Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-07
FAMOUS SINGER VOID
AND WOW BY CABLE.
); z. Wood Sugar King OF Honolulu, Cuts Out Rival
The Courtship OF Miss Goddard

and he and the songstress became great
friends,
He is rich, stalwart, a lover Of the
art to which Miss Goddard has devoted
her life. and altogether the match is
pleasing from every point of view. Miss
Goddard's sister, In Dorchester, and
her father who is at present on a va
cation 10 sydney n. 5. W., have Just
received word Of the engagement,
LOVE LAUGHS AT DISTANCE.
Before Miss Goddard and her mother
left Italy pressing business matters
called Mr. Wood TO Honolulu. and, al
though nothing was said at the time,
the foreigners are now convinced that
the American made more progress In
his woolng in shorter space of time
than all of them together during all the
period Of their attention. They also
realize that love laughs at distance in
these days OF cable communication. and
that all American girls are not mad af-
ter titles.
Miss Goddard has been in Italy for
some two years or more, and, while
she became known as a young woman
Of the most promising voice some time
ago, II was not until her debut at the
Modena theater that musical people
realized that In her vocal attachments
art had gained distinctly new possess
sion.
She had been under the instruction
Of Maestro Vannini. famous Italian
teacher for nearly all the time she had
been abroad and as she became more
and more skilled, approaches about her
debut began To come from all sides.
She was asked to appear In Messina
in Aida" as the leading soprano. at
Asti In "Pagliacci." and in Andre
Chenler;" at Mouze in "Troyatore," at
Venice In Tristan and Isolde" and in
other operas in other Italian circles.
But on the advice of her instructor she
chose to accept an offer TO sing the part
Of Elsa in "Lohengrin,' for which her
physical and facial beauty so we'll suit
ed her
She appeared In this part in the Mo-
dena opera house on Feb. last. and
the following day the papers were I'M
animous In her praise. II Panaro, a
Modena paper, was especially compll-
mentary In It's criticism.
Miss Harriet Goddard is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. clifford w. Goddard
and was born in Chelsea. Even while
she was very young her musical ten
dency manifested itself. and while n
child az school she used TO sine little
solos, She was happier in doing this,
she saws, than she thinks she can ever
be even as a grima donna
He's first musical instructor was Ar
thur j, Hubbard, who found soon after
she came to him that she was the pos
SCISSOR Of a voice Of extraordinary range
and power She sang In the choirs OF
different church In Boston. Newton.
Cambridge and Worcester. and finally
became the leading soprano In the Con-
gregational church at Randolph. Il was
while she was singing nj this last
church that her father suffered business
reverses and she began to take up con-
cert work She was one Of the Urine
movers in the organizing Of the Boston
Oneretta COMPANY.
II was about this time that Mr.. Eben
d. Jordan became interested I'm her
and upon being assured Of the thorough
worth Of her voice. proposed to send
her mother abroad that she might com
plete her musical education. For a time
she demurred, but at length the desire
for the instruction that Is only To be
obtained abroad persuaded her 10 go.
She went and events since then have
Justified the vocallsts who believed In
her voice. and the man who ala not want
10 lose to the world great artist II
his monev could save H.
The date OF Miss Goddard's marriage
is NOT vet settled but II Is understood
that her honeymoon viii bring her back
to her native country and city once
more.