Show CRITICISM FAilS TO INJURE GIRL Young Operatic Star Con Con- Continues Continue to Hold Pu Public lic Favor NEW YORK Feb 27 DY 27 By The i aled Press Press-Marlon Press Marion arlon Talley n w completing her second week with the Metropolitan Op Opera Optea ra com corn company company pan pany as 01 It Its I youngest coloratura so- so soprano so soprano Irano has become a a storm center In ii- the mUllo circles of New York The young Kansas City girl eirl WU we heralded by unprecedented public public- publicity publicIty publicity ity which built up for her er debut on of the greatest demonstrations if public Interest ever shown lit In the operatic world The same bally hot ho was In part Instrumental In brInging a reaction and rIgorous condemnation pt pf pc her claim cl ln to artistic artistic- merl j The opera going public has con con- continued continued con continued to buy up every available seat scat das da's day before each of her ap- ap and to Iree greet her enthusiastically But the music crItics almost unanimously give ghe her the benefit of faint praise while sharp sharp- sharply sharply sharply ly pointing out her detects defects LEADERS DEniS LEDER LEND LE D SUPPORT Several musicians Joined d In the tray Conductor Arturo o sky Bodani-sky sky kY called her hr the American nightingale and predicted a career rivaling Pauls Paul's Mme Mine Schumann Schumann- Schumann pleaded that tho the youngest donna be tie given a chance to 10 develop before she was condemned Critics Critic who did not Join In the popular acclaim that greeted her herde de debut t were answered by Indignant subscribers tome some wrote that Ma- Ma Marion Manon Ma Marion non rion Talley voice olce was God given and thus presumably privileged un- un under un under der tier the divine right of artists Crit- Crit CritIcism l i they charged was based on desire t to appear superior to the COllmOn verdict v and on pique be because cause c use the publics public's Interest was aroused before the critics could make or damn LEAPS LEUS TO STARDOM The discussion over Marion Tal- Tal Talley's TalLey's Tal-ley's Tal leys ley's genius or her Inadequacy has hIlS resulted in an added Impulse to the publicity which ha has taken an un- un un unknown known western mid-western school girl and placed her at the the age of 19 on one of the foremost musical stages of the world without the customary interval of seasoning In minor 01 op operatic cratic companies The Tho confidence of the opera com corn company company pany In launching her still tili a a un- un unknown Unknown un unknown known quality before beCore probablY America most critical music aUdi aUdi- aUdience ence was was generally condemned bythe by bythe bythe the critics critic Some of them said the debut should have been postponed rive five years to admit further preparation atlon V W J J 7 Hen Henderson erlon writing In lit the Sun said laId Mi Mla Miss Talley liftS has a a good goodvoice goodvoice goodvoice voice of the right type for tor colora cobra coloratura coloratura tura parts part a II- voice having some good metal but suffering from a radically Incorrect placement of the tone tones Ha Ho attributed this to bad and Incorrect et teach PINCHED lONE JONE CHARGE RGE I In the Herald Tribune Lawrence wrote that Mias Ml MI s Talley pos that treasured beyond price a 10 of natural loveliness He qualified this with the statement her voice olce was small and nd not of oft ne quality throughout He is also alao condemned her training for a sac sac- sacrifice for brilliance at the expense or Dr pinched tone and unmusical de- de delivery delivery delivery livery He lIe pointed out that she was Wal frequently off Oft pitch and lacked musical feeling Olin Downes also allo started his ye- ye re review view In the Times with the observation observation that she has a 0 ot of un fresh and lovely quality nut ut he found fault tault with her voice for It Its I paleness and an lack of carry carrying carry carry- carryIng car y- y ing tog power which he lie attributed to I breath brath support All the seats for her second ap appearance al- al were sold eold before the ap appearance ap- ap arance or of o the reviews The rhe cr c iks kl found little In It to change their opinion Henderson found on one of ot her high note notes a D piercing and disagree disagreeable able tone and another a sorry failure Gilman said eald her rendi rendi- rendition rendition tion lion could not be called finished f singing although reit- reit reiterating orating his hll ic bellet belief In her promise Dowries Downe pointed out Insufficient sonority In exactness pf attack and Intonation bravura brIllIant and nd at other time times loss cure tur Th The Thill public however again bought hought up all nil available seats Ie au for tor her third appearance |