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

ocNleT equipment than
many whom We hear in concert. Your
talent is refined and YOU saw that yon
love IT YOU
Talent VS.. Flooding.
1t is true that we often find in the |
drawing room the natural born mu.
sician who gets beyond his little
0raWlng room stunts largely because
ne mas not the mental equipment that
accompanies. l have heard people
sing IN the opera and on the concert
stage who needed just this little mu-
s1cal gift; whose work was artistic and
very we'll done, but lacked the spark
with which this drawing room anna
teur was born. We all love to listen 10
words OF praise of our gifts. In fact,
a majority of the gifted people IN the
world spend their whole lives listen
ing. while a small number are spend
ing their time tearing down the OBJ
stacles which stand in their way and
Flooding on 10 successful achieve
ment."
Given these conditions: q talented
girl, orb who already has mastered
the fundamental principles of singing,
one who can answer the requirements
of physique, ambition and WILLINGNESS
to work. what are the chances of sue
cess Mr.. stephens was ask ID.
The talented singer he replied.
is usually a very sensitive being. She
is highly temperamental, impolite. has
little or no tact, and is generally filled
with disgust at the mere mention Of
business. She knows she has ability
She knows she has something to give
of a far better quality than many 9th
erS who succeed, and she feels tina,
somebody will and must discover her
She loses sight entirely of toe fact tina
she must take her goods to the mar
ket. where she will be in competition
with thousands OF others Of perhaps
equal importance.
The girl with talent takes her wort
very seriously, and shows il in he.
facial expression.~ When she is intro
5 duced to the powers that be, it doesn.
occur to her that d pleasant smile will
! accomplish much: in fact. with hey
art is everything, and personality !
a word tina inds no place in heS die
tionary.
Too Easily Discouraged.
This type of student usually has :;
+ friend who has a friend in some wa
q connected with Tho large operate en
: terprises. Through such connection
: she is likely to obtain an intrbductio
= that leads to a hearing for her. 1t i
usually the case hat she is informe
ISI w HOt HhCoCulS op !
the standards of professional operati
v work. She returns to her room file
4 with encouragement and tells he
> friends: It's no use trying to get int
the opera for it isn't the girls Of res
talent who are wanted there, bu
you've got to have a strong pull |
win the favor Of the managers.
u I'm contrast to this character is til
IS grill who will not be denied, the girl {
----1v o-+ roo hno Cf,11iad "a inf II
n ly. has thoroughly prepared herself f
Mt public work, and who knows not n
20 word failure. She often will not wa
Sc for a proper introduction to those WI
Il. lCould give her employment, but, know
l. ing that she now has her full equll
er ment, she goes to the manager ON
ID with an elastic step and her whole D
ing radiating confidence Should 81
re be unsuccessful today she will go ba&
Tomorrow and the following. day.
necessary. and so continue to bring II
RI goods to the market until she final
gets a hearing. She even smiling
nv points out all Of the good qualities
&c her work. and often cOnvinces a ma
ager against his Will
ed This type of girl represents o
to kind of pull of which We hear
Of much. IN is bound to succeed. \ot
:e- ing can keep her from Winning eve
cc tn2IlV. DoCduS Suc CdiiES 49," -
cess means not only equipment out
ge ability and disposition properly 20 p'
1t sent her work to those WI" sta
a ready to employ her.
lie New Singers Wanted.
THAT there are in many opera
,nt ORGANIZATIONS d certain nuinnef
s;ncers who do not hold their posltio
re because they are capable OF pefioi'
~ heir duties, but are favored pun
IN, -, " by the patronage of some one stro
30 in Influence with h institution, IS
course. taken for but :
10 does no shut out the lnoepefios
oomnetent SINCE from the opera
Gates. The truth of the matter IS i
an managers today really want heS a
on cited singers. But the bulk O p
sons studying singing 90 no. &c
of the manager wants sohie..i
= ! nonre than a good voice and the apli
d ~ s;ny nleaajngl> d half oczen ~