| Show I SHARPS AND FLATS I John Johll the tenor Mho w h hu wll appear at the th Manual Manhat Manhattan tan was waa w trying to 10 obtain a hearing In h London where be he wa w was pr and sud unknown leas lea I than Ihan three thre years y ar ego Hgo the th director of one W s thaler offered him SIll fill a week wk In the chorus He lit di the tempting trill offer of or offer orr fer r t A few r months month later MH tol agent lI n nI ua I to thus Ih Same aume director and amid An him h If Ir lie II remembered d the he th t tenor Yen Yea PM wu was the Ih answer all old ami If you loo 11 Pend nil hint him along to me use lit now I 1 l can an ICI hi u It hurt purt rt Tile rill agent aen I mil r f um ails II sum orr rr he h paid casually ca but hul lie I IK Is I 1111 He tie IH la h II tb Puke In to nt Itt lIt with Mine kiss 1 I 1 h Ir en hat 11 I 1 u I Ii Is I hu IH in iii stalled n II t with Ith sac sacred c red rN music Ve Ye e lied Hud do It Choir had hali New hN me work ork ell all 1 right Its It beautiful Never quarrels with Itself has hAIl no skirts to 10 rustle fret frt about aboul the tb angle Rne of It Its hat liat re no refrain trains frain from giggling or powdering It Its ito tuna none no trod and If Ir It Beta geta out of order a mechanic can repair It Philadelphia Ledger lAdr Hut Hul I 1 mn am In pleased to tl be hero here In New NewYork ew York once more though 1 am sin lone alone said Mid t alIO on up In hI New NewYork N w York Ml M family talI matter scatters with a half halt sad gad wave v of or the arm ann and a look louk are a settled I Last year yer thoy thO mauls made me what do Itu you ou call It yes yen they made me dejected It did not help me meIng mering I ring Ing In AD as I wanted to I I In Ostend nd Frankfort l Hamburg London Jondon I and all the th other cities dU where I sang aang II thin this stunner I J received reception extra extraordinary tr ordinary hut I 1 like Itt heat of till Mil to tn sing In to the Metropolitan Opera Onera Ol ra hou house e I have hae sign signet o et tl l another contract for fur three thre years year ra to sing Ming here which mak mRk makek i me mf engaged d for the opera In New York fur for four lIOn after fter the Ih mmel one I help hII to 10 open a week ek from flom next Monday londay Two thousand dollars dollar a night 1 I shall lIali receive and after next II ex I ear Hr I am hl guaranteed per pr performance performances a season no This lets let me ar arrange range fur for my o own on n concerts conceits and opera operatic operatic tic a after the th close clone o of the season here hertt and alters altar the th i ar arc arrangement which puts put the Ih Metropolitan 11 tau tan management to trouble collecting for I J may ma sing nS In to tint ling l land Ian Germany and nd Italy Caress No i have not 1101 heard him When hu they Ute tree told lold me he has had a I big voice flume flue I wid I 1 am ant glad I am not 1101 jealous alou there th r la Is I room for tor tw WI all 11 It la is because our American mana malia maliah managers gerit gers h have corralled nearly allot the worlds world artists that thai they can cun Nn thus thu enlarge their plans plan to 10 Interns international Various arlou ia will result ao so far tar aa as America A In Is con concerned on earned Heretofore American students have liae been n c to 10 go 0 abroad be he I Ia cause a In It Germany Jerman and Italy Ital alone are there a number of ot opera Ira houses at al which they III can manage 10 to 0 Bet gat Into the II swim Im A As our cur ur own ow bullI this will no longer b h he I necessary American m comO composers ra sue aie 10 more moN likely to 10 got get 1 the Ih em th the deserve and sod MM pe for fot foreign for hn com coin oner foI they am arf alread looking to t America Amerl an as It the best for pro producing producing rn novelties nollIe UM ese e have the Ih beat singer 1 Puccini I Ic writing bin hili new mew opera The he Br or of the Vest Wt for lor the cud and nt Hum hone lIIn will soon aoun n crow cross the I ht Atlantic to 10 let ua us enjoy eJoy hi h his Children of ot time tho King icing 1 before he lor even evell them the tease bao ha t heard heald It New ft York I Im detained destined to 10 become be become p come what whal Parla Pari was a In Inthe Inthe the days daj Ila II ue of Meyerbeer a secret rel U lie I out ul a as lat hut According to lu the Ih London I u he In is I the musical And why hy Because aulle he Imparts the Ue feeling that he I Is taking laking the th whole of humanity In hi his hili arms arm rm Roth Koth men meu m mfr were fr sincere enough to 10 be the lb pro Iro phel ph ul 01 the Ih people eople the lb work of both loth offer r more than occasional lare la Into both bolh have havo a good store etore ore of or m and emotion ollon of which they Ih lUll earl make III I an n admirable U e it at 1 will tuu r Though In lu the lh ot ur I opera th the has ha h almost all Iii lila pla ed id Jill hua lId lu tu tilt the Toni t 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