The New York herald., 1921-01-30
The Stars of the Company Are
Heart and Soul With Mary

The Chicago Opera stars are all with "Our
Mary heart and soul in her new undertak
ing. Miss Cyrena Van Gordon said:
Miss Garden will make good with a bang
She has the good wishes of every member
Of the company.
Leave it to Mary. She'll make good
said Carmen Pascova meZzo soprano of the
company She will be just as great as
director as she has been an artist. This
is a woman's age, and there is good
reason why Miss Garden should not be ire
mendously successful. Every member of the
company is going to be back of her, and
feel sure that she will make the opera sea
son here greater than ever before in its his
tory"
Rosa Raisa said Miss Garden is a woman
who can be trusted TO succeed. She is a re-
markable business woman, and under her
direction the opera season next year is sure
TO be an even greater success than the
present season"
Joseph Hislop, Scotch tenor, shared the
.lation of a fellow countryman over the ap
pointment. Said he:
General Haig was a Scotchman. He led
the British to victory over the Germans.
do not see why a Scotch woman should not
be successful as director of the Chicago
Opera Company.
IT have no objections at all to working
for a woman il she does not treat me rough
We have always been good friends and had
no difficulties. / am highly pleased over the
appointment and think that IL should work
out very we'll"
Charles Marshall, American tenor, who
was given tremendous ovation on the oc-
casion Of his initial appearance here was
equally enthusiastic.
II am very much pleased with the appoint
ment," said Mr.. Marshall. Miss Garden is
bound TO be success. Women like her
couldn't help but succeed in anything that
they undertake. She is a woman of brains
and broad minded enough to give every one a
chance. / believe that under her French
and italian opera will have an equal chance
here"
Amelita Galli-Curei teegraphed her con
gratulations from Minneapolis as follows:
IL know you will win. BE sure and pick
out a good business manager. Good luck
and lots of love until see you again.
Miss Garden announced that she would
feature Charles Marshall the American
tenor, when the Chicago opera company
plays it's New York engagement, which
starts next week. IL would like TO take Nj
Marshall on tour 10 show what wonderful
American singer we have in him
Mary Gardens career began in Chicago.
She was born In Scotland but came here
with her parents when s years old. She
started her musical education soon after she
reached this country. taking lessons on the
piano and violin. She took her first vocal
lesson at the age of II. After two years OF
private instruction in Chicago. during which
time she appeared In the dual role Of soprano
soloist at the University Congregational
Church on Sundays and the prima donna
extraordinary Of the South Side amateur
opera company. she went 10 Paris to con
tinue her sttdies. Three years of hope
despair and struggle followed. Three months
before her expected debut as Hichoeid In
Carmen her first unexpected chance came
The artist who was singing Louise in the
opera OF that name was suddenly taken i'll
during n performance. Mary Garden went
on in the third act in part she had studied
alone and never had rehearsed. The next
morning tho little girl from nowhere" wa
famous. The long struggle was over Paris
had proclaimed Mary Garden.