“A ‘doctor book’ of an unusual sort and one which will be found of great interest and of much practical value.”
+ Springf’d Republican p6 Ag 2 ’20 130w
BISPHAM, DAVID SCULL. Quaker singer’s recollections. il *$4 Macmillan
20–1629
“For thirty years and more David Bispham has been prominent, here and abroad, as a baritone of note, a singing actor, and an advocate of the use of English speech in opera. In these recollections he has packed into one volume the record of a long and busy life—a life of many strange and varied experiences. Unlike most men who have their hour in opera, he has had his in society. He has traveled far and wide, and mixed with people who were worth knowing and far-famed in many ways. To this it may be added, unreservedly, that he has more than an instinctive turn for setting down, in plain but vivid words, what he would tell.”—Review
Booklist 16:241 Ap ’20
“The style, unfortunately, is plainly that of a singer, and wavers continually between the exclamatory and the sentimental.”
+ − Dial 68:402 Mr ’20 90w
“While Mr Bispham’s book may appeal primarily to singers and students of singing, it is none the less a valuable text book for students of the drama.”