The age-herald., 1902-03-09
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BY ANNIE KENDRIcK WALKER.

Among American girls achieving musi- l cal success abroad is Alice Fallon of Birmingham, who is studying with Or geni in Dresden. and who recently made her debut as a soloist at concert given by one of the court women. Miss Fall Ions debut was a notable success and she was showered with congratulations and flowers.
 orgenis qualification found expression in an embrace and caresses.
 Miss Fallon has been in Dresden a little over two years. That orgeni arranged for the debut of her pupil in such brief {. time comparatively speaking, is a matter of great satisfaction to Miss Falop's mum erous friends who are watching her career with much interest.
 It was presumed that Miss Fallon had at least one more year of study before she would make her debut. At the close of her vacation last summer which she spent at her home in this city, Miss Fall lon said that she would spend another winter in Dresden, but not even her famt- ly knew that she would make her debut as a concert singer this winter. But Orgeni and her beautiful pupil had their plans. Miss Fallon accompanied by her moth CT returned to Dresden in the early autumn. They have spent the entire win ter there Miss Fallon continuing her studies with Orgeni.
 Mrs. Fallon and Miss Fallon will re- turn to Birmingham in July. Miss Fall Ions plans after leaving Dresden have not yet been announced.
 Those who heard her sing last autumn were hardly prepared for the wonderful development of her voice. She had gone away almost a child and in two years she had matured into wonderfully beautiful woman with a voice of nature, richness and m elody. It is said that in Dresden that her beauty is as much raved about as her voice. She has the most exquisite eyes. large, brown, luminous and her expression is very fascinating. She Is very graceful and charming girl, and she is very young, very ambitious. Orgeni herself has placed no limitations upon the future career of Miss Fallon. A
 Orgeni is very demonstrative when one of her pupils acquits herself creditably. iOrgeni has only one way of expressing her intense qualification. And there can be no doubt but .-.at her methods are satisfactory to her pupil.
 An American woman who witnessed Miss Fallon's debut wrote that Orgeni watched her pupil intentiy. Then she went over to Miss Fallon. trem bling with delight, found herself clasped to Orgeni' s heart. va
 Miss Fallon, 1t will be recalled, was a pupil of Miss Daisy Rowley, the director of the Academy of Music in Brming- ham, and it was through Miss Rowley's letter of introduction that Miss Fallon secured her first interview with the great ,Orgeni.
 With Miss Fallons triumphs comes the story of Edythe Walkers continued sue cess as one of the greatest opera sim gers in Europe.
 Miss Walker and Miss Rowley studied together in Berlin. and Miss Rowley told me yesterday of a recent honor conferred upon this Am erican girl.
 At a recent concert at Weisner. Dres- den, Miss Walker received the gold medal for art and science from the Grand Duke of Weisner-Saxon. It is her first decora- ton. Miss Walker is a New York girl and went to Dresden to study piano and voice with the intent of becoming a teacher. She entered Orgenis class in the Conservatory of Music. Orgeni takes each year a class of 14 pupils out of 800 from the Conservatory. She selects only the most beautiful voices and freauently pupil must apply two years in ad- vance. After Miss Walkers graduation, Orgeni Insisted upon her entering the opera schools It was after graduating there that she created her greatest furor On that occasion she sang the Hicks Aria from "The Prophet (Meyerheer), and all Dresden, the severest of critics, sang her praise.
 Besides the powerful dramatic quality, this aria requires the colarateur quality of voice, making it almost an impossible aria for few voices possess the two qual- ties.
 The director of the Imperial Royal Court Opera of Berlin, upon reaching the --~---------------------
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