The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Marriage indispensable to
Attainment of Highest Ar
tistic Capabilities.
SAYS AMERICANS ARE
IN TOO GREAT HURRY
Students Work Too Hard to Cul-
tivate Voice Prop
erly.

Nine. Johanna Gadski, prima donna
| soprano, who is coming to Washington
shortly to appear in a concert, possesses
fortune which she earned with her
voice, believes in marriage, inspiration,
| hard work, plainness in dress, and the
simple life.
| Marriage Is an Indispensable per-
qrislte to the attainment Of ones high
est artistic capabilities. says this sing
er. ITO be a real artist and sing with
your heart, you must first know your
own heart, and no woman does this un-
til she is married. Therefore, marriage.
| If 1t is happy, is conducive to an artistic
career, not a detriment. Do not think
for moment that marriage interferes
with musical career, or, as a matter
of fact, any other career. On the other
hand, 1t it is contributive to the develop
ment of temperament, and that is the
basis OF real SUCCESS"
America has not produced more oper-
attic stars. Madame Gadsk declares, be-
cause OF the conditions that prevail
here, where all is hurry, rush, turmoil,
and scurry. Illustrative of this point,
the madame tells the following incident:
"A young woman comes to me and
tells me that she Is going abroad to re-
ceive a musical education. oh, I'm
going to work hard remark these
young women. And that's Just it. They
work % hard; and YOU can't work hard
takes time. patience. care--but hur-
ry, never. Americans want everything
too quick.
Buys Herself a
House In New York.
own desire to become an American by
purchasing a house in New York city,
this in direct refutaton of the charge
that foreign singers take no interest in
America beyond the money they garner
at the box office
Madame Gadski declares that so far
as her acting is concerned. she depends
entirely upon inspiration.
81 couldn't swing my arms about and
march up and down the stage in Il
street dress at rehearsals. 1t would seem
too ridiculous" says Madame Gadski
81 depend upon inspiration entirely. If
the tenor or the baritone wants to re-
hearse some special part of the action
with me. I am willing to go through
the part with him. but for myself, l do
no acting until I go upon the stage in
the part. Then l try to live It. | put
my whole heart into what l am trying
to do, and that is what l try TO get
over the footlights heart and soul.
There is no use studying this: it is Il
matter of feeling, and you cant make
your audience feel unless you yourself
do.
My singing. of course" continued
Nine. Gadski, "is an entirely different
matter; I do not leave that to inspira--
studied hard. The critics have noticed
that l sing 'Brunhilde' and Isolde bet
ter than l did last year, and l must
thank the critics themselves for that.
am only too glad to take suggestions
Now, a certain critic in New York has
been writing for years and years about
singing Wagner, not shouting the mu-
sic, but actually singing 1t. He also
inveighs against those who continually
sing with the fullest amount of tone.
Now, / decided to take his sugges-
ton and sing Isolde and 'Brunhilde'
full strength of my voice for the fortis-
simo passages only. l have carried out
this theory successfully ar I think the
suggestion of the New York critic has
been helpful one to me
She Has Become
Thoroughly Americanized.
Madame Gadski has become thor
oughly Americanized during her fire.
quent visits to this country. She speaks
English with only a slight accent. Her
father was Polish, but she was born in
Germany and calls Berlin her home.
She maintains a handsome residence in
that city
Madame Gadski is wealthy, and her
kinfolk are not poor. She treats
them handsomely. for she is generous.
Just now she has for a protege a
young American girl, to whom she
is giving a musical education in Ger
many.
On the street she dresses simply.
usually in brown, navy blue or black.
She has plenty of jewels, but these
she keeps for stage appearances. I'm
officially, and without the aid of the
press agent it is stated that her
gems cost 100000.
Incidentally, the singer is extremely
domestic. Her knowledge of pots,
pans, kettles, and other kitchen uten-
sils is not theoretical by any means.
Madame Gadski can roll up her
sleeves and bury her hands to the
elbows in bread dough, as, well and
with as successful results as any of
her country women, all of whom, it is
well known, are patterns Of domes-
ticity
She can whisk up a delicious omel-
cite, or cook a roast tnat will bear
inspection with that cooked by any
high priced chef in the country She
is an expert on German cooking.
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