Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

Is Daughter of Dan Mortimer, Now of Los
Angeles, but for Many Years FRESHMAN
on the Butte Post; Now in America fol
Tour Before Her European Engagements
Myra Mortimer, a Butte girl, who for
many years of the most assiduous eff
fort, has reached definitely the first
rank of the worlds cOntraltOs, has ar
rived in America again and made her
first appearance on a new American
tour at Carnegie hall recently, accord
ing to word received by friends from
Mrs. ID. II. Mortimer, mother Of the
artistic, who is now with Mr.. Mortimer
In Los Angeles. Mr.. Mortimer was for
many years pressman at the Butte Post.
The new tour OF America will not be
as long as her initial American tour two
years ago. She will sing in Chicago Nov
II; in Detroit. Nov. 20; in st. Paul, Dec
l, n in San Francisco, Dec. g.. She will
then go to Los Angeles for a months
visit with her parents. Later arrange
ments will take her to other American
cities before she returns to Europe.
Her continental tour will be a very
busy one. She has II engagements In
Holland alone. Gables received by Mr.
and Mrs. Mortimer tell Of her great sue
cess on her recent tour of Denmark, Nor
way and Sweden.
Career Described
A long article in the current Musica
Observer describes the career of Nine
Mortimer n recites the facts about
her early life. She is referred to In the
article which was written by G. E.. Lee
Massent, as n of the greatest of Leidlel
singers. mot only she writes, sis she
a subtle interpreter but she is the fortu
nate possessor Of a voice, full, rich, sono,
rous and OF wide range. Her command O.
dynamics and color is pleasing. while
the ease and beauty Of her tone produc-
ton are two noticeable characteristic
Temperament she has, also intelligence
and understanding, all Of which tend te
make her recitals notable from q his
tronic and a traditional point of view
The art Of singing embodies much more
than mere vocalizing. A natural voice
even of great beauty conveys no musica
message unless backed up with the vari.
GUS other essentials hat make for perfect
art. Nine. Mortimer is one of that Inn
tied class Of singers who present q we'll.
rounded and complete whole. Above all
she has that most precious thing-mu'
steal feeling-a sensing of the meaninE
OF the poet and composer and the ability
to convey that meaning to her auditors
If n delights in Imagination, Nine
Mortimer has that quality in excess
amounting to q divtning spirit.
Her many appearances In Europe
brought her into favor by reason of he,
well-balanced interpretations Of the grea'
song classics. AND today she is a we'll
known figure in the musical circles o
the Old World. Having gained renowr
abroad, she returned to America for
few recitals the season before last, win,
ming general commentator. Last season
was entirely booked abroad, 30 1t permit
Ted only a hurried trip across for a re-
cftal In New York and another In Bos.
ton, then a rush back to finish thu
schedule. In England. Germany. Holland
Austria. Hungary, France, Czecho-Slo,
vakia and Scandinavia. she won grea'
favor by her artistic interpretations O
he great song classics. She became {
figure in the musical world abroad ane
then America beckoned for an oppor
tunity to hear this difficult art which al
American girl had succeeded in perfect
ing.
Specializing In Lieder as she does
Nine. Mortimer does not attmpt to sins
everything-that would defeat her pur'
pose. Therefore, she has made an ex'
haustive study Of certain material ant
appropriated what she feels comedies
with her innate conceptions Of beauty
and greatness. The result is therefore {
series of programs that might be termed
international In scope but national II
grOup units"