DESCRIPTION
Sheet music. 13 1/4" x 10". N.d. ca 1850s. 5pp
Complete. Lithograph cover of the Swedish Nightengale.
In 1849, Lind was approached by the American showman P. T.
Barnum with a proposal to tour throughout the United States for more than a year.
Her financial demands were stringent, but Barnum met them, and in 1850, they
reached agreement. Barnum's advance
publicity made her a celebrity even before she arrived in the US, and she
received a wild reception on arriving in New York. Tickets for some of her
concerts were in such demand that Barnum sold them by auction. The enthusiasm
of the public was so strong that the American press coined the term "Lind
mania". After New York, Lind's party toured the east coast of America,
with continued success, and later took in Cuba, the Southern US and Canada. By
early 1851, Lind had become uncomfortable with Barnum's relentless marketing of
the tour, and she invoked a contractual right to sever her ties with him; they
parted amicably. She continued the tour for nearly a year, under her own
management, until May 1852.
From bound volume,
exhibits moderate use and wear, small stain on blank back page,good
graphic cover art, overall VG- Fine condition.
See photograph.
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