The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-02
MARCHESI METHODS.
HOW THE GREAT TEACHER TERROR
ICES HER SCHOLARS.

She ConsclentiousIy Labors Always For ,
Her Pupils Benefit. {
In the musical world of Europe no
teacher stands higher than Nine. Mar
chest, and yet first interview with her
is an ordeal to be dreaded. She may tell
you with almost brutal frankness that
your cherished vocal projects are thin
as air bubbles and that you had better
turn your attention TO cooking. Or,
with one unusual CLEAN OF her gray
eyes and one sudden indrawn breath,
making her thin lips still thinner, she
may tell you that you are destined to
lift the heart of the world in immortal
song and wear the laurels of a great
| lyric career. Again, she may tell you
with the same blunt severity that you
have no looks at all for the stage, and
after you have been accepted as pupil
you are still subjected to her merciless
severity.
To be taught by Nine. Marchesi is
not to have the luxury Of an individual
lesson, an hours good, coy, comfort
able time all to yourself. By no means
That is not her plan. You are taught |
in class. You are thus introduced at |
once TO an audience. You thus have an
opportunity of conquering stage fright.
You are thus submitted to the criticism
of others. Not only your voice, but
your manners, your gait, your way Oh
holding your hands are studied. FROM
J head to foot you are scrutinized.
A small platform is i'll the center or
Marchesi' salon, where the pupil stands
and recites Cor sings( her lesson. The
. class sit around the room and critlclse.
The pupil has to face not only the class,
a but the audience includes often the first
musicians of the world. How does IA
sensitive woman bear the gun fire or
q Nine. Marchesi's criticism, her ridicule,
: her sarcasm and severity? One day one
s of the class was having her o minutes
# of lesson before crowded room. Mar
chest was in q sardonic humor that
~ morning. Her remarks We're brilliant,
hut more cutting than Damascus
Il blade. The audience felt that climax
: was coming 1t came. The girls Up
n began to tremble as Marchesi's COM
y mentary sparkled and cut and sparkled
j. again. Her lip trembled more and
s. more. The agitation gained upon her
" whole body, till she shook like Willow
m in the wind. Poor dear, the other pu'
Id nils held their breath. The room was
ne silent as a tomb. You could hear Mar
chests watch tick in her pocket. Stll
the pupil strove to bring out the tom
that those severe lips OF Marchesl nat
NO commanded. At last the voice rolle'
+. ont The tone gained upon the room
~ The voice stopped. -,
III "you sing like foolr' literall
tn Kissed Marchesi, and the storm proKe.
I'd. The girl burst into tears. her sop'
T. coming upon the silence, were mos
an painful. Not one Of the pupils dared
rush forward with comfort or handkel
chief. The girl threw the sheet OF mt
lis sic ON the floor and covered her la1
a with her hands. Then, dashing ii
& tears away from her face, she stoope
no down, gathered up the scattered musi
is tore il into shreds, tossed 1t to ever
ca mart of the room, and rushed from u
lei, platform stage All felt 1t was ov
with her forever, so far as lessons WI
--- Marchesi were concerned, and mo
than one heart ached for her.
"Ha. hap laughed Marchesi, risll
delightedly from the piano, RUBBING II
4; hands together and walking, or rain
IN, the stalking, majestically through the roc
her and up and down and again seat,
Der, herself at the piano "Ha, ma! LII
uly, girl will sing She has the grand III
per She is dramatic. She has the fine p'
med sion of the devil" And the girl cal
sned back the next day and won Marches
enea bravos and hand clapping.
e ased TInon another occasion Marchesl
osed in Judgment upon pupils hands
osed she stood upon the platform ~,
go go "Now, don't put up your lip ike
''72' bahv - she says, "if l tell you tina
lery never saw such BOBBY. You're as av
resi- ward as country clown. Look at "
rysD hands Just look at them dangil
use; down at your sides like jumping j.
New waiting to twitch on pole. Mails,
Der Ia. - she continued, softening ht'
: o. ..if I do not tell you, ma chere, OF ID
se. things now while you are III my sal
do Won know who will tell you OF Tn
81. LATER ON when you stand for the
day. time before one of the great audlen
a p IF Europe? The reporters Will nay
$40 live and deservedly. Will they not L
'ping down every awkward gesture, CIV
r the Wv" uv;Il chow not saw she
Q5.20 gaucherie' wa 49, Iii nor ba
$500 a divine voice, put sne hoi" ~ !:
} fair like clowns? And when you read
q nln all the papers the next morning
: aOg how You will exclaim, why dld
$3.50 Marchesi correct me, tell me, rep
Texas me no matter how severely! N
S ; tep hold your hands easily, one palm GRO
2. $50 UPON the other, the right hand &c
1850 the left. the forefnger and middle
ger of the right hand between the th'
and forefngcr of the left hand
Com NOW, see N'"' to,o 6our.
Y. Y, repose IL gives 20 your "no'0
teady Won stand there.
Re To look over the programme lor
aiu concerts Nine. Marchesi gives
O54. 15. time TO time is to read strange co
cars; ton of names. Here are pupils
Jonan Here is name from