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Show TOO TALL FOR I OPERATIC STAGE (t ;-;v'; I' f'"H 'T--:i'' -'-i k ' if A j m ! Vl - .Slip ,f Mm. Clara Butt, tba famous English Eng-lish contralto, who during her stay in this country will sing at tha wedding of Miss Helen Gould, aavi that she Is too tall for the operatic "stage. Mine. Butt is over six foot two iae.hr in height, t-ho la devoted to her tbaee children, and, although sho declare! that her voice is worth $",000,000, Inning Inn-ing her estimate on her average ears-'-( fur the list few yean, she say she would rather lota hep Votoo than oue of her children. Mine. Butt and her husband, Kennerly .Hiimford. a eclebrated baritone, are xtiry fond of outdoor sports, and believe that they ow their wonderful voices to their lova for healthful pastimes. Mote. Butt has sung before every ruley in Kuropo, and she poesessss mote royal goeoratione than any other living woman- , . . |