Show How Pacified His Temperamental Sing Singers BUDAPEST July 24 AP How AP-How How he assuaged temperamental prima donnas Is shown In the memoirs of Count Geza the one-armed one pianist and time one director of the former court opera of Budapest An unusually temperamental oPera op opera opera oP- oP era singer once came caine to him with a request which fc felt lt obliged to refuse In uncontrollable fury the theartist theartist theartist artist threw herself on the floor and sunk her teeth into the carpet In Ina Ina Ina a honeyed voice Count re remarked remarked remarked re- re marked My Iy dear young lady dont don't you realize that your beautiful pearly teeth are bound to suffer by such rough treatment not to mention mention mention men men- tion the harm you jou ou might do to the carpet Just consider what the ex exalted exalted ex- ex alted ministry of or fine arts alts would think if I had to report that a valuablE valuable valuable able Smyrna carpet the property of the court op opera ra had been partly devoured de devoured devoured de de- by Mademoiselle Another majestic prima donna emphatically demanded a raise pf f salary Whereupon Count re- re re replied replied I plied But Madame ladame dont don't you realize that if I were to re remunerate no- no you according to your merit the opera would go bankrupt You surely must know that you rou are simply priceless The prima donnas donna's donnas donna's donnas donna's don don- nas na's growing anger promptly melt melt- ed With a beaming countenance she asked whether she might tell that to her sister artists When told that she might she left well satisfied |