The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-04
FAMOUS AMERICAN
 WOMEN SINGERS

1 though she was born in Philadelphia.
 Her father was a Philadelphfan, Sid Farrar, as phenomenal baseball play. l CT as his daughter is a singer. The ! phenomenal appears to belong in that
 family. After he left baseball and be-
 came dignifed, Mfr. Farrar removed
 with his family to Melrose, Mass and
 began a business career. From her
 babyhood Geraldine sang and sang. She
 was cut out for 1t, and nothing else
 than a musical training would do her. i When she was 12 years old she sang in a child's opera in the town hall in Melrose and her voice rose above all the rest--clear, strong, melodious. Her father detested the thought of profess
 sional life for his wonderful child, however. and it required persuasion long and strong to get his consent to having her voice trained. She became
 pupil of Miss Thursby, and later of Capoul, the tenor. Then she went to
 Europe to complete her musical educa- tion. and how that girl did work!
 Soon after she finished her lessons
 she was accepted as one of the singers
 in the Berlin Royal opera. No greater compliment could he bestowed on any living singer. For four years Miss Far.
 rar has been a member of the Berlin Court Opera Company. She receives |
 Berlin with her and her mother travels with her. During off, spells of the Ger man opera season Miss Farrar has sung In various countries of Europe, Tn Stockholm. claimed to be the most cnl-
 tivated and fastidious city of Europe
 in the matter of music, the Ameri- can girl was received with tremendous enthusiasm and lauded to the skies.
 She made a tour of Russian Poland |. ah a REVOLUTIONARY opera that had been performed in other
 parts of the world without exciting
 great notice, but Miss Farrar's singing
 fired the race patriotism of the Poies to such A degree that the police stopped summariiy further performance Of the
 fiery musical drama
 Next year Geraldine Farrar IS eN- pected to come home and be menpeI oS fine leading opera company of Amer lea It fs only after our women sing ers are accepted abroad as being queens of song that their opportunity comes ln | their own land No American opera n,snarer pays much attention to an A,,,arican prima donna till she has won | t1iur,uh in Europe Then our mana gers fairly tumble over one another to | get her. a Ara.
 One of the most thrilling, ana % ara.
 matic stage incidents or real hte Una ever happened to singer or actor oc' curred in New York recently wnlle
 golden voice Lillion Nordice was per, forming the part of Brunniid ,.lu
 anie Gotterdammerung" As Nordie
 was singing Brunehilds great nre song a real fire famed upon the stags l from alcohol spilled out Of the upsrs torch of chorus girl. Nordica walked
 calm and stately. as became a yak yrie. across the stage and stamped the ! fire out, singing g1oriously all the
 while, without losing a note. without a culver in the divine voice. Her own draperies were in danger of taking fire, but this strong woman's leVel American head averted panic, ant | the opera went on without break 1 American Brunehilds do not ''becomt l hysterical.'
 l Nordica's maiden name was Lillian Norton, and she was born in Farming ton Me. She. too. had Co win success
 in Europe before she got recognition
 at home She made her debut in oper' | in Italy and sang to applaudlng
 audience in every capital of Europe After that she seems to have beea