The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-22
EMMA LUCY GATES
BACK FROM BERLIN
Utah Prima Donna Comes to
Salt Lake to Make Four
Weeks Stay.
TALKS OF HER SUCCESS
OVATION IS RENDERED SINGER
UPON HER RETURN.

Two auto loads OF relatives and
friends met Miss Emma Lucy Gates
at ogden yesterday and escorted her
20 her home I'm salt lake. Fifteen
o. more friends gathered at the house
where the party arrived at 7;i5 last
evening. The Utah prima donna did
not appear tired by her long trip from
Berlin TO salt Lake. which was made
in twelve days. with stops I'm London
and New York OF "a night each.
This a. the moment / have been
boxing forward 20 Tor two years.
Eatd Miss Gates when she found her
self az home. NO one but "a nomcsick
girl would take that long trip Tor
four weeks stay. But ID is Iod to
be az home. m only for n little while
and I was most fortunate I'm getting
permission TO come. and to give my
"Wil the program be given as an
nounced1 p" was asked Miss Gates. and
she replied that 90 would be substan-
tially the same
M great son rris the sTitiania Polo
nRisc from 'Mignon' which have
never sung here. IL is very brilliant
and difficult. The second act Of Mar
tha will be another important fea-
ture Of the program. oh. l must tell
you about the awful time i had at
thc custom house I'm New nork. IL
was because OF my new concert gown
which I brought TO wear here. lt
seems they tax everything theatrical
IN this country. but ! did Not know
that II iG SO different IN Europe. 50
7 told them ~ was professional, and
they put SIS duty on &C.
THAT was outrageous. thought.
end I told them that rather than pay
~ I would give them the gown II
o. pink silk haud-cm broidered. and ~
would have broken my heart. but they
had kept me waiting three hours. and
was so tired % didn't seem TO mat
ter much. Ny uncle. r. g. Easton. and
Robert Davis. editor Of Munsey's. and
other friends who met me at the boat.
r naliy brought tho charges down TO
-. ] had worn the gown once and II
A. n part OF my professional equip
mont. 80 even that did not seem right.
told the inspector OF customs that
was a Republican. but that hereafter
] mean 20 vote for free trade.
Hard Work Necessary.
Miss Gates then went on to speak
OF her work in Berlin She stated
that IL o.. extremely difficult to pass
the rigid entrance examinations OF any
German opera company, and parucu-
larry 50 for the Royal Berlin Opera
company. zone must have cot only n
voice and talent" she said. but two
other things are necessary. without
which 40 IS useless TO think OK com
pcting with shc singers there. They
are the power 60 work. and endur-
nucc. No matter how talented singer
A.. nor how beautiful her voice. II she
g. not able 20 work hard she cannot
maintain her position AZ IS hard work
All the time. but I love it, she added
with a smile.
one would not guess from Miss
Gates APPEARANCE that she was over
worked. and undoubtedly her youth
and strength are important factors In
her success. She has tire tempera-
mcnt and the gifts OF the true artist
Her manner IS vivacious and friendly
and 81 is easy to see why she ts a gem
orai favorite. She likes Germany and
the Germans. but IS loyalty itself 90
her own country. Even the saEebrush
looked good TO her. though. do you
know she confessed. II had forgotten
how dry and barren the hills are. after
the green fields OF Europe. But 70 IS
all splendid. I think. and 7 mean %
zee everything and thoroughly enjoy
myself Ia the next four weeks"