THE GOLDEN VOICE.
Australian vocalists who hare attained -ameasnre 'of success in' English 'musical ' . c«ntreß;alw!iys.soimd ; a.warning note to other 'ambitions Au'straliari.igirls on ..their ;yeiuni hero'; says iv Sydney writer. They -'drily ;mtend W;stay//in .their/;'niitive land, a short l.time/' '"inhabitants. ;if , (they don't always :bring that oft), lint ,!! ij they foel impelled to, utter a' friendly .-' i.vVwsH-intentioned"-;, warning," .and: .would > never.'advise.,' anyone;;else:ito attempt' tb'f 'I climb- the no!:v They ,tKem•t: , selves are -so-gifted naturally: they^ .won out easily. It is,.- however, ,'a fact. ' that': mariyc Australians;.of. imediocre: tal:f ; ents never rest till they , get to London, : arid;s®re ithey.find.;of,-how;little .-account they are, or ever willvbe. Some with ' great .Murage; fight^ ; ;oii,':biitr"it-..ii;a" heart-; .-..'.breaking";. ttmsinesAV^^ v ; ."Mastbrs;-will, : ofcourse, accept i, the •guineas i offered -to. tram tnese would-be .warblers,-but the . Australian girljls.-jtist to hini dne;of;-thei ' many'-paymg f pupiis.- .n'othing more, ; and i he., takes .no-''particular interest, in : .her, y V'.^iV , 'sho^d^'hb''?-^ ;^A'';1 prl;~^et^rll€Q'; : ■Tecently > ' , ' M'ho 'app'earß. to l iknow 't}i6'rope3, ; dec!ares that it .takes fife years ft get any. sort ■ i v-of.'.footing in ;Liiridori^'five ;years :of iiard . "work, • a me of t,elf-denial and indomitable courage, with, plenty of good hjaith,':.;V :^'Mdi*whatl.isiiripM, v iplen^';pf ; .gobd;imoner.'' ~ Several.hundreds [l year are . absolntaly .necessary.- Otherwise, as* another "of;, the/finest; voico : ' may : wait:,.years ' for.the ; .,bppoitunityi9to demonstrate the. fact. Agents-' expect .';payment of ..£SO to iC7o.t'or aiding you to ;..'2ne^a\concert, : iuid afterwards if maha-' , g»rs know you (ire hard .up, the salaries ... they ofFer "do 'not. err on the .side or ;; : ,munifi^rice.'';.;;V;.Theifcoine-sickiiess : ;.and tho fncndlessncss have "to be contended against;'too.by-all sunny-tempered Austialian giils,
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 700, 28 December 1909, Page 3
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254THE GOLDEN VOICE. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 700, 28 December 1909, Page 3
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