Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-21 | Page 8 | Nelson Eddy to Sing Here on January 15

I I Nelson Eddy to Si Sing g gHere Here on January 15 is shallow To be just a singer To tell charming stories charmingly charming charming- ly in song that's the thing to strive for Nelson Eddy six feet tall blond good looking is the theauthor author of this statement He will be heard here at at the tabernacle Wednesday January January Jan Jan- uary wiry 15 35 under sponsorship of oC the extension division of the University of Utah Famous for his concert tours his appearances with symphony symphony Sin sym sym- phony orchestras and various opera companies and his sensational singIng singing singing sing sing- ing picture Naughty Marietta Eddy is a n young man mOon whose successes suc sue c lend weight to his opinions J I 11 dont don't consider myself a singer I says Eddy I have striven to be a teller of ot stories in songs Here is the distinction A perfect perfect per feet singer is a man who knows how to mouth a lot of tunes with mechanical correctness You can find mechanically correct singers ever everywhere where and nobody in front to listen to them They Whey are called dull and uninteresting To ro the contrary since the days of Homer and Boccaccio humans have loved love good story I If you can tell a good story vividly in song the they love you ou still more I for your your- our felicitous joining of two great arts Eddy states that this firm belief belie of his concerning the linking Jinking of telling story with song is Jar largely ely responsible for his achievements in talking pictures It is much easier to tell stories via song on the screen than in concert he explains Singing in concert the artist has to create an art atmosphere around his song gain his emotional reaction reaction reaction tion from the thc audience and end allin all allin allin in the space of ot a few minutes Then after a short rest he must sing another and different song that has no connection with the number wh which ch preceded it And all aJl of this is done on a bare hare stage and in civilian clothes Mail orders for Eddys Eddy's concert are coming in rapidly the extension extension exten exten- sion slon division reports