New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-26

waves roll up to its edge and the Rhine daughters ~
cover the ring nom the ashes. A glow prcahs OUT ~
Ss heavens and alfalfa goes up in flames The old
regime has passed away-the era OF saving io'e mas
lovely devotion, deep earnestncss, trained intei.
noe and high order Of skin we're united o TO make
syent. In two cases all OF the qualities were united
ind rassh They
traya OF the heroine an achievement such as Is
: happiness 10 witness, and will remain benedctlon
IN the memory Here Is an artist whose vocal gifts
and capabilities seem as inexhsnstible as her zeal
There Is thought Of self when she pupges
into the emotional stream which carries Bruennhide"
through the drama To present the character fully
passionate heartstrings woven. tho task which
she hcrsclf and to perform It she offers up her
powers without reserve The endurance, strength and
when sV employed with such generosity as inspires her
Niemann equal praise might be spoken SO far as In
tegopce and csrnostness OF effort are concerned
weak Only In the chmactic moments did his voice
respond to the, to him. exceedingly trying demands
his defamation. the frequently effective of varied
Of his acting which in the death scene sent magnetic
.hocs through the audience, combined to make ms
zion Of the Kind of singing and acting which Wsg.
ners dramas depend for their hest expression Herr
she is wanting D fhe Capacity
Of any sort either with face or voice but what d
for Hagen" he did The Rhine daughters r, were
tuneuy sung and gracefully acted e BY MsssS
stroye With zeal and far measure Of success with
the role Of @GertruDe," which has dramatic proper
eSestrs Sssponded nOSy Herr sedls wishes and
notable work As 81 r asfa to be- &
In the annals Of music in Language which would snea
.emy ans he painted in Vienna
for II are real works OF art.
work was IN the highest degree srattying The duet
with which the metropolitan version opens between
that tho danger seemed imminent for while that the
beautiful Rhine journey music would not be n he tSs
0ibichungs, with its unrelieved waste OF
dramatic SsOgs cnSaTsnce Of the ndtne
the enthusiasm broke out sfresh. There were
three recalls. When the curtain fell on the second
recalled four times and after Herr sedl had
Is IS his custom, Indicated by gesture that the sue
CO.'S due TO the singers and the orchestra Be-
who relieved their excitement by excited conversation
The climax was reached. however, at the death scene;
calls for Herr Sedl repeated time after time such
tbe walls of the house have seldom echoed to-
NINE DE MIRIOVS FIRST APPEARANCE.
Nine Marie BRO de Marion gave her first concert
IN this country last night at steinway Hall She
sang in German, italian and English, but proved to
be at her best in German music the school In which
she evidently received her training Her voice IS
soprano of considerable power and compass in the
upper register but extremely weak and limited in
tho lower The quality IS somewhat harsh, fact
duo partly to and partly to a bad habit Of fore
Ing Her execution is facile and her intonaton, as a
schuz.7 she sang with good breadth Of phrasng, and
gsve the last movement with a fair amount of bril-
Nine dc Marion was assisted by number OF artists,
who had apparently availed themselves of this Opp0r
tunity to make their debuts The best of them we're
Miss Henrietta Hunzlnger, who although she sings
isns maS be made S and Miss NJ Cary smith Who
possesses agreeable mezzo-soprano but IS also as
neatly several pianofortc solos of moderate difficulty
ANOTHER MUSICAL MATINEE.
The managers of.the musical matinees at the Mad
sun Square Theatre grow ambitious as their
series proceeds Yesterday act Of Marta' was
attempted with. however, sad results, except in the
of Nine Valda, who was the only one who seemed
20 possess any vocal dramatic ability She sang
the Last Rose Of Summer" In good style, and was
efficient in her portion Of the concerted music. In
the POlacca' from Mlgnon' which she sang earlier
In the programme She less successful, her voice
showing signs OF wear, and the highest notes being
occasionally of the pitch
The other singers in Marta were Carrie Morse,
Carlo Spgaroli and c. Bologna SigDor Spigaroli
swallowed trochees and endeavore to awaken SYM
pathy by attempts to pull his voice in handfuls out
his throat and chest There were some indications
OF good quality In the notes he was able to emit Ma
Morse was announced to appear "by permission Of
Carl strakosch." II this gentleman has the power
to prevent Miss Morse's frequent appearance, he will
do we'll to forget tho fact Michael Banner played
three violin solos His lingering is good, but his
tone ls poor, and his phraslng undressing Posi-
high notes were thin and scratchy, and the lower
below and woollyn Anna Bulkey Hills several
ballads in her usual correct and satisfactory manner
MR. A. D. SAXON IN carmen"
A. d. Saxon assumed last night the role Of Esca-
milo in Carmen at the Fifth Avenue Theatre The
general performance Of the opera gained greatly from
the change. 1t is, however, only fair to Mr. W. H.
Clark who attempted to sing the part Monday,
TO say that is too high for his voice and that he
Ouy undertook IT during the illness Of Mr. Saxon The
newcomers voice is yet not at its best, but he
able prove that he possesses baritone of good
compass, considerable power and agreeable quality. |
which he with skill and taste. As actor he |
shows intelligence, and has evidently modelled his |
"TOreador7 after that of Del Puente 1t is. in fact,
given out that he studied the role with It's first and
best persOnatOr In this country.
Ida Klein received enthusiastic enchOre for her
singing Of the solo in the third act The chorus es-
yecially the mems voices, were much better In tune
Than on the first night
A CONCERT BY STUDENTS OF MUSIC.
The students of the Grand Conservatory Of Music |
gave a concert last night at Chckering Hall This |
the fourteenth OF this institution, and accord
Ing to the programme, 1913 entertainments have been
gwen. Certainly, the students cannot complain Of /
lack of opportunity to exhibit their ability and pro-
gress. There were fewer than nineteen numbers !
I'm the programme, which included organ and piano.
forte solos and songs and vocal duets. The average
Of merit decidedly high, and the professors of
the Conservatory have good TO be congratulated
the results of their instruction. The students who
appeared were Mmes Anderson, Henry, Magnus,
Percy, Patterson, Green Wles, Jacobus, Leigh, Stag
Brown, Drcyer and Black, and Mcssrs. Genung,
Fruttchey, WestbrOOk and JaIdne
NOTABLE CHARITY BALL
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25 (SpeeaD.-The Charity Ball
given -onght recalled the Charity Balls OF years past
when they regarded the social event OF the
season. and when the most pronnen people in official
circles d. mead for sveat charity"