The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-02-26
CARE or THE VOICE.

ppIiian opera HOUSE fcANNt lhai the
regimen they are compelled to follow
3. very er7cnog. ari allows them little
opportunity 20 Indulge In many Of the
cBioyments possible to persons no, so
famous or apparently ,o much TO be en-.
We'd. What they shall cat and drink
! .. o e,ta. -,s'ta.t ~ iheir daliv NE are
win them question. so serious that they
do not dare u gross The rules which
they decide are nccc ~ for them 10
follow. Nine. Mclba &c told a Sun re-.
aoricr tina, she had never allowed her.
srIf 10 cot ans sweets since she became
singer. and that from certain other ar.
luelcs offooi che iclt o. as important ~
abstain. Mime. Mclbl is a alngcr Of nat
Iural cndowments 20 great that she Is In
measure relieved from some Of the
labor necessary 20 other prlma donnas.
but, Ike them, she Is compelled TO FOL.
low rules that would appear very severe
10 the women that watch her from the
audience and applaud her.
II e. only b, such precautions that the
voice can be preserved One Of the
most popular singers In Germany. a
comparatively Young woman, has lost
her voice entirely. She was a singer
praised on account Of her artistic meth.
ode, and a. at one time her voice had
been powerful and beautiful, those who
knew her only from her appearance on
The stage were surprised at the prema.
ture failure Of her powers. But TO those
who knew her In the theatre an explana.
ton was not hard 10 find. Her husband
was also a musician. and she used to 90
with him Tor supper every night TO q
restaurant where they sat until very late
eating and drinking The place was al.
WAYS thick with smoke, The woman
made Il her habit 10 meet her husband
there. even when she had not sung, and
they we're there every evening for sew.
eral hours To this rccklcssncss IN par
ilrular the early decay of her voice "a
attributed. although she was IN ihc
habit oi committing other lndlscrcllons
that invariably astonished her associates.
one nlrht between two acts Of an opera
that was very ariuous for her she drank
quart Of champagne and ate a box Of
satdlues. What amazed her associates
even more was the knowledge that she
thought nothing Of taklng similar meal
whenever during the progress OF a per.
iormance she ielt the need Of Il.
Emma Eames Z. frequently seen IN
the nclghborhood Of her uptown hotel
walking brlskly In the company Of a
friend and her inevitable daschshund.
She does not confne her exercise to
clear weather, and ventures out for her
daily walk with the protection Of polosh.
es and macintosh, even when the
weather Is most unpromlslng Some Of
the restrictions Of singers lie may be
gathered from her case. She Is never
able to aecsp, any inyltatlons on the
nig"t before she sings' - the vcqul@
mcnts Of conversation might make her
talk, or, At all events, laugh 80 much rs
to strain her voice, Or there might he
some smoke which would be sunldent
10 have ~ bad effects Anything oithe
Kind ON the dey on which she Il 10 sing
u, of cour,c, out Of the question. She
scarcely ever touches wine, and limits
her food TO simple articles, She never
leaves the house under any clrcumNan.
ees before : o'clock Ia the afternoon, as
that insures the necessary time Tor the
daily practice, which might never Ne
got through with II the regular morning
hour Is passed.
When Tampagno was In this country
the las, time he walked about In the
coolest weather, and even when the
snow lay d 'ep on the streets, with only
a light ovcrcoat on, and made apparent.
" no particular edor, to protect himself,
But he Is man OF unusual vlgor and
strength. Like the other sing r., he
was always very temperate In his
way OF living. It used 10 be said OF
Patti that she had retained her powers
in such remarkable condition because
tbr had during her entire career sasrl'
iced everything 10 her voice. She has
Railways Kept he preservation in mind
IJrau DC Rcsgke's own efforts ln thls a.,
rocllon are known 10 an hls friends, and
the splendid STAGE OF hls voice today {,
IDrnnT of what % o. n1.slble Cor a man to