St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-05-15

is growing. There are also other
brothers and sisters, all of whom are
lovers OF the artistic in life, and who are
OF pronounced student temperament.
The cultivation OF her voice began
early and while in her teens she was sent
to Marchesi at Paris, for a course OF
study. Later she went to Dresden as a
pupil OF Augusta Goetze, and also studied
under other celebrated teachers.
While abroad, accompanied by her
brother Lucien, Miss Howe devoted her.
sell heart and soul to her work, com:
pletely mastering the French, Italian,
and German tongues and acquiring the
extensive repertory of grand operas
which have any degree of popularity.
10 this great task, involving the most
rigorous study, she brought the intelli-
gence, pluck, and resolution characteris-
tic of the girls raised on the rugged hill
sides Of Vermont.
But how splendidly she conquered was
evidenced by the ovations she received
upon her appearance in this country in
the season Of 1892. Many will re.
member how audiences went completely
crazy over her. One extract from the
New York Sun will showthe excitement
caused by her appearance. The Sun
said:
Seldom has there appeared upon the
concert or operate stage a woman OF
such supurb physique and beauty as that
with which Miss Howe is gifted. If she
merely stands before her audience it is at
once strongly predisposed in her favor.
Add to this voice probably of natural
excellence and abnormal extension in its
upper register which has been cultivated
with clever arti6ce and evident patience
and asslduous care, we have an artist
richly equipped as an ornament to any
concert ROOM"
In Germany, where Mary Howe has
sung almost exclusively in grand opera,
she has become known as the American
Nightingale" On her temperance at
the royal opera house in Berlin, after an
absence OF several years, the critic of the
Lokal Anzeiger wrote of her performance
in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor"
as follows: "In the third act-the mad
scene-the singer displayed wonderfully
perfect development in ford vocalism
BY her extraordinary refined and accur-
ate performance she established her right
to be classed with those phenomenal
singers, Marsella Sembrich and Etelka
Gerster."
Mary Howe's impersonations Of Violet
ia in LA Traviata," of Rosina in "The
Barber of Seville" Marguerite in
Faust" and in "Rigoletto," Martha"
"Sonnambula," "Miguon," Lies HUI.
guenots," and "The Magic Flute" have
established her fame as one of the great
colorature singers of the day.
Among her triumphs abroad perhaps
the most distinguished was her appear
ance by special request, before Emperor
William OF Germany, when she sang one
OF her favorite roles Rosina in Rossinis
Barber of Seville" At the close of her
singing Miss Howe was personally com,
plimented in the most enthusiastic man
ner by the Kaiser.
To Vermonters she will be ever known
as Mary Howe and as Miss Howe she
has been called throughout this article.
AS matter OF fact she is the wife OF Will
liam LAWN, the well-known tenor, who
is now appearing in grand opera in Lon
don. Miss Howe, as we must call her
still, plans to visit Germany the coming
season and again take up her operate
work. Certain engagements to appear
in concerts have been made for her in
Vermont and nearby sections of adjoin-
ing states the coming month, when she
will be supported by the Bostonia Sex
tette Club, of Boston, and accompanied
by her talented brother, Lucen Howe.