The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-30

One of the most interesting visitors that Birmingham has had the honor of enter tanning recently is Mir. Robert Stuart Pigott, who is here with the beautiful production of "Hiawatha," which MT. F. E. Moore is presenting during the present week.
 MT. Pigott comes of family which has been associated with Music and the Drama in England since 1873, when Thomas Pigott of Wadham College, OK ford. made some discoveries which "helped to lay the foundation of the laws for msl- odv and counterpoint.' | Mir Pigott is a man of charming per sonality--a remarkable amount of mag nctism and a fund of knowledge which Is quite in keeping with his remarkable brain. and an enthusiasm regarding his work that is at once earnest and sincere in it's purpose
 The feature that attracts ones attention immediately to Mr. Pigott is his match less voice-so resonant and sonorous, like the tones of a great organ-that holds you spell bound by the sheer beauty of it's quality
 As pedagogue, singer, actor, and read CT, MT Pigott has made an enviable rep utation and one of the prettiest compli- ments that has ever been paid him was the poem that the inimitabe MT. Frank l.. stanton. the "South's Sweet Singer indited to him in the following verses upon hearing him sing "The Grenadiers'
 MT. stanton writes:
 "Pigott was singing The Grenadiers, ard l in the shadow sat,
 And thought of the time when the Eiu-
 peror stood there in his old cooked
 hat.
 Ard said to the guards at Waterloo, when
 his star was sinking dim: There lies the road to Brussels' and how
 they died for him.
 Pigott was singing The Grenadiers,' and I in the. shadow kept
 Time to his voices silvery chime; and It may be that 1 wept When My Emperor is Taken came ring ing high and true Ard l saw the Old Guard charging Tor the Man of Waterloo.
 Pigott was singing, The Grenadiers, and a star rose in the night
 And 1 saw him there, in the lurid air.
 still gazing upon the fight
 
 and the English hosts in view The man fer whom the Old Guard died on the field of Waterloo! plgott was singing 'The Grenadiers, and the battle ragged again,
 And the world around seemed crimson with the blood of heroes slain! Figott was singing ''The Grenadiers.' and l, in the shadow, knew The Ghost of the Man-the wondrous Man of tho Ra1d Of WatprlOCf' 'I am a veteran in the theatrical Ncrld.' MT. Pigott was saving yesterday in that beautiful voice of his, and yot hlight say also in the particular Held of which Iiawatha' is an exponent having been with the original Ben Greet Play- CTS when they produced the Sad Sher- herd of Ben Johnsop's for Wellesley many years ago. l came to Birmingham with Ada Rehan the first season that ,he Js sfferson opened and with the Augustn ! Daly companies played many parts--n | inc Shakesperean comedies including As You Like It. while l also took part in | Tine School for Scandal | Tn the present presentation of 'Hia- watha.' Mir. Pigott continued, T assume | the role of Narrator Cora4us,' as we used to term it, using the old Greek word, but people had to look in their diction- | QSc the more familiar one of Narrator. For many years I have been Professor in the department of English. in the University l of Toronto. and during that time 1 have been largely instrumental in revivng | ,;,any of the old classics. cid customs and things of that sort such as the Baronal Christmas and incidents connected with sucn periods
 
 panied by a guest and early in June will give large dance at her home. Mrs. Henry s. Ryall. who has been vis- 1 iting in Tennessee, is expected home to- day.
 | MT. Syd Smiths friends will regret to learn that he Is i'll at local infirmary l following an operation for appendicitis.
 Miss Mary George Green is enjoying the 1 spring season at West Point. where as | the guest of Lieut.. George s1csrow, U. S.. A.. she is a much feted visitor. At the ! conclusion of the season she will go to New York to be with Mrs. Harvey Le-