The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-14
A VALUABLE VOICE
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nesslike with the members or his com pany, but they an liked him.
 One morning he was receiving appli- cations Of candidates for the chorus. A Elrl with brown eyes and comely face iud figure was admitted
 You are'-he asked deferenually booking admiringly at one unusually iedned for a chorus singer
 "Leonaretta Traver'
 'You sing
 Soprano"
 After trial of her voice she was en- gagged
 L.eonaretta sang SO well that she was soon cast for one of the inferior parts ! At the first rehearsal after Che assign ment she astonished the manager by singing a deep couu8lto. Few women could reach the notes she struck.
 whats the matter with your voicef . asked the manager. ustouIshed.
 Don't know. sir'
 "You have been singing soprano for two weeks. and now you have bloomed l Into a coutuho..
 Sometimes nay voice is much lower . than at others.
 "Your part isn't written for a con. ! ,raIto. m have Co change it OF change you. don't want to do either
 'I may be able to sing soprano when | g1 on iu costume.
 The manager studied thc matter looking the while at the girl cur.ously. It was very strange ease.
 -Wel" he soid presently "IA have to make some change iu the part and have it ready iu ease you come before the audience with those pronudo notes
 Loouarctta sang coutralto till the evening of tbe first performance, when she came to the theatcr looking pale and thin.
 "By Joyc." said .he manager you look ss lf you'd bccu keelhauied. hope there's no new voice to provide for
 "Tye had sick spell replied che girl I think my natural voice has come bucb
 "Whatt
 -I shuU sing soprano ton.gut'
 The manager hurried oG ,o attend to another matter bu, his mind was on .bc girl and this remarkable change of voice. When Leouarelu went ou. she ,aug soprano like a bird and SO dell-ht- ,d the audience that tle manager was delighted also and east her for higher part at che next performance.
 One morning Leonareta was in che managers private office drawing her salary when he looked up at her and >g.J.
 I'm going Co put on a piece next week with a mans part in 1t that would just suit that contwIto voice gou took ou not very long ago. Now, if you could only call it up at win, I'd cast you for the part and pay you 500 week.
 "Wheu is tbr first rehearsaIt'
 "Ou the l5th.'
 "I may sing conralto by that time
 You moy.'
 "Ycs."
 What makes you think sot
 Well. I'm liable to a relapse at any time and haven't had one for a long while. It's due now.
 Nonsense.
 He engaged a baritone for the part who deserted three hours before the performance Lcouaretta was with the manager when he received the mwe.- come news
 "Tu take Che part she said.
 You: Has your voice relauSedt
 Not yet. but think it win before g o'clock this evening"
 Well upon my word. Do you mean to say that
 .TI be here ready for the part de- pend upon it." And she skipped out before the manager could recover from bis astouishmeut
 At $40 o'clock she went 0u with one Of Che finest baritone voices that had been heard m that house during the ~easou. She had been announced yer bally ds S.euor Ear.li Go take the part of the man whose name was on the programmes At the end of each act Slgnor BarW was called before the curtain and at tbc end Of Che opera re- ceived perfect ovation.
 NOW. see here" sHId the manager after the performance "Nou're a won- der You're worth much more than ] am paying you X girl who can sing soprano or baritone 0t win is worth a forrunp We start on the road next week. and ir youu go with wc and win guarantee to sing the different parts as may require Iu give you a hundred a week and al expenses. You see. l save the salary and travelling eN penScs of one principal role. l'll make you another proposition He dropped ! his busupsslike tone and spoke fer veutly. -You know very well that you have long been my favor.te in the com pany Indeed ] may say that ever since first saw you I've been dead gone 0u you Win you marry met The girl burst into a laugh
 Come home with me- she said "anl ! talk iJ over
 The manager consented. and when . they reached Ieonaretta's lodgings she excused herself for Q few moments ! She soon returned hand in hand with young fellow. the very counterpart of l herself. her twin brother
 "I am Leonard Trayer.' s8id Che boy and this is my sister Leonare.H ! When she fell ill some tIme ago. ] took |