The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-14
MusCa1 Gossip

Wednesdays issue of the Musical
Courier, the leading journal of the kind
in the world, which prints editions sim
ultaneously in New York, London,
Paris, Berlin, Chicago and Boston, con-
tains on its front page a finely exc.
cuted half-tone portrait of Miss Sadie
Kaiser, of Wilkes-Barre. In connec-
tion with the portrait the Courier pays
the following high tribute to this lady's
musical ability:
The cover of this issue is adorned
with a portrait Of Miss Sadie Estelle
Kaiser, the well known soprano Of
Wilkes Barre, Pa. Miss Kaiser comes
of a musical family, her mother being
a noted soprano in her youth. Miss
Kaiser, who is American born and de-
sceEded from an old German family,
studied singing when very young with
Dr. u. j. j. Mason, Mus Bac.. and un-
der his tuition the development of her
voice and musical intelligence was so
rapid that she at once stepped into the
position of one of the leading sopranos
of Pennsylvania, and she was shower
ed with engagements all over the coun-
try for performances in concerts, ora
torio and opera; scoring unqualified
| success in each line OF work as we'll as
in church singing.
she has successfully filled engage
| ments as solo soprano in all the princi-
| pal churches, Catholic and Protestant,
| in that part of the country. So favor
| ably has she become known in the
musical world that she has also been
engaged for the more important mu-
steal festivals, and during the spring
| tour of 1892 of Ben Davies and Watkin-
Mills she was engaged to sing soprano
roles with these artists, and her success
| was genuine and complete. Both art
| lists have accorded her the warmest
| praise, and congratulations have been
| showered upon her by orchestra, chorus
| and audience on many occasions.
| Her repertory is very large and en-
braces all the old fiorid as we'll as the
more dramatic and difficult modern
and opera roles, and in the latter she
| is equipped for such widely varied
styles of work as Marguerite in Faust,
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet Elizabeth
| IN Tannhauser,' Elsa in T.ohengrin,
Isolde in Tristan and Isolde the bride
| in DVorak's Spectre Bride and she
sings with equal facility in English
Italian, French, German, Welsh and
even old Irish.
"In 1894 she was engaged to 20 abroad
as the soprano soloist of a concert COM
pany. Upon the successful completion
of this tour she decided to remain
abroad for further study in music and
languages, and to that end entered the
| Royal Academy of Music in London
where she made her way quickly to the
studio of the most strenuously striver
for and most successful voice teacher
of that noble institution, Mr. Nicholl
with whom she remained for two year:
of hard study being selected mean
while to sing al public concerts of tha
institution, and was widely engaged foI
professional work in all the principa
concerts Of the metropolis. During this
time she appeared with great success
in st. James hall, Queens hall, I'm
pcrial institute, Agricultural hall
which is the largest hall in the world
and other places.
Miss Kaiser left the academy afte
two years with a certificate from III
principal, Alexander Mackenzie, quail
flying her as finished artist and Yoca
teacher But, wishing to pursue III
study of voice development further, sh
made her way to the studio Of GeOrg
r.. Thorp, the teacher and coach of MI
Nicholl, her Royal Academy professor
and whose Thursday afternoon voic
lectures demonstrations and discus
sions have become such feature of tn
highest London professional life.
Meanwhile she pursued the study o
repertory under Henry ]. Wood, con
ductor Of the Queens Hall orchestra
and Albert Randegger, receiving upo
her return to the United States highl
eulogistic letters from each of her pro
fessors.
Miss Kaiser has for three years ais
occupied the position as soprano solo
ist of the English LADIES' Aeollan or
chestra, the first and only female flu
, orchestra in the United Kingdom
.. which has performed before the cza
of Russia, queen Of England, prime
and princess of Wales. the king an
queen of Denmark and other crowne
: heads OF Europe. In July. 1896. Mis-
Kaiser was again commanded to an
pear before the prince and princess G
Wales and prince Charles of Denmar
Mt a reception at Stafford house, tn
{ London home of the duke and duches