Show Famed T Tenor anor Succumbs Succumbs' Al AI IrIsh rish Home DUBLIN Sept 17 11 UP John UP-John John McCormack world famous singer for or more than 40 years died at his home tome in County Dublin Sunday night Ight after a brief Illness He was 61 The Irish tenor who became an American citizen n in 1919 had been In n ill health and under a fL doctors doctor's care for some Borne time Few details were vere available Monday but it was known that he became ill m lost lut Monay Monday Monday Mon- Mon day ay and by Friday bronchial pneumonia pneumonia monia had developed McCormack had been living quietly just outside Dublin and had nad made no public appearance since a farewell concert for the Red Cro Cross s sat at t London's Albert hall in 1939 Although he had sung in opera McCormack caught the tho imagination tion ion of t the world with him hia Irish ballads such as Mother Machree and nd I I 1 Hear You Calling Me lore He Ho made his real debut In tn the United States as a e. member of or Oscar Oscar Os- Os car ar Hammerstein's Manhattan Opera Co on Nov 10 1900 1909 appearing ap- ap earing in Traviata Tra with Tet- Tet ct- ct and His first appearance at the Metropolitan Metropolitan Met- Met was in the same opera when he appeared with Madam Melba at her special specia invitation But it was on the concert stage that hat John McCormack was best known to the United States Statu His gay jay laugh and the rich quality al ty of his lis voice made him a a. household word wordin word in every state In the Union l long ong ng before radio made it easy fora for lor a singers singer's fame to spread He was born In Athlone Ireland Juno June uno 14 1884 1564 and received a clEB classical ical education at Summer Hill college ollege in County Sligo He won first prize and the gold medal over 23 3 competitors from England Ireland Ireland Ire- Ire land and Wales Vales and Scotland in hI his first public appearance at the Feis FelB Coell festival of music in Dublin Dub Dub- Dublin lin In 1903 |