New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14

pathic doses Of talent. You have moro
genius, more fen SdCye, in the tip OF any one
of your fingers than they have in their whole
bodies"
"Oh, h-d-id! Mon Dien!" screamed AIarat
deprecatingly.
But YES insisted Madame. 81 tbint
that if | stuck hatpin into Emma here She
would weep tears Of icewater; would Won
not ma cheye petite.
Emma hung her head and sighed She
did not resent Aladame'S thrust: she even
felt that there was a sad possibility Of trutb
in it. When she raised her head there was
lust flicker Of the divine fire in her ewes
Who knows? Perhaps, after all, it would
never be necessary TO furnish her with bit
of the shining AIarat tingcrnail.
"Now that have got my hat on, aH0usy7
Still en- masse the Songbirds conyoyed
them to the door, huttered out and down
the staircase, even into the yestibule and
the remaining lessons for that day We're rap.
turously sacrificed.
THE trials were held in the vacant audito.
L rum. and the edges Of the stage we-o
fringed with rows Of frock-coated men and
furrcd and brocadcd women. Sarisof was
singing as Madame Lecomtc and Mart
nasSed the obseQuiou, dOorkccpcr and en-.
tered the wings. The young Russian, fute.
like notes hoated over the dead tootligh,s
and out across the empty chair. in front
Narats heart fell as she heard those perfect
tones; but Madame slyly whispered:
Courage. my child, And when It cone,
your turn to sing, ii YOU love me- warm
them up. De Brisac is q Gas.on; he does
not fancy icicles.
THE group Of directors In from, oi the
L prompter's box was di5.u ing Marat
in tones Of suppressed enthusiasm. The
stage director was talking earnestly o. the
president, and the aCcompan'r.. catching
significant word, twisted round N the piano
stool and boldly smiled at her, Id, eve, tur
Of admiration. Two or three disappointed
aspirants among them her late rival
drooped their heads with pathetic heayinc,
over their music rolls as they hs,lc~lr
cvcned the edges Of their little piles " music
and seemed waiting for q deferred verde.
Of approval. Some had already hastily IF.
the opera house. and haug ','r entering
their tiacrcs flung Themselves pas,iona,e.y
on the sad and sympathc.i. s.ou.der q
mothers or chaperons or sister. ~ periap,
dear friends, weeping for the .-aer ,ha, was
still in the future.
Marat, the victory hers, stood waiting
with high thrown head for tic decision q
the gentlemen Of the Opera C.-,que. The
president and the stage dirc...- ended Their
fcrvcnt conversation. The former Went up
10 the Polish girl Taking her hand, lri
smiling pleasantly, he GRACEFUL led he-da&
20 the piano.
Al q whispered command from tie p-c,..
dent the accompanies swung into Tie open.
ing bars Of a spri,cly chanu with s,or,
bacchic tendencies, an Old familiar study II
the atclicr Lccomte. Flu-ae. with Success
Nlarat sang ike an cmbodiwe-. ., laughter
tears. love, gloom light, jealousy and er.
iovmcnt. All hers was the glamour %, flash
ing dark eyes. svclte form, Sind and cruel
rel lps-ani q mercurial temper
Said the stage director IN 81 confidential
whisper 20 Madame Lecom'e. "AIada~e;s
invariably % be congratulated upon ht-
pupils. The little Russian. now. j, charm.
Ing. She would make q very lovely Els.
But the Pole-ah. Madame. villa. ty'0 VIA.
Elan. wha, fen sGcye' We must have her for
the big part in GARDINER men opera. Wen
let her sing Conception. O. w... spanish 'at.
who Is worse than Carmen.
r. the cab again. On the way back to
the studio. Alara,'- arms we've lovingly
round Mata~c's neck her -.--. pressed