Arizona republican., 1920-12-26
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Arrangements are now being made to bring Luisa Tetrazzini, famous prima donna of the Metropolitan opera company. to Phoenix in the spring, it was announced yesterday Concerning a recent appearance of the noted singer the Philadelphia Public Ledger said:
 It was an uproarious evening at the Metropolitan Opera house. Luise let razzini was the cause. If she and the world were so unfortunate as to lose her voice, she would be a "topline" success on a vaudeville circuit. Last night she radiated good humor before an audience that filled the opera house, as in the Hammerstein era, when she coruscated in Lucia"
 She owned the audience from the start. She ripped on the stage lightly as a girl, her green gown a striking contrast with the auburn tresses, and as she waited through the plano pre- lhde, she beamed an amiable response to the warmth of the greeting. She blew kisses, bowed to all parts of the compass, and when she retired to the wings it was byplay of comedy. At first she backed out, but a gilt chair and it's fat sofa pillow got in the way. The pillow fell off, she put it back and Datted it: and thereafter gave 1t a
 
 that rocked the house with laughter.
 Tho major offerings, aside from en- cores. were "Caro Nome" from Rigo- letto; "Charmant Oisean,'' from Dand's -Pere du Bresil," and the Mad Scene" from Lucia.
 The prima donnas playfulness did not prevent, in her singing. the revela- tion of an all but matchless art in tone production. Often a very high note was quietly and easily begun, and then allowed to grow in volume. seem ing to increase in purity with the out yelling of the sound.
 a- The members of the faculty of tho 2 Arizona School of Music who arc spending their Christmas vacation ir u Los Angeles this year are William isOrth of the piano department, Walter Hastings Olney. head of the vocal de partment, and Robert Saunders heaC of the violin department. They will b, back to take up their regular work il the school Jan. 8. Their pupils hav' made fine progress already, and arr looking forward to 1921.
 The performance of "The Lost Play thing" which hundreds of mothers ant children are looking forward to, prom ises to be another performance aroun, which is woven the magical spell tha the producer, Yua Sonstegard King knows how to weave around her per formances. One part features Karol Prick, "the hidden fairy voice. ringini out in a beautiful song of enchantment and other parts by young girls repre- senting the divisions of the day ar sunset, twilight. moonlight. Lights an costumes to carry out the ideas; tn fairy dancers in the moonlight forest the little firefly at twilight, and late on when the play progresses the stunt of the toys brought to life. In this par little Baby Margaret Lowe is a tin bunny rabitt, Clela Shipmen the para sol doll. Frances Wiggins the naught vamp doll, and so on down the lin novel stunts from each one.
 Costumes. too, are artistic and beau tiful. the classical numbers in simpl draperies and the character numbers i correct costumes, some of which wi be stunningly beautiful
 Charles Hackett, New York Metro politan opera company tenor. sing Bartletts splendid love song, e. month This is heart -throbbing mel ody with eoul-stirring words. Hackett' rendering does the song full justice.
 Lead Kindly Light and T Nee Thee Every Hour" are two of the mos beautiful hymns in the English Ian r