Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-12

We'll" said madame. the Boston opera
opens with American singers, and right
there is a place, where operas should be
frequently sung In English. There Is going
TO be more and more opera In this country
and there is going to be a demand for
American singers; yes. indeed, there is GO
ing to be a demand. in fact. there is now.
And why not? You have the voices; OH,
such beautiful voices ] have heard"
Yes, true, Madame said the interviewer
but is It not possible that our beautiful
voices are the drawback; seldom do you
hear a beautiful voice with mental equip
ment to support II. and with an absence Of
conceit The beautiful voices alone doNnot
save us There must be something more.
You famous people are always telling ne
about the beautiful voices. But what is the
matter? why do we not get results? We
have the voices We can find the money
to have them cultivated. Why do not
scores Of them arrive, instead Of one or
two?"
And then Madame Gadskis tone was
almost tragic as she said with the sim
plest kindness and not in any manner
Of condescension or scolding but with
dramatic pathos would that you could
have heard it,! Now you have asked me
a question and | must answer It, They
will not take the time. They will not go
slow They must arrive as you call II,
at once. No, they will not go slow. How
often have I heard young women say
/ oh, but l will work, 1 will dig, I will
show you how hard l can work. II hard
work will do 1t, 1 shall succeed. Let
/ me just get to work But they
do not want to work slowly. Work alone
Will not do IT, You know quite well that
you cannot just go on and work; this
must grow; yes, it is growth and not eN-
/ cess Of work. Then the pupil finds some
/ teacher who will accept them on the theory
OF work and the end has begun. When
young woman comes to me ! tell her
she must be prepared to spend from five
to seven years in serious patient growth
and If she does not want to do that, l dis
courage her.
"All great singers do not discourage
them" said the writer, 81 know Of students
who have been started wrong through
/ prima donna advice" But what Madame
Gadsk said to that will not at this time
be printed in The Bee. For It was a
personal conversation about specific cases
Just before leaving Madame Gadsh said
Let me tell you, before you go, about a
very charming girl, Oh, what figure, a
]
. She told me she wanted TO sing
for me. She told me that she was going
into grand opera. She said she had beer
told she had great prospects Of wonder
full future She was one OF the incest
girls one could meet, well bred and beauti'
fully clothed and very good looking.
heard her voice. QHere Madame's eyes
were a study as she looked up to the cell
ing and down AGAIN.. ! told her that she
would not do for grand opera She was
very much put out, in fact, quite angry
and said What shall / do?' l said to her
Marry a good man, and learn to make G
fine soup. She was displeased with me
Well, two years later / was again in -
received some beautiful flowers and 9
note from someone and the note said
Dear Madame. Won't you please give me
at least one luncheon date this week.
want you to lunch with me and my hus
band. 1 am very happy and l can make
a wonderful soup. Yours, etc
And with great reluctance the interviewer
who very sel2cm interviews came back tC
earth, and resumed his walk and talk with
mortals. THOMAS J. KELLY.