Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-05-09
Mp'ME IsApoRA CLARK.-That IL

MD'ME IsADORA CLARK-That the
lady who enjoys this musical name, is a
great artistic, is a fact long since established
beyond peradventure, by the united judg
ment of the most noted foreign critics, and
the endorsement of the entire press Of
this country. Her coming hither, will he
an event of unusual interest to the citizens
of Davenport, who have sufficient appreci
alton Of classic art, to welcome this world
renowned cantatrice among u.s. While we
are opposed to putting Ia Barnum, or cx
pitch which nothing can crafty, We do
think that when one whose fame is so uni
versally established, as one of the best
singers of the present or past, honors Us
with visit, that our readers should fully
understand the value Of that visit, and ex
tend to her the same hearty welcome. as
ever greets her, and which her matchless
talents must ever command Madame Clark
will sing here this week, and will be accom-
names and full particulars will be duly an
nounced We clip the following extract
from one of host Of similar notices Of her
series of grand Concerts in Philadelphia
whose musical Judgment and cultivation is
on equality with any city in the Union:
[From the Philadelphia Inquirerl
MM'E IsIpoRA CLARK-This great artistic
has won honors in foreign climes, and every.
where throughout the Union, where she has
appeared. We have Lind, Sontag, Lagrange
and other great vocal stars among US. but
no one of them came to us more thoroughly
endorsed by foreign critics, or more enthu-
sastically praised by the entire American
press. As a thorough artistic and musician,
Mime. Clark is without a superior here or in
Europe; as a highly educated and noble
woman, she is brilliant representative of
her noble art. She met hearty reception
at her first concert, from one Of Philadel-
phias most fashionable and critical audi
ences; her success was one Of the most
brilliant ever gained iu this city by any ar
tiste, and the audience was more thoroughly
satisfied than that Of any concert within
our memory. Madame Clark is now an es-
tablished favorite in Philadelphia, which is
much to say. for our citizens are extremely
critical and difficult to please, yet their judg-
ment was universally given in favor of this
matchtess songstress She has magnificent
soprano voice of great power, compass, flex-
ibility and sweetness; her intonation is
faultless; while her singing of chronatic
and diatonic scales, drpeggios and trius-in
fact, Of all kinds of vocal ornaments and
ifiiculties-surpasses anything we have
heard since Jenny Lind, to which artistic
Madame Clark las has been frequently said)
bears close resemblance in appearance and
voice She sings, too, with such certainty
and perfect ease, that you never fear that
she will fail to accomplish all that she at
tempts. She was eacored in all her pieces
in the most enthusiastic manner. Madame
Clark is not only finished in the singing of
the music of the best Italian schools, but
sings with feeling, and imparts to her music
the expression intended by the composer
In he encore for the Drama, she gave the
Last Rose of Simmer in most touchingly
beautiful manner, and gave to that charm.
| ing ballad sweetness Of sentiment which
We can never forget AZ we have said al
I! ready, Mime. Isdora Clark IL fully equal to
the best Prims Donnas Of the present time,
here or In Europe, and, a. such, viii doubt.
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