The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-10

- place as one of the songbirds OF
the Metropolitan Opera Company. has
had some remarkable experiences, even
for grand-opera basso. AS q youth
he was trained for the Sstine choir
In Rome, and his voice was n sweet
and rare tenor. Ralph Edmunds. one
tells the story.
'Rossi," he says, "a year. or per-
haps two years, before he came OF age.
was bathing in the River Tiber one day
when he was seized with a violent
Cramp. and, although he is an excellent
swimmer, he nearly drowned. Some
fishermen rescued him unconscious and
rolled him OH n barrel and punched him
In the ribs and stomach to get the
water out OF him.
He came to and was little the worse
for the accident. but the next tins rt
began to sing he found to his surprise
his voice had changed from "A tsno. 10
bass The wafer lie swallowed. ana
probably the queer methods Of the fish
ermen in res.orire him 10 conscious
ness, lad completely changed hts regis
ter. and no hes since remained ro-
bust tasso.
Another adventure OF his was when
he went TO Brazil 20 sing in opera
at Rio. He arrived during a revolt
ton, and was Immediately drn ,tcd and
sent 20 the front to fight. Blu; I an
the basso CT the oDe-c.' no snid r can.
not hght-l cn an artist But they
Wouldn't listen to him. and he SERVED
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WIZ" MISS Eleanor Robson list season.
Edna Nay Spooner. Howard I;yle an!
Lucille La Verne Wifi ,,ove i,,n,rta-.
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in Going Some" coT"iy by Paul
Armstrong whist! George Tyler is pro-
ducing. an important prop" required
In certain scene is a prayer rug and
Joe Rusgles, n property man who IS
noted for never having failed In getting
hold Of the most rare aTd urlGuc art.-
Giles, was son, out TO find one He re-
mainei ava" 1870 lays and then there
came n ,,,essa,. o,,.,. ,,,n ,oi,,,b,r. a.,
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Say, what kind o. a guy Is this Arm
strong?' he asked tine nn,,gar ,,n
there w,s rcrsIGcr,,io h.a, t. H., .,
~. ""s .1"2'ut'do'c hea' IN HIS 'ohe'
'Whats the mat er with him? Why.
he says to me Go got 4 PRAYER ruy-we
got 10 have f. or I'M. show dn,., ,n
~ ''e S"oW ao' 30 on
peeh III over Town, and finally run
across one In a place where l am
no" ana It eoss S3v,OvO. Shall have 1t
wrapped up?"
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search. mo iiti mahuered INTO f.fth ave
on Par.isn nrovcr on ~, ,e % an oo Up''oi
and valuable that waen Il was exhibited