Wheeling Register

Miss Arabella Root.

As announced elsewhere, it will soon

be seen that Wheeling is to be favored

with an appearance of this great artist

on Saturday evening, December 14th,

and the programme which has been ar-

ranged for the occasion will largely con-

sist of ballad selections, while a special

feature of the concert will centre in the

appearance of the celebrated lady violinist

Miss Zline Mantey. Well known musical

critic in a recent number of the Musical

Folio writes as follows concerning Miss

Root:

"She soon found many friends among

the celebrated artists of the circle in

which she was received. Madame

Sterling and Madame Marie Roze es-

pecially manifesting great interest in

her, and a desire for her artistic success,

recommending her for concerts and in-

troducing her to the greatest musical

celebrities. She was particularly de-

lighted to meet Jennie Lind (now

Madame Goldschmidt) at an Artist

Soiree, where she also met other cele-

brities, and Miss Root was invited to sing

a song of her own composition, "Wait-

ing for her Sailor Lad," which

she gave to the apparently great

pleasure of her hearers, and she

also sang in a Trio with two of

the leading artists of "Her Majesty's

Opera." From this period Miss Root

made rapid progress in her artistic ca-

reer, and became more and more successful, being a favorite both as a lady

and an artiste.

She commenced her studies with

teachers of high rank, and learned the

most beneficial points of the methods

of the five greatest masters that have

ever lived, taking her finishing lessons of

the Prince Maestro, Signor Garcia (Jen-

ny Lind's master). Miss Root made her

debut in England at the Royal Pavilion,

singing at a grand concert given by the

"Brighton Symphony Society," under

the patronage of His Royal Highness,

"The Duke of Edinburgh," and the

"Earl of Mar.

She achieved a great triumph on this

occasion, was encored repeatedly, and

was again engaged for other concerts,

her sure success securing her a week's

continuous engagement at the "Brighton

Aquarium," where she was recalled

after both of her songs every evening.

Among her most successful engage-

ments in London was one to sing at the

Crystal Palace, June 16, 1878, on the oc-

casion of a grand fete in honor of the

presence of the Sultan of Zanzibar,

when thousands came from all parts of

England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Miss Root was a stranger, and from

America, nevertheless she was warmly

received like an old favorite, and was

enthusiastically applauded and recalled,

especially after singing a Scotch song of

her own composition, "Oh, Dinna ye

Forget," there being many Scotch peo-

ple in the audience."