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once, to sing it correctly, and even to
write it. Soon after her public introdue-
tion to the musical world, she went to
Paris, for the purpose of pursuing her
studies under the direction of Manuel
Garcia. She was thunderstruck, at her
first interview with the professor :—
‘*Mon enfant,” said he, “vous n’avez
plus de voix—my child, you have no
voice.” The fact was, that her musical
organs, on account of their having been
tasked too severely, were greatly weak-
ened. Garcia recommended her not to
sing for three months, and to give her-
self time to recover from her fatigue.
She followed his advice. As soon as
she commenced practicing, however, un-
der the tuition of Garcia, she astonished
everybody ; and ‘from that time to the
present, she has been regarded as one
of the greatest musical wonders of this
or any other age. |

The admirers of music, on this side of
the Atlantic, must be delighted to learn,
that Jenny Lind has consented to make
usa visit. Mr, Barnum, the enterprising
proprietor of the American Museum, in
the city of New York, has made arrange-

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ments, at an enormous expense, to bring
her to this country, and to have the di-
rection of her concerts in several of the
principal cities in America, for several
months. A few days ago, we saw the
original letter she wrote to Mr. Barnum,
in which she accepts of his proposition.
What a sensation her presence will
make here, when she comes! How the
places where she sings will be crowded !

In some small villages where she has
sung, so great was the rage for seeing
her, that from nine to ten thousand dol-
lars were realized from one of her con-
certs. In Cologne, a temporary build-
ing was erected for her use, capable of

_holding fifteen thousand persons, and it

was crowded every night. In London,
the price of single tickets ranged from

‘five to fifty dollars; in the provinces of
England, from three to fifteen; on the
| continent of Europe, the same. But they

have very often been sold for enormous
sums. What the price of tickets will ‘ve
in this country, we are ‘not informed ;
but understand that it is the intention
of Mr. Barnum to place it as low as

possible.