Show FORMER BEAVER BOY HAS FUTURE AS OPERATIC STAR an american with nn an If italian allart tenor voice la Is tile tho word which lias ha gono gone out from froin of the worlds greatest celebrities proclaiming arnold Il lackner wyoming cowboy a great brent tenor 1 younk Il lackner la Is a nephew ol of william T Il Blac lackner knor of 0 tills place and was waa born in beavor moving to wyoming with lila ills fattier father john henry blackner somo something thing over twenty five alvo years ago when lie was wan a small lad ind tile salt lake tribune of sunday august ath gives tho the follo following wini account ot of tills talented young vocalist and ida his rise from a cowboy on an tho the wyoming range to tho the operatic stage bingo set at your goal and go after lt it Is in a bit ot of philosophy which blackner chose to call ills his metal hobby that is exactly what ho he lid did leaping from obscurity to a figure ol of national importance import anco la Is the fortune ort iino which has ban befallen this athla cowboy just a fow few years yearn ago arnold black nor ncr came to salt lake city with an idea given him film by ills his pal who when hearing him aing around the campfire cani puro while on the range said with a voice like yours you should do something big arnold whose homo home in in lyman wyo came to the afie city while attending a vaudeville performance for mance lie he heard a follow fellow sing who charmed the audience with ills voice and lie ho decided then and thero there to try for a stage career wading through many difficulties lie ho soon was spending thirteen hours a lay day running an elevator and yet found time to study voice on the side and just one year from the day ho he set its his goal young blackner appeared on tile the stage of 0 that same theater the artists first appearance before a largo large audience na as soloist was tit at the young folks annual convention at tho the tabernacle in this city lif in los angeles and long beach calif ho he was billed it at two theatres theartres the atres for twenty two weeks during that time john Ardi ardizoni italian voice instructor tor heard young blackner anti and marKe marveled led at the beautiful quality and phenomenal range of his voice several nights night ho he returned to the theatre to hear him every time atter after he left the tenor voice seemed to haunt him finally one day tho the opportunity came for them to meet when they chanced into a music store to I 1 buy some selections tho the I 1 maestro asked blackner to sing nn an operatic number for him thus a great tenor was discovered but ardizoni did not stop atop there feeling sure of his convictions ho he induced tho the young artist to sing fling tor for maestro Ala estro pietro ciment conductor of the los angeles and san francisco grand opera association and formerly of tile the chicago civic opera company others before whom Blac blackner knor sang mang were fulgenzio enzlo guerrieri Guerr lerl conductor of the philadelphia grand opera association sia grauman Grau iuan of oc the famous grauman Clit chinese nese theatre of hollywood and merle armitage manager of tho the los angeles grand opera af association all of whom agreed that arnold blackner wyoming cowboy tenor la in tho the possessor of a voice of rare quality which la Is adaptable for lyrl lyric c or dramatic work ills hia voice la Is beautifully placed and 11 unusual range permits him to reach high E with ease baso the flowing resonant quality and perfect perfection control reminds one of the worlds great italian tenors ills his rendition of celesto celeste alda aida Is a demonstration of his great possibilities bili ties anti and with a repertoire of operatic roles ho he will achieve nn an enviable place among tho the groat great tenors lors |