The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15

I will go to America and sing in opera
/ said to myself will no longer
scrape cheese on my fiddle.
But in America IT was as in Italy.
No one would believe in my voice. l
was not even given a cnance to sing.
When l would say 1 can sing at the
symphony concerts my companions
would laugh merrily and say, You are
a good fenow, Campanari; you are very
intelligent; on one subject only you
are crazy-and that is when you talk
of your voice
~One day Emma Juch's company.
which was in Boston. needed a Valen
tine for Faust as the barytone was
taken suddenly i'll 1 knew the role at
my fingers ends and Nine. Juch en-
gagged me in a sort of desperate way.
was better than no Valentine
rushed TO the hall for my orchestra re-
hearsal- Boys j called out. this even
ing l sing Valentine with the Emma
Juch Opera Company / wish you all
to witness that 1 shall have a big sue
cesst
Now. indeed. the poor boy is crazyr
they muttered. looking at me very dole
fully.
L had become so certain OF my voice
that even on that momentous occasion
l was master OF my vocal instrument.
sang and sang at my best. That
evenings triumph was the beginning OF
my operatic career. That very even
ing. too. L gave up scraping cheese on
my cello. and my friends no longer
called me crazy. Through persistency
and intelligent training I had created
a singing voice from a talking voice.
Ernest Lamson. who has made such a
hit here In The Heir to the Hoorah.' is
one OF the most versatile comedians on
the American stage today. Next season
he Is to star in a new Western play of
which he Is the author.
j. Heron Miller. the son Of Henry Mil
ler. has been placed under contract by
Henry B. Harris and viii next season ap-
pear as jefferson Ryder in one OF the
four companies that will present The
Lion and the Mouse"
Previous to Gertrude Coghlan's leaving
the East to join the Western The Lion
and the Mouse Company" she made ap-
plication IN New York City for naturali-
zation papers. Miss, Coghlan, who is a
British subject, had contemplated return
ing to London with the intention of max
ing for herself a place -on the London
stage. having received offers from George
Alexander and Beerbohm Tree Mr.. Har-
ris persuaded her TO abandon the idea and
place herself under his direction for
, term of years.
David WarfieId has composed a song
entitled THE Music Master" suggested
/ by the play in which he has appeared
nearly 600 times, eORsecutively. 1t will
! be published in the course of the spring
by Witmark & Sons Publishing Com
pany. Those who have heard the music
| say 1t is a charming composition, fitted
to most sympathetic verse.
Stephen Phillips "The Son OF David
| is among the probable productions of this
season Henry B. Harris is now nego-
/ tiating for the American rights OF the
play and will present 1t at a series OF
matinees at the Hudson Theater in May.
with a special cast
William Collier and company will sail
! for Australia in April for an extended
J engagement Mr.. Collier will appear in
The Dictator. ION the Quiet" and other
plays He will return via London where
| he viii again appear.
/ A young woman named Ruth So. Denis
| is the sensation of the minute In New
| York Miss st. Denis is doing the Isadore
Duncan kind of thing. with Hindoo dane
/ ing as her speciality.
I Two more stars have been added 70 the
! Shubert armament for next season. They
are Mrs Patrick Campbell and, Guy Stand
ing The splendid work of the latter in
THE DUEL with Otis Skinner was the
! immediate reason Of his being elevated
I To stellar honors- The English actress
i will be seen In new play and in several
revivals-
THE Thorny Way" a play adapted by
| Clayton Hamilton and Isabel ColbrOn
| from the German OF Phillpotts. will be
presented by the Shuberts for the first
| time in English in Washington. ID. c..
on Monday. April Is. with splendid cast
including Mary Shaw. Katherine Grey.
Herbert Standing and Henry Jewett- The
play Will be staged by Henry Miller.
| whose stage needs no bush