Show RAPS M MUSIC I Opera In English Declared De- De Declared De Declared Necessary for True Culture CHICAGO April By 23 22 3 lly By the Press Artistic Artistic snob snob- snob ism Ism should be abolished at nt on once co and for all nil time lime or as ns a nation ac can leave lea no trace behind d Mrs Irs Archibald Freer chairman of the Opera In our Langu in an address ss to the Affiliated Clubs of Chicago or there Is no patriotism at all continued con- con I Mrs Freer Had the coun- coun countries coun countries tries s of Europe followed d our past policies s there would hn have base e bp been n no I Vagn Wagner r no Verdi or y DeBusy We e as a nation In have hale a 1 I I language we wo have bave American I I trained ringers and more moro than th 70 American opens open fit for hearing In allY any opera house in this country jand and to Kato have 0 them banished from companies Incorporated in the tho I United t Sl States s is an injustice tICe hearted ery true hearted American should re- re resent resent rc sent J Every Esery ery country of Europe 13 singing Its Ils own vernacular which mesas the they are building up their own national mu music lc and ant literature They take tole good goor or bad tran translations lations I but Insist InIst on their own language e eI I But we wo must go ItO still farther How can cm wo we build up good gool goo l citizen citizenship ship alth ft Ith a condition existing such as three score sore foreign langua language e ne in Chicago in which no ord nord of English Wo We e ran can cannot can cannot not carry facts or art to the citi 1 who doe does docs not know our languor lIo These Thee ne newspapers and all like th them m by hy governmental Jo decree detrel should be bl lingual Our children I will have no careers in this artistic tlc I field it If we do not demand opera In English of all companies comp In- In In d in the United States Stats Poor translations are been bem harped upon but without u c calls for in the private library of Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCorr McCorMick masterly translations are beIng made of ot the tho operatic reper reper- repertory repertory lor tory later to be Je given ghen to our pu- pu pub pub- public pub public lic lie opera companies operation Co-operation Co or of the public every ery small com com- community community com community that has singers choral clubs small or largo large orchestras and particularly the small opera company such sueh as one sees lit 16 Europe must mast be had |