The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-22

and hurried South again, to Pasadena. to
uon that threat ened to interiors with her
Appearing again.
in Pasadena she found the little protegc
with the wonderful voice.
Wherever famous musician or operate
singer goes there Is always ambitious talent
80 ask. Can | become great tooE'
So with CalYc In Pasadena, even while
she was resting aud coaXing her Carmen
voice. A little Los Angeles girl was
brought to her to play for her and sing
fOr her. so that the great Culve could pass
/ Judgment on her. Cayc gaciouSly con
Souted 10 receive her, she listened to her
| playing and she listened 10 her singing, and
| then
Well calve is impusivc and enthusiastic
| and generous.
She found the little girl worthy Of more
! than the compliments of her friends she
| found great talent great promise the in
/ diCation OF great musical gift, and 30
I one more little California girl Is going away
TO the East and TO Europe to try TO be
come great prima donna.
! II is Ike romance.
Tho little girl Is Edna Darchc.
She Is the daughter of lahorlug man In
Los Angeles, man who works for ddr
wages as a lumbernan
She Is only - years old, fair, sweet and
chtdlikc, with the great. the idealistic am
hltiOn OF The gifted child.
She has been studying music with Beck
or. the best known teacher Of music In Los
Angeles.
iltl U'blufI NNNENl dll dhilltuAf lol W.
with the great opera singer The chlld
came timdly with her music roll and hel
childish hopes 10 play and sing for her. Sh,
played on the piano, she improYsed, an,
Calve listened politely ut first; then in
tercstedly; then enthusiastically; then do
/, llghtedlv.
"Ah" she exclaimed. "what 81 voice fo
, | n child what promise! She shall give bel
chance I shah see th8t she Is educated.
And SO without more ado she took the
L Ion NR..Fsl Al
ON THANKSGIVING Day little Edna Darcho
and her mother took dinner with Calvr
, and the plans for little Edna's future were
, discussed and arranged
For ave years Mime. C0lvc Is going t.
/ have the care Of little Ednn Durchc. tn,
: great Grau season In San francisco, wh'cl
Calvc left San Francisco last Friday nigh
bringing Edna With her She will stay II
St Augustine al the remaining time he
, tween now and the opening ~ the New
: York season of opera Then she viii 90 o
i to the great American metropolis and thor
y arrange for Edna's stay in New York, whrr
, she win remain for the time being In ~
. care of musical family, where she VII
T study French and music Then, when sh
! can speak French she Is 10 20 10 PARIS am
4 be under the direct supervision OF Nm'
| Calye She is TO learn Italian 0nu Hei
D man She II TO be carefully educated ON
5 the lines necessary to fit her to be a gran
opera singer.
). me S'''f VI NV T.. ,,,,. ,,,,,,, .
/ ana the sequence OF event" !" ''' "
e an artist bear very strong testimony I
G sustain the argument that success Of tn
z ,.,, -. a., ~. q, ,v+ro,rliparv MOI
u nest klnu must ne "ue !" 'N', "'' ~
4 severance and energy as wen as eN'fa'fu
4 nary talent
3. iA'nuu No''o" ""' ,.,',.t,r "a, ts,e
y the interior town falm'hE'oh' ]" ''''
IS When she went to Milan In 1873 to stud
d onorouc roles with san Giovanni she ri
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celyed letters from nome Saying sue WIN
a going TO drag the family name into IA
v thcotar md Iis.rracc a. SO She talked IN
&c - - to, ,,.. ,,,,,..st,., and Ia, .,,,
N matter over WIN N'i ''i", , - va.,,,'
Eested that she should call herseI Noru'c'
: viii IN means "from the north
Is Madame NordIca says ~ am always sins
ing or STUDYING" Only two summers age
8 after n strenuous season IN New York an
u another ia London. Madame Nordica wer
II Ia Zurich where ''Nludame CoSima. Wai
IA ner's widow. was stoppug, and with h,
e studied siegiude in Die walkure."