Show OLDER ARTISTS I ASSIST YOUTH Opera Stars Encourage New American Aspirants lEW NEW EW YORK By April By 10 10 By Th Associated Press Iress When three American girls recently made their debuts with the Metropolitan Opera company the public gave cave them enthusiastic receptions These Thue were well weli and good and encouragIng to the young oung singers as aa they started their careers on on the same stage where many of ot the worlds world's greatest o opera era stars have appeared But before then and later on the same occasions of ot public acclaim they received another kind ot of welcome just just as Important from Important older members of ot the company ST nS GIVE GI AID This consisted of ot assisting d dur during ur- ur ing thy rehearsals words of ot cheer prior to the girls making their first en- en entrance entrance en entrance trance before the audience con con- consideration consideration con consideration during the progress ot of the operas and commendation after atter the curtain had fallen tallen on the final acts Everyone E In the company has ha been perfectly lovely to me sal Marion Marlon Talley Just before I went vent wenton wenton venton on In Rigoletto several of ot the art art- artIsts art artists isIs Including Madame Ier Per alto alto and Grace Anthony came to tomy tomy tomy my dressing drelling room and said the lit little tie tle things that teat mean so much when when a test has to be met Gatta Cazza Serafin Lauri- Lauri Laurl and De Do Luca-In Luca Luca In fact tact every everyone everyone everyone one there has been most consider consider- considerate considerate considerate ate and helpful Mary Lewis who came to the opera from the ranks of ot the chorus girls said the spirit with which she I had been received within the corn com pany pan surpassed all nil other similar ex- ex ex cx experience while abroad EVEN EVE STAGE hANDS HANDS HANDS- They have done all ati any ony one could expect or ask asIc she said They still arc are helping us UI The welcome has come not only the artists themselves but from everyone every one backstage the stage hands Dorothea Flexer made her ap- ap ap appearance as the aged Madelon in Andre Chenier without having ha previously rehearsed with the com corn company company pany Her time on the stage was brief but she said that even then she he could feel teel the sympathetic in- in interest In Interest terest of ot the other members member I Rosa Ponselle another American In the company was wa's was due In la an- an another another an another other city the day Miss Talley Tolley made her debut but she remained to hear the new singer I confess myself delighted An- An Antonio An Antonio tonio Scotti Seoul said in referring to Miss 1 performance Love Love ly and true to pitch Is her voice With greater maturity she ahe will Im- Im Improve improve Im Improve prove When Schumann Schumann-Heink returned to the company after an absence of nine years she did so with a a plea that the critics be not too severe In judging the girls girl's voice olce WAIT VAiT FOR JUDGMENT Walt Watt until Marion Marlon has met her I Prince Charming has had the ex- ex experience ex experience of or married life lite and has known the joys and sorrows ot of motherhood she said Mid Then provided she continues studying and learning she sho will be ready for tor judgment Lucrezia Borl Bori whose slim figure belles belies the fact tact she is a prima donna expressed the attitude of ot numerous foreign members of o the company when she said I am glad to see the tho entrance ot of Americans Into the company not only on account of ot the personal re- re reward reward re reward ward It may mean for tor or them but for tOr forthe the encouragement It will give oth other er or American singers and the de tie Ie of ot music In this coun coun- country coun- coun country country I try on nn |