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Show .i.c-rvous Singers. The effects of nervousness are varied and amusing. One young mezzo soprano was prevented just in time from walking ion to the platform in a huge pair of fur lined overshoes, which were put on above , , her slippers, and which contrasted coin- '" ically with her dainty gown. Another songstress, who was gifted with a good verbal memory, was singing without note. During a rather elaborate symphony preceding the second verse of her song 6he chanced idly to glance at the book of words which she was hold ing. Confusion followed. She could not link the melody with the poem. It was a terrible moment, but she stepped swiftly swift-ly to the piano, glanced at the accompanist's accom-panist's copy and finished her song con amore. It appeared on inspection that by a printers error two lines of her song (had been left out of the book of words. This had confused her and was the cause of her failure to blend words and music together. Atalanta. |