The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Abbey, Henry Eugene

ABBEY, Henry Eugene, American operatic manager: b. Akron, Ohio, 27 June 1846; d. 1896. He was engaged for several years in theatrical, and from 1883 in operatic management, producing Italian and German operas with the most distinguished singers of the day. Under his management Madame Adelina Patti made a tour of the United States in 1889–90.