The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-06


bot Sunday afternoon, has had a
very interesting career as singer.
She says that when she was not
yet able to talk and only a little
over year old she was able to hum
a tune and carry it well and In time.
One would have thought that child
showing such promise at that early
age would have been pushed and en-
couraged by its parents. but Miss
Rethberg's parents would have moth
ing of this and always took their
time. When Miss Rethberg was old
enough TO have singing teachers she
invariably chose her own instructors
often disregarding her. parents
wishes in the matter. Miss Reth-
berg claims that she always seemed
to feel or sense, as If by intuition.
when a teacher was helping or hurt
ing her voice.
Miss Rethberg made her original
operate debut in the Dresden
Hofoper in 1915, as Arsena in
Johann Strauss ''Zigerunerbaron. ="
It was one of those lucky times in
the dramatic life of the opera
singer. The singer who was to have
taken part fell sick. and by good
luck Miss Rethberg CHANGED to be
her understudy, and scored her first
great success.
From then on the uphill pull for
Miss Rethberg was easier. until to-
day she stands among those at the
head of her profession, in both con-
cert work and In the opera. Her
most recent achievement was her
debut with the Revina Opera Com
pany in Chicago during the last sum
ner season. Here she won acclaim
from both critics and audiences
alike. She made a tremendous hit.
ROBABLY no chamber music
organization ever received so
many requests for return en-
gagements during the first three
years OF it's touring career as have
come to the management Of The
Lenux String Quartet. This splendid
ensemble included many Of the larg-
est clubs and colleges in It's itinerary
last season. and among It's re-en-
gagements already announced are,
Yale. Princeton, Harvard and Column
bia Universities. In a number of
cities through the east tho quartet
Is playing it's third annual engage
ment.
Return engagements through the
middle-west include the University
of Minnesota at Minneapolis, the
Fortnightly Music Club at st.
Joseph Mo. the women's Music
Club at Dayton, Ohio. etc Refer
ring to their appearance in Dayton,
last March, the Dayton Daily News
said. 1.-THE Lenox String Quartet.
from New York, furnished a series
Of thrills by its superb playing
and concluded with the statement
that 1.-The concert was a complete
success and placed the Dayton Wom-
ems Music Club on a higher plane
than ever before"
At st. Joseph, Mo-. the chairman
OF the Fortnightlv Club wrote that
her audience re-engaged the quartet
before the concert was hal over The
st. Joseph News Press wrote. THE
program was an achieement of the
first magnitude. The four artists
who comprise the quartet play with
a unity that seemingly could not be
surpassed. 1t is absolute. They
have attained the heights Of artistic
development and Interpretation"
Concerning their appearance in
Superior, Wis, the Superior Sunday
Times said, Never has a Superior
audience listened to a more delight
full concert than that given by The
Lenox String Quartet. Such en-.
semhle playing Is rarely heard and
1t is to be hoped we Will have more
frequent opportunities in the
future" The Superior Telegram
said. THE four musicians, gathered
from almost the four corners of the
earth, have attained an integrity of
Interpretation and feeling IN their
ensemble playing which is probably
unexcelled. There is majesty and
soul in every tone" The quartet
will be presented by the Matinee
Musicale next Thursday afternoon at
the Masonic Temple.
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