The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-02
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her voice was of pleasing quality and
the much Wanted high notes were mu-
slcally correct, but so thin and colorit SIS
as to be devoid of beauty. She had a
greater number of notes than any other
singer has ever been lesitimately pos
sessed of. yet of those notes not more
than an octave were rounded and beau
tltul, and as a singer OF attra elton she
was more unfortunately placed than the
debutante who is possessed of less than
half her range, yet is able to make each
note musical.
In personality. too, she was not of
particular interest. In more fragile
fashion she resembled not a little Nance
q Neill, and was a slender, unimpress-
ing little woman with a personality
which did not betray at that time a
marked individuality. She was a good
conversationalist when she could be
drawn out and a charming woman
when her confidence had been won She
took a splendid photograph when she
sat TO capable photographer and
looked so little like her portraits that
on one occasion when her manager was
out of town she took to a newspaper
office a picture which had bean ar
ranged for with the explanation that
Mr.. Thrane was in Saratoga and had
requested her to bring in the print.
The writer who took the package
looked at it a few minutes and then
turning asked if Miss Yaw was also out
of town.
For a season she was a fair money
maker, thanks to the energetic work
done in her behalf by Thrane, and then
she decided to go abroad and study for
her experience had clearly shown her
that without better schooling har mar
velous range would avail her nothing
and she was too ambitious to rest con-
tent with being a mere musical freak
She went to Paris and studied under
Giraudet for a year with apparently
good results, for she was successful in
concert there and later in London, and
possibly in time to come she will pick
up the lost notes Patti has been drop
ping from her register for the past 10
years and come again to us, not only as
prodigy, but as a singer as we'll.
Thrane found that musical manage
ment was better than newspaper work
and he seems to have profited more by
the experiment than did Miss YaW
though he was not to blame for her
comparative fiasco.
A. NJ. Palmer the veteran manager
in recent interview, made the follow
ing pertinent remarks about the condi-
tioI VI the theatrical market as II ap-
pears to him: when I look back over
my career the thing that pleases me
most is the reflection that l might have
been instrumental in keeping a great
many persons out of the theatrical pro-
fession. There is a surplus of fairly
good actresses in the profession" he
continued. IN the last 10 or Is years
thousands of bright, handsome. we'll
bred, intelligent girls have studied for
he ln
ments. If a woman succeeds she has
handsome gowns, jewels, luXuries of ev-
cry description and she is independent.
She works hard to attain this goal and
the girls all know that, but they are
willing to work; the prize is worth it.
don't say it isn't myself, but there are
not enough prizes. The market is over
stocked with actresses. OF course. it
isn't overstocked with geniuses; it new
er will be. But there are so many fairly
good actresses to choose from that
those of them who have positions are
lucky. This excess Of supply naturally
creates competition, and as long as
there are wicked men and ambitious
women in the world that sort of COM
petition is a bad thing for girls who are
out in the world with no one to guard
them. If the supply of girls who aspire
to histrionic honors were reduced it
would be a good thing for the reputa-
ton of the profession.
1T is different with men in the pro-
fession. There are not enough good ones.
Where you can find one capable, intelli-
gent young actor you can find 10 wo-
men in his class or higher. No reason
ably good male actor need want for a
situation unless his habits are bad and
his temper such that he is personal
ly objectionable
with so many competent women in
the profession one would naturally think
that those who have good positions
would be amenable to reason; but they
very frequently are not. Thzre are
several high class women on the stage
who might easily make fortunes for
themselves. but they will not listen 10
advice, They want to be great at
once. They want to play what they like.
not what the public likes. An artist who
can do that and sucC ed mus BE- very
great indeed. The public has q mind of
its own and a will Of its own. Some
ambitious enthusiastically a woman
fines this ont every season, hut the
Others do not seem to heed the pre- e.
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The stage is 4 bad place for girls ex-