The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-11

from being crushed by those who
pressed around TO shake hands with
her and cffer congratulations.
Her head was by no means turned
even after the notices she received
next day in the New York papers. She
didn't hurry over to Europe for new
triumphs and prestige. She stayed
right In New York and kept on study
ing with all her might for some years
more. She believed 1t a mistake to go
to European teachers before her voice
was definitely placed. She based this
opinion on observation OF others and
on reliable advice.
In Paris she was accepted as pu-
Pill by the great Marchest, studyinE
also with other instructors Of world
wide fame.
Captivates Berlin. 49,.
From there she went to Berlin,
where he success was as unexpected
as in New York. A performance OF
soprano soloist was taken ill on the
afternoon of the very day that the
event was to take place. Louise
Mackay was engaged. On this occa-
small slips with her name to insert in
the programs. Though IL was the
custom not to applaud in oratorio un-
til the end of the performance, the
Canadian-American singer received a
tribute of appreciation after each
concert engagements in Cologne,
Hamburg and other German cities, as
well as in Berlin, and a tour of Hol-
land.
It was in Amsterdam that a noble
branch Of the Mackay family of Scot
land resident in the Dutch city came
to see what an American Mackay
looked like. So satisfactory was the
impression that an introduction to the
artist was sought, and an immediate
inUif q ffnTn nXtandad her tn a
visit. During the concert the head
of the family sent out for flowers to
be presented to the singer
Mars, Cupid a. Co.
Louise Mackay returned to America
several years ago. but was on the
point of going back to Europe to
make her headquarters there when
the war interfered. Then she decided
to go to the big city of the Canadian
She opened a studio, and there it was
she met her fate, "a friend of ncr
friends in California. She isn't sorry
that she went to Winnipeg.
The marriage of this brilliantly
takes place in a few weeks at the
home of her father in Duluth, where
she is at the present time.
Apart from her professional career
in Europe, Louise Mackay recalls as
one of her most interesting expert
journalists away up through Norway
and Sweden, far out of the beaten
track for even globe-trotters, and
across to Lapland. There the visitors
were entertained by a Lapland lady
of high degree in her tent of skins
To their amazement she produced a
silver tea service and proceeded to
pour tea for them, to which was ADDED
RENDERS milk.
After her rich and varied oppor-
tunities for development of her tai
ent and art, Louise Mackay finds her
self back in Canada for good'-at
least for a part of the year. She ex-
poets to spend the winters in Cali
fornia, where Mr.. Grant has business
interests.
Doubtless she will have an import
ant part in molding the musical fu-
ture of the young west country. Her
influence is already extending back
east. At least one pupil of mucn
ability has gone to study with her
during the past year from an eastern
Ontario city, and is enthusiastic over
the exact science" of Louise
Mackay's method of voice production.