Show I Will Retire i 4 I I ji- ji MARION TALLEY Marion Talley Plans to Live On Farm in West Last Appearance to Be in May May Then Enter T Talkies alkie 41 j New York NEW NEW YORK April 12 AP AP- AP Mar Marion on Talley youthful Metropolitan tan opera star whose phenomenal career brought her a fortune in three years has d decided to retire to toa toa toa a farm Estimates are that her golden voice has made Since she is only 23 years jears ears old and presumably in years to come would earn hundreds of thousands more she has amazed her concert manager manager manager man man- ager and friends with the statement statement statement state state- ment I have made up my mind to re retire retire retire re- re I tire from the professional stage By this I 1 mean mean all all operatic appearances I as well My retirement will be per per- manent WILL GO WEST WESTI I Iam am g going w west est with my family The farm might be in California and it might be in Colorado but I Iam Iam Iam am going goinS' to look 1001 first In the middle west west- westI I am going going- to be bIJ just like all other farmers Her last appearance will be at Cleveland Cleveand where where she will sing in Lucia May iray 4 Her engagement with the Metropolitan expires with that appearance Miss Talley came from Kansas ansas City Mo to make malte a debut at the Metropolitan February 17 17 I 1926 A trainload of her fellow Continued on page 6 i I Marion Talley Plans to o Live On Farm in inVest West Vest Continued from page 1 townsmen came came cameto to augment t the thousands who storm stormed ll the opera house that and accord her her thunderous acclaim for tor her Gilda In Rigoletto Born In Nevada Mo Miss Mis's US Talley gave promise of ot musical talent at atan atan atan an early age She sang popular r songs at 2 began the study stud of or the piano at C Ii and the violin when she was fi 7 7 FIRST I ST AUDITION In 1922 s 's she 1 had her fir t audition before officials of ot the tho tan Her lyric soprano was was favorably favorably favor favor- ably rc received and on advice of ot Mr 11 Gatti Casazza Gattl-Casazza Casazza general manager of or orthe the Metropolitan she continued her studies In New York and Europe It was an announced a 0 year ago that her net earnings under th the management management management manage manage- ment of ot F. F C. C Coppicus head of the or-the the Metropolitan musical bureau from her concert career which began inthe In Inthe inthe the spring of ot 1926 to February 1928 were This was exclusive of ot her contracts with the Metropolitan tan opera company A retirement of or a singer so so- early In a stellar a-stellar career Is unprecedented Geraldine Farrar left the Metropolitan tan after alter attaining suc success ess comparatively young but sh she was then older than Miss Talley Is now v and she has continued In Jn concert since then Other noted singers have made public appearances well Into middle life lICe NUMEROUS RUMORS The New York World said eald today I In regard to Miss Talley Taller Numerous rumors became current current current cur cur- rent as to possible causes causes of ot her de decision de- de One report thad It she was to appear appeal In the talkies Another was that the singer despite the con continued cori- cori enthusiasm of or her public was herself dissatisfied with the pr progress gress she had made in her singIng sing- sing Ing ing-an ing an explanation that would conform conform con con- form torm with opinions of her voice often otten expressed by some of or the critics who asserted her voice olce was cold and |