The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-21

Surprising that when you were q
little girl you had decided TO sing
some day on the stage and had at
the same time adopted Geraldine
Farras as your idcaig Then sup.
posing that after you had reached
IN. az. OF ~ and had gone 10 New
York 10 study voice. something--
well. something like this had hap
pensd:
You were sittipg beside your
mother In n eio-eup seat NJ the
Metropolitan opera house.
watching carefully the dramatic
movements Of Geraldine Farrar
and listening intvnfIy 10 her
voice. A man. seated behind
you teamed forward and said to
your mother. Pardon me. but
may I AJAX the name Of your
daughter There Is such .
cIosc resemblance between her
and Madame Fsrrsr.-
What would you have doner Fai.
len out OF the seat into tho aisle--
or just whatf
Regina Manviils says she almost
did. For that in the thing that hap.
pened TO Miss Manville. now coiora.
iura soprano with tho American
Light Opera company. three years
ago. when. after accommodating heaps
OF childhood dreams and ambitions.
she had finally begun her study OF
voice In New York.
To be told shc rerembled Geraldine
Farrar. Miss Manvlile says. would
have bren quite sufficient that day
20 bubble over her cup Of Joy. Yet
other things waited tn store for her.
II happened that the man who had
leaned forward and asked tho aues.
ton about Miss Manvillc's name had
good f~ason 10 make a comparison.
He was n personal friend OF Ger.
sldlne Farrar and Madam Farrar's
family.
lie asked " he might escort
Miss Msnviiie behind stage" 20
meet tho star Of the Metropolitan
Opera company.
behind stage" then = closer
comparison was made. Yes, the
same shade Of blue eyes. tho
same blue black hair. tho same
sl,sped lips. The Same build.
with Miss ManvilIc Just n WEE
bit taller.
Madam Farrar herself was pleased
and did considerable In the days that
followed TO encourage Miss ManvIil-
In her pursuit of tho musical art.
Madam Farrnrs father became In.
strumensai in obtaining for the aspir.
ing young artist seasons reserved
seat TINT she might listen 20 and oh.
serve 20 her hearts content the
'iefeai'' who had reigned in her
thoughts since childhood.
Two years ago Miss Manvilie
Joined the cast Of Raymond
HitchcocIs's 'Hitchy Coo" and
played a leading part. Even
then she fulfilled the promise
Of Charles Major, author Of
",yhcn Knirhthood Was In
Flower" who had known her
when q little girl. and had said
she would some day be sue
ecssfuI actress.
But Miss Manville wanted the
opera. She wanted to sing roles
a little heavier than those offered
in musical comedy. She wanted a
chance TO rise and some day be like
Geraldine Farrar.
One year ago she Joined the
American Light Opera company.
which for the past six weeks has
been playing Mt the Metropolitan
theater In Seattle. She Will be re-
membered in this city for sher sing.
ing as Annabellc in Robin Hood
and as Hcbc In Pinafore. She al.
ternated. also. with Miss renning-
ton in the part Of Yum Yum In
the Mikado.
Music lovers win find the op-
portunity In the very near ia.
ture 10 compare the likeness Of
Miss Manyilie TO that Of Ger
aldine Farrar. For Madame
Farrsr II IN be presented mt
the Arena, October 10, In con-
cert. under the auspices Of the
Ladies' Musical club.
Miss Manville viii not be here
nj that time in person.
But IN spirit" she says. II am
always lowering somewhere around
Geraldine Farrar. For ! want 40
to be like her In most every way.
I want not only to resemble her. as
they say ! do. and to sing and
play with the success that she is