The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
MARCHESI MAKES SINGERS.
AMERICAN GIRL WHO HAS BEEN
ONE OF HER PUPILS.

"OnIy Teacher Who Never Swears.''
In Her Coming Tour She VIII Get
$4,000 for Seven Months and Only
MlIionaires Can Learn of Her.
Elegantly Dressed and Teaches in
Gloves.
New York, Sept. mime Marchesi, 1.-The
maker of prima donnas," who is soon to
begin marvellous tour of American in
struction, has exactly as many pupils here
as in Europe. A German by birth, mar
ried in France, she has always chosen
American girls for her special pupils and
pride.
A pupil of Marchesi, speaking of her,
said:
''Marchesrs method is the natural one;
other teacher have what they call the
natural method, but it is not as natural
as Marchesrs. When I began to sing"
said this pupil, IT studied with all the
masters of Berlin and Vienna and, final
ly, in the natural course of vocal in
struction, drifted into the hands of Nine
Marchesi, in Paris, and her husband, the
Count di Castrone.
"When I first went 10 her she smiled
at me sweetly, and said: You may sing
to me-
Il did so, selecting a little worn flower
song. Marchesi listened tapping time
with one of her well-gloved fingers, until
I had finished. Now said she, that was
very pretty little song, but should
like to hear you sing something more pre-
tentious, with more emotion in it, and
sing it to me as though you meant it,
This time 1 selected the Faust jewel
song for 1 was too frightened to think of
| anything but the threadworn tunes.
" How very pretty said Marchesi. Now
sing it again, but sing it so and So, and
she pointed out various changes, adding,
I think if l were you, would lean for
ward little at such note mentioning
my highest one, so as to give you the
power for a longer sound
''When 1 had sung just as she had told
me, Marchesi smiled again and told me to
| come every day at the same hour for half
an hours instruction.
| DO you call that Instruction. I asked
| of her, forgetting my manners.
| Why, yes she replied. Gould you
| not hold your note much longer after l
| finished with you than when you began?'
1.-The argument was unanswerabe, for
| [ certainly could sustain my high note
| better; and after that when i heard Mar
1 chests musical seeing 10 me- 1 knew that
| a music lesson was on and that l should
! come away better able to sing. She is the
| only music teacher 1 ever saw who does
not swear at you.
Although Marchesi has made famous
| singers, such as Calve, Sibyl Sanderson,
| Melba, Emma Eames and Emma Nevada
| she has also made a great many parloT
! singers. MarchesPs rule for the accept
ance of pupil is that the pupil must be
able to sing on the concert stage; beyond
that she does not go. Several well known
society women of the United States have
| found themselves eligible TO her classes
| and have taken lessons of her for the
pleasure of singing in private.
| "One of her SpecialtieS is the teaching
| of vocal music to ones own instrumental
accompaniment. Here she becomes very
| Delsartean. although Marchesi does not
| mention Delsarte. She teaches you how
to sing while you play the piano. or the
harp, the violin or the mandolin; any in
strument you may select for the vehicle
of your voice.
"Marchesi prefers drawing-room pupils
to accompany themselves, because she
| says there are so few accompanies who
can accompany well Most of them spoil
| your best notes with their erratic playing
OF course she does not teach instrumental
music, but she encourages her pupils to
strike few notes by way of accompany.
| ing themselves.
"'When you are asked to sing says
she, your part begins. Here comes in
| manner:
How to accept gracefully. How tc
walk to the instrument. The way to seal
| yourself and the manner of beginning
all form lessons, which this wonderful
maker of singers gladly and skillfuly
teaches. After you have sung she shows
! you how to receive applause, in a modest
| yet appreciative way.
| Il never saw anything as charming as
! Marchesi's Interpretation of the differ.
ent instruments. The harp is a stately
/ instrument says she. When you play Il
you must stand by the side of your in.
| strument, and with your eyes turned
aloft, and a sublime look upon your face
IF there is a famous painting thai
shows a woman playing a musical in.
strument. Marchesi always copies it il
! her pupils, teaching them to initiate tht
| pose in a wonderful and fetching way
| Now you are the work of a master, sh,
| says approvingly, when you have learn
! ed to look like a painting in real life
1.-THE violin is an intense instrument
| according to Marchesi and the singer
who plays one, while singing. must hav,
a rapt expression upon her face disdain
ing a glance at the audience The piano
is less sentimental, and here the SINCE
may permit herself little airs and graces
| little effects and mannerisms; but SHOULD
she be so unhappy as to be called upoI
TO sing to an organ she must drop al
her piano manners and become at ono,
rapt and holy. There is no instrumen