The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sess....ss.....s..,.
A Tete=a-Tete
with
the Musicians


| ~NeeNeeseee
! Anw items of news abont nuei, should i.
sent TO Mrs. Willie Hutchinson. room o.,
| Hotel Brlncti telephone No iiO4
AS this month marks the centenary Of
Mozort's death the currcn2 number Of tho
htude Is devoted to the appreciation Of
that morve Gus man and musician.
Let me enter here plea for nm a..
knowlcdged catholicity IN musical taste.
! Every musical soul will glndly aud rrato.
! fniiy acclaim the exquisite dcllcncy and
supernal loneliness Of Mozart's music
| HIS melodies are as pure aud lovely
spring flowers, his hnrmonics are as lucid
aud s, mretrlcnl as Natures crystals; MA
rhsthms are as magically graceful MS fhp
wave system Of the ocean. aud his ius,fa.
i mentation as exquisite as the inner rlorIcs
Of seashel's shining throat.
Remember his ear was SO sensitive tbnt
any harsh or sudden sound like that Of a
trumpet, would throw him into con,u sion,
Now GGtnral tempcramcnts are as many
MS there ARE men to have them.
There is something like the same differ.
cnee between 4 Mozart composition ami a
Wagner music drama as between the love.
mess Of pure lilies and the marni8ccucp
of mammoth American Beauty roses
How is 1t possible o admire aud enjoy
tue one and decry the other?
Sidney Lanler says music has moro ava.
sors than Nishnu, moro mctamorphoscs than
Jupiter aud more trnnSmigratous than
lythagoras' soul. IL battles prophecy ana
NaniShcs during analysis. II Us III the spir.
itunl world Ike carbon In the chemical
which appears one momcnt as rharuunl
the next moment MS rosel~lf ana the ueNt
as diamond. Vile ugtcheson
~
The writer is some times asked why
Nordica is called Madame
She has been married twice In 1883 she
married Mr., Frederick A. Cover, who
shortly afterwards was supposed to have
lost his life while attempting to cross the
English chauue in balloon This mat.
ter remained a mystery for many years
for, while there was no doubt that he
started on the perilous journey, uothin 4
was ever after seen or heard ot him or oi
! the balloon. The question of his dcu d,
| therefore, remained in doubt, aud Wucu
! after lapse of more than dozen yrurs
| Ii was announced that Madame N0rdicl
was about to wed second time she SUI
fcred much annoyance ttolI rumorS spread
about to the eurct tnat Mr.. Cover hal
been seen IN various par,s ~ the world.
In 1896 she married Mr. Holtan Doehmc
The engagement which had been one,
broken of came to a sudden climax wntl,
Nordica was In indianapolis. Mr., DorhnJ
Germany, aud they We're married III n few
hours without any display OF previous an
nounccmcnts
1t may be interesting to our local pa
triotlc SOCIETIES to know that Madame Nor
dca is a Colonial Dame
The lnvlucible scf-reliance and indomita
bic efforts which have proven such power
full factors IN Madame Lillian Nordcar
success are direct inheritance from an
cestors, from whom also descend 10 he
e right to her title of Colonial Dauc
her May flower descent comes through Iohr
lilly. who married daughter of Goyemo
Carver. ana through John Rowland yc
mere distinguished man OF bis time lh'
men OF botu ma lrnes nave, Tor many rrn
trLtiOnS been either soldiers oE cir,-i
men, One distinguished ancestor was COY
eruor Thomas Mayhem, England's FIRST mis-
alonury to America. who received ni
gubernatoril appulhlmeut IN loi', ans
proved by his inlincihle determination ap'
strength of character power ana author
ny IN his time The descendants Of tN,
O. MS glanasohs married eolu ln'" ln' a.
len and Norton families George Alien, ih
founder OF his family in America, l1uur
In 1855. His granddaughter married I'M
son of Miles Standish, me Puritan can
tain, Rev. John len, Madame NorJit3
m,s~-tlal grandfather, was chaplain gu IN
Assembly In Maine, and died a. hi, post
Buffers history " Maine contains ehtonl
Gle Of the curious fuCt That squire lam"
Norton was taxed for his ability an Ia
cident almost unique in our annals, IhrS
few brief facts regarding the Alien an
Norton families ana he manner ~ Wh'g
they were identified vita tho history o
New England manner sCrN" to make ClrH
the heritage which Lillian Nofulrn M
utilized to such brilliant advantage u
shsping her own distinguished career,
Il Is n fact which can not lac 100 great
emphasized that Madame Nordlca WI
stands SO high in The front rank OF IN
siugcrs Of today, got her musicnl educa
tion in America Ii Is true She studies a
the time and wherever she goes, hul 81
achieved her high position aud lnternauohn
reputation when She had only been taush
by Mr.. OMEN OF Boston for three wear
and for a few months by Madame Marelz'
OF New York.
Here is some very valuable ADVICE I
young American singers given ny MnuMi
Nordlca N recent interview, Which
coubtless he result of both experience an
observation:
: Madame Nordlco. 1T is really amazln'
aud not at all the thing for them to az
There Is plenty, Of opportunity toI lh'i
: 10 cultivate aud deye,ope their, voices !
this country With such u multitude or r'a'l
excellent and accomplished teachers
voice culture. and SO many oppol' uu't ~
to exhibit their abiiliN ana .n,'' in pori
and so many troubles for them TO p'"'
under
Everybody Is enger 20 know Just "n'
I songs Madame Nordlca will sing for
F.. when she comes in January
; At is earnestly hoped that she wa taN'
I her audience here with at least one or Nv
|, sssssssssssesessSassSssSssSs
for smaIlnox. That was. Of course lon
Q hcfore Ieancre had dis cred ihpt LOW
. ndclohls Nerc lnsL as tool hs NV w. ~ th