The Washington herald., 1921-07-03


bookings, the advertising and en-
gagged the special trains on which
We travelled. Ny staff" consisted
o: one publicity man.
Some Of the orchestra scores we
secured from the Metropolitan op-
era House and others elsewhere
Our costumes. gotten from various
sources, came in major part from
New York, where as director gen.
eral and general stan. / selected
them. carefully following measure
ments that had been made OF prin-
cipals and chorus
The operas in our repertory were
''Traviats," Faust" Romeo and
Juliet" and "Rigoletto." This meant
the training OF Individual singers
and collective rehearssls from 10
o'clock in the morning until IL
o'clock at night But my brother
and i carried IL through by our
| selves, and on our own financial re-
sources. Everywhere crowded houses
greeted us in the intermountain
section where our presentations
were given .
With so many details Of rehear-
sails, performances and train sched-
ules on my mind. ! was often pretty
tired when ] went out every night
as prima donna But once before an
audience, their enthusiasm and my
love of my art carried me straight
through 10 the last curtain. And
this may be added. I am proud TO
say that / succeeded in q feat which
II have not yet heard placed TO a
prima donns's credit, sang the Vio-
letta in '-Traviata" eight times in
six days.
Next season ] again 60 out with
my own company, together with the
Little Symphony Orchestra of New
York. conducted by Georges Barrere.
the noted hautist The first part OF
our program will be given by our
soloists and the Little Symphony:
the second part will be Pergolesi's
opera. "Servs Padrona-" which rer
ceived enthusiastic welcome when
the American Singers gave il dur
Iing my engagement with them. Our
tour will extend from New York.
Throughout the East. and as far a.
the Pacific Coast and will last three
months
But for the war. / might still be
dividing my time between contiRen--
tai opera houses and the Covcnt-
Garden Opera in London. Foy me.
then. despite difficult experiences.
the war has meant the blessed priv
icge OF living and singing among
my own people. For the training
that foreign opera houses have
given me 7 am devoUtIy grateful.
They equipped me artistiCslly fot
my return home. look back. too.
on those days with genuine apPre-
citation OF the happiness they
brought me. Eut once | tasted again
the JOY Of living in my own country
nothing could Iempt me from IL.
when. by the KaiSer'S orders. the
manager of the Royal opera at Cas-
sci cabled me in the early days o'
war. demanding that return there
TO fulfill my contract. ] fatly re-
fused. Nor have I ever regretted
my defiance of the war lord ] am
young. and il is a JOY to me to feel
that maybe I have long years shoad
of me- in which to stay and sing at
home.
Among the Russian purpose
painters Of the Nineteenth century.
NcrestChaEin stands supreme" Prof.
Louis z. Lord notes in the current
issue of Art and Archaeology. in com
menting upon little-known canvas
quite at variance with the usual
poses in the Toledo Museum Of Art.
The Morning cloud, says Prof.
Lord. lis an example Of this paint
er's work in an entirely new heId."
The greater number Of NereStcha-
gins paintings. he recalls. constitute
an indictment Of the "zsrist regime
/ nd in most OF them he portrays
Z the horrors of war as they are no.
where else painted" The Morning
| Cloud shows q half-draped female
figure rising from the rugged sum
! nit of a mountain II is notable for
its harmony Of colorinE. This vas
one of NerestchaEin's last works.
having been executed in 1908. one
year before he lost his life when the
/ Russian bsttleShip to which he was
assigned was sunk by the Japan
csc.
Pupils of Miss Anna Isora Ring
amIn concluded their course for the
season last saturday with a piano
recital ct 1899 I street northwest
Those taking part in the program
were Bertha Lirscomb. Ruth Brown.
Edward shea, Walter Wood. Lor-
raine Michael. Ida Elizabeth Cam
non. Helen Manning. Martha Louise
| Evans. Margaret Gibson. Ella San
born. Carol Coils. Ethel Smith. Az
leene Wallace. Doris Grabill. Flor
ence Wainwright. Hilda Shomo.
Constance Supplee, Mary Scarbour-
ough and Bernice AIifas.
Rosemary Arnold gave several
readings. Miss Coils was awarded
a prize for having memorized the
greatest number Of Kohlcr studies
during the year.
Torrid weather has No apparent
effect upon activities Of the Arts
Club OF Washington. judging from
the club calendar for July. just re-
ceived. Among the interesting
events scheduled for the seventh
month are the following:
Informal evenings in the garden.
rear of the clubhouse. 2Ol7 I street
northwest. July 3. 10. IL. "a; Mid
summer Nights Screams" July s,
-. 10. &c: CLUB dinners. Ju'y Z. lt.
Il, IS: Good Fellowship Dinners"
July ., ls. 90. so.
Gen. Amos 4, Fries. L. s. A.. chief
of the Chemical Warfare Service.
will talk on Chemical Warfare and