The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-11
he is looking for inieiii-

c .ouAcCllCn- 4 may say that
me majority Of singers who have come
my studio for Consultations when
asked 10 sing. have extracted from
'heir music rolls an aria from some
opera giving them op%portuu-
10 display the emotional side OF
their tur instead OF e~ndeayorin
" 90 an artistic piece Of work. their
ooncep.ioh OF operate music is purely
d highiy emotional one. They think
.ha' signing and sobbing. that conven-
'iohai gesture and facial expression.
constitute the vehicle fer artistic. one
rauc expression. Ask them 10 sing an
u ny MOzart-a real test for a sing-
ana they are all at sea. Most 81
,hri'' III TACT, have only a vague recol-
lecton of the name of Mozart. Puc-
clnl Is 10 them the first and last word
IN opera. Safe 10 say that real success
Is not built upon such material.
Why SO Many Fan.
herein lies the explanation Of why
SO many of the ten thousand girls VIII
come to New York every wear soon re-
turn TO their homes, or worse. are
swallowed up in the city's maelstrom
1Hev come here without the slightes,
conception of what is before them
They see only the sensational side Of
the pursuit. They do not realize the
tremendous sacrifices with rIcard 70
IN ordinary pleasures of lit that have
been made by practically every prima
donna who is recognized today as a
leader in her profession The do not
TAKE into consideration the years Of
marc, concentrated study. Of isolation
from friends and family, Of rigid diets,
or nervous anxiety that went before
the glamour that loOks so alluring to-
DAY. n only thing that the young
aSpifant sees IS the picture completed
as 1t is handed over the footlights.
1t is my opinion that many OF
those aspiring 10 operate fame would
lind a better medium for the express
sion Of their talents, and perhaps a
more lucrative career, on the concer,
5 stage. l believe that American girl.
5 nave far better voices than those of any
O;ner country, bat they have such /:
craving for the sensational that the,
are not willing TO adopt this less at
: tractlve means of addressing them
selves to the public
. a When Mr.. Stephens was aske,
{ whether he thought hat the concel
stage afforded public patronage in suf
e ficIent degree TO warrant an inCreas
: in the number Of artists now appear
!, ing in that field, he replied:
"WheneveF an artist Of the calibr
4 Of Julia Culp. Elena Gerhardt. or Maj
celia embrich gives a recital,
n crowded house Of real music lovers
- assured. and it is an astonishing thin
to me that the American girl. with a
of her cleverness, fails to %recogni1
= this condition. But here, again, "
= find an i:nWiIlingneSs on her part to d
the %plOdding that is necessary. 9ui,
as much as on the operate stage, ft
= ultimate success. Here again it is tf
= finished picture. and not the vast effo
= preparation and sacrifice. that max
the direct appeal.
lew Willing TO ~ ait.
Yes. / am convinced that there
= a sufficiently large public interested
y invite any girl with the proper DUAL
fications TO the concert stage. tt
~ trouble lies not there, but in the ia
~ that so few Of U aSplrants are williT
10 to plaA the waiting game. Thu
20 want to get ahead in big jumps. Su
20 cessfui concert artists III the Unite
Il States command income ranging fro
$4,000 10 SIS. 900 a year. Natural
= their expenses are heavy, counting Il
20 large amount expended on railw;
al fares, on advertising. on manager
III fees. to say nothing Of gowns. The
70 toe. there must be some allowance f
the years of preparatory expense, {
he ten representing borrowed mon
OF which must be returned. But $50
IL a wear is by no means the limit
or which q concert artist may aSpil
no PrOba bly, the most popular singer
ait the concert a~uditoriuns Of the Unit
States made more than 100000 Ia
w season.
~ The field Of the church music is
ice be viewed more dS an opportunity
De- maintain 4 small but steady fncol
ne during the years preparatory 10 co
g Cert work. Very few singers ad.
# ,hiS-career as an ultimate goal b
ler merely as a means to an end. );
lily aries here range from $500 or $500
-iy yearro s.. 900, the average being abc
in 500.
,n-I .Of ,ne three classes. ] should s.
generally speaking. That those W
nc come to New York TO the
so selves for instruction in their hol
h towns are the most Satisfactoc< =
dents They are not blinded oN !
.1r- possible and brilliant prospects, tt
Al are seiious and they are hard No!
re- ers. The missionary work winch IT
ma are destined To do IN later wears
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