The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-09
NINE. NEVADA IN THE CITY
The Singers Beautiful Voice Will
Be Heard Tonight at the Ly-
ceum Theatre.

Nine. t,mma Nevada Palmer Tie
gifted songstress. who will he heard nt
the l.yccum tonight. arrived in the city
from lIlmira Saturday night. and is
uuartered at the Jcrinyn with her hus
band. Or u. Palmer. and the artists
who assist her in her concert. They
are Pablo taSals. viOloncelliSt' Leon
Moreau, pianist: Daniel MauuaiTC.
whom Madame Nevada enthusiastic
ally declares i@ the most wonderful
iutist in the world, and Heathe Greg
nry, II hhsSo. Her manager. l.. Duncan.
also came to the city with her.
At the Jermyn last evening. u 'rr
hunc man had a most intcrestin" chat
with Nine. Nevada. She is ~ charming
little woman, with n gift of convcr-
SatiOn as rare as that wonderful voice
or hers. which has won her world wide
renown. OF herself or her voice she
modestly declined to say much. but of
some Of the things she is deeply inter
eSted in she spoke with great earnest
ness and enthusiasm.
II like concert" she said. but not SO
well as opera. for love 10 act. Con-
certS enable ne. though. to 90 10 the
people in Il way ii would be- impossible
to do surrounded with all the trappnSA
OF opera. | want to feel that | am
doing something with the voice Gud
gave me. | want to bring music itn,:
harmony. and I'll. true beauty that
goes with these. to as many OF the peo-
pie as possible
II am deeply intert Sted in trying to
bring the members of my sex to al truer
realization of the real beauties of life.
the beauty of truth and simplicity. The
simplicity that menrS more artistic
treatment of ourselves. that rejects the
modish thing if it he u.;inSl good
taste. even though it is t'.r vogue I
would have my count ~ omen >illrn
to The silks and fabrics OF other days
and reject the prints of today. which
are just as costly. but which do not
possess real beauty because they arc
not true, but rather limitations of some
thing that is true. I would preach the
gospel that ii is better to wear one real
jewel than to cover ourselves with Jew
els that are but limitations.
Truth and beauty are inSep;ru bic
The gowns of the Grecian women which
Tell IN long. sweeping lines We're beau
tlful because they were true to the
hSure of the female. Modern dress.
making has ceased to he beautiful be-
cause II no longer recognizes the true
figure and because the craze for change
and novelty has become Il mania 7
would like TO do something to Introduce
greater harmony into life and its
myriad relations. Harmony is music.
and there is music in everything if We
would but seek it,
She said the world of music must re-
turn To simplicity The world must not
lose the beautiful and mclodious old
Italian ballads tina, are being forgot
ten. Her programmes are selected, she
said. with the idea of giving something
that has melody and music, something
that her public will enjoy. The works
of the great masters are grand, en-
nobling, inspiring bu, are often lost on
peopl" who have not had the oppor-
tuni,y of becoming sufficiently ac-
quuinted with the beauties of music to-
appreciate these works for the full
value.
1t is Nine, Nevada's frs, visi, to
scranton ana she spent yesterday
afternoon driving about the city with
her husband. She expressed herself as
most agreeably surprised by the size
OF tn" city and the cvidonce of enter
prlS" and progress she everywhere be.
h"ld. since Sh" made her professional
DEBUT Nine. Nevada has spent most of
ire Inn" IN Europe, where she has bad
Il most wonderful operatic ,Trcer. She
~ II friend Of tn" Queen of Holland,
and by request of Wlhclmina sang at
the wedding. Nine. Nevada WAS much
distressed over the shadow that has
darkened the life of the queen.