Show America to Honor donor f Jenny enny Lind f iR tE s It E F rl fl Centennial Concert in in Gotham NEW EW YORK TORK Aug AuK Amer 21 21 Amer America lea ica ca will P pay y tribute to Jenny Lind Lindon on October 6 the tho one-hundredth one anniversary of ot the birth of tho the Swedish nightingale P. P T. T Darnum Barnum brought to this country spectacular concert concert con con- 1850 on her in con con- I cert cart tour of nearly two years year The Th centennial Is to be e c commemorated roem orated throughout t the tho music le Jo lov- lov vInc v- v I Inc lot world In Sweden In England Eng l land and In tn other count countries sic where where iho the tho sanS sang fitting plans Ire arc under underway underway way to honor the greatest singer einger of Df her time the the fine tine noble hearted hearte heart heart- e ed woman whoso charity was waa as her art as ae rare tier Her admirers In Ne New York City will celebrate the tho event la in an unity way They will even give No an historical concert concert reproduce reproduce the first concert Jenny Lind save lib In Inthis this hi country bri bringing bs b back t lh hate tac picture and atmosphere s of t that tre memorable night of cm- cm b her ber r 11 II 1850 The ame program I will rill be 11 given en The Tho proceeds proceed of the concert will 1 bo be given o o tho tame Arne Jame charitable in Institutions to which Jenny Lind g ave g-ave ave the pro pro- weds cuds of or the original co concert Frieda Frieda- II Hempel p will ll appear In Inthe Inthe n the role rolo of ot her famous s l wear an exact co gar Eor and own will l wear war an nine nine- copy of ot the gown own worn by the tho nineteenth nine century century diva will ill III sing the tho Mme game arias and play play her own au- au ac- ac to the tho same lame group of e songs on oa the sarno SAmo piano Jenn Jenny y S LInd played them them a a piano autographed autographed autor auto uto r graphed by the S Swedish nl in- in k- k Fale Ie on the night of ot her debut T The centennial concert will b bo be e given elven In Carnegie hall haJJ on the thu e evening evening eve eve- ning of October g 6 fi Castle G Garden lh the i scene cene of or Jenny Lands Land's I first Hut first American triumph ha has hall been transformed trans- trans formed Into the tho Aquarium and thus Is 18 deprived deprived of the honor of or of housing ano another h r memorable s toes nee It Is II contemplated to hold R a centennial exhibit however howe In the eld eM circular ding In Battery ry park nark from rom October 1 to October 10 Many fan of or J Jenny Lands Linds personal belongings and interesting relics associated with her tour here will will h to H shown The old concert grand rand grandIts nor piano will have It Its place of or honor On th the afternoon of oC October 6 6 the tho pa park patk k commissioners of or New NewYork NewYork York Tork City will 1 present to tn the Aquarium a marble bust of ot JennyLind Jenny Lind and A I portrait of oC the famous singer both made for tor her when i she n III was Wa In this country Other American cities where i J Jenny Lind sane are arc arranging to celebrate the day Jenny Lind w was born In Stockholm Stock Stock- k 1 holm of or parents Sh She Sho sang from childhood and famous teachers teach teach- ers ere bt became Interested In her At AtU 1 U 12 her voice en entirely failed pour Four r 3 years later It came camo t and her remarkable career began n. Her lIer first operatic role rolo was Alice In Meyerbeer's Robert nobert lo 10 Having flaying Jol a been acclaimed in her lice own country and In Norway she carrl car- car rl sled d her to the conti con continent tI- tI nent vent and to England S f- She was as probably the most of or person In public life Ure In nil all Europe when Barnum without having seen liMn cn her or h heard rd her er per- per her to tomake make a J. J tour of the United States No Nn sooner looner was the eon contract trAct signed than the new Impresario Im Im- ImI I according to his autobiography auto auto- I lIJo biography raphY began to prepare the public mind for tor the reception of or the great The rhe steamer Atlantic that brought her hll to this country countr was saluted at San Sandy y Hook and again as she she- he plowed up the Narrows Forty thou thousand people assembled I it at the lauding landing and ahll on the surrounding stir Bur rounding piers to greet her Trl- Trl arches marked her hor pathway patha path path- way a Crowds Crowd surged around her I hotel and clamored for her ap- ap apI I Auctions for tho the sale Bale 5 of tickets ticket brought thousands or ot buyers buyer Genin a hatter tIn hatter a mad I hatter they called paid him him paid 1 for th the tho first New York ticket I His unheard of ot extravagance made mado him famous The Tho highest price paid Mid for or a n. single ticket was In Providence where tho the bit of or pasteboard pasteboard paste paste- board was knocked down own to Colonel Colo Colo- nel net Ross noS for tor seGo The nightingale gave e a about concerts In this country more country more than thirty five In n New York City Everywhere audiences fought to topain pain gain entrance to th the tho concert halls Everywhere tho they stormed her hor with applause and everywhere TB ra rs an and charity seekers Beckers besieged iber ber Extra c concerts had to be been given IOven en to the throngs and throngs and Jenny Lind herself added moro morn extra concerts for tor charlt charity People prominent In public lIfo life paid her ner great reat honors Mayors i and nd governors presented their compliments In person Jenny Lind broke her contract I I with Barnum with five fifty concerN conert conert con- con I cerN ert yet to sing but s In g bat tho the great showman and the z parted parte friends While visiting in to I Boston Doston she was wan married to U Otto Goldschmidt composer and pianist pianist pianist pia pia- and und shortly thereafter returned re re- re turned to Europe In 1358 1858 she took u up UI her residence In to England fore she died in 1887 here Is no record of ot Jenny Lands Land's voice But Dut the tho journals of or h her r time the few living people people peo- peo plo who heard her and those to whom tho the memory has been handed hand hand- ed down all tell toll th the same story story story- It was wonderful |