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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
the Secret
of Perfect Singing
w. Henri Fay Almost Convinces the
Reader Singing Can Be Learned by Cor
respondence Further Moral PreceDt

plations," it covers most of the famil-
lar divisions of the subject 1t con-
tains much good sense, not a little
illuminating technical talk along &C
cepted lines, and number of exer-
cises with directions for use.
But besides this, of course, it con-
talns the secret. This lies in sing
ing con the timbre" Our author as
sures us that when one really sings
on the timbre all faults of production
disappear" and the sidea is repeated
with reference to almost every diff
Guilty the singer may encounter.
What is the timbre, besides being
an opulence of overtones, chiefly ema-
mating from the nasal cavities? 1t is
"Sthe astral body of tone, which car
ries the message from the singer to
the audience. 1t gives the divine
spark, which kindles sympathy in all
within hearing, and its presence as
sures the singer that there is complete
connection between his inner soul
forces and his outer means of express
sion" The tin1bre SHOULD have a
'cellolike phrasing and solidity--in
fact. turn your body into an instru-
ment and let the Ego play upon it;
and the Ego, having close relations
with the spiritual worlds, will bring
into the performance something of the
character of the Music of the Spheres"
We had supposed there was no need
to urge singers to let their Egos play.
Personally, we always prefer Schubert's
Ego to that of his interpreter. But
any mental concept that helps the
singer to sing we'll is legitimate part
of vocal pedagogy; the psychological
school, of teaching is filled with these
earnest student must never "think
stomach since that makes his tone
"sound stomach"
There is also, in the book, a certain
amount OF anatomical exegess which
verges On the theological The Deity, it
appears, placed the organs of articula-
ton close to the brain in order that
departmental intelligence may be
brought to bear to key them up to a
sense of alertness" The same Wisdom
placed our best breathing muscles in
close physical proximity to the Solar
Plexus that This might "enable them
to act and react on each other, and
thus a union of their forces is eff
fected" For those whose knowledge
of anatomy is derived from the sport
ing page, it is we'll to add that the
lutte Knowledge 1t "has Independent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

Probably the alchemists of old never
searched for the formula for trans
muting lead into gold so ardently as
modern writer's have sought for the
secret of good singing. Since the
Isryngoscope was discovered by Garcia
theorists have found the key to the
problem. in every separate portion of
the anatomy from the stomach up
ward. OF recent years the fashion in
secrets has swung toward the psyche
logical. This is by all odds a gain, at
least to the casual reader of theoretical
hooks on singing 1t should stand to
reason that since you can't physically
ret at the mechanisms by which tone
is produced .hey must be controlled
By psychological means. And this
ouens the door to much common sense,
which, we have always suspected, has
more to do with the successful teach
ing of singing than most of the pseudo
scientific lore of larynx and CLOTHS
At least, books on singing make easier
reading nowadays. Whether they make
easier teaching we leave to those who
try to follow them.
Just why theorists should suppose
that the problem of singing can be
solved by single magic formula, just
why it should be imagined that COM
pick art should have a simple solution
we can't guess. In all other arts and
sciences, itlis accepted that large
number of factors must be mastered,
and then combined according to the
needs of the individual case But in
singing, the lust for the magic stone
is unquenchable. One rarely reads
announcement about singing without
coming across such sentence as this:
The whole secret lies in the so-and-so'
We suspect that the successful teach
ers who repeat these magic formula
practise better than they preach. and
in the studio use keen ear, a friendly
sympathy and lot of common sense
in the attainment of their ends. But
"the secret" is still being revealed in
new books which appear from month
to month.
One such. practical Psychology of
Voice and of Life" by w. Henri Zay,
has recently come off the press of G.
Schirmer & Co. AS the name indicates,
the book veers toward the spiritual
values rather than toward laryngo-
scopic truths. Indeed the soul is re-
ferfed to much more frequently than
the CLOTHS Though the book does no.
pretend to be thorough treatise, be-
ing arranged as series of "contem-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

1T is terrlDly serious tnlng TO Try
to explain joke. We can imagine no
graver esponsibility for mortal man
to take upon his shoulders. But Henry
f. Gilbert, the genial composer of
THE Dance at Place Congo" one of
the two American novelties staged at
the Metropolitan Opera House this sea-
son, is brave enough to undertake It.
Last week, at the Brinkerhoff Theatre
in Barnard College, he delivered<a long
and earnest address to tense and ear
nest university students in an attempt
to supply an exegesis for "Humor in
Music" and the suave George Cope
land illustrated With modern instances
at the piano.
Mr.. Gilbert loves joke himself. He
must have enjoyed hugely the bes.
joke of his career thus far-that of in
PRODUCING ragtime into the sacred
Milanesian confines of the Metropoli-
tan. But he also has an intellectual
curiosity which leads him to penetrate
to original sources and to philoso-
phze on the why. He speaks with au-
thority on the subject of primitive
music and speculates most interesting
ly on the development of his art. Be-
ing by nature practical joker him
self, he saves himself from disaster
when he discusses "Humor in Music" y
Perhaps this lecture itself was a prac-
teal joke. But for our part we shall
parse and analyze musical humor with
him as gravely as any Teutonic ped
ant.
To begin with, Mr.. Gilbert, having
his feet solidly on the ground, recog
nzes that the divine muse of comedy
demands no raretied libations. We do
her reverence when we step into .
puddle and spoil our ten-cent shine.
The Spirit of Comedy whom Meredith
so praises is a highly artificial lady,
society broke, and familiar with all
the parlor tricks. But Comedy, her
mother, or perhaps her other self, is
just a regular fellow, who loves the
barroom as much as the palace and is
nightly pleased when ones hat is
pushed down over ones ears.
Mr.. Gilbert starts his .speculations
where most civilized thin gs start-n
the human brain. A joke, he says, is
the jolt given to the consciousness
when anything occurs out of it's nor
NAL and expected order. The fun of
it is increased when it sets I'D a fam
tastic of bizarre association of ideas.
When a man suddenly slips on the ice
and falls it is funny. We need not try
to deny it; we laugh. But, now sup
pose that man had been engaging YOU
in serious theological controversy on
"The Fall of Man," and in the heat of
argument himself slipped and fell. The
incident becomes doubly funny be-
cause Of the aptness of the incongru-
Gus association.
Here Mr.. Gilbert departs for mo-
ment from his main thesis to point out
that tragedy as we'll as comedy arises
from this Eruption of the unexpected
If man slips on the ice and break,
his neck it is certainly not Joke, but
tragedy. A workman on a scaffold
seeking to put brick in place moves
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
He Washed His
Hands Of 1t All

"'Wcll. Die, if you want to! Iwash
my hands of the whole affair."
He shrugged his shoulders. I had
to go to bed on my glass Of milk and
vichy; and it is true that at that min
ute | would have seen him die without
opening my mouth-and with pleasure
Yes, with pleasure.
But that didn't prevent me from,
going the next day to see the surgeon
major and saying to him:
'Mopsieur lie Major, don't operate
on that man. You will kill him if
you do. Last evening he ate enough
for three we'll men,
$50 they didn't operate on him until
the day following, after he had tasted
And he came through. went to see
him in his bed, and said to him:
"'Well, you're alive! That's good.
But you were a dirty rascal to take
the bread out of my mouth in order to
satisfy your own gluttony and voracity.
Never speak to me again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Hun1or, Comedy, Fun
Expressed in Music
Henry F. Gilbert, Composer of "The
Dance in Place Congo" Discusses
Such Grave Questions, With Modern
Instances

clumsily, and the brick, instead of
nesting sweetly into its predestined
cradle, goes hurting down to the
street. This is mildly funny. But if
the brick hits pedestrian on the head
the incident is not funny at ALL Henca
the same event, occurring out of its
expected course, may be comic or
tragic according to the outcome.
Now, in general, anything in a must
cal composition which occurs with
striking unexpectedness may be funny.
The classic, simon-pure example is the
Iortissimo chord which occurs early IN
the andante movement of Haydns
Surprise Symphony" Haydn is said
to have remarked, apropos of this
chord, "That is something to startle
the ladies' Mr.. Gilbert points out that
Haydn is wise enough humorist not
to repeat his joke.
But it will not do, Of course, to saw
that everything that is unexpected in
music is funny. Much must be unex
pected II music is to have variety, and
the character of the art is such thar
you cannot play fast and loose with il
lor the sake of an easy joke. 1t needs
something akin to genius to enable YOU
to crack your joke with perfect accu-
racy.
All in all, the examples of musical
humor which are purely musical arc
lew. Mr.. Gilbert finds that much
more fruitful source of fun lies in the
orchestra. He~points out that the or
chestratlon OF work, as apart from
Its composition, may afford MANY
good laugh. Rapid passages for the
tuba, frolicsomc phrases for the has.
soon in its lowest registers, Will al
most inevitably evoke chuckle from
the listener. One of the classic ex.
amples IN this class is the bassooa
phrase IN the dance of the rude me-
chanicals" IN Mendclssohn's "M;dsum-
mer Nights Dream" music.
Yet in both these classes the fun
lacks that precision and point which
makes what we know as a joke. Music
by itself is pretty abstract lam
guage, whereas the jokes which we re-
spond to readily are those concerned
with the very tangible things of every
day life. Hence the most fruitful
source of humor in music lies in the
ASSOCIATION of ideas-the linking up o.
music with the things of the actual
! world Some non-musical device is
needed to effect this liaison, such as a
title, az in Rameau's La Poule." or a
programme, as in Strauss's "Til Eulen-
spiegel," or spoken text, as in Wae-
ner's 1.-THE Mastersingers" Mr.. Gill
bert finds "The Mastersingers" a mine
of musical humor of all sorts. In mar
tlcular he points out the pomposity of
the March of the Mastersingers. and
the trivialization of it when it an
pears in another form and a mora
rapid tempo. (Ths trivialization is
also carried out in mastery fashion in
the orchestration.) Again, there is
the admirable example of Beckmesser.s
serenade, with its awkward pauses and
Its slumsy SUGGESTIONS of fourths. But
IN all these instances Mr. Gilbert con-
tesses that the humor is so dependent
on subtle suggestions of the text and
the action that it is impossible to
separate the various strands and ana
lyze the causes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
His Grievance
By Pierre Mile
Translated by William L. Mcpherson
Copyright 1918, by The Tribune As;ocction)

here IS humorous acar story By Pierre Mile. huxao
Is te sort OF h1nor achch out time of traged
goes oac to those tobles OF human nature cch external
experience eradicate. ~
Soldiers gre not ocay PARADE chen they avear
me Cfoa de Ge1re and the Military Medal That thing
Wch F1e1?e e competent Observer and artist
as he u.s. tres mot to emphasize IN his felton, This
account OF the relations betceen the heroes 2cho
fell out the tAe of good dinner IN hospitaI duing room
bears the stamp Of reality 1t vhoesome all to think
OF our men Who tght not the mouie damatist pictures them
bat as they are, IN their ranshed naraless aud siplcu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
He Didn't Know
The Case Was SO Grave

"He didn't know that, you under
stand. Or, at least, he didn't know that
the case was so grave. There was no
bluff about him. He really had no fear:
He could give me points on that. And
that is what attracted me to him; tor
at that time we were comrades; we
never quilted each other.
zone evening, before going down to
dinner, he said to me:
"'You know about the operation
my operations? 1t appears that 1t is
due tomorrow
81 could hardly restrain myself from
exclaiming: Oh, my poor friend.
81 was aware that he might not pull
through; and that saddened me. so.
on the contrary, said some words of
encouragement: 1T is nothing. believe
me- Look at me; l didn't suffer at all;
And now ! am all right again. 1t VIII
be the same with YOU
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Appearances Are
Often Deceptive

"But he didn't need any sympathy
from me. Hc was there, as you saw
here to-day, rubicund, portly, bursting
with health, us any one would have
said. And he was neither nervous nor
irritable. 1t is not his nature to be
so, any more than it is mine, although
| always have the appearance of man
who is just about to quit this world
But in my case appearances arc
deceptive.
"The menu was posted at the door of
the dining room, on slate, and 1T was
fine--split pea soup, leg OF mutton. po-
tatoes fried in lard and dessert. This
you understand. was for those who
we're not on diet or half-diet. Fol
them the hospital waitress consulted
a list made out by the surgeon, and
gave them poached eggs. or milk, OF
bouillon, or nothing at all.
81 knew | was not on diet. So
seated myself with confidence, and was
enjoying already the SAVIOR of the thick
pea soup. As to the wine, it was the
same. But the hospital waitress took
my half litre OF wine away just as
was about to taste it. And-what do you
imagine she handed me instead? A
glass of milk diluted with vichy. And
al the whila nay companion was stuttin2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

REAT HEAVENS How heartily himself
the fellow a lost what lit 1t this
do that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

II the fellow ate! | lost what lit
tie appetite I had. | could do
nothing but look at him.
In order to gorge more at his ease he
had unbuttoned his coat, on which gilt
tered gloriously the military medal and
the Croix dc Guerre.
When he had taken a seat across
from me noticed that he dragged
one leg slightly. He was a little bit Of
a man, and, in addition, thin and yell
low, with what one might call the air
of a shrimp. But neither his high
deeds, nor his shrvelled appearance,
nor his recent wounds caused him to
overlook the smallest mouthful.
a Goldfish Steak
With Apples
He had begun, in this little restau-
rant which adjoins the Bastille. by or
dering a Goldfish steak with apples, eX-
planning ENORMOUSLY and in a high
voice to the waiter who served us that
TIC gave Cldt OIUSI UcCdUSC llitS uUUSG
served more generous portions of cod
fish than any other. Subsequently he
attacked vast chateaubriand, also
with apples.
Seeing him so spare and SO bloodless,
I was about to ask myself naively
"Where does he put all that" when
.uddenly he stopped eating. A con-
frere in heroism, his breast also
adorned with medals which proclaimed
his courage: but tall and strong, robust
and corpulent, amiable and rubicund in
apprenticeship short, the living antlth-
esis of my neighbor-had entered the
room The newcomer appeared to rec
ognize the other, and said Good day
to him in a voice which betrayed a
strange embarrassment.
The one who was eating answered
"Good day." in the gruffest fashion,
and the portly comrade, without taking
offence, passed on and seated himself
at a neighboring table, but facing in
our direction. There was no other seat
vacant.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-28
HEY. POLITICIANS!
WAIT 4 MINUTE
Those Batting Saloonmen
May Find Tables Turned,
This Story Indicates.

One OF the funniest spectacIes ia
Lake county now is tho attitude of
some political bosses and office holders
toward the salooukeepers. Appreciat-
ing that prohibition is 10 ensue in nine
weeks some of the patriots have sud
denly become eminent "drys." and not
a few Of the leaders. loudly crusadlnE
against the saloons are men. who now
and anon imbibe tout of town. and who
profit from their political or business
dealings with saloon interests.
As the saloon men are suddenly be
ing beset by the fake dry" leaders.
who no longer have use for them.
comes version from Indianapolis that
the court at Evansville may or may not
issue an injunction against the enforce
nent Of the prohibition Law. Should
there be an injunction end the supreme
court be unable to dispose Of il nv April
.. the sale Of liquor viii 90 On and liz
censes probably be granted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-28
TWENTY
MINUTES
LATE! BANG

Two deputies under Constable Leo
Bonaventura Of East Chicago. brought
John Mondik. saloon keeper at sol Chi
caso avenue. to the police station last
night and charged him with keeping
open twenty minutes after closing time.
II o'clock.
II seems that the constabios were in
Mondiks place when an argument start
ed and drawing their guns. the con-
stables proceeded to place Mondik un-
der arrest. Mondik also drew a gun
and it looked for time as IL there vas
10 be a real session IN target practice.
The saloonman finally concluded to
accompany the constabIes and being re-
lieved Of his gun and blackjack was led
10 the police station.
Captain Kerr, however. could not
book the prisoner without a commit
ment and it was about o'clock before
Bonaven5ura himself appeared with the
necessary papers. Mondik was then
committed and viii have his hearing
in the court Of Justice Jordan in the
Calumet building
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-28
NO QUININE IN
THIS COLD CURE
"Pape's Cold Compound"
ends colds and grippe
III a few hours.

Take "Pspe's Cold Compound every
two hours until YOU have taken three
doses. then all grippe misery goes and
YOUR cold will be broken. 1t promptly
opens your clogged-up nostrils and air
passages Of the head; stops nasty dis
charge or nose running; relieves the
headache. dizziness, feverishness, sore
throat. sneezing, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up, QUIT blowing
and snufling. Ease YOUR throbbinz
head-nothing else III the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Com
round" which costs only a few cents at
amy drug store. 1t acts without assist
ance tastes nice and causes no incon-
veuieuce. Accept no substitute.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-28
ONE BOY DEAD; OTHER
MAY DIE; HOME RAzED

WHITING. IND. Jan 2s.-Those who
feel they have heen unfairly dealt with
nv the fstes and made to suffer more
than they deserve NAV find a lesson
I'm the case OF Mrs. Thomas Buss!ck OF
Alice street. Whiting
Friday morning when she packed the
dinner pals Of her two bread winning
boys. Mrs Bussick was a happy, busy
other. proud OF her sons and the lit
tic home she made attractive for Them.
Today she Is bowed in GRIEF. The
Oldest son is dead. the younger na,-
not recover. and her home is in ashes.
Joseph and George. the boys. were
employed AZ the Indiana Box factory
when an explosion OF steam occurred.
burning them 80 badly that the former
died a. ST. Margaret's hospital vester-
day. While their mother was At the
home Of a neiEhbor telephou,ng for =
priest her home burned 70 the ground.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-28
SERVICE FLAG
HAS 702 STARS

TIE local branch Of the National
Biscuit Company on Truman street has
displayed ia its window handsome
Service Flag with Tor stars. represent
ing the Company's contribution thus
far to Uncle Sans fighting men-nes r
Is sixty per cent Of its male employees
More than third OF the Company
employees are women \ similar fae
IS DISPLAYED at every one of the Com
pan two hundred odd branches
throughout the country. Every state
IN the Union IS represented.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-28
HUNDREDS OF TIMES
READERS IN CONTEST
Of Course All Couldn't Win
Although Pictures We're
Uniformly Good.

The Times snow picture was an un-
qualified success.
The art OF photography in Hammond
las many devotees-many more than
The uninitiated would imagine and
while good response was expected
from the offer Of cash prizes for the
best snow scene pictures the results
were far beyond expectations. Several
hundred pictures were sent IN and II
was extremely difficult for the judges.
who We're Hamnond's professional
photog raphers to make selection be
cause Of the uniform excellence OF the
photos.
Clearing Carroll street is title Of
tho first prize picture by Miss Marie
stout q arroll street which is featur-
ed by the action Of the snow shovelers
Mrs. c. ". Campbell winner Of the
second prize. submitted picture taken
near her home at IS Ruth street.
which is remarkable for the lights
and shadows. the still life it presents
and the snow-depth shown.
II. R. Thompson. 40 Truman street.
won third prize with a scene OF Tru-
man street, after the storm, showing
good detail.
The judges we're Messers Bodie,
Scholl and Reich. the latter OF the Far
ley studio-aI professional photogra-
pliers whose ability is unquestioned
Honorable mention was made Of pic
lures entered in the contest by the
following:
Howard J. Gesheirler. Mrs Denver
Haines. Mrs. Q. W Stewart. Miss Ber-
nice Ostrowski. oscar 4iakowsky. n
P. Stanley. F. E Spencer. Louis Biec-
lorn. onrad Schoop, c. II Blanchard
y. ". Deaver, Joe Kijowski. William
Horst, Lena B. Watson. Miss Elizabeth
Nolh. Arthur Jens. Miss Edith Buett-
ner. Caslmer Krawezyk
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-28

With street car service being blocked
between Hammond South Chicago and
other points into the city. the rail-
roads did an unusually large business
today. Most Of the eastern trains were
fre to six hours late while the accom-
mediation trains were nearly on time
Al the suggestion ~ chief Of Po-
lee Peter Austgen that donations be
sent 10 him to assist in helping Mrs
George Berger. 53S Wilcox street. who
was ieft dstitute by the death Of her
husband. The Times carried a story
saturday. resulting in raising a sum OF
over $40 for the widow. "A ton Of coal
was also donated. Chief Austgen states
that the subscription is still open.
Shooting firearms within the city
limits landed John C7Isma. seq Ookley
avenue, In the city tail yesterday His
arrest was caused BY Detective Emil
Bunde and his case Will be heard IN
the city court,
Mrs John AUstgen. wife of a broth
er OF Chief Of Police Peter Austgen.
died ct the home at Riverdale last
Saturday Of heart trouble. The fu-
neral VIII be held Tuesday morning
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-28

Che Company hopes when their new
totors are installed and a trailer used.
10 power viii be sufficient 10 run the
rs even IL the tracks the snow COW
ed. The patrons Of the road viii
Get this news with great aatisrac-
7n as the service the interurban has
en- giving has been anything but sat-
faction. However. the company is
81 10 blame as they have been run
NIX under great odds. When the need
repairs are completed the patrons
u have no reason TO grumble
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-28
AIRS STOP; CITY
PARALYZED AGAIN

street railway transportation was
aetically stopped Saturday after
on because OF the blizzard Trains
ere reported two and three hours
to 1t appeared Hammond would be
&c more Sform-stricken by Sunday
oln.ng with the job Of digging it.
ff ont all 10 do over again
As soon as the snow stops failing
q blowing shovel the sidewalks and
reets." was the request from tho city