
fallen off in the agcrpKuto aud his employes
have had tbo benellt pf his liberal policy
From S in the morning till 0 in the evening
is a prood days work for any man or womuo
If other retail dry coeds houses would act in
concert aud do liuevviso tboy will lose no
truao nnd , coufer a boon to their clerks
A petticoat pf chimKoablo silk , with
plnUod rullles around tliu bottom , uiado to
ilt snugly oypr the , hips , by being shirred
several inches below the waist line and huv-
lnc several drawing strings of rarrow ribbon
run in , is a late fashionable novelty for la-
dies Fulness it given it by several steels
which go oil tbo way around it , sett tag lho
dros9 equally in front and behind It is u
tnodcruio aud modest sort of a hoopikirt.but
is an advance speclmon of what is to follow
later on That honpskirts are again to bo
worn eceins to have been dooided on la fash *
ionablo circles
Colored sateen quilts , with a largo spray
of Mowers worked in crqwol Btllcii with
white nourishing thread , and edged with a
frill of ecru lace about a nuartur of a yard
wldo are capital , aud quickly made , They
look well If lluod with white sateen , turned
over at tie top and at ono of tlio lower cor
ners , purposely left unworked Floweied
urt muslin , with a gathered frill ottbo same ,
erctonno in tbo same style , satin sheetinir
with deep ball fringe , are all popular quilts
of the duy
Thursuuy Friduy und SuluriiayMurchO
7 and 8 , and Saturday Matinee ,
Special I'ng.igement of
THE FAMOUS
BOSTflS
ENGLISH OPERA
TOM KARL , H.C.UARNABEU anil VV
nTMiroDOrfAIjD-Proprielora-tind
Milliliters
lini'isiaontiir
TiniltSIJAVKVKNINO . . lion Quixote ( Now )
I'ltlDAV KVKN'INtl huzetto " New )
SATMIIDAY UVK . . "Pygmalionand Ualutoa"
AKTISTS ASSOCIATED As the HOSTONIANS
SOPRANOS
MAHIUSTOKR , JlII.lKTrR ( lOItlAN ,
OA IU.OTTA M ACONDA
CONTRALTOS
JESBIK ! 1AITIKTT ! DAVIS
JOSIil'lIINH HAUTUITT
.FLOltAPlKLAYiSON
TENORS
TOM ICA UU HIWJ N W. IIOlP
BARITONES AND BASSOS
W. 11. MAOnONAI.0. JI a IlAItrtAllKB
latlJD DIXON HIIO UNI ! OOWLKS
( IBOKOB H. FltOTHINOHAM
Cotnploto Qhorus nud Orchestra
Now and Beautiful Costumes
Musical DIrector B. L. STUOI.KY
btnso Director , l'ltlll ) DIXON
J'ltlCIIH Parquet and Parquet Circle , $ U)0j
IlaUony tl.UJs ( loiibral Admission To amltl.Wi
Oullury-V % The sale ot seats will commence
Wedutuay morning ,
This Sunday Xlglil Itlui'cli It
The Only and Original
PAT ROONEY
SUPPORTED BY HIS
COMPANY of COMEDIANS
INCLUDING
MISS KATIE BOONE Y
AND THE FAMOUS
Quaker City QUARTETTE
Protontlng tlio Laufflilng Success
Pats ' New Wardrobe
Secure scnts at once und avoid the
rush at the door Box oilico now open