Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-02-22
MISS yAW.
The Famous Singer Chats With Journal Re
porter on Her Lies Work.
COM MITTEE.

Miss Ellen Beach Yaw the singer,
favored IA Journal reporter with an inter
view, at the Augusta house. Friday after
noon
Miss Yaw is not given to talking about
herself or her work and, as she said at the
outset, In er naive way: "What you
want me to say, you must ask questions
| about, for | never know what to say. |
don t like to talk about my work, but will
be glad to tell your all can
When asked when she began her career
as a singer, she answered.
I II began to sing almost as soon as l
could talk, and have been at it ever since
One Of the first songs l ever sung was
Away Down in Maine, and, with the
most graceful and natural air, Miss Yaw
rendering Of that bright little song, III a
manner which suggested the thought
which on inquiry proved to be true, that
Miss Yaw sings about as easily as one
would talk, decidedly more so than most
people.
eyes, fairly live Oh my work. But it
really isn't work-it is SO easy. practice
every day for two hours, bur, strange as it
might seem, seldom on my highest notes
1t Is only when before an audience that
use them.
rs it because it is an offortg' was
asked.
"No, not at all. can sing them with
perfect ease, but it is better for me to ex
ercise Cd different kinds Of work
Does the range Of your voice change.
either up or down.
Both, " Miss Yaw answered II can
sing higher now than l could, and also
lower, and hope to keep on this way. You
see am ambitious. | am never content
Ny life is Il pleasure-the singing part Of
it. OF course the everlasting travelling
around gets tiresome sometimes; but /
am Just simply and purely in love with
my Iilcs work and that surmounts all
else
when asked regarding her studies, Miss
Yaw replied
Summers, go abroad to study; not
necessarily, however, because of any par
ticular preference for foreign masters over
American, because, as every one knows,
this country has some very superior
teachers. But there is a certain musical
atmosphere that one lives in, when study
ing abroad, that is hard to get here. Last
season, l studied with Randegger in Lon
don, and enjoyed it SO much, | returned,
about month ago, from across the
water.
When asked if she were money crazy,
like most other people, Miss Ysw replied
No, l don't think am. In fact, l know
am not. Like everyone, OF course. like
to have the money, and all that, but it
does not occupy very large part of my
mind and it never will, if l can help it.
Miss Yaw spoke most highly of Maine,
anu IT'S put PIC
Il love its snow and sharp air, and
have enjoyed my trip very much
Miss Yaw is pretty and graceful and
has a frank way Of speaking that wins her
many friends She is distinctly modest,
and, as she says, she docs not care to talk
about herself, and as is the case with true
artists, cares for the very best work, or
none at all.
With the other members of the little
company, Miss Lay. the pianist, and Mr..
Dick, the violinist, she lefG on the Pull
man, this morning, for New York, where
she will appear, next week, at the Metro
poNsan Opera house.
Augusta will wish her success and trust
that she will in future continue her bril-
liant work and enjoy, as she does now,
the reputation Of being "a singer of the
highest note. -
A Pleasant Opening.