Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-01
"Thank the People for
They Made Possible Sue
cess They Witnessed"
THE ARTISTS AMAZED
AT WONDERFUL TULSA
Nothing but Words of
Praise for People Who
Show Appreciation.
CBy ORA LIGHTNER FROST


TINE glorious Geraldine! The in.
L comparable Farrarl Tulsa saw
and heard the magnificent production
of Carmen" at Convention hall last
night. Farrar was enticingly vivacious,
captivating and altogether a real de-
. light.
Miss Farrar said This was one of
/ the most extraordinary audiences, .hc
/ most magnetic and very appreciatIve
IN the extreme. Please say that |
| nave not recovered the shock of this
wonderful city. was amazed and
can say that you are truly a very cos
mopolitan to bring such an organIza-
'Ioh as the Ellis Opera Company TO
your city. Please thank that wonder
iul audience for their enthusiastic re-
ceplon. This was a great perform
ahce. / know II was by its reccp-
uon. | want TO come back to Tulsa "
Ihe noble, exquisite Louise Homer,
the most beloved of all con,raltc..
with all her womanly charm ana
beauty, gave rs a warm welcome yes
tcrd"y when she so Sraciously received
us IN her room at Hotel Tulsa Tnis
Is Madam tiomcr's second visit to
lulsa, her first appearance here being
! Two years aso when in q concert never
To be forgotten she opened Conven-
ton holl. Madam Homer said Il am
much delighted ana pleased to appear
In Tulsa again ana | cannot but notn'e
the splendid growth of your wonder
tul clly' your city Is enjoying the very
! best IN music, there is none bettor
| even in New York" one of her many
admirers here had placed a lcvcN
Nlctfola In her room and she put her
Nlctrola record on the machine. listen
! ing mtcntlV to II ior the first time.
As her own beautiful voice in Flee
AS Rird' came from the machine
we watched Fer with much interest
az she listened and as the song died
away she turned and said, Il think
that is very good
The writer made her initial inter-
view yesterday when Mr.. Clarence
Whitehill of the Ellis Opera COMPANY
so graciously granted her an inter |
view. Mr.. Whitehlll is thoroughly |
American, being native of the state |
OF Iowa. and is also a self-made man |
having climbed the ladder of fame |
without assistance. Seventeen years |
ago Madam Melba heard him sing and !
ADVISED him to go abroad for study. /
lie landed in Paris more than a .
stranger in strange land, for he did :
not speak French. and was not over /
burdened with capital. He mastered /
French, German and Italian and can
be acclaimed one of Americas own
opera artists. Mr.. Whltehill is a great .
advocate of American music tor /
Americans. Besides being a great |
opera artist, Mr.. Whitehill has made |
many successful appearances i'm ora
torical and many concert tours.
Mr. Morgan Kingston, the celebrated /
English tenor has one of the most /
a. tf.. OF aVt. q
modern musicians Until he was IS .
years of age he was a miner in the
coal mines of England and he said
1t was there that ] learned to he
master Of my ability and trained my
wilt power 10 DO tho things that have
helped me mako the euccess | have
in music When left the Goa! mlncA
ana started on my corccr many %
my friends said was foolish, would /
mover make a success because was
too old, that | should have started
l0 or - years before But | say one
il never too old To nttain their desires
II th"v have tho perseverance and the
brains"
Mr. iinEston's operate succesSr
hnVc been marvellous only three
years ago he made his debut In New
York with u very limited repertoire or
operaP and absolutely no experience
on the stage. HIS glorious voice moro
than made up for his lack OF know,
edge ia acting Mr.. Kingston Is
hard worker works and studies all
tho time. III Is months no learned
20 opera roles I'm French. German
and italian.
one of the most charming members
Of the opera company now In our IL
lustrous city In Miss Alma Peterson.
She is tall and stately and has II very
strong personality. Shc like other
lnem5ors of her company, was most
enthusiastic over the gain audience
and the warm reception accorded tho
production Of Carmen" |,
Miss Peterson said: While In my
home city OF 81. Paul recently Mac
stro Companini paid mo the most OK
trnordinary compliment by saying that
he predicted one Of the most brilliant
careers Of any Of HIS girls"
There are interpreters OF sons, IN
terproters OF music In all its many
forms, Interpreters OF the drama and
there are interpreters of the dance-
that which speaks Of the beautiful in ,
the graceful rythmicai movements Of ,
the body, Not only was there the
wonderful music, the thrilling scenes }
and dramatic revelations in Carmen
lust night hut Tulsa was ehthralied !
BY an artist Of dance, Albertino |
Rasch. in speaking of her art yester .
day said that IA dancer must be /.
thrsugh ana through that {
they may interpret the music more
cleVerlv and give to an audience that
individual something that comes from q
The soul of the artist" In fuct, the
bOdy must be a livihg symphony"
Miss kasGh is an artist of charming Fl
personality, NivaC.ous, brilliant con-
sersationalist and Altogether most in
.erestiHg,
MIR, Garrison said yesterday II.