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THE MICHIGAN DAILY

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Behind The Sce

By Nornia B. Bicknell
Those whom the American people
would worship, they first turn into
newspaper copy and tea-table gossip.
Maria Jeritza, the prima donna of
the Metropolitan Opera Company who
will appear here on October 23 in the
Choral Union Concert series has been
the exception which proves the rule.
"What is she like off stage?" has been
the universal question since this
0 beautiful Viennese artist came to
f New York in the autumn of 1921.
For three years the public which
worship her and the critics who have
thumb-marked their dictionaries
searching for new words to hymn her
I praises have demanded the more per-
sogial details of Jeritza's life. What
does she do before and after a per
formance? What are her favorite
flowers, her perfumes and her
hobbies?
Night after night on the stage
Maria Jeritza poured out before capa
city audiences -the full abundance of
her magnetic personality, her dynamic
histronic art, the opulance of her
lyric voice. But the glimpse of a
hurrying, fur swathed, figure going
from stage door to waiting limousine,
the swift submergence of a car amid
the labyrinth of nocturnal Broadway
traffic, that was the extent of New
York's knowledge about Maria
Jeritzaj
But now the secret is out. A short
time ago, in an autobiography the
prima donna consented to outline the
simple routine of her daily life.
"I rise at nine, as a rule," she says,
and eat a light breakfast: eggs, rolls
with butter, and coffee; then, at one-
thirty, I have a more substantial
lunch-my principal meal. Every af-
ternoon I try to get two hours o1
complete rest wand if the time and
weather are favorable, I take a little
walk or ride. y'
"I have no hard and fast rule for
practice. When I am studying new
roles in the summer, I may practic
as long as two or three hours a day,
at intervals, but never a whole hour
at a time. I may, for instance, work
fiften or twenty minutes, and then
let an hour or so pass before I begin
again. I do certain routine exercises
-every day. During the season, while
I am singing at the opera without
interruption, my practicing, except
the rehearsals, which are the hard-;
est kind of practice in themselves-is
6 confined to a single hour a day.
"On the days when I have a big role
to sing, I do not leave the house at all.
I give every possible second to rest
so that I may be fresh and at my best
for the evening.
"Before the performance, at about
five o'clock, I have a light meal tea1
or coffee-I like my coffee in Vien
nese style, with plenty of milk. Then4
I go to the opera at least an hour be'
fore the curtain rises, for there are
always many details to which I have
I to attend, together with my maid
-I have to dress, I have to apply m3
make-up, I have to see that all
changes of costume are laid out.
"The ~ performance usually takes,
i: from two to three hours and the first|
thing I do on arriving home is to
take a hot bath and eat a little sup- ,
per. It is quite out of the question
for me to go out socially the night
of a performance. I go to bed in-
stead and the following morning
sleep somewhat later than would be

nes With Jeritza The Very Great Art of Roland Hayes THEA TRES More or Less Music
where the air is heavy with smoke Last February, probably for the first eluded Braham's "0 Wusst Ich Doc It is evident that the fifth Green- By SIDNEY FAITES 'bring about changes in an organ
are not to be thought of for a mom- time in our history, a negro appeared den Weg Zuruck" and "Botschaft,"wic Village Follies, which are show- The whole musical element of the tion that will result in nothing s
ent, Once i a great while I manage as soloist in Carnegie Hall, the mus- and two pieces by Hugo Wolf. The ing this week at the Shubert-Detroit 1
to see a new play at the theatre, at- cal Miecca of nearly all the world. It "Ueber Nacht" of Wolf was especial- have many very amusing parts,
tend an opera performance at which was a unique occasion, and the atmos- ly effective. Mr. Hayes' voice is not The Mandell brothers are a show ticularly i Boston, must be pleased most what is expected of hin. I
I ant not singing myself, visit the phere among the audience was fairly a large, bursting one, at times it even in themselves, but the brief act o with the realization of Serge Kous- in truth, a trying handicap for
'movies' or 'kini' as we say in Vienna, electric. catches a peculiarly primitive, nasal the Briants is superb, and adds sevitsky as permanent conductor 01prson to undertake.work s,
or go to the home of some intimate Carnegie Hall is a huge place, larg- quality, but it is capable of the most much to htheshyn ofrsrperfor toh fthere seems to be very little d
friends and'play a game of bridge."' er than Hill Auditorium by some indescribable pianissimo imagin- ace. It is announced also that the it undoubtedly signifies the beginning th vr l
Madame Jeritza has but lately re- thousands, and there are nearly able-all critics say that no living Ziegfeld Follies, which open at theIof a new era for one of the organza- in the minds of those who have
turned frm her naive land AussayaIthatnnohalivingo lateegfelbeeFolliesd whichn openisato0
from her native land, Austria, eight tiers of balconies. But on this singer can equal it. Bell-clear, it New Detroit today are brim-full of ions that has of late years been on lowe the nan an s wrk
where she spent her vacation. - She - occasion every seat was sold and therm reaches every part of the auditorium, I comedy acts. Mr. Florenz Ziegfeld, Eht in sevte ya he wy raise
encountered nothing but rain and un- were hundreds standing-negroes moving the audience in a perfectly it is said, has completely bought out! The Boston orchestra, Since the de-stus otheBotrymhony,,
pleasant weather there, who drove to the building in their restrained way to every swelling another show, "Keep Kool" from parture of Carl Muck and his host h
"I am glad to spend more than halt limosines and their equally cultured emotion. which many of the best scenes of the of accomplished musicians, has at no once occupied.
my time in America," said the lovely white brothers who perhaps took the The third grou was sung in follies have been taken. time attained the power and dignity As a matter of fact, it would
Viennese, "because it is truly the more humble sub-way and walked. French, and consisted of Jensen's and individuality that was once part be a surprising bit of knowledg
home of happiness. Yes, coming back When Mr. Hayes finally appeared .lof it. Orchestras, many of them of the writer were he to learn that
is very jolly indeed, 'though I love my there was applause, but no specta beautifully lyric "Murmuring Zephyr,' gave his greatest work "And He Never mediocre calibre when the Boston very reason for bringing such an
own country, Austria, reviving so cular ovation; what demonstration Debussey's "Les Cloches which h Said a Mumblin' Word", the primitive Symphony flourished, were, with the complished conductor to Bostor
swiftly the gayety and spirit and there as came almost exclusivel dsong of the tragedy on the Cross. The aid of fairly competent conductors the present time is for the pur
sndgr jytapplause, FChevaueffect was indescribable: everyone inandew orchestra membes, raied
andneeorhetr mebes, aie'of building up the orchestra not m
a cultre it enjoyed before fro the conventional white et- cheeCosaque." This last was magni- i;the audience, critics and all, literally practically to a degree of efciency 'ly to a state of betterment, but
tewr"I bers of the audience; those of the pfictntlpregnantdgwithofa wild, ncI
Iwnr td to b p c luty fpe. Th erio ' wept over its emotional poignancy, maintained by the eastern orchestra,' position where it will rival the l
~artis own race setesepe- lusty fervor. There entered into his We are, at best, credulous, susceptable and some of these organizations ,to- ing organizations in the cou
New y p oic iary ver emotionalqieaturepervadedvoice the shrill blood-cry of the say- creatures, and it is no shame when we day lay claim to the fact that they The Boston followers have long b
This same striking feature pevae age, and like bounding fire it mounted1 are sincerely noved by .an artists psesafnrgopta osBsdsaife ihterSnpoy
Numbers the entire recital, there was no flaunt- to a piercing cry of satisfaction. The geni.t possess a finer group than does Bissu dissatisied with their Symphony,
~b ing of tricks, no blatant dependence dld d fairl d genius. ton. Whether or not this is true, is they are virtually demanding the
it . Ha audience, cold and fairly unnerved, The New York papers, the follow-of course a matter for speculation, but of definite change they hope tob'
At about this time each year, just on negroidpeculiarities: Mr.Hayes sat tense and breathless: such music ing day, were unanimous in their one thing is certain, that in former brought about with the presenc
so soon as the orchestral conductors sas appearing as a capable musician, rarely, if ever, creeps into the too not as a negro or some sort of! days no one would have had tle Koussevitsky.
nlarit hae ometd t I relying solely on his basic mtusical civilized court of a New York concert; praise,noasaneroromsrtfdysonewudhv hdteKusvik.
perisvt ave compeed chithe erit for his success. Personally, hallN a novel freak, but as a very great audacity to suggest such a thing. I Someone has described him. as
Svacation a the and with every sincerity, I am suremusician. Today, of course, his pow- I illustrates after a fashion in what acclaimed Russian of eastern
peiodss n aegds to rsarch, antthadeit eve n cr heard a mare un The final numbers were five negro er is recognized everywhere, and direction the Boston 'Symphony western Europe. Hitherto he
pets that are very nearly business- compromisingly artistic program of- spirituals, in which Roland Hayes is this year he is to appear with all the traveled. been known only by report in An
like. Itis the short interval bten'cmrmsnl ritcporm f thsbs.Hr ei olne
betwe fered by a singer at his best. Here he is no longer great symphonies-the New York Now with the advent of Koussevit- ca, though these have always bee
#n tend of vacation and the opening The concert opened with a group of the trained, reserved artist interpret- Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, sky, a man looked upon as a true the highest order. It is-said tha
of the music season proper, and us- I German op ing the technical literature of the the Philadelphia Symphony, to name genius, and a conductor that Europe presence glamours him; that h
ually is filled with predictions and sln n ermana oe sf world, but an evengel of his people, but a few-as one of their leading sincerely regretted to lose, it ap- a spur to the orchestra; that u
varIous announcements what ce- Mr. Hayes speaks fluently six tan-onge his fullest soul into their soloists. The local point, of course, pears that many of the mouths that whatever music he choses he
tabl conductors and artists have been guages and interpreted in a reserv- rich, peasant ecstacies. is the regret that he has not been en- but yesterday' Icontained boasts in his individual stamp. Few are
able to unearth in the way of new oe, scholarly manner, but with One after the other they came- gaged to appear in Ann Arbor; per- them have for the time been silenced, listeners who have been unstirre
un layed comositions. efund of emotional sincerity. "Hear the Lambs a-Cryin' ", "I Stood haps that, too, may come about when for everyone realizes that an individ- ter hearing him, and it is predi
There is always, a certain amount The second series of numbers in- on de Ribber ob Jordan," "Peter Go interest is made prominent enough. ual with the capabilities and poten- that success here for him is on
of thrill that the followers of music Ring dem Bells" -until at last he -R. B. H. tialities of Koussevitsky is certain to matter of time.

get in learning that conductors have
been fortunate in securing new works this particular theme to work with, ______________________
for performance, or that artists of Honegger has probably given his
Srecognized ability who have never! imagination even greater liberties
visited here are to perform for us than usual; and yet, this is difficult
during the coming year, for the fol- to conceive, for he speaks freely in
lower of music like the follower or his music, and paints as he wishes,
any other field of art desires new with no bounds or borders.
tastes and new expressions to mani- This of course is not the only new
fest themselves, and the news that work to be presented. While others
untried and unheard works are to have not yet been announced, it can
given him are of course welcomed be safely said that Gabrilowitsch of SE
with eagerness. Detroit and Damrosch of New York
When one stops to reflect that af- can be counted upon to introduce new
ter all the field of symphonic litera, numbers to symphonic literature.
ture is not immense, and that only a Their summers are spent in search
small percentage of what is now in for such material, and their diligenceI
print will be permanent, it will. be has added some fine -works to this
easily realized why the welcome ac- branch of music. Strauss, Enesco,
corded new works is such a hearty 'Korngold, Respighi, Strawinsky and
one. the famous quartet of English com-
The latest news concerning a new posers can be depended upon to bring
manuscript comes from Rudolph something forth each year, and no,%
Ganz, conductor of the St. Louis with the new schools rapidly round- Audit
Symphony Orchestra, who has ing into solidarity there may be ex-
brought from France a symphony pected contributions that will make
entitled "Symphony Union Pacific Lo-1 musical history. There are many
comotive. 231." He plans to play it truly great compositions yet to be
during the present season of concerts. written, and the next ten years will
The music was written in Paris by Sec. Section, Sun, Gal 10 Nesbitt
Arthur Honegger, a young Swiss, and see a good number of them in finished
was inspired by listening to a Union form. H. W.
Pacific locomotive. It is of about six1
minutes duration, and ends with the I
explosion of the locomotive. Un- I F RI WAROITS, D .= C,
doubtedly it will receive much critl TAI
cism, both favorable and unfavorable, GRALUAT, AND REGISTERED
perhaps mostly unfavorable, for it ; Chiropodist Orthopedis
written in Honegger's characteristic| N.University Ave. Phone 2652
style it is ultra-modern, - and with
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Thursday
October 23

CHORAL UNION SERIES
Also (November 3)
uy Mater and Lee ation
HE WORLD'S MOST NOTED TWO-PIANO RECITALISTS
And (November 19)
The Marrtage of Ft 'aro.
THE HINSHAW OPERA COMPANY
WITH ORCHESTRA AND SIX FINE SOLOISTS

the case on other days. S ys
"I give some time, of course, to JOhnSays:
tfe press and then-something every
woman will understand, I have to de- '
vote sonic attention to my clothes. W e Always Have
In addition to this . I have a large ... -'
daily mail. I might as well admit I - Something GoodI
am a poor correspondent but this s
due more to lack of time than in- to eat at the
herent carelessness. toatIa-e
"As ntay be seen mty social acti-~( ~" ~ '
vities are comparativelyfew and farGOOD 1INE ATS CAFETERIA.,
between. It is aim exceptional day 609 East Willia Street
which fdoes not see me in bed by I60 EatWlimSre1,
eleven-thirty, and late suppers in
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CLYTIE HINE, soprano, as "Countess Almaviva"
EDITHA FLEISCHER, soprano, as "Susanna"
CELIA TURRILL, soprano, as "Cherubino"

ALFREDO VALENTI, baritone, as "Count Almaviva"
PAVEL LUDIKAR, baritone, as "Figaro"
RALPH BRAINARb, tenor, as "Basilio"

HERMAN GELHAUSEN, baritone, as "Dr. Bartolo"
On (December 5)
Jascha Hette Otza
SPECTACULAR RUSSIAN VIOLINIST
After Christmas (January 28)

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