The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-28
SCHUMANN-nEINK PRAISES
MICHIGAN VOCAL TEACHER
William Rowland of Ann Arbor
Given Great Credit by
Famous Contralto.
SEATS ON SALE TOMORROW

While in Chicago recently Nine. Err
nestlne Schumann- Heink. who will ap-
pear at the Kerredge theater on Dec
loration day under the management of
Albert X. Cox OF iIoughton, was in
ltorviewed by the representative OF one
of the musical papers on the relative
advantages of pursuing vocal studies
in this country and abroad and during
the course OF her talk paid signal
tribute To the ability OF William How
land. one OF Mlchigans leading vocal
/ instructors The great contralto, who
/ has become an American citizen. is
thoroughly loyal 10 American institu-
tons. even 10 the musical schools and
instructors of the country and states
greater progress in music by taking
study under some home instructor than
by going across the ocean.
Il have met with so much sorrow
and misery" said the great singer, "in
the cases Of some OF the students
whose parents had sent them abroad
that / feel il my duty TO state my ex-
perience OF conditions in this country
as regards teachers. When my advice
is asked / invariably say stay in Amer
lea; there Is no good in young students
going abroad. In all Of our great
music centers there are fine teachers.
At Ann Arbor a young girl came TO me
and asked my advice about studying.
She sang for me and said, You have
the right work just where you are
stay right here In the afternoon an
other came and she did beautiful work |
4 FOUND she was a pupil OF the same |
teacher and l advised her also to stay !
where she was. Why not? Both of |
these girls sang well and had the right !
ideas; what need was there for them
10 go TO Europe? Here were two
voices Of totally different calibre,
light soprano and a dramatic mezzo,
the pupils Of the same master, William
AM both perfectly trained.
Best Teachers Americans.
I'm my travels over the country 1
find the girls have two ideas-New
York and Europe. 1t is simply absurd.
Take the thousands of American stu
dents who go 10 Europe. What be-
comes of them? Poor things. the ma
jority knowing nothing of the language
are obliged 10 return to this country
little better qualified than when they
left. ] have seen heartbroken mothers
and their daughters possessing nothing
To show for the money the hardwork-
ing father i'm this country has been
aeking out from his weekly salary
Some of them had left entire families
IN this country so that one supposedly
Much sorrow and unhappiness could be
lvcrted If people only recognized the
splendid advantages we have i'm this
wonderful America of ours. for you
know added this grateful patriot. Il
am an Americans: ] make my money
here; ! have my home here and / spend
my money i'm my adopted country
When speaking of the vocal teachers
Il Europe you must remember that
among the chief vocal teachers there
today are the Americans"
I'VE have everything here i'm Amer
ca continued the diva, go. as ] said
before, why go TO Europe? Tell the
young singers to obtain their training
}ere until there is only the stage ex-
)crience required and then let them go
% Europe If they wish and gather the
outline and experience i'm the opera
house with which each small city is
provided. But the best part, the larg-
st part of the work, should be done
light here in America"
Advance Sale Of Seats Large.
The seats for the concert to be given
1t the Kerredge will be placed on sale
At CoX's book store tomorrow after
noon Tuesday promptly at 2 o'clock
md those who wish to get seats, even
hough they have already placed an
rider for them. must either be on hand
10 select the seats after the sale has
been opened or telephone to the store
lfter the sale has started and tell what
seats are wanted. There will be no L
shown in the matter of
lllOttng the seats, the rule of first
come first served" being closely fol-
owed. Mr.. Cox reports that a great
many people have sent in their orders
m advance, some of these sending the
money with the order 10 be assured
hat they would secure seats. one or