New-York tribune., 1922-12-04
Young BoSOeH
. InterUieWS
Jeritza

BECAUSE shs 10 the populdr pIima
donna ~ the Metropolitan Opcru,
she created a se0re Of roles in Vienna.
shr II ihc BoroEcss Pepper,
sAe Sings brilliantly ard Is beaHiilHL
Yong Boswcll wdiksd noiselessiv
doru fhe corridor. not 70 disturb NINE.
JERfTZhiS practice. Ne stood outside
ne door Of her dyairing room until she
had faishsd. She iros doiEa "Lohsn-
grir." the opera So uhich shs made her
debut az the Royal Opera " Vienna.
ne iras IKE some one enchanted az the
roies climbed 20 heights ihet ddssied,
Gnd dropped again % softer notes aud
ihen s,oppsd. ne ras suddsnly ofroid
70 push the bsu. ne knsiC hs w0uid be
crerow~d 10 meet n iconon tehose voice
could do such narUels.
NINE. JERITZA cane 10 the door
and he uas no iorgsr afraid. She shoot,
he hdad heartily. in Ac Amerioar
toshioH, and offered chair opposite
hers.
MME. JERIrZA-I am sorry II kept
you waiting, but always practice at
this hour. And then from ~ until
| 80 70 the studio and work there.
Young Boswell-Of course, must ask
you II you like America.
NINE. JERlTZA-oh. I do like Amer
lea. Everywhere ! have been, and out
side New York I've been only TO Phlla-
delphia and Brooklyn-shs laughed and
hrcU up her hdHds. ds though she had
olrc%pB caught on" % our geographical
irheeze about The city across the Eos,
River but ] like II every bit. I want
to see all OF America. Next summer wo
are going 20 take a place in the country,
and want 70 have horses.
Young Boswell-You ride,
NINE. JERITZA-oh, no. am
afraid to ride. but want horses 10
drive. ] like them better than auto
mobiles. And we want 10 travel about
and see your country.
Young BoswelFs eyes were a,tracted
By a glowing portrait Oper the piano.
NINE. JBRITZA ia fotCing White robe
NTH strand Of pearls failing 10 hsy
icdisf. 00GiNsf q background Of infused
blHc aud grng. Ms gaze zoos drc,cn "a
the blue eyes, nptgrned. eTprcssing trc-
mondous vitality and enthusidsm, ond
her blond hair ooiied about her head.
NINE. JERITZA-That il my new
picture. Halmi painted It. Ike Il be-
cause II is 20 simple. And you must see
my new photographs for That's.
She took dozen stack Of pictures
and iChile Young Bosueu bropsed
through them odniriH0 hcr costumes ord
poses ske returned 20 the piano. uhsre
her oceompdnist sat patisatly turning
over the pages Of the score.
Young Boswell-Have you O favorits
opera. as all singers in novels havel
NINE. JERITZA-1 have no favorite
anything like TO sing all Of my roles
Young Boscsu could not keep his eye,
of the portrait. II roHder," ke thought
" on great peoplc iCith greet talents
are Ike this, simple and filed igiih On.
fhHsidsm OUcr their york. AZ she FdH
through meosvrc after measure Of ths
rOug. niioWing l0uaQ BospeH ne pisds.
wrc Of hearing her roiee. wiiho1t tac
por0pherHnlid Of me stage and me dis.
conlor, Of gallery chair. hc began n
HHdersfoHd wiai true dTiist ia. GYsal
simplicity is thc secret.
NINE. JERITZA-l am sorry yor
must 20. ! hope you will come again
when ] am not busy. / want 70 tall
more about seeing America.
Again she shook Young Bourelri
hand heartily. ond. Ike young sir
/ fascinated Nth some ncc pleasure. en-
Z returned 70 her practice, as cHthHsiasti,
gs though che i0crc preparing for hCi
/ debut. Tkca YoHHg Bosreu reallec
/ lghH tired Htcn and iooUen paid 10 st0nt
, up 0t the opera just 10 hear her sing
ichy she had been a favoriic iH Vienna
ighV she had been applduded all ovs,
Europe irhcrcusr she appc0rcd. Uhi
+ AHe,1e6 ros a fortunate country {,
| hnrc her lcrc