The morning times., 1897-01-02
PRIMA DONNA QUIVE'S
BRILLIANT RECORD
An American Girls Great
Triumph on the Stage.
Although But Year Old in Pro
fessionaI Life She Now Ranks
With the Leaders.

One OF the most beautiful and accom-
plished of the young prima donna is Miss
Gracia QuIve, OF the Bostonians This
young artistic is i'll the cnthusia site fiIs.
days Of great success. She has not yet
completed her first year on the stage 1t
is seldom that girl places her name among
the leaders in so short a time
The success of this charming woman is
especially pleasing because She is an Ameri-
can girl, born and bred, and she has not
felt any Impeachment of her merits be-
cause her star rose in the West ms cad
of in the East from across the waters
Miss Quive is a n Indiana girl. In this She
shares a patriotic kiuship with Jessie
Bartlett Davis. When these two women
are at home they are on delightful country
places within thirty miles Of each other III
the northern part Of Indiana.
Miss Quive left her North Manchester
home six years ago, while yet young in
her teens, ana went TO Chicago A few
short terms of study Exhausted her shallow
purse, but she had in that time developed
her resources and was able to continue
independently. She taught singing and
sang with success in concerts, and from
the proceeds she diligently pursued her
own studies with Sarah Robinson Duff
To this good woman and welI-known
teacher the now famous girl looks with
grateful and filial affection.
After several years of successful concert
and oratorio work in the Western cities
Gracia Quiye began to look toward the
laurels OF the operatic stage. 1t was a
singular coincidence that just NJ that time
IN offer from the BostOnians sought her in
her obScurity, and She was at once placed
III this exclusive and conservative organiza-
ton as one Of the leading sopranos. OPP
portunites crowded upon her, but she met
them with assurance founded upon the
knowledge Of possessed capacities, and
there is nothing that she has undertaken
that she has not achieved with distinction
to herself and credit to the standard of her
company. In New York city the trench
ant critics dipped their bloody pens in
honey for her, and elsewhere she has
drawn to herself words of high and sin
cere praise.
She has pla yed the leading role of
Prince Ananias'' in the South, and yes
tedray afternoon, at the National. She
sang Airline in The Bohemian Girl y
Her performance was accomplished with
Dfnllancy ana IlnlSh and the audience
| rose to her in Il pcrsistentIy enthusiastic
way that denominated the occasion a
triumph.
Her voice is an exquistely sweet soprano
which is round and full in the mezzo rests
ter and flute-like and equally true in the
difficult notes above the staff. Her skill
in ballad singing was well denoted in the
simple measures OFT dreaInt that dwelt
in marble haIls,'' but succeeding this are
opportunities for fiorid and techn J.
play which she realized with ad.rablc
finesse
Coupled with a vocal ability which easily
places Miss Quive among the leading lyric
sopranos, is magnetic personality of
positive charm and defined beauty which
eXcites the comment of all who look upon
her. She has a commanding stature and
rounded figure OF many graceful lines
Her dark brow n hair frames face full of
ingenious youthful beauty, and her man
ner reflects the spirited and vivacieus TEN
permanent which distinguishes her as a
jolly and desirable companion.