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THE MAPLESON MEMOIRS

VOL. II.

J H Mapleson

THE MAPLESON MEMOIRS

1848-1888

IN TWO VOLUMES

WITH PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR

VOL II

CHICAGO, NEW YORK, AND SAN FRANCISCO
BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.,
PUBLISHERS.
1888
[All rights reserved].

COPYRIGHT, 1888, by
JAMES H. MAPLESON

TROW'S
PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY,
NEW YORK.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
My Connection Severed—Musical Protective Union—AmericanOrchestras—Rival Opera-Houses—Operatic Trial by Jury—St. Cecilia's Day—The Feast of Father Flattery	pp. 1-21
CHAPTER II.
Patti and her Shoes—Patti Seized for Debt—Flight of Gerster—Conflict at Chicago—Bouquets out of Season—CincinnatiFloods—Abbey's Collapse—Resolve to go West	pp. 22-39
CHAPTER III.
Gerster Refuses; Patti Volunteers—Arrival at Cheyenne—Patti Dines the Prophet—Threats of an Interviewer—Arrivalat San Francisco	pp. 40-49
CHAPTER IV.
The Patti Epidemic—Gerster Furore—Tickets 400% Premium—My Arrest—Capture of "Scalpers"—Death of myFirst "Basso"—"That Patti Kiss"	pp. 50-69
CHAPTER V.
Luncheon on H.M.S. Triumph—Opera Auction—Concert atMormon Tabernacle—Return to New York—Return toEurope—Sheriffs in the Academy—I Depart in Peace	pp. 70-83
CHAPTER VI.
Royal Italian Opera Liquidates—Getting Patti off the Ship—HenryWard Beecher's C ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN! Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR!