Evening star., 1926-05-09
Grace Tibbett, a Singers
Wife, Also Recognized
Poet
AwRENcE TIBBErT, the young

T AWRENcE TIBBETT, the young
American baritone, who has es-
| tablished a brilliant record for char
acterizations and vocal genius at the
| Metropolitan Opera House, in New
York, is we'll known TO be the father
of a PAIR of regular American boys
| twins. He also Is known to have
charming wife, but few people know
that Mrs. Tibbett Is a. poet of decided
gift. One of her poems has been
turned into a song that her talented
husband can sing. 1t was set 10
music by Elinor Remick Warren. is
dedicated to Mr.. Tibbett, and has
been published by a leading music
house.
Mr. Tibbett made his debut in
Washington at one of Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend's morning musicals last
Winter. Mrs. Townsend and a group
of several other women who are
leaders of music in New York and
Washington made II possible for Mr..
Tibbett to have a much needed, COM
plete rest and study period last Sum
mer in his coast home in California.
He sang here second time in the
season with the New York SYM
phony Orchestra under Otto Klcm-
perer. At that time he was rocovc;-
ing from Il severe Illness. and his
voice did not show to best advantage.
Mr.. Tibbett Is scheduled to sing here
twice during the coming season,
1926-1927
In spite Of her husbands g fame, Grace
Tibbett, mother of the twins and
vital factor in the background or her
husbands career. seems listed for
recognition in a personal literary ca
reer. 1t is interesting to note a few
leading facts of her life. She was
born in Chicago, but her family
moved to California when she was
still a small child. She met Lawrence
Tibbett In high school and went
through the four-year course and two
wears of a junior college with him in
Los Angeles. During the World War
he served in the Navy for a year and
a half. Upon his release at San
Francisco he wired her the mcst I'M
portant question in courtship. and
she accepted. Their honeymoon was
a tour of the Northwestern States by
motor. They made their home In Los
Angeles.
AS the movies say, time passed.
and now Mrs. Tibbett is indispensable
to her husband in matters or cos
tuning and other details OF his work.
and there are the 6-year-old twins.
Richard and Lawrence. tr. Mrs. Tib-
bett has always liked to write verses.
and her work shows rhythmic bal
ance and real poetic gift. One vol
ume of her poems has already been
published.
Some idea OF her delightful verse
may be gained by reading the follow
ing selections, all unpublished as
poems, and one, my Parting Glft.
musical cloak OF song:
LYRIC.
Take me to the water 8 edge.
Let my unsandaled feet
Touch the soft white spray
OF the sea.
Take my hair.
Fntwine il around my throat
Like band OF gold
In the sun.
That you loved best
And write them
On the firm white sand.
THE KISS.
S1:' 81. g %y dRs: 5aHssF'
s3SSn WIZ nasIisa.s si:a = s lips,
As you bend each finger
Kiss my hands "
And II my cheeks
Are wet
Tis only Joy.
THE SINGING SEA.
All day long
The sea has been singing; -l -.
Her song 10 joyous. .,f
Ponderous but free.
The sea has been singing -
= Over the Prov Of the ship. a.
out across the span before US.
All day long
The sea has been singing
And my heart
Has been listening
TO the song of the sea
All night long -s,3 ,-.
The sea has been calling
All night long - .E.
MY heart has been calling.
Too. ..-D-~ III, - ~
MY PARTING GIFT. (PublshedJ
White wings in an open sky.
Clouds circling In a winds embrace.
Sands that lie close to the sea-
Ali the glories OF q western sun
Pour down on me-.
>. oh my loye. that i might,
Give these
AS my parting gift -
The memory of Summers night.
The ecstasy of wind and sea.
Birds in flight
And the sun pouring down
Its ancient light.
Music by Elinor Remick Warren.)
Oliver Ditson & Co.