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THK ILLUSTRATE!) FEATURE SECTION April 18, 1931 6 Of A Black Soprano in Search ° Operatic Crown ( wa* too good to be »polled by deaert- cured at the Century Theatre, Lon- future, toon after Iter proposed na- _____ t tonal tour will be completed And lag muale. ! don. Hy II O MUDOAL NUnnilliilf Editor of Ule Negro World the la utilizing all o f her resources wh*1 *ood wuuld mu“ c « ° 1 wh"« •* En«,,ln‘, * * ,0^,n? , » only toward the end of realizing her "Thr’ only muitirul contribution of America hart been' her Bul without advanced training? But warm friendship with a celebrated ,|rearns o f glorification of her people. mail« by the N egro." _________ . __ _ ... _ _ how to get It wa* on* of the prob- 'Negro profeaaor of music In London,: O f tale even whit* America has* dancer, especially If he ha* made a been paying (low ing tribute* to the name for himself flr»l In Europr. It nimbi* tom, running fln(*rw ami la alao true that provincial America golden voir* of thr Negro. But then dor* not even recognise white talent nothing rta* substantial la added to untra* It U first acclaimed by cosmo- thl* tribute, whirh appear* to be ex- pulltan Europe. Iremrly hollow to talented Nrgroer. But the white artist, once recog- who would us* their genius and n at hired, ha* an unlimited opiwrlunlty ural gift* to create new glory for their for development and arlf-rsprcaalon. rare and enrich art Itarlf with Ihrlr wherra* the Negro artist ha* not original contribution*. And that makes a wi Ye*, intch and *uch a Negro I* a for thr Nrgro artist, and morr of trn % great linger, a great actor, great |lot C4irrrr rll 4 B |n a tragedy Florence Lee* o f i r m i l i « t o y »tar H O W STAGE STARS KEEP HAIR LOVELY N o NKITI to envy III# lung, • tr al g ht . allky, g l e a m i n g h a i r t*f It»«-# # t « i a o f tH# s in g # *»«1 o c r e e n , y ou r a n m s k a y# u r hai r Jual a s l*#autlful «tut a t l r a e t l v a as theirs. I T H H I M I ’ I.T a m a t t e r o f us ing ( h i s enay iiieUnnl, a p p r o v e d by hair • |)«4'I a 1I>I i ; en tlorsed b y Itaca sta rs : n e ed by t h o u s a n d s o f tha Vtaca’fl m*»«t |>eautlfu| w o m e n w h o h a \ r n ‘ t time f o r m o r e l a b o r io u s t re a tm e n t s . TONICIHT when arranging thf ha ir, put a little« H a n d e rl n a o n y o u r b ru s h . T h e n w a t c h a s y o u d r a w tha b r i s t l e « t h r o u g h y o u r hair. He# h ow tha a a l p la t o ne d a nd « o o t h e d . H o bow your hai r becom e« «a fte r , a t m i a h t e r , r « « l r r to m a n a g e ; b o w It« natui -i cotar la brought o u t: !>• w t a k e « i n n ow b r l l ll a n c « a m i lu stre! 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I'lonro okin o f bumpo a n d plm - (>loo ond to oo o o n lla on okln o*on 0 1 .10 0 And It prlcoloao fo r row • • » !» « If r e a r S r u s s lo t 4 .— s o l M»#le s t a f f i l i Powiloe. bv o il m o o n , sonil >4« In stoni im I,«Isy for bio. f u ll .I f * porh- »*• AiMrooo : Mosto .Ubo rin * PowOrr C o , P opi I t, ao fo n n n h . ( l i . fA ttv.l s u n Tsdsy n the u Co lema that faced her a*, the time Ye*. Mr. Louis Drysdale. who Is a dls- -,h* was willing to work and earn ! tlngulshed teacher o f singing and money enough to pay for her lessen* voice production In the true Italian r>« y o « want N ew Life, Power, L o w . In Hut »he could earn only 14 a week method >bel canto). As an Interna- fluence, Health. Peace, M oney, JoVt Hep at the coal room at Wanamaker’s tlonally recognized master-teacher pr Hows*. Orlasi« F R E E -A L E X A N D E R , Rea ) N C«Me«e t Ut ton. New York Who could give advanced lessons to he Immediately appreciated Miss such a poor girl? Clarke'* remarkable gifts, which were Do You Want a Baby? : Young Ethyl was courageous, U>e basis of their friendship, R trila r SI.M Treatment though Bhe approached no lea* a j The same year Miss Clarke ap- sent fr e e -o n e to each family o.A fr.eo and J f h t m l IOf o t m o aby person than the Metropolitan op era ' prared at La Salle Hoche at Paris, | 1 • tur. Adrleinc Ormand, who. after with Mine. Marguerite Vinci of the dlVied.” *oriua^M*” L^flaMBw. *ind»aoV "so I sen t for yo u r tieailng hrr one«, saw poMlblllllea In International Opera House of Paris, p re s c rip tio n W h i l e hrr voice and talent She actually and wltfi M Leon Moreau, the cele- ta k in g th e aeeond b o i I * t i u n a b le to a tiagrdy all Uir more painful be- oonaented to give her leasons at the brated composer o f Milan, Italy, ex p reaa tny h ap p ln eea. I never h ad a aick cause tile progress of a rroogsilzcd exceptionally reduced rates of 92 501 After travels of observation in Italy, day 1 becam e th e genius has been willfully checkmated a leaaon Germany, Holland and Belgium. ML m m other of a fine « '.» p o u n d b ab y. Oo4 by a blundeiing society. She studied lutrr on with Bosnian, to Bie United States ,e>nly know ou r Joy. in 192» Since her return she has In subktaiire such has been the » ow director of "Dixie Echoes," which • I hope e v e ry w om an M n giiiK ovei w A ll« W AAT lo n g in g for m o th e r fortune of Miss Ethyl O uglnon- »re broudcaM twice a weak over WMCA and WEVD. 8he U now hood w ill ta k e yo u r m e d ic in e . You a re Clarke, the famous coloratura ao- WEAK, with Harry Williams and with planning to make another national w elcom « to u*e th is prana, who received spontaneous Mrs Abigail Ollterrnan at Carnegie l°u r .°* lh ? ******* - cov? rtnf le t t e r a n d p ic tu re for « w- Hall With tile latter she studied for »specially the West and the South, p u b lic a tio n . T hank recognition from European critics but ; ■*uu* u i * - . . . . \ T . . . . . si* years I Miss Clarke feel* that she I* cutout I 'a m onths. 17V» iba. ‘ M a rrie d 11 y e a r « a n d d o c to ri told me who now finds herself blocked by Between 1919 and 1922 Miss Clarke for high operatic roles, but greatly I would never h a v e a n y c h ild r e n ," w rite « iirtimiul d fe tm U lW M (raai inuking gave Innumerable recitals, conerrU regrrts that she has no Held for her W m . W h ite. P a. *1 tr ie d y o u r m ed icin e brst use of her special gifts and a •**! o p w to concert form Her ability in that direction | Shp 1* ex- New I trn to be a m o th er la O ctober. M y u„ .. ' grand grand recital rental at at the the Carnegie Carnegie Hall Hall irrmely proud of her race, and would —- — . ------------------ splendid vole* Her great ambition «J ]n 2 w u K luce, „ flil , u tlc„ p iiy comical role* to humor the 0.D J, ‘ ¿ r jZ r Z u la to play the leading lady In gram! prevailed upon to make a national whites She la so srnauive on this .m , , Uch r.salu by Uioul.nd* at n n a oprr**, no written as to irske u»e of tour, covering Plttaburkh, Columbus point o f race dignity that she even tka* tor tb* n»«t jo d»r. . tu:i doii»r the Negro» talent to brut advantage, » " d Cleveland. Chicago. Detroit, refuse* to sing spirituals which »he .m l lo glorify the race. iW ^hthgUm . Baltimore and Ptotta- consider* to be the tickling of the iL T iiW * ' ** " .____ , .. delphla spiritual toe of the white folks. * iioiitMi tuppiy of frve tn.tmrnti will Mi-s Clarke is no doubt one of the j „ jyjg Mias Clarke went to Eng- ) She is quietly preaching to younger “* **»< out i t u >omh. *o bo »u rv and lending soprano coloratura* of her land to King with Meny'* Band, w h ite.! writer* and artists of the race to take * rlM u"J»v At** » free booklet. -Cbiidlou i ace As one critic has put It. her »t the Itoyal Albert Hall English to heart the work of serious drama a i- f T y '* a ^ d o t m o 7 ‘ poau.T d0 ’ w’li!“ do. tttlents merit hrr rlevudon h. Hu- mu» 'c critics greeted her with such and genuine opera based on race his- .nd r.m-d, w ill bo msiiod in pt»io *r*p- »ponlaneoua applause and apprecta- tory and race experience. She hopes p * ' Dr ik P i « baiivve. you win b« >ur- r«"k M ,f thr »..rl.lv I' «ding M.pn.n..- Umt her appearances were te to head such a movement In the near . ,n<1 add r««* Dr DrPrw. » u lt « LU. C « « te « H ous«. K a n s a s C ity . Mo. J to br ranked with Adelina Patti, lima '___________________________ — dl Murska and Luisa Tetrazzini. She la a versatile artist Her rep ertoire Includes selection* from Ital ian. Herman, French, Spanish and English. A* another critic had It. J ‘ lie aclntlltafea wllti lustre In each and all schools of music. Hrr rich voice Is beautifully round, warm and lyrical. Miss Clarke was boro at Kingston. Jamaica, 11 W I She come* of a cut- tu rn t and well educated family. Her father was a teacher at a Baptist ' school., Hrr musical environment was ex- ; ceptlonally favorable. 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