Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-22
Ry rrcderic j Haskin

Washington, II. C.. Jan 2l,-N ash b.
inStou has been entertaining william
To Us in America the name Shakes
pcarc Is generally though Of IS reserv-
Cd exclusively for tho famous Eliza
hethan playwright As q matter or
fact. the name is not unusual in Eng
land As there is some mystery re-
EardinE win Shakespeare dcscrn-
dsuts it ig impossible to say definitely
which " any. Of the Shakespeare or
today arc Of his line.
The william Shakespeare who Is
stopping in Washington Is short.
sturdy old gentleman or = years, with
snowy white hair and mustachc, and
Ecstcc. not unlike that attributed TO
tho 18th century Will lie Is ono or
t;nsland's most famous teachers OF
singing.
Here Is man who knew Jenny
Lind, Patel Ruhcusteiu. LtsEt and
Brahms These artists were horn just
few decades too carly to have thor
music preserved in phouoEraph records
and the most vivid pictures of them
that We can got arc thru their fow
surviving friends, Mr Shakespeare
knew them well. and their names and
those OF equally great musicitns arc
constantly recurring as he rcmiuisccs
or talks about the art Of singing.
He was n little puzzled. though. that
any ono should ask especially about
the little things that tho iinmortals
said and did. hut with old school no
llfcness he cnnjurcd his brain and he
gan to tell us how Euhcnftein lc-
walled TO him. when 1 could CLAY no
one would listcn. Now, ! am old and
have lost my skill. the people call me
tho greatest pianist in tho world
Before We could ask him more about
Rubcnstciu. nc had riscn to show us
n photograph Of Brahms on the wall
Several bars of music were scrawled
below tho nirturc hy Brahms when he
presented g. 10 Mr.. Shakespeare. but
the notes have becu somewhat blurred
That ink said Nr Shakespeare
disapprovingly. got blurred whom I
lont the picture to a newspaper that
wanted tn renrpdurs It,"
But his distrust Or tho shortcom-
ln=- Of the press was soon forgotten
as he seated himself comfortably and
drew a little silver pencil from his
pocket
Friend Of Jerpy Lind
You have asked about Jenny Lind
She gave nc this Tor singing az hor
house at a concert I'm honor Of the
King Of sweden Tho Inscription Is
nearly worn off because carry the
pencil all the time"
Jenny Liud's sweetness and charm
have been the subject or 50 many
stories that YOU arc not surprised
when MIR. Shakespeare tells ono more
"Soloists often think they cannot
afford to waste their voices by singing
in chorus fr they cannot be stars
they will not he satellites Jenny Lind
was not like that once. when l was
q soloiSt at a Bach festival. | thought
tho choir back OF mo was singing re-
markably we'll. and I glanced back
and saw Jenny Lind singing unnoticcd
In tho chorus That was after she
retired from tho concert stage. Her
husband conducted tho Bach choir aud
she often led the choruscs."
But MIR, Shakespeare Is moro inter-
ested in the song than in the musician.
His theories on technique should be
Interesting not only to tho singer but
to any one who likes to know what
besides naturally beautiful voice
constitutes good singing.
The greatest thing about voice
culture Is breathing he explained
so many singers breathe noisily ant
heavily. That Is wrong. Tho brca't
should be taken imporccptibly. II tn,
singer hreathes rightly he will he abb
TO control the breath. giving IL out
slowly while he omits tho notes. Ther
he win not have to gasp and take q
/ new breath in tho middle of a phrase
/ Singers in Europo used to uractis,
for hours with lighted candle or
mirror before them. 1f the Caudl.
flckerod from the force of the breath
or il the mirror became tarnished
while they sang. they knew that tht
breath was not under sufficient con
/ troll
: Command OF tho breath Is difficult
I But then. learning to sing properly /,
not easy. Yct-snd Il sounds like
psradox--the vocalist must pour for.t
his notes with perfect freedom. The
throat should he open, so that there i!
a sense of freedom at the vocal chords
| The singer should be relaxed. becaus.
| II the shoulders. Jaw, tongue, and ey.
arc fixed, the tones cannot ho cleal
and soft
Sing with Nour Eyes
I I.amperti. my teacher in Milan, al,
ways said that the eve is tho mirror
of tho voice, and that vivacity OF cN.
preston is always accompanied by
brightness and life in the voice. The
voice cannot be used independently o.
the body. You cannot scowl-so--and
sing lullaby properly, and you can.
not slouch and sing well. | have al.
WIS insisted on my pupils standing
| in a. balanced position"
MIR. Shakespeare paused, and hi,
! blue eyes BEGAN 10 twinkls.