The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
MUST JUST WORK AND WAIT.
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT THE CULTI-
WALTON OF HER VOICE EAR
LIER THAN SIXTEEN.
SOCIETY.
Some Of the Local Musical Events
Scheduled for the Near Future
"A Double Affair.


herself to think Of her possible future
appearances in public. Nor must she
expect to be told just what degree of
greatness she will develop, certain
conditions being granted and certain
sums Of money being expended. She
must work and wait. And least of all
must she be led to fancy that a good
voice is sufficient equipment Many
other qualities are only too necessary"
Thls is the stern advice which Lillian
Nord1ca, one of Americas few great
pr1ma donnas, offers to the muItitudes
OF young girls whose ambitions are
along the lines Of her own success,
says the New York World.
Fancy mass of beautiful granite"
she said the other day while posing
Tor the photographer in her apart
ments at the Waldorf hotel standing
ready to be wrought into a wonderful
cathedral. But how useless is the mere
stone, without the intelligence to plan
the skill to accomplish, the labor and
the patience and the time And this
Is precisely analogous to the case Of
a good voice without the accountant
ment of sound musical training. thor
ough education in other lines, patience.
determination and humility. Does that
sound Formidable? 1t shows at least
that successful career is not the
simplest thing in the world to accom-
plish.'
1t was suggested that it would be a.
great benefit to the young girls who are
anxious to learn Nine. Nordica's ad-
vice, If she would outline the ideal
course of musical training from the
very beginning. rs it ever too early
for girl to begin to study?"
Yes" was the emphatic reply. ct is
she should not attempt any serious
cultivation Of her voice before she is
sixteen or seventeen years old Then
if she is willing to sacrifice society
which most girls are not, I find. and
10 devote herself to her work for the
love OF 1t, because she cannot help it.
and never because of the gain it NAV
brlng her-if she is willing to do this.
she should submit herself to the best
teachlng she can procure. She could
hardly do better, L am inclined to think.
than go to the New England COnserva-
tory, where [ studied under the best of
teachers, John O'NeiH.
Ihen L should say that a good mem
cry was almost as important as the
Willingness to drudge. How could one
ever hope to make anything of a Wae-
with the greatest care? One must be
quite Independent of the conductor and
must be absolutely familiar with words,
music and dramatic action. Which
brings me to two more very important
branches of the opera singers educa-
tlon-languages and the study or
dramatic action! The young singer is
apt to confine herself to one language,
when, she should know three at least
perfectly And the dramatic part OF
her work also requires years Of special
study. You see it is a long, long story"
And after this thorough preparatory
study, what next? The student should
go abroad. should she not, sooner or
later?"
Later, by all means" laughed Nine.
NOrdica. And l have not taken this
imaginary student of ours nearly SO
far as that yet. there is so very much
more for her to do at home! We shall
have to take her abroad in our next
interview"
George & ChurchilTs third ballad
concert will take place at Howard,
FarWell & Co.'S piano ware room
Saturday evening, April 8. They will
be assisted at this concert by Miss
Florence Marion Pace, soprano; Mrs.
Ida Ringen, OfISt. Louis, contralto, and
Mr.. Emil Straka, violinist Mr. Frank
Ign w. Krieger will act as accom-
PIANIST
Miss Florence Pace and Mrs. Allen
Krieger will sing in the literary and
musical entertainment to be given next
Monday evening at Plymouth Congre-
gational church.
Two musicales will be given, at p.
m. and 8 p. M, for the benefit of the
Ladies' CircleItof the First Baptist
church, April 2{at the residence of Mrs
A. F. Behnke, % Summit avenue. The
following are the programmes:
Afternoon is.--.H
Song-"Ninon" ..!..... TostI
Miss Eva Alcott.
Piano Solo-Polka de- Bartlett
Mrs. J. w. Copeland.
Song-"The Flower ,v,..............:.. osgood
Miss Pearl Denham.
Reading-'My Last Duchess 49,. Browning
Miss Whitridge.
An Through the Night '....,,,.. Beach
Miss Florence Pace.
Piano Solo-'Fen Toilet" ......... Prudent
Mrs. Copeland.
Miss Pace
Reading Riding Down .............. Perry
Miss Whtridge.
Song-''Were We Lovers Them" Hope Temple
Miss Benham.
Mrs. Copeland ................... accompanies
Evening
T.. IL
Messrs. Van Week, Smith and Bach
Song-'Nymphs and Shepherds" Purcell
Mrs. r. E. Cobb.
Reading-"An Old Sweetheart of Mine" Riley
Charles Farnham.
Piano accompaniment, Mr.. Titcomb.
Song" Little Boy Blue .............. .Nevin
Miss Pearl Benham.
Piano-WaItz de Concert ................K King
Miss Clarence Kimball
Song-"O Fair, o Sweet, o Holy" -. Cantor
ReadInp-,sThe FuneraI@ Garlic,
Accountability" ................... Dunbar
Mr.. Farnham.
Song-"Thy Beamng Eyes" 49,. Macdonald
Mrs. d. w. Van Week.
Song-'L Ardta'' s....l............... Ardit
Miss, Benham.
Quartette-"Annie Laurie" $50. Dudley Buck
MAIZE Quartette.
Mr.. c. G. TitcoEnb .!............ .accompanist
TO HONOR TELLER.
Silver Republicans to Commemorate
His Secession.
About sixty members were present at
the meeting of the Silver Republican
club last evening. DR.. Pine was unani-
mously elected first vice president It
was decided to hold the annual meeting
of the organization June IS, in COM
memoration Of the withdrawal Of SEN
ator Teller and his colleagues from the
Republican convention at ST. Louis,
and, as the resolution says, Their
heroic action in refusing to sell the
liberties of their country to the Roths-
childs." Senator Teller will be mott
fed of the honor SO conferred.