Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-06-06
N01ari socis5y and Thomas orchsstfa.

o. A1run aEe C11r1E-Scene =
4shsnsrrin Herr Winkelmann
Mozart Society and Thomas Orchestra.
The third concert was notable for the |
re entry OF Nine. Nilsson in Memphis |
The programme was nearly as varied as
that OF the mEtinee and more select. The
numbers f0r the orchestra were the onda,.se
OI BeethOveE's Firth symphozv,' The
Dams Aacabre" OF saiht-Saens, the
IA Costume of Rubinstein and the
-'aiuT BlAs Overture" of Mendelssoilass.
Nh Thomas could not have sosscted better
contrasts OF caAs- s0r the poetic treat
mesa u which his orchestra is cana
bic, and he could not have pSs
tso modern composers d higher skill
IN contrast WITH Beethoven and Mendeis.
is0ls- slEn Rubinstein and Saint-Saens,
roth OF them masters Of the piano. The
f Fifth Symphony is by many esteemed to
I be BeethOVen's best, and WIS admirably
iu1srprsted t1y the orchestra. which, i'm
bRed VITA Mr. ThO.aas's very severely
classical tss-e, seemed to be at its hest
rihen under the severest strain and ten
sio1- The quaint conceits and weird
edecs OF the @'Dans Macabre' OF Saint
Sasns were very effectively worked out, as
were the national traits IN that superb
medley Cd Rubenstein, he "Bal Cos
tuEss-" The orchestra really exoelled itself,
and 81 every fresh effort impressed the
audience with sense of its supreme ex-
cellence- Miss Winant sang in excellent
style ~Che Faro" from the Orphelrs of
5luck, and Winkelmznn, Though a little
fist foE the frst tew ba1s, sang weber's
u-l1, ''EnSer b3uh 'nden Mandelbaeu-
Den,7 %ith telling effect He sang
ie-s5r lsfs- ON with Nilsson in the duet
! IN the second sceae OF the third act of
Lsnselgrs-- Rsmmertz, who was well re-
! ceI7ec by the audience, who had very
pheasant remembrance Of his last year, per
! 1ormzncs. E1as = excellent voice and had
the gco5 taste not to encourage contrast
Ezith Sczria- He sang the 1.-TWO Grena-
die-s3 Cd SchEmsnn with telling effect.
and Z recalls had been admitted would
hsze been compelled to repeat it. But
/ Mr. Thomas -igidly adhered TO his rule
--ne encsnes
Inc appearance Oi Nilsson as she caue
on 70 close the Erst part with the "Jewel
song" iron Faua, was the signal for such
. ssOrn OF applause as hes never been
( heard N MemPhiz- The house liter
ally rose md gave her, as the AP-
F'ENS mad predicted, hearty Southern
welcome She stood bcwi-c .or several
u-znufes befere Silence could be res
t0rsa- men cane the revelation of
her great an with the opening
notes Oi a familiar gem, which she
sang with all her accustomed az
1Gn # indeed she wss stand
ing before tie glass Of the stage bolIdoir
with al de accessories and settings of the
fsDous oTs-z- as the last note was ut
1er7d the vast audience renewed the
applause and continued it until the
zr1lsie returned for the tenth time,
and, 70 the surprise OF everyone.
sang the first verse OF Away
Down Upon the Sevanee River without
accompaniment, the orchessTa not being
provided with the scorc. This forced a
( renewal OF tse srsilsuse, and wild scene
4 ensueo- E.niGst which she again appeared
znd sang the second verse with deep
iesling- The storm was renewed as she
aet the stage, her arms filed with
bouquets, Or~ O saeza very large, COM
posed al sesszmines and magnolias, sent
r young lady who had yesterday re-
Sawed II from Louisiana Ii was full ten
minutes before the audience got back to =
r-s-fsl7 rr.rSi%5c- u-,1 slss .,-,. -. oooo,,,
Pushed without the aid oI the orchestra,
the opening notes OF the "Bai Costume"
/ g7eE1iy helring 10 bring order out OF chaos,
No z-<ist has ever received such an ova-
s1'z1 n TINS city None could more richly
deserve n When Nine. Nilsson again
appeared 70 sing with Winkelmann
the duet IRON Sssacria, the audi
snns rsneN-d its sense of appre-
Cisisoo a her. and several minutes pass-
{ &C before Thomas could give :ne signal 10
the orchestra 70 attack the introduction.
Nothing could De better than the judgment
tfIzt Dictated t8e selectsra of the three
ms scenes q sAe third act of Lohenoyin
ior the 'izaig OF the Music Festival. The
sndience was completely carried away,
Ezs literally lined out of itself by the
zl0ry Cd fee march and chorus. Mime.
Nilssn and Herr Winkelmann, the chorus
and the orchestra were the factors in this
c1lminHtOn- II was fitting close to all
4isas lad preceded it, the duet es-
psciRlly, in which Nilsson made
profound impression of dramatic feel
inE, combined with the highest vocal
z11Eiments, with pathos, sympathy and
sentiment WinkelmAnn seemed to be
reinforced by the esrnestness OF Nilsson,
and sang with emphasized iervor, the high
nsies ringing forth with true Wagnerian
tone snd strength. The males of the
chorus. carried away by the spirit of the
a-1isls- szne with more than their usual
isrvOr the too brief Hail Royal Henryi"
the accompzniment Of the orchestra being
a. conseentiOusay artistic As if they were
plEying the opening number OF the first
concsr+
Nine Nilsson, since she sang here be-
lore, has Ezi1ed n breadth OF conception
and dramatic feeling and expression, but
shs hEs lns- nothing Of that subtle charm
oi magnetism that Is her special gift. She
fass rsPened into the greatest OF living
ZINC z-1ists- Rxt5 ezsels her in some of
tise birdlike qualities Of the voice and in
cer1zin t-icks of vOcslizsfion. and Materna
su-laasses her in the more trying and
zsssorh5ng m1sic-drzmss Of Wagner, which
E-s hsr sperislry, but whereas neither the
AEsersco- Italian nor the German can trench
with certainty upon her repertoire, so
~l6e IN itk rznce. Nilsson can successfully
invade tAeirs- Her Marguerite" in Fdssst
y iDcoupGrsbly iner picture than Patti
izzs ever been able to make Of il. 1t is
--s-, 1ors natural, more poetic, and
1asTef0rs more artistic 1t is Goethe's
1IE-xue-7te. As Elsa in LOkeagria, last
niE.t, Il Was plziniy evident that she has
al the intelligence necessary for the COM
Fsrehension Of Wagner, and that had she
chosen 70 do 20. might have rivaled the
nov incomPz-zble Materna on her own
Ssl5 os e1dezxor. The rich, happy and
szranE nafgre of the Svede, directed by a
SFsll-srored mind, a resolute will and a re-
EnHrkzble experiences. has developed
tg lErEe measure the greatest sing
E Dc~ beiore the music public
ot the world She is superb
lIluszzti0n Of what that best of the gifts Of
tsel lEods. conmol-sense, win help to ac-
lcamplish when allied with uncommon ar
zsssc ai6lites and the keeness dramatic in-
SiDclk- Her voice stn possesses the heart