The life and professional career of Emma Abbott . people had for her and for the much loved song. * * * Miss Abbott sang with excellent voice, and thesweetness of her tone was a surprise even to her friends. Shewas warmly encored. At Tuesdays matinee the opera Martha was given, and asMiss Abbott made her appearance on the stage she was greetedwith rapturous applause. From first to last she charmed herlisteners with her volumes of heavenly music. As Martha MissAbbott appeared at her best, and from the opening solo to herwonderful flights of vocalism. held her audience almost spell-bound, and on
The life and professional career of Emma Abbott . people had for her and for the much loved song. * * * Miss Abbott sang with excellent voice, and thesweetness of her tone was a surprise even to her friends. Shewas warmly encored. At Tuesdays matinee the opera Martha was given, and asMiss Abbott made her appearance on the stage she was greetedwith rapturous applause. From first to last she charmed herlisteners with her volumes of heavenly music. As Martha MissAbbott appeared at her best, and from the opening solo to herwonderful flights of vocalism. held her audience almost spell-bound, and only when the voice had ceased did any one dare tobreathe, and then the applause shook the building. The chiefinterest of the opera was, of course, the singing of The LastRose of Summer. This song has made Abbott famous, andher name will always be linked with it. Her by-play in Marthais simply delightful in its piquant grace and abandon. Shefairly carries the audience with her. The performance was atriumph, and thoroughly appreciated by Emma \bh>n as Ni irma. Hir Last Public App< l it On returning to her hotel at the close of the performance,she found herself in a raging fever, and to allaj her thirstdrank large draughts of iced milk. To this Rosa, her attend-ant, objected, but she would not be denied, because, as she Baid, I seem to Ik-on fire, and this is all thai cools m\ chilled her stomach, already rendered sensitive by the qui-nine, and caused it thereafter to reject the slightest quantityeither of food or medicine. On the next morning Miss Abbottwas quite ill. but decided to go to Salt hake City early in tin-day that sin- might obtain all the rest possible before the even-ings performance. When she entered the opera house thai Tuesday evening, itwas evident to all who were familiar with her habits and man-ners, that she was indeed very ill, and all at once besought herto remain off the Btage, return to her hotel, ami place herselfin the hands o
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