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...Ernestine Schumann-Heink, a certain recent War means more than a pale echo of a bold blare of excitement, War veterans more than a cluster of sad-eyed poppies sold on the street by a khaki-coated huckster. For Schumann-Heink's sons were fighters-four with the U S. army, the fifth on a German submarine, an officer, killed-and a decade is not so long a time when one is within five years of the allotted three score...
Last week the Disabled American Veterans of the World War announced through National Commander John W. Mahan the creation of a $750,000 fund-to be called the Schumann-Heink Foundation-named for the chunky, grey-haired woman who has mothered them, who will also mother the fund, gather in the first dollars by a benefit concert tour, which will open in Los Angeles May 29, take her to 15 cities, ending June 30 in Boston...
Back to the Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan, after nine years' absence, came some weeks ago 65-year-old Ernestine Schumann-Heink, sang in two performance s?both times as Erda, once in Rheingold, once in Siegfried. Critics praised her, the audiences rushed to the footlights afterward to give her an ovation, acclaimed her a "great old lady." Back, way back in his office, where all things are decided, Manager Giulio Gatti-Casazza listened to her voice, still gloriously strong and true, listened to the applause, drew up a new contract, for next season. Last week Mrs. Charlotte Grief (daughter...
Kathleen Norris presided, Madame Schumann-Heink sang, Maud Wood Park spoke and the audience gave a tremendous ovation to Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, who appeared with her husband. She got up in front of the microphone, in pink, saying...
...Schumann-Heink has sung before the public for 49 years...