The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-07-11
ONE OF OUR GIRLS.
Gertie CarIey's Voice Winning Com
pIiments Abroad.
How She is Progressing in Her Musi-
cal Studies at Paris-ExtractS
From Letter.

Last year, it will be remembered, Sac
ramento took great pains and pleasure.
through the means of a complimentary
concert, to give Miss Gertie- Carley Aud
'send of" the night before her de-
parture for Europe, where she went to
study music. Miss Carley is d Sacra-
mento girl, the adopted daughter Of Mrs.
L. NJ. Carley. At very early age she
developed vocal musical ability of a fine
order Her voice from the outset was
remarkably sweet and possessed rare
sympathetic quality and lacked only in
strength. She became a favorite singer
in this city as well for her amiability and
modesty.
She finally went to San Francisco and
studied there nearly year, and return
ing to bid Sacramento good-by, the COM
plimentary concert was given to her,
netting a neat sum to assist her. She
was then leaving for Paris in company
with Mrs. A. Heyman and daughter
Kittie, the latter also a popular Sacra-
mento musician, bound for Berlin to
make more thorough study of the piano.
At the concert it developed that Miss
Carly'S voice had much strengthened,
tone and in the method of use, and much
was expected of it when she should come
under the training of Madame Marchesi
of Paris.
Mrs. Carly has permitted extracts from
a family letter from Miss Gertie to be
made, indicating the progress the young
singer is making. The letter is dated at
Paris, June 10th, and It's whole tone is
one of strong encouragement and high
hopes for the development and training
of the young lady's voice, which will
crafty the hundreds of close friends she
has here, and the public, for which she SO
often sang in Sacramento:
The music goes on very WE'LL you know how
impatient am on that score. l can never go
fast enough to satisfy me. j should be salts
ned though, as imagine not many girls could
be as suI cesstul in so short time. [ have
now taken just six months lessons with
Madame AIarchesi. The other day Melba told
Madame that had the most beautiful voice
OF all her pupils.
1t is all so strange. 1 cannot understand it
myself why people should like my music, and
why they should like me. con-
Guided not 10 take lessons tins month, as l
was IN hurry to reach Berlin, but Madame
is angry with me, as she wished ME TO sing in
q final concert of the season at the Sale Erard
so ! Will remain two weeks longer and sing.
Madame Marchesi chooses a number of her
pupils from the classes, and ii is \ great honor
Tor me, us am only a beginner, and no one
else from my class, or the one in advance is
chosen. Sybil Sanderson came into
our class the other day, and Madame Marchesi
persuaded her to sing little song from one of
Massanet's operas for US. l enjoyed it very
much.
In this connection an extract from the
GGigldni Messenger Paris of April 18th
will have interest, as indicating the prog
ress and opportunities Of this young
singer. In its critical notes the MESSENGER
says:
mime. Marchesi gave very interesting
matinee yesterday afternoon in her we'll
known hotel Hue Jouhroy, which was as
usual, brilliantly attended. 1t was of partic-
ular interest owing to the fact that q number
OF young pupils made their first appearance
before q critical musical audience, and tn.
dhUiteS were offered the opportunity OF prog
noStlcatlng future for some of the budding
arttstes. These future stars are Tor the pres
ent only In the nursery OF art, but it is easy
already to discover some four or i've among
them who will undoubtedly become celebrated
under the tuition of their distinguished pro-
lessor. The present century little knows how
much 1t owes to Nine. Marchesi for the
artistic culture of our singers, the perfect
rendering OF both Italian anu french music
Which she imparts so easily to her pupils.
We shall be much surprised if we do
not hear great things in the not far distant
future, of mile Gertrude (CarIey) Aud, a young
lady from California, who sang in most
piQuante manner and with charming light
soprano voice an air from Donizetji'S Don
NidaFs Chant d'EXiP and 'Pourquoi' fIom
Iakme. Mile. Jenny Van Etten, Mile. Jose
phine Kelley and Mile. Maud Young also
gave great promise. and their fresh young
voices were much admired. NJ. BEN berg, the
talented composer of Elaine accompanied
Sohlberg's singing of his II PIeut,' Chant
Nenitien' and Chant HindOu.'U