The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-15

kkT FITS get the pronunciation of your name right to begin
 A with" suggested as Maggie Teytc the renowned prima donna, re- ceived me in her boudofr yesterday.
 'Is it Tight@
 Guess again" the pretty little singer said as she smiled her prettiest smile, Perhaps it's 'Tight-ie,' to rhyme with hlighty?" I observed
 vociferous denial; vigorous shaking of the head
 Lets cali it-Tait, | suggested. "or maybe 'Tait-ie?'
 Lets make a poem out of it,' laughed the charming diva. "Al1 right-here we go," acquiesced; and this is what we did l Maggie, do we get it right When our tongues pronounce you
 Tight?
 Or does fancy seem too fighty
 When we rhyme your name with 'Night-ie?' Vi Neither one of these you state? Then perhaps it sounds like 'Tait; Or there may be reasons weight-y For the dissyIlabic 'Teyte?'" Dreadful, isn't it? but it had the de- sired effect, and after much discussion, Miss Teyte acknowledged that she was 1 just plain (no never that-she couldn't be) "Taitm
 1 And what perfect little bundle of personality is this little Miss Teyte, to l be sure; she's spirit of chain mail run through with electricity, flashing, vital, powerful. in spite of her diminu- tive size, all of which is tucked away in 1.-the, graceful restless, beautiful little body, is this Maggie Teyte the real Maggie Teyte.
 Her coloratura scheme is that of fam ing autumn, her red brown hair burns with the shadows into it's coils and bandings and there is faint pink which tinges her cheeks; her great dancing eyes are black-lashed and black -irised and flash with stray re- Elections of the same rich reds in their l high-lights.
 l For Maggie Teyte is the spirit of the "open"-the "out- of doors which she adores far more than she does the dainty, fussy demure surroundings of i. the drawing room, for as she laughing l ly says, she possesses pair of straight, strong, boyish legs that never were
 
 silks and satins
 Fact is, this wonderful creature is kept indoors just long enough to sing a programme and then-Pouff !--out she blows in her 70-horse power tour ! ing ear eff she happens to be at home) and drives it herself; or scampering lover the golf course where she is talk ling mile "stroll,' clad in ''out-of- doorsr togs, trousers, heavy golf stock ings, soft shirt, mans sweater and a big velour hat, swinging all of her energy into whatever she happens to be doing.
 You never saw anyone as energetic ir all your life; she's regular little hu, man dynamo and yet she makes the most delightful hostess as I observed when she handed me in her lovely apart ment at the Tutwler a cup of tea, while she talked about philosophy, religion life, clothes, nature and her own deal soldier sweetheart, who has been so ter libly wounded during the awful war and whom she is going to marry just as soon as she gets back to England. | As I watched the pink and white glow in her cheeks and observed three or foui little tell tale ginger snap freckles or her saucy little nose-an indication ot hel 'out- of- door, life, she began, by saying
 "Of course, I like to wear trousers Why shouldn't IF" It's silly for womei
  walking to be hampered by a frou-frol of petticoats How can anybody climt trees and jump ditches and-oh, I'm ( regular tomb oy-you needn't lool shocked-Tve been one all my life, and suppose shall always he!'' Gone for the moment was the colorfu and thematic atmosphere of tone produc tion vitality in accentuaton, flexibilit, of impeccable technique-in fact. any thing pertaining to musical accomplish ment and tor the. nonce the famous prims donna was In tune with nature and ma ture's beauty.
 What IS the mysterious connection
 wonder between poets and singers anl especially composers and the '.open''- when they set their greatest low, scenes in the 'out-of -doors3'' Take tn, second act of Samson and Delilah," ant Saint-Saos has arranged it much as tn,
 Garden Scene'' in Faust, while Iris tain and Isolde with it's meliffluous sug gestion of .amorous sentiment fairl! as the "open?"
 San ag, perhaps, Huneker or Mt tHfssfeS or a Richard Le Gall 'enni 3Wf Nri an essay on the subject O , 5e0Hn Berlin who wrote Nigh l1slAe he Right Time for You ans
 Me a tp1e"
 9t thing she resumed. sIv
 s M@rned to dress the part EMA& M role I do and dressing tn
 W'9A girl is a tomboy is jus