The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-25

der and gripping it until she
feels little mprehending respon-
sive movement. She cannot be said
to talk. She simply pours forth a
rushing torrent of speech, vivid, intense
convincing. She means every little word
with her whole heart and soul. Just as
when behind the footlights that marcel
Gus power aud passion of hers compel her
coolest audience into sympathy and be-
lief, so when she talks to you the intense
pressure brought to bear in look and
speech carry a conviction of deep SINGER
ity and earnestness. She feels it is all the
very truth, and she wants you to believe
it too.
Calve eschews society all she can with
out giving oTense. Everything that is
regular, elaborate or conventlonally
planned wearies her. So that her appear
ance at formal functions may be accepted
as particular concession to very
particular hostess. When Calve can
drop into an afternoon tea in ordinary
visiting dress she likes it and is seen at
her best. She is herself, brilliant, spon-
taneous, varying and magnetic. She
talks, she sings il the spirit moves her
and people beg and clamor as they always
do. She is the same unrestrained being
she Is to be found at home, nature so
rich, so exquisitelv colored, so brilliant in
its dramatic texture, so gloriously Iowa
BILE in its susceptibility and glow, that the
cloak of convention should never for
second conceal it's rare and magnetic va
riety.
'Au revoir. A bientot," she waves
buoyantly, (Calve won't even try to speak
English) land above all do say to the
young singers TO take more open air exer-
else generally and try their voices less.
do hope you will hear me soon in some
thing besides Santuzza and Carmen.
am genuinely tired OF Carmen. VOLTA !"
THE SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE.
Nine. Sigrid Arnoldson, the prima
donna soprano leggiatura of the company,
the owner of the limpld voice with its
brilliant coloratura power in roulades
and shakes and its flexible lyric quality,
is dainty little bit of femininitY.
Gowned in q pretty house-frock of dark
navy, her pretty slender figure looked to
advantage in her easy-chair at the Hotel
Normandie yesterday. In contrast to her
piquant brunette face with its finely cut
features and her crown of naturally wavy
dark hair the blonde personality of her
husband, Mr. Fischof, stands forth prom
inently.
Now how do l keep up my brilliancy9
practice daily-scales always believe
in them not solteRgi any longer run
scales on the open "A'' for the full extent
of my compass, which is from b below to
E in alt easily. When studying / sang
solfeggi until l began roles. l dropped it
then and practiced my roles with the
text, and for all other practice simply vo-
Called scales and my own roulades and
trills."
Nine Arnoldson's trill is brilliant ''I
had not natural trill l began on my
two notes slowly and developed it by
gentle degrees. | am witness that it is
possible 10 do this in voice of my quail
ity,n she says.
From B to + natural ] sing voix de
poitrine. From + sharp to r | sing me-
dium. From l. to + are my head tones
For dramatic effect sometimes raise my
chest tones to T. sharp, but only in a
strong situation. | am entirely conscious
of the change of registers, and worked
hard 10 blend mine smoothly.
An the same never sang incorrectly.
though began at six. My father was a
Swedish tenor and an excellent musician
When would sometimes force my voice
al a break he corrected me, and learned
not 10 DO it. After a time, and before /
began serious study, my voice got into a
naturally smooth and even condition
The best thing for a singer 10 take be-
fore and during The piece Is, ] think, an
egg beaten with a good deal ~ salt The
salt takes away the nervous dryness in
the throat am very careful ia every
way and avoid everything rich or stimu-
lalng Boa food. 4 really do believe that