Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-07

knowledge that it had actually occur red did not leak out until last night.
 "Why didn't you tell us?' cried one of group of young people, her voice reproachful-"you, one of the most popular members of the opera com pany, to slip away in this fashion. Why did you do 1t. Jeska?"
 ITO avoid publicity, of course" con- fessed the blushing bride.
 An opera star seeking to avoid pub licity-well, well, of all things!" And then there followed burst of gay, girlish laughter.
 But this is quite different" Jeska sought to assure them.
 Miss Swartz was born in Albany and was graduated from the high school in that city. She studied music in Boston and is an alumnus of the New England Conservatory. It was here, three years ago, where MT. Will son was also studying, that their TO- nance began.
 Miss Swartz became a member of the Boston opera company when 1t was organized, three years ago. It was then said that the Boston opera house was to be a home for young American singers. About ten Ameri- can sopranos and contraltos were en- gagged and each was to make their debut at Saturday evening perform ance at popular prices.
 The public failed to see it that way. There was no evidence of eagerness to hear American girls, but it was plain that they did want to listen to the great singers of foreign countries. The American girls gradually faded In 1910 there were only two or three of the originals left. The next year l found Miss Swartz the only one of the very few survivors of the previously | mentioned number. In other words 1 she had managed to deliver the goods | Her parts have been Haensel in l "Haensel and Gretchel," Siezuld in Madam Butterfly" Siebel in Faust, | Frederic in "Mignon." and small parts | in "Manon Lescaut' and "Thais." She | accompanied Alice Nielsen in concert l tour to London and the continent, and also appeared as Suzuki in London.
 The Boston opera company Is now talking seriously of putting on Lewis 1 Albert's fairy opera, "The Blue For 1 est" this season, which will give Miss Swartz a creation in the role of Hop | O. My-Thumb.
 1 The young contralto has been ire. | quently referred to as one of the mos beautiful young women of the opers l COI1pdny, ldCI bne WAS OuC6 HedIS to resent, claiming that brains were, tt her way of thinking, of infinitely more | importance than mere beauty.
 MT. Wilson Is an Iowa man, gradu. ating from college and attending z conservatory of music there. Later h, studied with MT. Torrens in Chicago and did some teaching. On coming tt l Boston he studied theory with Prof
 Elso of the New England Conserva' tory of Music. He has been associated with various Boston papers in a mu
 sical capacity, joining the Globe staf
 three years ago.
 The bride will leave Boston thi! morning to join the Alice Nielsen con cert company on a tour which openl in Toronto, Can, Oct ', inauguratini
 the Arena festival, which will continu, throughout the week, She will return to the opera house in time for thu
 opening of the season, Nov. 25.
 Thinks One Term Enough. | Sentiment against sending represent atives from Putnam for return term
 cropped out here Sunday, when it wa
 said by a prominent republican tha
 the practice ever since biennial ses
 sions were adopted was to send new
 men to each session, though he re
 called one exception being made.