The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06

student and the lover of singing will find
set forth in clear and comprehensive
manner what he has been able to learn
in twenty-five years of careful study"
He expresses Indebtedness for valuable
information to Mesdames Nordica and
Sembrich, and for practical demonstra-
tons by M. Jean de Reszke. and the vol
ume is dedicated to the latter we'll known
''mastersinger."
The author says: Singing is the in
depreciation of text by means of musical
tones produced by the human voice.
The author writes most delightfully."-
upon a number of topics-''The acquire
ment of agility" 1.-The treatment of the
voIel," etc, and in the chapter on
Wagner singing" he writes: Fifteen
years ago the writer of this volume was
derided because he had said that Wag-
ner never intended that his music should
be delivered as the German singers of
that day were delivering it. He had de-
clared that if what Lilli. Lehman and
Emil Fischer did was right. then what
Alvary and Elmblad and others of that
sort did was all wrong In more recent
years he was still making the same argu-
ment, holding that If Ernst van Dyck
was right in his method of singing Wag
ner, then Jean de Reszke was wrong.
Fifteen years ago there was hardly one
to agree with me. Now every one says.
why, of course. that's what we always
said. 1t has always been my firm
opinion THAI If any man who ever lived
knew just what he wished that man was
Richard Wagner"
Gods Acre." by Rev. James Burrell,
LID. The Tiffany Studios.
This little brochure is an example of
fine printing and the book-makers art. 1t
is from the Tiffany Studios. and is pub
lished by the Morgan-Shepard company,
New York While it is in the nature Of
an advertisement of art work. yet the
text has a historic and literary value
also In the chapter on "Epitaphs," the
author writes: Here lies rare Ben jon
SON." or Here died Wolfe, victorious is
enough to tell the story Gods Acre" is
no place for flattery, nor can sonorous adj
ulation cover the universal facts of life.
The word washington" on tomb at
Mount Vernon is better than long periods
of Latin panegyric.
"The Bridge Blue Book" by Paul FL.
= Mottelay Published by Charles Serb
ner's Sons.
1.-THE Bridge Blue Book bears the i'm
press of 1906, and is a compilation of opin-
ions of the leading bridge authorities on
Leads, Declarations. Influences" and the
general play of the game.
liam Howard Taft Published by Chas.
Scribner's Sons.
-Four Aspects of Civic Duty are lee
lures delivered at Yale on the RESPONSE
blities of citizenship by Hon. Mr.. Taft,
| secretary of war and first civic governor
of the Philippine islands. The four lee
lures are the duties viewed from the
standpoint of a recent graduate of uni
versity;" from that of "a judge on the
bench;" from the standpoint of colonial
administration" and from the Standpoint
of the national executive"
Suzanne" by Lillyan Shaffner. Pub
lished by the Monarch Book Co
! Suzanne" is a very interesting novel;
based on the "uplift" movement and en-
bracing all the live issues of the day. 1t
! presents a new view of settlement work.
and gives the story of minister of the
gospel who loses his fashionable congre-
cation through his altruistic desire to
serve the people. The story is most orig