THE SUNDAY OREGONIAK, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 18, 1900. 15 STORY OP A GREAT. TtNOR PBRSX9TKXCB XXD HARD -WORK BR9D9RT AX.VABBZ FAJIE, Obstacles He Had te Contend AVitU Before WIhIbk a First Place Among; Singers. The rewMr Mimical student aspirins te 1 a place im grand tptra, will ted much that is enoeuraetng ta the early We of Alvarez, the French tfeaor, nrfca, after staging lead ing rolee In New York tats season, has just left America, to fill as engagement at the Grand Optra, Parte. j Alvarec Is one of the youngest of fa mous tenons ever beard, and while he is apparently endowed with many gifts ef fortune, such as a superb voice, almost perfect physfctwe, commanding presence and artistic temperament, the keynote of his success Is eaatty hfc indomitable will power, perseverance and determination to succeed in spit of all obstacles. Almost at the very "beginning ol his career Alvarec encountered aa experi ence that aright easily have wrecked his future, says the New York Times. The circumstance, at least, would have had a retarding Influence upon a student lees resolute and persevering. He had sung but a few times when he was engaged to appear at Lyons. Tbe residents of the city were much displeased that a young man, practically unknown, had been chosen to entertain them, and they were not gen tle in the manner of evincing their bitter ness on the subject. Here, as in most of the cities in Fraree, the opera Is a municipal. If not a state, institution, and the people are more deeply concerned In the choice of artists than If it were merely a private enterprise. Tn this city a great artist Is given three chances to be heard, and he is retained or released according to the vote of the natrons. When Alvarez appeared, therefore, almost the entire au dience broke Into hisses, Jeers and shouts, and It was some minutes before he could be heard. He .had sung but a few notes when a crowd of men and boys began whittling, and the first MJt was continually Interrupted la this manner. Kept Plucklly On. "I shall never forget my sensations on that event," said he, relating the inci dent to a friend. 'It was terrible. My years of preparation and study passed be fore me like a swift vision, and my dreams of the future seemed suddenly to fade away. As soon as I mastered my emo tions, I realised that I still believed in ray self, and, no matter what the public thought, I would continue to believe In myself and would put forth my best ef forts. I kept at my role and worked as hard as I could along the lines I had planned, with a fierce determination to be heard. Through the second act only a slight disturbance occurred, and during the last act they remained quiet At the end & few applauded me. They allowed me to sine In peace twice afterward, and the result was that I was engaged for the remainder of the season. A year later they received my reappearance with cheers. But I shall never forget how easily I might have heen wrecked at this point had I given way to the despair I felt at my first reception there." This trait was manifested early In the life of Alvares, although he possibly did rot fully realise the value of his posses sion until the time of the incident quoted. At an early age he had become proficient on the violin, and later on the cornet. When hardly more than 30 years old he resolved to enter the competition for the grade of bandmaster in the army. These examinations are held at the conservatory of music in Paris and are most exacting. At the time that Alvarec appeared In this competition, sVmht'WOL Thomas was con ducting the examination. The young man played an obligatory selection without in cident, and then was handed an unfamiliar piece, which he was to play at sight. He started in on the task, and was just fairly launched In the air when the pianist EJopped. Alvarez continued on alone. The pianist broke Into the accompaniment again at the wrong place, and after play ing a few bars noticed his mistake and again Mopped. Alvarez had by this time caught the spirit of the composition, and. unaided by the accompanist, he finished the reading. Ambrolse Thomas divided his time during the next few minutes In praising the student for his playing and presence aC mind, and denouncing the ac tion of the accompanist, which he declared an outrage, as the unexpected errors might have ruined the future of the young man. He called to an assistant to post the name of the accompanist, so that he could not he engaged to play at any future competition where a more disas trous result might ensue by reason of his incompetency. Appears at FaHst. After serving several years as band master it was discovered Incidentally that he had some natural ability as a singer. But he had to overcome first & tendency to bronchial trouble. He first intended to engage in comic opera. Then, as his voice Improved and developed, the desire for grand opera was born, and two years later he made his first appearance aa I aust. The sincerity and earnestness which marked his early efforts soon at tractednoammon attention to him, and in a short time he was engaged as the lead ing tenor for the grand opera, In Paris, at a salary which has never been paid In France since the foundation of the Acad emy of Music by the Grand Rol. Al though Alvarec has held this high posltioa for eight years, the management has given htm leave of absence at various in Unals to ateg la other cities in Europe md America. AUarec has shown himself the possessor of a oice which Is one of the greatest in Its natural merits to e heard on the op era! r stage today, with abundant dra matic temperament and a plentiful lack of musicianship and taste in his singing. Sorre of hto performances improved with lepetition. At one Saturday evening rep resentation he sang Romeo in a fashion lii tc er approached at any other time dur ing his stay here, and showed that purity of intonation and less tempestuous robust ness of method were sometimes possible In him M. Alvarec ought to be one of the great tenors of his day, and it is already acknowledged tn some places that he is ent tied to thte distinction. It is charac teristic of New York audiences to care for tenement, taste and art In singing, rather than for mere natural beaut' of voice. T nder no circumstances is false Intonation to be tolerated. It will be Interesting to observe whether or not M. Alvarez re turns next year to this country. T'p to the present time he has sung la 45 grand operas, in 11 of which he has cre sted parts Not withstanding his many honors and his great success artistically and financially. Alvarec remains very much an ordinary hunwn being. He has no hobbles, no capricious ideas, and is ap proachable at all times, except a few hours before the opera. His favorite exercises are walking and bicycling, and he is alse an expert amateur photograoher. He ! especially interested In architecture, ami has taken many a snap shot of some of the handsome homes of New Yorkers on the Riverside drive and tn upper Fifth atenue. IN ENRSAB F ADIPOSITY. Bajrhettr Women SlRKers Hovr One Kept Botth Flesli. -Oettnsg tat Is the great dread of alt women opera stagers, from the prima donna to the ghi In the 'steenth row of the chorus," said a veteran theatrical manage, to a New Orleans Tuues-3emo-rrat man recently. Juot why thee should be any conn"-t'on between m sissy and embonpoin' I am unable to sn but the (al Is undaulsbU To put R brutally, the more they warble the more Inclined they arc to waddle, and such a catastro phe takes all the romance out of a role. TSo woman can be truly poetic with a terrace ol chins, and when a singer sees the fatal symptoms begin to appear she is willing to resort to desperate measures to alp them in the bud. Calisthenics, djet lag, practicing with clubs, Turkish baths, and even stralghtout starvation are a few of the things that are generally tried, but they are rarely successful. "One of the few cases I ever knew in which a marked tendency to stoutness was successfully controlled was that of a charming lady who Is still an ornament to the lyric stage. Some years ago she sud- denly took on flesh In an alarming fash ion, and every one predicted her career was ended. Next season, however, she was as sylphlike as ever, and exactly how she did It has never heen told. The truth Is, her system was simple. "During a summer vacation, spent in the country, she had her husband drive a dogcart ever' day along a quiet road, while she held to the back of the vehicle and followed at a run. That sustained her and kept her from falling, and at the same time compelled her to take violent exercise. The horse went at a gentle trot, which was gradually increased as she became a better and better sprinter. Of course, It was absurd, leaping along in that manner, and the country folks who ' . ( m " M. ALVAREZ, GRAVS FAMOUS TENOR. saw her thought she was crazy, but the plan worked like magic and she lost all her superfluous flesh and at the same time Improved In health a remarkable combi nation. She will be angry with me for giving her away, especially as she Is dig nified, but the scheme ought to be known for the benefit of other sufferers." Tremolo Club Recital. The second of the series of recitals given by the Tremolo Club, of St. Helen's Hall, last "Wednesday evening was well attend ed in spite of the Inclemency of the weather. The first part of the programme was de voted to beginners, whose good progress in the course of one term speaks loudly in praise of Miss Hemlng and her work In the music department. The many fa vorable comments heard on all sides on the work done by her pupils could not fall of being highly gratifying to the head of this department. Special mention was made of Miss Fan nie Swartz, Miss Jessie Hartman, of the Instrumental numbers; of Miss Helen Go-s vocal number, and of Miss Myrtle Brents In both vocal and violin numbers. The excellent playing of Miss Fennel, who as sisted the club on this occasion, added much to the enjoyment of the evening. Following Is the programme: PART I. Class of beginners, September, 1SS9. "A Friendly Talk" Bledermann Jesse Hawson. Study No. 16 Leuert and Stark Miss Eva Scott. Valse Bledermann Caroline "Wilson. "After School' Lichner Clara Lorentzen. "Little Piece" Koehler Evelyn "Wilson. Sonatina Beethoven Miss Swartz. Barcarolle Meyer Miss Thompson. PART IL Duo for violins Dancla Misses Fennell and Brents. "Bridal Procession" Grieg Miss Habersham. "Dream of Paradise" FIske Miss Goss. "Valse etude Liebling Miss Harth. Nocturne, arranged for violin Chopin Miss Brents. "Country Dance" Nevin Misses Farnsworth and B. Smith. "Dream of a Summer Night" TostI Miss Scott. Impromptu Rhelnhold Miss Hartman. "Dance of the Dragon-Flies" G. d'Hardelot Miss Brents. Valse .Raff Miss Amos. Valse Moszkowskl Misses M. and N. Dice. At Hotel Portland? Tonight. March "City Troop" Byers Setectlon 'Tannhauer" "Wagner Waltz ""Wclii. "Welb. Gesang" Strauss Overture "Nabucco" Verdi Idyll "Gipsy Life" La Thiere Two-step "Hands Across the Sea"..Sousa Patrol "Eoers" Manns Introducing national anthem of the Boers. Selection "Cavalleria Rustlcana" .... Mascagnl "Waltz-"Jolly Fellows" Vollstedt Overture "Stradella" KiutoW Descriptive "Russian Sleigh Song".... Thornton Selection "II Trovatore" Verdi Idyll Crapel in the Mountain" Bowd Deux Temps "Coonvl.le Barbecue" Johnson "W. H. Kinross, musical dlrecvor. A Musical Family. "Do you play any Instrument, Mr. Jimp?" "-Yes; I'm a cornetlst." "And your sister?" "She's a pianist." "Does your mother play?" "She's a sltherist." "And your father?" "He's a pessimist." Chicago News. LANOTRY AND HER DRAMA "MATINEE GTLRT.n CHAFFS NEW YORK DRAMATIC CRITICS. Nor Does She Fall to Score Renovat ing: Interviewers of Artful, Bat tered Social Ruins. If the critics had all unanimously de cided to advertise "The Degenerates," writes the lively "Matinee Girl," in the Dramatic Mirror, they could not have pro ceeded In a more direct way than they have In dilating upon the peculiar phase of English society the soggy under crust that this work of Grundy's brings to light. The work of a press agent is get ting to be a high art nowadays, and, strangely enough the newspapers seem to swallow luridly unreal anecdotes that evolve from the active Imagination of the men who are hired to "work" tho press. And the Interviewers! The Interview ers! How they hang garlands of Toses on battered ruins and put tears of genuine emotion in eyes trained to work like a siphon upon the pressure of a lever. Some of the "chats" with the English actress would make Interesting additions to our best humorous literature. I don't know but what the Interviewers serve a beautiful purpose In life, when they thus Idealize surroundings, senti ments and associations, sometimes of an actress, sometimes of a Jockey, some times of a prizefighter. They are the lit erary tailors who sponge off and press out the seams of life. Other things have changed, but the Interview with the actress remains the same beautiful fairy tale that It used to be long years ago. I recollect reading one of them "before I woko up," as Marie Cahlll says In "The Three Little LambsV it was about an Interviewer who called to see Lole Fuller, to question her on some desperately Im portant subject, such as how she liked America In comparison with Paris, or something of that sort. He Came lip. Lole was suffering from a cold In the head, or a stubbed toe, and was In bed when tho reporter called. But she knew that a subject of that kind would brook no delay, so she sent dotrn word that he might come up. Of course Momma was there. Momma was knitting a sock, or crocheting a pair of tights or something, and only Loie's nose and her golden curls showed over the pink satin coverlet. She told the reporter what she thought of America, her voice sounding muffled, as it came through the folds of eiderdown, and Momma went over every minute or two and told her that she must not tire herself talking. I thought It was too cute for anything. That was, I thought so then. Now when I read things like that I bury my head in a cushion and weep great, scalding tears. It's so unreal. One of the interviewers found the Eng lish actress studying with an electric light on the end of a flexible wire, In her rooms at the Hoffman house. It was very touch ing. Then Hilary Bell's critique was more like a judgment of a horse at a show. He did not allude to the acting, or to the Play, but kept strictly to "points." He dilated on the excellent texture of the skin; the carriage, action, the style, which used to be just a little balky In the days gone by. "Oh. those days gone by! Those days gone by!" as a poet chappie once wrote. How an actress must hate to have peo ple writing about her wonderful state of preservation, just as though she were a peach that had been put away In brandy, Lillian Russell said a few weeks ago to a reporter: "It amuses me very much when people ask me how It Is possible for me to retain my good looks. One would Imagine that I was about SO!" A Money Success. Grundy's play Is c, money success, It Is claimed, but if this is so, It Is a departure from the rule which declares that in the drama the woman sinner, whether she re pents or keeps her boots on to the very last, must die In the last act, with a lit tle slow music. In the presence of a sniv eling husband or lover, who is probably much worse than the wicked lady, only he hasn't been found out. One of the astutest of New York managers told me once that this was the one unalterable law. No au dience will accept a lady "dusty on the hem," as Plnero says, unless she is a corpse. "We are a bloodthirsty lot, we theater-goers. It's funny. Isn't It? Take all the play heroes who have been perfect devils until the last act and then they cut it all, and are supposed, as the curtain falls, to re lapse into a state of virtuous goodness. Take the erring husband in plays; he'3 the most pathetic thing that ever hap pened. 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