The life and professional career of Emma Abbott . *. On the same nightin the same city, in a modest little house on Kinzie Street,Emma Abbott was born, and although heartily welcome wasshe, the first daughter of the Abbott household, the parents andbrothers little dreamed that the tiny stranger was destined tobring them wealth and luxuries during their later years, and tobecome one of the most famous singers of her time. Almost as soon as she began to lisp the simplest words, herparents discovered evidence of unusual musical talent, whichcontinually became more apparent, and the father spared
The life and professional career of Emma Abbott . *. On the same nightin the same city, in a modest little house on Kinzie Street,Emma Abbott was born, and although heartily welcome wasshe, the first daughter of the Abbott household, the parents andbrothers little dreamed that the tiny stranger was destined tobring them wealth and luxuries during their later years, and tobecome one of the most famous singers of her time. Almost as soon as she began to lisp the simplest words, herparents discovered evidence of unusual musical talent, whichcontinually became more apparent, and the father spared nopains in its development. It was in the city of Peoria, at theage of eight years that the embiyo star gave her first concert,to an audience composed of her fathers friends in his office,. Abboti in 1873, 74 and 75. Emmas First ( 17 and among the listeners were a number who even then predictedfor her a future as brilliant as Fortune brought One year later Emma assisted her father, r be her, at aconcert in Edwards school-house near Peoria. The concertwas given at the request of the coal miners of the section,man}- of whom were employes of her father. No admittancefee was charged, but the delighted iistenera contributed liber-ally, and the child returned home with her pocket well filledwith coins, quarters, half dollars and dollars. About this time, although so young, Emma began to buildair castles for the future, her one longing being to attain tamein her chosen calling. Patti, Kellogg, Parepa Rosa and Chris-tine Nihlsson were in the zenith of their career, singing tocrowded houses and immense receipts wherever they appeared,and Emma daily asked herself, -Wiry inay not I? replyingalways, I can and I will. She attended all musical entertainments given in the
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