The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-14


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| Nine. Lillian Nordica. who will onen
her American song recital tour at the
| lhlitcenth regiment armory tonight.
| arrived in the city Yesterday. and in
the late afternoon granted n J'rb,ne
reporter an interview.
! II YOU could only see her, my Gro. g.
! cious Lady. as she was yesterday when
| she entered the ROOM with thut y,is,.
| ful curve on her lovely mouth. with
| the smile in her eyes, and thn well
come. and the friendliness-s,,ve,vt ther,
is nobody in the whole world like ber
our Nordica! Surely there is no other
| ~ our land, in any land who has a,-
coinpllshed what she has. who has
touched the zenith of earthly ambition
While yet the Zest of life is richest
while beauty and sweetness of SOM
ana purity of purpose are unmarried nv
time ana unscarred by care. Surely no
othef stands just where she stands TO-
day in the hearts of Americans tre
world over She has been an object los.
son to struggling young women for
several years, for it is ONLY through
her own indomitable courage and Der
severance that she has achieved s,c-
cesE. Work. Work. Work" is her
motto. and she does not relinouish il
now that fame and wealth are hers, II
IS SAID that no other girl but Lillian
Nordlca ever thought it worth while to
learn not only her own role but all
the others roles, little and big, in tho
operas. consequently, il was Lillian
Nordica WHO was always on Eand To
drop into a place when some singer
had an attack Of cold, or jealousy. or
other malady.
BEGINNING OF HER CAREER.
1t was thus that she made the ies;n-
ming OF her own career. Oddly enough.
her imitators would like to initiate her
triumphs. but neglect the details an
pertaining thereto. Consequently there
are only four women today who can
sing in every roa ana in every grand
opera. and Nordic1 stands first. She
is the only one who has a repertoire ,c
nearly forty operas.
Nowadays Madame Nordica and hor
husband find a pleasure in assisting
talented young women who are striving
10 reach high ideals. They are educat-
ing two such artists at this time and
helping others.
salu Madame Nordima yesterday. IT
have long had an ambition to go TO all |
the principal cities in my own country.
| want to see the people of America
VINO are so dear to me. and gain wider |
deeper impressions of the land of
ours"
In speaking Of the fad for going
abroad to study, which possesses 50 |
many young girls who are persuaded
mat they have voices. Madame Nor
dica said, with great earnestness:
why will they do it? Oh. it is so
foolish; so very futile. and so very
perilous! Let the young girl STAY here
at home' IN the safe. happy care of
her own people. Do the fathers and
OF other countries send away
their tender young daughters to Ameri-
ga 10 learn anything? Oh no. We
have great colleges for women here,
put the young girl of France, of Ger
many. of England. does not come here
10 study Their parents would be hor-
'liled at such II suggestion, and yet our
lear American fathers and mothers
mpoverish their families to send one
ar daughter across the seas, into such
hangers as they, in their unsophisti-
THEY GO TO PARIS.
"rhose young girls go to Paris by the
scores and the hundreds. to be wrecked
physically and sometimes
morally. for Paris is full of birds Of
'rey, who await such innocent ones
md whose interest in woman is but
o destroy her. Let the young girl who
N IN, |
She must have no thought of what she
hall be. She must not say I will be in
,rand opera All that will come later.
.et her do the best she can and work.
work.. work. The way will open for
whatever she is to be. Let her not fear
hat she will be an undiscovered star :
there are no undiscovered stars in this
ay of the world. The impressarios arc
aking the universe with a fine -toothed
omb, lest by some mischance n voice ! ,
liould escape. The young girl who has ,,
ny possibilities need not worry about {
aving them developed now if she real -,
Y desires 10 do her best. f,
"A young girl came to me In New :
'ork yesterday, that | might hear her :
dice. She sang for me and then said.
Nth an indescribable air. Now what {
ant to know is whether shall take :,
y grand opera or concert i said to q
er: Dear child, first go home and +,
earn to sing scales. You cannot sing f
ct Some day perhaps you will. after i,
>ng years of hard work. Then il will e
g time enough TO choose your career. I
~ that time the career will be waiting Il
~ you, and ii will not be your choice
ut the worlds.
"It is always the worlds verdict
hich makes the career" continued the S