The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-07
AMJSLMENTS.
The Second Appearance of Mile. Titiens and
Madame Arabeila Goddard.


Mile. Ttiens gave her second concert ut
s,einway Hall last evening The American pub
lie have become so habituated to artists OF the
FIRST order Of merit that they are quick to form
a judgment, and a correct one, la reference to
any new SINGER.
On Monday evening 1t was at once recognized
that Mile. Titiens, though possessed Of nulle
and dignlned style, and trained Ia the best ira
ditions of her ART, was not az all singer to ex-
cite any great degree Of enthusiasm.
Several elements must combine 10 inspire tho
public with any special ferYor OF gdmiratiOn.
These must be youth aud personal beauty, n
winning and sympathetic manner, and fresh,
pure voice, or at least some OF these character
islics In combination.
II was quickly seen. however, that Mile.
ntiens had neither beauty nor youth to pre-
possess her puulic but only large and, perhaps
some might say, stately presence. II no
less apparent that her voice had been too
severely tried, and had become somewhat hard,
worn and even husky. Finally, 1t was equally
sympathetic singers, and fniled to excite In her
hearers any sentiment higher than that Of re-
hlgnest kind used with artistic skill
This was the Judgment Of the public and Of
the press also, with the exception OF few
emotional rhapsodsts, one Of whom went SO
far rs to assure his readers that litiens
"e1thralIed @ hs nssi,ee sna ana thnI |no ,b,o
country In the last twenty years" Twenty
years is long time, ana ssuredly IN
that time there have been very many great
artists here, with whom Mile. Tltiens, con-
scientious and panstaking singer us she Is,
may not for moment be compared.
The Impressions OF Monday evening were fully
confirmed by last evenings concert In th Q
lrst pat OF the programme Mile. Iitiens sang
an aria from Rossinis SCmifdmide and one from
WebeT's EiiUdnths. In the former her vocal
ization was excellent The rapid passa ages she
sang with ease, but without tnat deliCacy and
sense Of finish that would he impaired to II 10y a
voice of lighter caibre. The noble ana by Won
Weber was given with great breath and sim
pliCity.
| II was impossible lot to see how valuable and
reliable an artist this must he for an opera c
| company CONVEX SAINT with all music, at home
| from the ianguishing Lucia to the reyengelul
| BOrqd 1t was equally impossible not to see
| that as a prima donna OF the concert room sne
| was not In her true position.
The programme set out Mendelssohn's Ca
| priccio BTlliants IA the piece thht Madame Ara
| bella Goddard would play IN the nrst part OF tho
| programme but for some unannounCed reason
| the last two movements Of that composers con-
| certo in q minor were substituted and played
| with exquisite delicacy and skill, IA much 50 at
| least Us the atroclOus accompaniment OF the
orchestra would permit.
| OF Signora Pichardo announced as tho cuban
| prima donna, Ii would be ungenerOus to say
| much. She was AZ least deserving Of symp thy,
| and doubtless did as well as she could, but II
| was cruel To put her at all before the puOic
| and more than cruel to place her Immediately
| before Mile Titiens on the programme. That
| artist scarcely needs such foi To make her
merits understood. In all minor details the
| programme was bad one and the con;ert un
| Interesting.