The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10
DAVID BISPHAM'S CAREER.
ONCE A WooLLES MERCHANT, VOW
sUCCEssFU u sIyGER.
Advice Give. TO HI. by = Pianeh.tts. a,t
Advtes He Gives Tho.. Who Coat.a.
plate BeessisG Professional SiaE.r.-
His Cycle OF sosEs from the Rubaiyat.

Advice Give. 60 Hin by = Pisneh-t.. a,t
Adytes He Gives Those Who Coat.a.
plate Beeesisg professional Siag.r.-
His Cycle OF SosEs from the RubaiJst.
One OF the sones In which David BI.2hAn Ia,
been heard this winter Is taken from eyes
called In = Persian Garden" Tie cycle e-a.
si.ts Of q number Of verses from the RGs.J1.
Of Omar X. LayyAm and the music va. ~rli;.a
for them by Liza lehman. q cArchie. o. its
painter. Lehman and At one time . eorrer;
singer. She Is now the wife Of Herbert Bse..--.
who is on the STAFF of PH.eh, And since her zL:.
riage has given mp singing and devoted .srse.:
to composition. A number OF he. lsss a. o.
t!ous songs have proved very successful. -,
cycle called In q Persian Gardea" WAS ~:
given Ia London At the house OF a sister 0: ~
Edward Lawson, the proprietor o. the Lotloa
Telegraph. Il is made up OF q hunter c: vsr,-.
from the Fitzgerald translation OF the REsA.
yAt and written for q quartet At its org a.
performance the four parts in which 81 .s -.
ranged were sung by Nine. A!bAn!. HIGA W..
sor. David BispLam. And Ben Dawes TIE
numbers are divided into solo.. dues. EL1
q~Iartets- Mr.. BitphAm hopes. ~ q tavorAbs
opportunity is found. TO give the cycle here /.
its entirety. although he is not willing 20 d. =.
unless the work can De presented under AcvA:.
taxeous conditions.
Mr.. Bi.phAn. who has succeeded IN estAhli...
Ing a high place for himself in the es,inAiira
Of the public here. 10 sstriking instance ca
mar ~ho yielded after = struggle 10 what was
really the profession best suited to him. Ma =
for thAt reason his advice 20 al sIlgrrs now 3
not to DO IL unless they feel that !t - absolute
imposs!ole foE them 70 resist the temptation .
become professional singers. Mr.. B-spAAtn -
sisted the temptation FOR a long time. l:.
mAlely he acknowledgements b~riI!lAa:g.
furEt,hins. when he cid 60 Al admirable II.
ample OF tie sJGndAess OF hIs own advice.
His professional career dates from AZ spY-A-.
snee Eve years ago al one OF the Crys,si psAa-
concerts In England AI.ao ugh before that -
lie had sung 30 much that IL tASrs cOps3t--A--
delib<raion and thogshi for hin 10 Gcctt =.
when lie Passed over the hue belWeea the AT-a.
tenr and the professional. he tAt ioIs % -
amateur only IN the sense that lie had E.t'aN-.
his place In the ranks OF the Singers waa 90.
leared regularly AZ professional p~-r.o-Ia.a-,
Bot he had BEEN siHginE aat -I-dyias rye
60 be was A. ready A. Minerva when TIE ge-.
e!nsion came TO him that. AFTER AL. saga -.
more the profession he had been ia:e13e3 III:
time. lie had been a woolen merriam
"a after singing in PaitAdelps'A - NATIVE
England and making mAay trip o-:p-r. :
own country ard tie oae lie had aca,iv:, VI
B,spham appeared A. q professional a. ;f- -.
"a! Palace concert. lie Vas heard there .ay.-r
nOy!ey Carte. or somebody wEo tod =. -.
ltsh manager OF tie .AEericAE stusE. .le.-,,.
irl d. but. and when TIE EuE.ish Opera II &c,
VANS Wentworth" wAatet a har :o-- - =
opera 70 succeed tia; production. VI: F.-.,u
Wa enssg~d 10 MAKE his debut in oI-EN .Es
work selected WAS Messengers - EA,o.'-'
NJ, H.s9hsni succeeded well IN ;hs- A.! '.-1
Ia. run .; the opera came TO az ED Re vast
"rlI.eslStltshet p~ro:ess .oHal.
Any reS.tas OF what he dad sph>StEt-i.y Sc.
wSNs Ccfnrnencc> with a. !uteTes:.Vc :. 49, %.
ciso-nssb'e SeCarse Mr.RisphAu SAY, that 81.
out TIE accidents Il: uArrate> h. career s. n
opera s!ncer might never have continued. lie
te!s the story seriously. although he Grts r#i
crsw any conclusions from u. rtF Gue- 20 ".
mt himself to any tAAi other -, sic INST
uraw. lie does not to0S IA the .rN>s - sar..
stitinus man. or oUe who wt... have M..I
patience with trsNsCtrGv:'A' - u.r..' -
l!ef>: lie is sturdy AMI broad. -A:Lr- .E:,-.
sized. and much more Els. 81 iaA. African
IN manner aud Ayl~ArAucy. Ne v ,,rru ,tr.
an Atmosphere quite al variance N.a tbs no
story. But he tells II,
After the run OF Ia Ea~pe,e.' .r .li.
was uncertain shat M :..u't -.A-. -Nr... h,
did not even know i4At voc! --rl -.at.-
operate stage, and Lad wa8e .ua--.9 -~rvrr.'
for the future. just a. l.s ll.r , .g t-tt..-
Cane To dinner, Aad u.r r. ..t.. lag a af.
Ghetto, one OF the LITTLE W.: = ~A a.G"> 'lHt
are supposed To BE- inspire - ..H >,.F.iUn-
Isuc influence 20 alsc .n.. 49,. Gaoi'H.U.
aole Through more Cur H.f HE"-. 4iAN.
could not even use IL .ttN.. HtaiVU-
la:ed by a friend, = r SO u 'aIN,cl"n
aud not specially .. &c.. N'a my
Hnairs. | asked nrst . . T. e Show Vat
! was going to do. II. r.N'. ..v N'.r '"At u
two months from that .,y 49, I'D N.HN. men
! asked what | should dos. o.. '. N.t.Ne' 20
written answer was To- r, Gf.Hit.' Nu'hs
OF Wagner and Verdi. .sf rrNgFI A.N|N tAlh
In things 81 the kind ~ "a NrH N'rHi"A 20
them, but ! Was impressed = ''H .>NFESlhs
mNcllue gave, pAElsCgla-.y - .', '"tA ! "N'
10 other piAu,.
hut | believed siroas,y t"''-N m "
answers 10 send for my a,'Nl' BE- "t L'
fo'loNtn ing Gay and star; to MOT, .H i.r\r.t:
theh was. h~NrCtu.l m 'Iri-iAa n'I .'"H!r '",
months from the time the Wuvl. Al. o.. G.'.N