The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-28

best actors and sinfsrs THAT the world has
ever known have never been able TO get over
their ne-vousness-'stage fright It Is
called. But they went on in spite Of t. And
that Is all right. 1t Is even all right TO ex-
cuse a few bad notes at the start. and
cEarge them Up to nervous ness. But where
q man or q woman stumbles and trenbles
and makes false notes all through q song
you might as well charge that up to some
thing besides nervousness. That Is not the
trouble.
Many people tell me they canno, sing
because they are nervous Weli 1 tell them
70 try. Some are nervous a. the start
like that girl this morning. Couldn't make
q sound at first But she tried again. and
the notes CAME Light at first, and bad;
out she could sing. and she did sing. In
spite OF her nervousness Take that other
girl-and that man: They said they were
nervous: 1 told them to try. They tried
arfd they didn't sing. They can't sing and
they never will sing OF course l didn't
tel them SO: IL wasn't my place to do so,
and II would have hurt their feelings un.
necessarily. For there never yet was q
person who would no, feel bad IL some.
poay else told him he could not sing
We have not yet got we'll into the work
OF rehearsing the chorus i chorus. That
comes after We have selected the peopls.
AiIo II Is nard Wo-k. Whew. There are so
Lh!s caused Mr.. aouthweu to laugh. "Mr.
Lsisesang is rather nervous" he said.
sometimes ne gets excited when he ia at
WORK with chorus. Now and then he be-
comes mildly angry when everything
SCesh go Just right You viii observe he
nus iuxuriant growth OF hair In front
aase seen MN send his fingers through that
mar at a rate that threatened TO tear II out
oy Tue roots. have Il suspicion that that
hihd OF revenge relieves him; for after hs
HaS nau Few rounds with his front hair
a.4u mas got IT to standing straight I'D hs
appears calmer
our conductor last year, Mr. No
go nau oinerent way OF showing his
interest IN the shortcomings OF the choru,
people. Ar. MoreaIn did nor have no rich
sro~th OF front hair that Arr. Ieisecans
boasts. But he had hat And when he
81. ieaiiS interested 1t was his custom to
jerk the hat from his head and throw n
across the room. II was hart. on the nat,
aiiu 40 IL cost Atr. Morealh a pretty penny fa
tne course OF season. But il seemed 40 do
him good.
I saw Mr. Morealii IN A terri.Ie nrsf,,ea.
nieht upon one occasion, however. He came
W te'earSd! wearing brand new silk hat
Loost about ~. l think. He was at the
b.e'no. feAearsing the chorus for Aida
Ahd thines were going awfuuy. The tsnou
were singing bass. and tbe bases were
singing soprsino-or something like thatL
am not much of Il technical musician Poor
@ nloreaIh was suffering tortures. Blu; he did
on The wron., one S'l TIE lenors started IN
reaIh lifted himself half way from the
pJtat pianJ sso1!. made grab for his hat.
sHh sheo ~ Win hrIn determination 20
smash II against the other Willard
s1oFped. There he hung-suspended. as IT,
we're. between The roof and the PAM stool
MS new silk hat ciutched rightly in hs
nst- lie Sazed at the nat for a second and
M ,neh quietly placed 1t. top down, On ne
piano. said something to himseIf-and sane
ooWn upon The stool The chorus pe0pte
snickered, but who could biafne thSm?
MoIeali took his medicine garnely, and ~
IsnedIsai went all right from that time a
6ul Moreaih never after that wore a gooe
silk hat to rehearsal
inen ar; Leisesang went to See what ~
P1. PuH1.,ostdpheF could do with him, Mr.. SoStS
Wen went 70 his Office ard buried his faee
IN IN piie OF letters and teiegrams, aud ~
tsaearsal was officially ever.