Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-11-21 | Page 23 | Told of Eugene Cowles

Told of Eugene Cowles I I Edward H Crosby in Boston Globe Years Tears ago the number matter when the opera organization known as the Bostonians had reached the Ule early stages of Its operatic glory a young man came Into the ranks from somewhere over oer In Canada bearing a certificate of good character and also as being the posses possessor sor of a great bass voice The letter mentioned that his name was Eugene Eug ne Cowles a fact tact that startled no one as asno asno asno no one In Boston had heard of him be before before before fore It may be apropos to remark that while young man was born In Can Canada Canada Canada ada somewhere near Toronto his par parents parents parents were from old Vermont and so were a long line of before them The young man was put to work by Barnabee McDonald and Karl and that he had a remarkable bass there was no gainsaying but his attempts at acting were quite another matter It Is dif ilif different ferent now and truth to tell there was some sonic difference from the very beginning He worked to get a mastery over face hands bands arms legs and feet He became b came one of the first among opera figures of at the time When disaster over overtook overtook overtook took the Bostonians Cowles crossed cr the ocean and some of the old coun countries countries countries tries by b his exploits In ln concert and nd opera He admits however that Clement Scott I nearly drove droe him out of London through an all effulgence of pure good will Mr Scott was at that time critic on the Free nw and he wrote Where shall you find such a grand melodious basso and such a splendid picture of a man as Eugene Cowles actor i I and singer who has already begun to touch the hearts of the matinee girls Cowles has always been ex excessive excessive ce but Scotts effusion made him fairly radiant In blushes He acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged edged the basso voice but repudiated the a matinee girl Implication Not more than a fortnight ago while a singing In The Rose Bose of Algeria at the Herald Square theatre New York Cowles s attended a dinner at the Lambs club There were ere ten Lambs at table One of them addressed him as Farmer Cowles which raised a laugh at once It Is not a misnomer at that said sale Cowles Here in New York where I sometimes try to act they call me a farmer and up In n Vermont where I 1 own two farms and try to be a farmer they take me for an actor He was singing one evening In opera at Dallas Texas and at the conclusion ol of one of his solos received four encores During each recall a voice from the bal balcony balcony balcony cony continued to shout rotten or something that sounded very like it tain lain of Cowles Cowl 8 friends were indignant and a row was imminent The offender meant well he was was really nally calling for lor Forgotten a beautiful song which was composed by Cowles himself and pad had been sung a great deal in the south Cowles was fighting mad over the matter until It was explained then he forgave the unlucky balcony enthusiast and not only presented him with an autographed copy of Forgotten but sang It for him In private that same evening n