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Show EMMA ABBOTT. It was Emma Abbott who rose and spoke out in a Tennessee prayer meeting meet-ing in protest against the sweeping charge of a bigot that the women of the stago are immoral. That speech opened open-ed the eyes of a good mauy who had been blind from prejudice and made the country at large a little more just to those who stand and a little more charitable to those who fall before the temptations of a most exacting life. New York Press. Emma Abbott was one of the best known and most popular of the singers in English opera, and this was due largely to the fact of her beiug an American girl. She was not a great artist, and it is not easy to account for her success, except upon the priuepile that she was always woll advertised, was most industrious and labored to show her audiences that she was most anxious to please them. Bullalo Commercial. Com-mercial. Emma Abbott, although not what could be called a great singer, had sung her way into the hearts of a vast multitude multi-tude of people. She was, indued, oue of the most popular artists on the stage, and while the critics were always free with their strictures upon her. the people liked her, and she drew large audiences regularly from Maine to California. Cal-ifornia. Indianapolis Sentinel. Although not tt prima donna of the highest artistic rank, her energy in developing de-veloping the possibilities of English opera, her devotion to that work, and her pure life made her a prominent and creditable figure iu the operatic world. Greater cantatriees are still living, lint fow of them will be more distinctly missed by the masses than Emma Abbott. Ab-bott. Pittsburg Dispatch. While "Honest Little Emma" Abbott wasn't the best singer in the world, the public will sincerely regret her death at Salt Lake City. The disease with which she suffered, pneumonia, is one very fatal in the western plateau country, coun-try, and was the same which carried off Emma's husband, Wctherell, a few years since. Loui sville Post. Through all her struggles for success and all the enjoyments that wealth and favor brought to her, Miss Abbott maintained her good name, and she dies mourned and honored by thousands. thou-sands. The world will lay a wreath of love upon the dead singer who has added so generously to the happiness of many people. Des Moines Register. Emma Abbott, the sprightly songstress, song-stress, whose charming notes haveoften delighted Dayton audiences, is dead. No ono of the thousauds who have listened lis-tened with rapture to her song will read the announcement of .her death, which occurred yesterday morning at Salt Lake City, without a pang of regret. Dayton Times. The handsome fortune which Emma Abbott left is a splendid testimonial to her pluck and energy, and her remarkable remark-able success Bhows how thoroughly the American people appreciate the qualities quali-ties which distinguished the lamented songstress and euabled ber to attain wealth and famo. Kansas City Star. There is no English opera singer to succeed Emma Abbott. Others may have voices and talent, but the fortune of being liked by the public is won by personality which satisfies and suits. Emma Abbott was one of us Americans. Ameri-cans. She had our substantial virtues, and we liked her. Kansas City News. Not oue who wrapped a talent in a napkin and hid it was Emma Abbott. Nature's bountiful gifts to her were duly and faithfully used. She leaves behind her a notable example of cheerful cheer-ful industry which should cheer every breast faltering in this hard race of life. Kansas City Times. She was easily the leader of the American operatio stage, and contributed contrib-uted more than any other singer to the rendition of famous operas in English. Her death will be sincerely deplored by many thousands of people in every state in the union. Nashvillo Banner. Emma Abbott was not a Nilsson or a Patti, but she overcame dilliculties which neither of these stage stars contended con-tended with. She will be keenly missed in her profession. She will be kindly remembered by all who heard her sing. Daveuport 'Democrat. Her private life was irreproachable and her generosity and amiability were proverbial. The death of this rare ongstress in the prime of her artistic lowers is one of the saddest events of ho kind the press has of late recorded. L'tica Observer. . It is said that she left the bulk of her arge fortune to endow an institution or the benefit of actors. She may have lone so, but. she could leave them noth- mg which would be of half the valuo to he stage as her own example. Miuue ipolis Times. Emma Abbott's career was one of which any woman might well be proud She took the talents that God gave hei ind used them to the utmost honorabh end. She was not great, but she wa-lnvoted, wa-lnvoted, self-denying and pure. De-roit De-roit Free Tress. Krama Abbott will live long in the memory of tons of thousands of souls-that souls-that have been lifted into higher realms if sentiment and thought by the sweetness sweet-ness of her voice and the charm of hi r mper8onations. Bay City Tribune. She seemed to have a wholesome, joyous nature, was ready to do her best arid throughout her public life disclosed womanly qualities that commended her to the esteem and confidence of the public. pub-lic. Rochester Herald. |