great queen of song attempted too much tile the failure allure of many artistes artists arti stes who remain unknown cornea frontale from fron tAhe the fact that they do not know in what direction their power lies iles the failures allures of great artistes artists arti stes nearly always come from their lack of 0 knowledge know ledga of their own few can indeed go on for foi long years with a record like that of madame adelynn patti of it Is sold that sh she bed but one real failure in n her artistic life she was over 01 er fifty years aldand had been a leading opera singer tor for over thirty years when attracted ty by the opportunities port unities which the role of carmen gives she undertook to sing it at covent gorden arden fi london with her voice still beautiful her technique nt at its strongest nod her 1 immense popularity even she could not adopt adapt herself to a role that was conceived for a different type of voice and it a different ferent dlf type ta person she the greatest slager singer of the century tolled failed to do what scores of ct lesser arti artists artistes stes were ft ere doing nellt wel and ana what had and proved proper the inspiration of a some 0 in e of those who were nearest to her in greatness