. Theatrical and circus life;. iMAGGIE MITCHELL. Theatre, June 9, 1862, was born in New York in1832, of poor parents. She began to play child partsat the old Bowery and in 1851 had advanced toresponsible business. She made a hit at BurtonsTheatre as Julia in ««Th# Soldiers Daughter, and 334 A FEW FAVORITES. then began starring in The French Spy, TheYoung Prince, and Like plays, but did nothing remark-able until, as I have already said, she made a hit inik Fanchon, an adaptation of George Sandss novelLa Petite Fadette. Following this came JaneEyre, The Pearl of Savoy, and
. Theatrical and circus life;. iMAGGIE MITCHELL. Theatre, June 9, 1862, was born in New York in1832, of poor parents. She began to play child partsat the old Bowery and in 1851 had advanced toresponsible business. She made a hit at BurtonsTheatre as Julia in ««Th# Soldiers Daughter, and 334 A FEW FAVORITES. then began starring in The French Spy, TheYoung Prince, and Like plays, but did nothing remark-able until, as I have already said, she made a hit inik Fanchon, an adaptation of George Sandss novelLa Petite Fadette. Following this came JaneEyre, The Pearl of Savoy, and Mitchell has amassed a fortune by her name off the Btage is Mr<. Paddock, she having. EMMA ABBOTT. married Mr. Henry Paddock, of Cleveland, Ohio, inTroy, New York, October 15, 1868. Emma Abbott, the finest of American lyric aitistes,after the usual freaks of an ambitious childhood andthe trials of an operatic training in Milan and Paris,was given a London engagement by Mr. Gye andmade her debut at the Royal Italian Opera, CoventGarden, on May 2, 1876. The debut was a success, A FEW FOOT-LIGHT FAVORITES. 335 and with the congratulation of friends, the best wishesof all who knew her, and the predictions of the bestjudges of vocal music that she had. a brilliant futureahead of her, she set out on a tour of the provinces,singing through England and Ireland and everywherewinning the love and applause of the people. Return-ing to her own country the artiste gave two seasons ofconcerts, and began to sing light opera. She hascreated the role of Virginia in Paul and Virginia,and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, both which operasshe introduced here. Her repertory includes, besidesthe
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