The galleries were likewise crowded to their fullest capacity, standing room even being at a premium. Albani was welcomed with vociferous cheers, and her performance throughout received the warmest approbation. Immediately after the conclusion of our grand two-night season in Canada our special train was put in motion towards Buffalo, where we performed the following evening, leaving again after the performance at 2 a.m. for Pittsburg, at which place Mdme. Patti had arrived the previous day. At Pittsburg the season opened most auspiciously with _La Traviata_. The theatre itself was not only crowded to the ceiling, but we charged five dollars a head for standing room on the window sills. The following night Mdme. Albani appeared as "Margherita" in _Faust_, supported by Ravelli, Scalchi, etc. A matinée was given the next day of _Il Trovatore_, followed by a splendid performance the same evening of _William Tell_. On each occasion the house was crammed. The Company had again to muster at 2 a.m. after the performance to start for Washington, at which place we arrived the following evening, Mdme. Albani opening the next day as "Margherita" in _Faust_. The next evening I had to change the performance, _la Diva_ having contracted a sore throat during the journey. I substituted _William Tell_, postponing Mdme. Patti's _début_ until the following night, when she and Scalchi captivated the audience with _Semiramide_. In a letter to the papers the following morning a mathematician stated that by carefully counting the notes in the part of _Semiramide_, and dividing the result by the sum paid nightly to Patti for singing that part, he discovered that she received exactly 42 5/8 cents for each of the notes that issued from her throat. This was found to be just 7 1/10 cents per note more than Rossini got for writing the whole opera. On the following Friday President Arthur gave a private concert at the White House. I here append the programme:-- PART I. Duetto--"Sull'aria" (Nozze di Figaro) _Mozart._ Mdme. Fursch-Madi and Mdlle. Dotti. Romanza--"Angelo Casto" (Duca d'Alba) posthumous opera by _Donizetti_. Signor Frapolli. Cavatina--Tacca la notte (Trovatore) _Verdi._ Mdme. Fursch-Madi. Aria Buffa--Miei rampolli (Cenerentola) _Rossini._ Signor Corsini. Air--Voi che sapete (Nozze di Figaro) _Mozart._ Mdlle. Dotti. An Interval of Half an Hour. PART II. Trio--Qual Volutta (Lombardi) _Verdi._ Mdme. Fursch-Madi, Signor Frapolli, and Signor Galassi. Cavatina--"Nobil Signor" (Huguenots) _Meyerbeer._ Mdme. Scalchi. Romanza--O tu bel astro (Tannhäuser) _Wagner._ Signor Galassi.