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THE- SWEDISH NIGHTIN
GALE
THK KACF. OF TWO CONTINENTS.
Memories of the past were, revived by
the report- of the death of Mr. Otto Gold
schmidt last wee!; in his seventy-eighth
year. Mr. (..'Idschmidt's talents 'as ,o:i
ductor and --.mij-oser (.--.lys. 1*. T. 0. of '
M.in;h !)1 were s-uiiicicnt to ctir.t'.e him
to rank with most of the leading mii:.i.m
'!* tht- latter halt of tlie nineteenth cui
tun-. Hut it was ,is the husband nf
.Jenny Lind, tho 'Swedish N^htitipile'—
'Suti^ IJinl ,.f I'.Lridi.-c,' as an ciilhu-w.-tic
udmirer mice termed her— that he v, :;l Iv
Ix.-i rcmemlx'ii-d. As a ]i-.ipil uf Mcti
dc!.vi;hn and ll.m|iinuinu at the I-i:v.i^
Cdii.-LT'. ,'.t(rire. and as one of .N-himunn'.-i
lavi.iir;:.-.. lie rcifived tlie Ih--l mii-i-.-.il
uliu-ati.'n ih-it JI wa.-. pos-iible lo ol.Min.
L'tt.-r. he wi'iit to Paris to complete Ins
stiulie?' under I liopin: but he v..i.i i.i'.ed
never t' rtveive iuv.ru. :t:on from tiie
p-.rv.il l'olish i'l.tni.-t. lie .irrived m the
l-'rcncii i.ipii.il just. iii 'ism: to
attend l'h.j[- in's 1. 1.- 1 pnb!:c r-c-tal
licioto TTil- -cri.'iK :llne-s v.!n.!i
tornmnted i:i the nui-U-r's dcitli.
Halt ;; century ,.^-o the n.iimr of .Iciiny
Und wa.- oiu- 1. 1 coiijutf with. When vc.r
-I-..- mik the ?«.-. ?;.!-? weiv al.-vlulely wild
\-ltll delight; .iiid wherever ?]]?? went they
thronefd the -tn-cN t.. M-e )\-r (.-.- i-ast.
In rcsiHin-i- to i.iv.-n: calls -!?..- .-n. c .ii--
Ivar.M on (he b.il-i.ny ,,i ,, b,.tel at winch
sh'- v.-.l- st.ivi:.: liur.ii^ her to:ir in tlie
L mte.l St.itu, and ;m i.icnt.illy droiipid
Iu r '?haw I. As the taiL'y wrap tioated
dowim.'trtls. the cmwd in.ide ,1 mid ru-h
;,.!? th,' -!-.!. i-.u-.h one c,;,:c;- to m-otc the
.iriicJe ;;.- ;i .??'-;ivrriir. Ill ;in in.st.mt it.
iv 11 torn in -hrrds, .mil many p!-..|i!« were
ifMinpleil underfoot in the tirn!;.- tiu.-h.
— Siory of Jlaus Andet-cn.—
On tin- Continent her triumphs wcro jii't
.1- i-.mplcte. Wherever slic s.a:£ the J.O
pie siii-;.il through, tlie cnn.ort nnim and
tilled it to ovcrilowin^. Kreiiuenlly the.
tli-ip-i had 1' b.! clilc-.t Ollt I.I lll.illlt.'lill
ni'.nr M'iiibl.niiv of onl.r. Ni^h' att-'r
Iiui.t fre-ii s. heiiii'5 h.id to I-- ilcv-;-.-d
and iwvj m.iiioeuvi-1-s executed by the ma
iL-i^ciiii.-ut of the theatre to cn.il.le the vo
cal'-t to leave the bmldinu with-it ifilV
mobli.'d by her v;,,i--.hip^i.-.. As the iri-c.-iL
iheatve 111 \'iciiii.i, where the stall- were
oniin.inh. -old a! '1 , liie r.--nr- ]-:! u;«-ii
thin w;i- £j. and si: II ;!.i'.n ]«?..].!?? wen
turned ,iwa;. !»o.iu.-c- tiieiv v..is li' P'oin.
On (he ni^-ht ot her l.i.-i .?.;.!'.-..r-.n.c -lie j
..bi.uri'd J,-s iIlMi Uvii Iim-ji--' -I.-.-;. ,'.:i,r
icturn.iii; li. mi.-. t',.r li:'- cmwd. who had
I. . 1!., u. -d the . .i:ti.-«. . — f-iiad.-.i li-r until
the -;.:.. 11 hour- .-!' the itiorniiu. She had
t ... ..p|iM|- ..I » in- window .'! her a(i.irlliielit
;j,i lime- lo a. ?':?!!?. ul. d:;.- the 1 ln-crs from
U-lo.v. .ind i-ir! aUiM' tin; diMtcti.nx pl-Ul
,|iN l!.,..:c.l the. iv.r.ilu,, 'Say you will
? 1,' is.uk .LL'ain. ,1. :i)i-.' When .-.he up
jM-.ui- 1 .1- N..iiii;t in I'.ftlin. 1I.UL-. Ciniiiin
Ah, id-, Ii bribed the lll.iti.i;:er o! tht: thca
in: to I vi him appi-.ir on the st.t^e ;untiiit; a
-rivil;i ,.; :utois and activs^-s. As tlic
Swc.li-li Ni^htiii^ i!.-'s 1. .iii-s 10-v ami fell in
divine huioiin the tears courseii down llie.
?Kiel'., ilu-eJ.-. and !iv' wr\,tf like, a little
child. ??Throiii:li .Jenny Lind.' he JifUT
w .nils ,-.iid. '1 !ir.-.; berann' M-ii^ible of the
h.i'.iiic.-s .,- an. 'i iiroiijiii her 1 le.inuil that
one i:n;-: i'.»;u'c'. oneself in tlie service of
the Mi|,i-ein'. No books, no nu'ii, h.-ive lnul
a more ciiuiidui,.' i- licit (.]- .lie ,w a Jioet
Hun .Icniiv l.iii'l.'
— Fellow -.nti-tes Aiiectcd.—
And then To the world's metropolis, which,
if it do.- not pp'iitur tlu' true artistic Li
lent, has been I he tradle ni Miine of t'he
Ueeiii-st critiu- who h.ivi: .'vcr br.-.i'hol.
On th' hi-st ii!«ht l'.il:e. the rotnpo-ci ol'
the -Hoheuiinii (Jirl.' l^,w«| hi- hi-.id and
W'l'l as .-i'e -.11)^ 'Ah! iiuii crctd.i,'' in L.t
S.ililiali'.biil.i.' and even Ikt iellow-artisU--',
en'.r.in.cd hy the woudcii'ul (jd.iuc ot her
Voice, ioijtot to lake up their own parU at.
the li^lu moment. It was truly said C't her)
that, comp.1r.1l with the cxiuliitiui of herj
sister KiMnr-tn--s,^, Mile. Lind's iK'rsonitica- i
lions were a- porcelain beMile tawdry ,la:d--j
in^ on croikciy. A plctiwuit little incident I
occurred when the famous divrif-.r-' appear-,
cd in London. .sh» re cived (.no cveiiing a'
iiiiuniaiid tioii'. (Jiict-n .\'i.-tona to aj,, --,u-i
.it. one ,1! 1 in- coiicerls wlii-h ?«-.? (.ftenj
^'iven In Her Miiie-ty, bin the terms of lierl
.-crecmciit witii tin- oi».'ni manajri-mciii iwc
ventcd her Imm sin^ini; anyw ln'Te' CM-epf
at lli.' Italian O|n-i,i Noils---. Mile. Ljii i'
nionificatioli al having to rein-.' to comply
wi'h. the wi-hcJ ol t!-e Sovereign in who-e
? ?o'.mti'.v -he had ju-t made her debut wafi
;-n-at. ai;d-he dcienniucd to :-ce the (Ji!-cn
personally and rvplam the 1 ir.um-tat.c-s
to her. Aceordiiiiily the nex't iiiorniiu.' -h'
.inmped into her c-arriat*e an.l drove off '.o|
lliickiir^ham l',il.i.v. where. n'_',irdl,-s oi
Clii|iiett'. she asked 10 sic the (iiie.-ll. Tiio
olliiials were trvini to impress upon her
that this was uol the way th.-y did tiling
at. (.'otirt. when a hichly pla; ed iiicmb.'r of
th'.- ro\al suite h.i[ipeni-l to alight !roin a
carnaui1 and pa.-.-i into the p.tl.w e. To him
Mile. Lilid expl.iined her ditii.ulty, and he
quickly obtained iii' l.tii^en 's -auction :o
c- - ridin t hi r into (lie rn\al |,rcs,rice. Her
Maiotv was cimrmcl bv the singer's mii
velte, and rcndilv. a. , e;,tcd the c.vpl.ination
v, Inch -iie lendcicd.
— Suecc-s in Anu-ri.:.-*. —
The ??('.rratcft Showman on K.ijth.' who
had brv-i; exhibit inx Torn Tliunii' in l!u;
la nil a lew !ii'iilh.- |-li.'viou-l- , h.id rr'tiiru
-d lo America when .Icnnv Lind iriivrd in
bMidon. Impi'c-sid by t lit: tremendous fu
rore tint she wa- cnsit itttr he coiui-.ivi.il
the idea oi bringing her to America, arid
at oikc dispatched his .secretary to her,
with a drai't, aeruement cont.-iiiiitn; ine
tcii'.is nf hisoffcr. Jr. it he undertook to
j.-iy a' t!ic silver's travcTiiu_' exjieiisi-s and
Motel charges durins a tour iu the l'iiite.1
Slater and Havana; to furnish her with a
servant as wait in-,' maid, and a male ser
vi lit for her sole service; and al.-o to pay
th' entire expenses of a friend lo aeroin
panv her. In addition. U- tnumnteod her
ihe. sum of CJOf) for eacJi concert or 01 ,i
folio thpt, she jpivc. After some hesitation
? finny Lind accepted the olfer, ami proved
n.iejtl liie i»rcati''t of Karnum's tuix-es-es.
At her tii-st concert the amount of tuoncv
re-.nivo-l !or tickets w;ls £,'i..r]7'2. .She ap
peared at 01 concerts in the l.'nitcd .State?.
for which she received i-'iVtM: 15arnuoi'«
ir-eeipts, after paying everj- firthinj in
connection with tin: tour, .-inwunlvJ to
Il'i/.OOT.
— I'urity and Artistry, —
Dominating the st;ir\ of Ikt hriilisnt sne
ers was .Jejiny Lind's laudable desire Ui
elevate the «-holc tone iind character of
her profession. It -.vaii the olnious impos
sibility 01 cv-r r«ilL:inj; the ideal lor wtiich
sJic strove so hanl ;.li.}i cnn'.nally led the
?^rcat ^in^'f-r to relinijiii«h her triumphs just
at the moment when thev worn most du-2-
lini.*. She iit-vcr would adopt corrupt rol&5.
Her N'orm.-i iidled to \iin many hearts be
cause il t\ I'ili'.'d a loving woman, liot u de
mon; her di.tiitv ;iiiii innevrnce in 'La
Sonnai'.ibuLi'' only affected ]K-etic tempera
ment: the purity of Amim and the t-Jinstity
of Valentine inspired .1 loftv and holier «n
ilerstandinu' o:: exisience; the lwthos of Lo»
c.-.-i in itHitnidi.stiactiun to the merriment
of Susmtia r.-.is ,t iiiiiijue instance 01 her
own purity and her artistry.
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