Show ANew Prima Donna Wo present herewith a portrait of an American prima donna who has made a notable nota-ble success in various roles in Paris Moscow and St Petersburg and is now one of the leading ladies of Col Maplesons Royal Italian Ital-Ian Opera company in London Lilian Norton Nor-ton Gower is her baptismal name but following fol-lowing the traditions tradi-tions of opera after I completing a course of study at Milan I sho Italianized it to Mine Lilian Nordi ca Sho is a native of Farmingtou Mass and her J mother was a s daughter of tho = I noted revivalist Camp Meeting 1 John Allen After N ui studying at Boston she went London S with Patrick Gil LILIAN NOHDICA mores company and sang at the Crystal Palace ten years ago She then took a thorough course of instruction under Signor Sangiovanni of Milan and made her debut in La Traviata at Brescia Italy She has since sung tho leading roles in such operas as Mefistofelo La Gioconda and Hamlet winning great applause Mr Mapleson engaged en-gaged her in 1883 and sho has been with him ever since She has a true soprano voice of excellent quality |