Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-12
F. D. CARR, NOTED SINGER,
RECALLSBOYHOODDAYS HERE
Struck With Contrast Between
Small City Then and Great
Commercial Center Now.
by q. Watson Jnmes, Jr.


Hale and hearty. In tho very pink
OF condition vocally. Forest Dabney
Carr, the noted basso cantantc. who
viii sing at the matinee concert OF
the Wednesday, Club today. arrived Ia
Richmond iate Monday night. Al
though he left the city at the age OF
!. he has looked in on his birthplace
often since that timc--soine times as
II mere friendly visit to renew old ac-
uualntanccs and upon one occasion,
many viii remember his appearance
mere when a very young singer with
c!ementine deBere in Gounoud's .Ro-
meo and Juliet and Faust" in tho
days OF the old Richmond Theatcr.
IN conversation with tho musical
critic Of The Times Dispatch. Mr..
Carr was delightfully."- reminiscent OF
Richmond In by-gone days and was.
as he expressed II, struck with tho
contrast between the small city no
Knew Shcn. and the great commercial
center Of ;s'ay." He asked II the
writer remembered when they had
mules TO pull Pullman cars down
Broad Street. which l was compelled
learning - ABc's. Continuing in
HIS reini..Scent mood. the singer
chucklch @hcn he recalled the old
box engines they had to pull the
trains through Byrd street tunnel. for
he lived "riEht across from castle on
,ia'nble's iill." and II was IL small
boys practice TO see the train 20 in
, end OF IT, tunnel and race the
at the foot OF Fifteenth Street.
After asking a great deal about old
ir!chdS. the conversation driftcd TO
things musical. and particularly the
proper way to inculcate a musical app
probation in any community. TO do
this. Mr. Carr said IL was a question
of n difference between "apprcciation
and a mere inspection OF music. Amer
lea, musicaliy; is to a large degree
Superficial ana a great deal OF COM
merciaiism has crcpt in"
The artist, continuing. said he was
Struck with his experience in Lon
ion. when he was singing under the
baton Of Sir Henry wood a, his Pop
every walk or life standing packed
IN tho aisles to b . the music. s,nok-
ing peacefully, a!.J obviously appar-
entity TO all bodily DISCOMFORT. Here
spectioh. IN Celebrating upon the
theory OF the proper. way TO create
Il musical community, the singer
voiced the opinion that upon the pub
liy in this respect TO see that tho
fuuimcnts were properly taught In
speakinS further upon this subject,
At; hr. Carr advanced very novel
also one OF the cardinal points in mu-
aiCai culture. 1T is" said the singer
the Intensive study OF the Bible
COATES ms Morn rms tb re,nark may seem It
- e'''f'i OlnCF one
thing deep appreciation and rcsncct
Tor the art and purpose OF music
The singer was loud In his praises
Of the work OF Miss Jean Trirr and
the chorus. ut takes n strong per-
sonality to handle any chord WORK !"
remarked Mr.. Carr. and Miss Trigg's
untlrinE efforts are not only n rrcat
credit to her individually, but to tho
community at large.
From musical culture. the singer
driftcd To criticism. upou which he, az
Southcrner. spoke feel!ngly regard
ing the restraint which in the South
Is put upon the musical critics of va
rious papers. They should be AL
lowed. In his opipion. to express hon
est ana straiEhtforward opinions. pro-
vidcd the criticism is instructiveIv
beneficial. regardless OF whose toes
they tread on.
The enthusiasm which was evident
In Nr. Carr, had reached the City