The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28

would be very desirable to have the opinion of great
singing master my voice.
IF mistaken as to my vocation for the stage
said 81 will try to love my fancs, but if 1 not de-
ceived then must find strength to the preu
dices of my father"
1t settled that madame should select the singing
professor and take to him. She omitted say that
she going to inform my father Immediately. For
several days. while she secretly awaiting his instruc
tons she pretended to be looking for competent professor
could not sleep at night At moment full
Of glorious hope recalling the enthusiastic words Masse
net had spoken to the next moment discouraged
Respondent ready to give up everything. Accustomed
to the life of open places suocatng in this gloomy
of Paris, where everything ugly dirty and
noisy In the morning had to accompany Madame Char
dou to and after that to the market During the
day, fortunately, often Alone and with my brow
pressed against the window OF my room, my romantic
dream freely toward Heaven. In the evening my
fance came to play cards with NJ Chardou At these
moments was agonized with WEAKNESS and ennui.
At last, one morning Madame Chardou came to my
room with a letter in her hand and said:
"You are in luck, my child. The greatest master of
the Conservaoire Professor X consents to receive you
to-day at 5 clock.
Today cried with autts,ng heart
Rue de Verneuil will take the omnibus Batignoles-
Clichy-Odeon. Be ready at o'clock"
She spared me the and the marketing that morn
ing. rushed to the Kitchen shifted up quantities of salt
water filed my shoes with mustard in order to promote
the circulation and inflicted many my throat
These all precautions had heard necessary to
put one in the best singing voice.
Cruel Trials Of Young Primd Donna
AT last trembling and fearful, made my entry at 5
o'clock into the salon of the great MASTER behind Madame
Chardou. She made long speech to inform him about
my affairs she spoke of my ambitions the anxiety of my
father, my possible marrage-everythng in fact.
in agony. The mustard already beginning to take
hold of the soes of my feet could stop coughing
because had taken too much salt water.
The great master did not comfort me in the least In
fact he had the most uncomfortable air. with his piercing
look behind heavy white eyebrows. He little old
man, rather fat and fublooded His neck, which was
too short buried in collar which too high His
silver hair carefully curled looked like crown
pompous and puerie, upon his head In fact he had
rather comic air.
But how could l appreciate humor at such moment Z
/ was suffering from the absurd remarks of Madame
Chardou. was suffering from my throat from my feet
in fact, all was suffering from the idea Of
attempting critical effort under such unfavorabe
dtons and was the point of running away when the
master struck upon the piano and ordered to begin
After the first piece which badly bungled, began
to feel at But the master suddenly and
signifed that it time for to 60. He used cruel
words me- words of condemnation which the evening
before had been suggested to him by Madame Chardou
"Your voice is impossible" he said. "You would
empty a hall You would make Gounod turn in his
grave"
At the t;me could not understand how he could Judge