, 1877-11-13

singers, ana play an important Ghrt in COM
IA N inherent refinement which, dIepays itself
in her presence and manner on tho stage, in her
quality OF Tone, ard In her manner Of vGealIxa-
tlon. There Is an utter absence Of the sct4sa-
tionsl, the mcretrteion., Of tho affected. as we'll
ns Of in9rtlsnate striving for effects. SECOND,
out OF this very quality gro1e tho feeling Of
perfect rcRose whlcl. lies At the yery basis Of
5uf ~ ~ rorn theTc ata. G synpaseie 2na
appeal to the nearer, and tells moro strongly
upon the popular heart even than The mt,st pcr
feet methods Of tho schools. She was received
s s oResoas s 'as e. s ess
North,n Eckert's familiar "swisa Song" in
both Of which her trtlls and clear staccatos
"s ~si' 8ss soss: das aGs''s ss 's l 's TeT t
obl.Cato and an undertone vocal accompant-
ment by the Apollo Club. The first tvo were
eneorcd, and in answer she sang two baltsls,
~ ~ Love Ny Love" and Bird Song, dc
Miss prasdil sang the familiar !" Che faro
which silss catr has sung here % often, aud
effort did moi seem 10 thoroughly rouse tie
audience, but In the Drinking Song her superb
tones and Tho intensity of her method fairly
fouscd them with storm Of applause and .
she replied With Bohemian folk.sonE. SUNG to
her own accompaniment and with Infinite ten
dcrncss. is charm TO listen TO n real alto
who has not suspicion of mczzo.soprano In her
voice. and who can develop 4 t,ne OF such
magnlfeent 'cc!iotkc quality, Al this late day.
in ME. Whtncy's many visits here, 1t would he
supesauoua to enter into N analysis O! his sing
Honor aud Arms, aud Haily's balial, "Tho
Sailors Dream" Ills superb singing of tho
former broupht him IN enthusiastic en:ore, for
whieh f,c seng s:humann's 1.-TWO Grcnadera,''
whether he would not hare Improved tt by
taking tho Massc!llatsc ln tho flnalc IN quick
tr aud more spirited tempo. Nine. Riye.kin1.
IT, beneficiary 81 the oscaslon, received IN cn-
nu'nbsrs we're thc Soctmrnc In y minor,
tho Derccu.e, anl the. yairc In 4 fat 0t
Chop!n, anil the iLiszt Hungarian Rhapsody,
Mr.. ,Wolfsuhn taking thu orchestral Fart
recorded our e.ttmatc of Mime. Ktng's playing,
and we sec NO reason to cfatgc It br to rcfnsd
tt' accord hcr the irst place among. American
ptansts. In such numbers M tic 1tiszt Rhap-
stalr. requiring immense }Owcr, hF!lianey, md
dash of execution, shc stands almost without
rival. Hrr plating last evening Wis not only
Incompatible ID This respect, but it dcvelopel
sssn tor; of feeling, Tenderness. an pgetc
Even with EssipoN still In our remembrance,
tho best living Interpreter II Chopin,
| re stlll affirm aho sar plar, chopiu, and
an'l deiicacv u feeling: A. au encore she eave
! tic Pcrpctulsu Mobile, from onc OF WeAct's
sonasns, ia gerv. brilliant manner. Her re-
espston was an osatton, and her p!ayinc was
genuine triumph. Mrs. Jenny Kc.npton. al~
though newcomer here, has long been aseo-
c&atcl With tho lyric. stage. 1t Was trsiug
t pos[tton to make q debut after another con-
tralto, and that contralto Miss Drasdll, but she
wns warmly received, and ean, her number,
the arm ''pu posscnti" fro1n Kossi's Amelia"
which has nerer been given here before, in
man'ier that stamps leF Is at. excellent. palms
| taEln9 artist, WIN af admirable mcthod. LIT
voice 10 tolhe parts ot hcF registers Is a'ightly
wuFJl. but her etT1e Is l}fUad aud dtHnl.
ntf,. enc setelveo nearly encore 70
| Mnleh ene FepAcn wltn MISE Hodges father
luEantlous hggscpusa, ~niSN paInet,callf
fM moootonous: Ihe Apollo Club ana Madr2al
Win taelf nne hinstis, and Tue latter ootaineti
an encore. DR. Nnisohn Is a!so 20 recclso
@ eIsat Tor she ~ eare.ai and ssiilt9 1snnsr M, in
tpdy. aoa ar h4iFu lof ~ aecom paniments 2 70
the Voices. In ali respects, from the dainty aud
eie9ant iah programmes unto rue saosts OF ihe
sftlsts. i'!e concert Waa great success aha
graceful tribute to Mine. k1ng.
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''TtIE IIu0UEEOTS."
uu Fryer Opera Company opened Its season
asa nj. nsn
has been gfven In Chicago very upfrequentty Of
late ycars,-its last Presentation, We bcllese,
r, tIrtceo u resy. aHo + 1s mntac
.as s' ,sss :. s ....,. ~" 1at". t.,.
anee aeso u us!man' "Nh sonanscn a. taea.
hhe, and Carl Fofmcs tthcn Ia magnificent tri.n]
as -Narea. Parepa gave III q grand vucal Inter-
| pretatjon Of the rolo Of TIN heroine: Nilason
r.. sro,,;.i,o ,be-ei, h.,,n ,nu.t.ou~
"us ,.s"',, 4tsto s'A, o'r '"aa''@Ay
aou osan'a'sea"si aaa Acaf' Dsa|ton-an'
was there ever Erandcr dTanRtlt
conception than prayton's tmpcrsonatlon Ut
] the rugged old 4iuguenot soldicrf That
piece OF characterization aione was amply
autilctent to builu up great reputation. aud the
person fortunate enough to *ltuess 1t enjoyed
| pleasure the mctnoEy OF which can never fntie.
| The attendance last nlght, considering the
great countet-attFsctton OF tue Mve-ktnX coa-
cert, Was large, and the sulirnrc-largcIy con-
posed Of our German citlzens-WaA quite
| demonstrating In It's appreciation. Nine. t'ap-
pcnbetn', - y an,fist, achieved 4 suetess Ut tho
| drst 1nagpttude,-hcr full ringing yotce. anil
powerful action, ,eiv'ng. hsr ! ,wcll-lcsetsrd
place 1y tho sll: Of The best previous
HdV4 va me pkee " arthtlc work. Hn
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