Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-26
BOHEMIAN GIRLS
GRAND OPERA
SINGERS IN MAINE

Northport, Me-, July 26.-At the little
Temple Heights Inn. just half way be-
tween Northport Campground and
Saturday Cove. are two charming young
Bohemian girls who have come there
for rest and study with their coach,
and it was some time before the COM
munity became aware that it was en-
Pertaining a we'll known grand opera
star, and another who will make her
debut with the Metropolitan this fall
at the age of q years. Quite by acct
dent representative of the Journal
Uncovered these charming young wcm-
en- and most delightful and quite in
formal interview was given her.
Perfectly natural and just like any
ordinary girl Miss Ellen Darya Daloss:',
with the most fascinating. broken Eng
lish. explained to the callers that she
had just been washing her sisters ha r
and added my seester say she unable
to be seen, she look so much like a
gypsy with all her hair down her back,
where l wash it for her. She beg you
will pardonne her. Madam. and she see
/
about us both. yes? You must esxuse
my appearance Madam, but we are
living oh so veree primitive down here.
and 1 have had what you call a peeg-
sty on m" eyeld for several days. You
can see it now if you look, yes? And
oh. we were so awful seeseek on the
boat coming down here, awful. awful.
I thought I should die before get
here. but now l am here I forget it all
in this charming country and the lovely
lake (mean'ng Penobscot bay) which is
so near to US"
Miss Dalossy is petite and very dark.
very much the type of Nina Morganna,
whom she knows very we'll. and whom
so many Maine people have had the
pleasure of seeing and hearing so many
times. When asked to pose for a snap
shot. she said. "Oh but yes. will do
so, but please do not make me bee, and
fat and like an old woman as all the
picture takers do. sect for some photo
graz hs in New York and I tell the man
so. and he say. 1t is im-i-beel. but when
I see the pictures, there I am like a
beeg. fat grand opera-singer. when I
am a verree leetle person. I must tell
you that / am verree proud and also
verree much ashamed of my English.
try so hard to talk your language as
you do. but it cannot sound like you.
The other day get long letter from
a concert manager. written in French
and when I write an answer I write it
in English. l say you will be surprise
to get this letter in English, but I am
so verree proud to be able to write the
English that try it on every victeem.'
NY sister she laugh at me when I am
writing but I tell her that this is my
chance to practice for all our friends do
rot write English and / have no other
persons to write to but this concert
manager I do not believe there was
what you call a grammatical error In
the letter, but my accent. oh Get is ta-.
ree-ble'
Miss Dalossy will sing in The Blue
Bird fo~ her debut with the Metropol-
tan and is cast for the part Of LIE Bon.
heur. During the past year she has
been Understanding and gaining back
her health and strength after her long
Illness. She is frail little body but
SO full of life and courage and has a
wonderful personality and magnetism
that Is sure to carry her far into the
realm Of stardom. .-.
II am working oh go hard to perfect
my English and never before have
thought l would be able to sing English
but believe that I can now and hope
some day to get rid Of my accent. I co
not like to hear a singer try to-
sing a song In q language unless
they have 1t perfectly and what L
expect Of others I must do myself
ana 50 I am working verree hard"
For polyglot like this charming young
girl to get rid Of an accent It will be
dinicult indeed for she speaks seven
languages including French. German.
italian. Russian. English as we'll as four
or 1--WE Slavic tongues. Her accent is
adorable just like herself and will
douhtlessly always be one of her great.
est charms.
The Misses Dalossy viii remain in
Northport for . few weeks longer BE-