The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-06-01
| her WONDERFUL VOICE

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ception rooms. Miss Anne DANTE has
Just finished Richard Strauss COM
position on the piano to the applause
not boisterous-of the company. Mrs.
BOLSTER, stout lady In pink crepe
and diamonds( Is conversing with Eg-
bert Plinsymons, pale youth with
q reputation for intellectually. Som.
erville-Brown is resuming his discus.
sion of the cotton campaign with Boil.
lister. Miss Cora BOLSTER, a young
woman with q swanlike neck and an
effect of dreaminess, Is gazing soul.
fully at Thomas Somerville-Brown, Jr.,
who seems to be having trouble with
his collar. The soulfulness, however,
Is merely an expression OF the emo
lions aroused in her by the music, and
is not to be personally applied. Mrs.
Somerville-Brown has left Patterson
| Huyp, who is the essence Of politeness,
| to offer her congratulations and thanks
| TO the pianist. Other guests are ex-
| pressing one to the other their enjoy
ment of Miss Dantie's performance
with one or two confidential excep-
tons.
Mrs. Somerville- Brown-That was
simply exquisite, my dear-delightful!
Miss Bollister-Don't you adore
Strauss?
Thomas Somerville-Brown, Jr.-
Well, to tell you the truth, I'm not
daffy on him. 1t sounded like Chi
nese orchestra to me.
Miss Bollister-Oh, you are think
ing of Johann. This was Richard
Strauss. You would love his songs
Plinsymons-There is subtle quail
| ity in the chords that defies successful
analysis; not exactly emotional, be-
cause he is, above all things, intellec.
tual. His music appeals to the intel
| lect especially. l find it so myself
Have you ever studied the theory Of
tones?
Mrs. Bollster-No, / haven't, but
Cora has. She's studied about every
thing there Is in music. She took les
sons Of Hocksiewitz, you know. He
charged awfully, but didn't care any
thing about the price. You haven't
heard her sing, hare you?
BOLSTER - You never heard Cora
sing, did you? Excuse me; you were
going to say
Mrs. Somerville- Brownies she has
a voice. I'd be the last to deny it..
So has the man who calls Rags, old
iron" In the alley. This parental pride
is an awful thing, Mr.. Huyp.
Huyp-But Miss Bollisters voice Is
rather-er- Really very much so,
don't you know.
Mrs. Somerville-Brown - Well,
they've been limiting to have me ask
her to sing all evening, but l simply
will not.
Thomas Somerville-Brown, Jr. -
Mother, think II you asked Miss Boil
lister she might sing for US. She sings
| you know.
Mrs. ville-Brown-Yes, / know
and l think might prevail on her to
| favor US. Now, you run back to her
| and Did you say you were going to
| ask me to make her? No? Then
that's all right. Take her to the con-
servatory.
Plinsymons-Mrs. Somerville- Brown
fuin TIC q Or
| evening. The mental atmosphere is
positively refreshing. Miss BOLSTER
| plays and sings, hear. Couldn't you
| induce her
Mrs. Somerville Brown wish
| could, but the dear child Is so exces
| sively timid that | know 1t would be
positive torture to her and l really
haven't the heart to ask her.
erville-Brown-See here, Mary
aren't you going to ask that little Boil
| lister girl to sing? BOLSTER tells me
| she's a wonder, and l think the crowd
| needs chirking up.
Mrs. Somerville Brown-Tom,
| think you're all in conspiracy to
| drive me frantic. I'm trying to find
Herr Geineplatz to get him to play
and everybody is bothering me to ask
Miss BOLSTER to sing.
Somerville- Brown-Then why dom
you?
Mrs. Somerville-B Brown - Because
they never heard her. and / want the
evening to be a success.
| Herr Geineplatz-I hat joost hear
dat you we're looking vor me. Mees
BOLSTER, who vas bupil ohf Hoch
siewitz--
| Mrs. Somerville- Brown-Wants to
sing. Well, suppose Where is
she?
Herr Geineplatz-I will be jarmed to
blay de Accompaniment.
| Mrs. Somerville- Brown-So good OF
| you! Oh, here she Is now! You bad
| girl, where have you been hiding your
self? We want you to sing to US
Now, there's no use saying you can't
sing, or that you are out of practice or
that you would be ashamed to before
30 many accomplished musicians. We
know all about that.
Huyp-What wonderful expression
| and what voice!
| Bollister-It amt bad, judges tell
me. I'm not musical myself, but
know the money I've spent on her mu-
steal education ought to bring some re-
| tl1rpa