The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-17
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My voice IN my fortune. SIR" she said.
nodsstIy detrscttn. attention from a pretty
face
Tho speaker wan Miss Edith Helena.
soprano. whose high notes and three-octave
range aroused so much interest when she
sang at the Suburban recently.
Mrs Jennings is her correct name. She
went FIRST into opera, transforming Jen-
ningB into "~JSnnyngs." But people either
baked at the consonants, or pronounced
them plain jennings. 80 she adopted her
maiden name. Helena, accent on the sec
end syllable.
BY that designation. which, unless
specially Informed. one would accent on the
first syllable. II might be supposed that tho
gonRstress halls from Montana and has
personl6ed the capital OF her State. But
Miss Helena comes originally from New
York and secondarly from Texas. How
ever, Il viii be edmlttad that Helena Is in
comparable beside 'J~ynnyngs." The sub
stttution OF the one for tho other was IN
doubtedly good common sense, & quality
which the singer SAYS, has IS much to do
with singing as anything else
Musicians and others who heard her stng
&C Suburban Garden agreed that her pow
srs were unusual The quality OF her voice
also was pleasing. She enlisted many Rd-
uirers here who prophesy great thingB for
hsr, though she fears that her voice will
rot DO for heavy operate work
Often Goes to 3 Sharp
Above High c.
Esr range f. oonEtdeTed p~benonenal by
an who understand The human voice, either
ss musicians or physicians, who are throat
BpscialistA She claims an extreme limit OF
GhFes octzves. but says that she dare not
ofbsn attempt the highest noeea to which
she can soar. In her daily performances
she goes to 3 sharp above high @, and
sayS that she has touched A above +
eharp. Counting this A. her range IN
oludas tho three lower octEvek Thus she
uSes In pu6lin tones within q range of two
and one-haH octaveB. Two cctavez Ia more
than the normal range
Ellen Beach Yaw Is the CONCERT singer,
whose high notes compare with those OF
Miss Helena Il Is said that the purity OF
ths GhnornaIfy high noteB as produced By
Mas YEw exceeds tho same notes sung by
Miss Helena. but that the latterSs lower
range IL truer and Possesses greater
volurna The voices OK these singers are
light and DO not bear the demand Of opera
for fhs season. Miss Helena e1per1mented
with The Castls Square Opera Company.
Ehe bound that she could not sing 'Trova-
tore one week and switch to another opera
The next week. four performances q week,
without strninfng her organ IN q way that
would eventually prove fatal to It. She
SOOSA"0 LILLE h1u runS WIIn ease,
but the demand OF infections
were too great.
From the physictan'B Gtazdpotrt and from
fhe viswpoint OF audiences who wonder
Whist She does to acquire the power 70 touch
thoao p~s0trudtns notes above tho staff. Miss
Helena her remarkable laTyn1 and its
produuta are Of special interest.
F.: Built Up q Good Constitution
by Regular Living.
Ths chief thing which Mtss Helena has
done. according to her statement Of the
case has been TO live IN ordinary, busy
;Ene. until now, in her twenty-nfth year,
h Ends herself q hale type OF humanity.
Ih6 muscles about the throat. chest and
oiAOoram arc wen developed Her build Is
compact, and e VII DO Deen that her neck
In we'll MED cue. It's exterior Indicates that
the interior - capable CT the unusual.
About i've years ago her husband leased