The morning call., 1891-07-15
THE TRURSBY CONCERT.
Metropolitan Hall Crowded by a
Fashionable Audience.
The Concert Prima Donna Ezcels in Colora-
tura-wilhe and Campbell in Great Force.
NINE Lancaster as Pianiste.

The popularity Of Miss Emma Thursby
in San Francisco was amply shown by the
attendance at the grand concert given at
Metropolitan Temple last evening. In
every part the spacious auditorium was
filed, and among the auditors could be
numbered the best people of the city.
Financially and artistically the affair was a
complete success.
THE PROGRAMME
Was opened by very well-executed duet
tMr. Alfred Wilkie and Mr.. Walter Camp
belD from Sir Julius Benedict's opera, 1.-THE
Lily of Killarney" This was followed by
a brilliant piano number, Bendel's
Souvenir de Hongrie," at the hands Of
Nine. Rosalie Lancaster, an excellent
executant and handsome, SNOWY woman,
who, for old acquaintance sake. came with
Miss Thurs by to this city from her home in
Los Angeles. She is mistress of the instru-
ment. The dashing souvenir was played
with lire and force. and by way of contrast
the encore, Chopin etude in c sharp, was
given with the suave and delicious dreamy
sweetness that characterizes the works of
that master. The lady was equally happy
in her Rubinstein study and in Schubert
Lists The Fri King"
MISS EMMA THURSBY,
Who was received with pronounced ap-
plause, began her assignments with the
"Polonaise" from Ambrose Thomas
"Mignon," the encore to which was Tau
berPs In der Maryn0cht," sung 10 Ger
man. as a concession to the large number of
auditors claiming that nationality, who
were present. Miss Thussby was quite at
home in the "POlonaSe, F" as also in David's
aria, Thou Charming Bird" from 1.-The
Pearl OF Brazil" showing in the execution
of the cOloratura these numbers require her
NfaFN&
better IN this respect than in her sustained
passages. She sang, to close the pro-
gIamme, and by special request Marzials
''Twiekenham Ferry"
MIR. ALFRED wILKIE,
The tenor, was more at home than we have
seen him on the concert platform for some
time. His recent cutting in the southern
part of the Stale has improved his health
and consequently his voice. Besides his
duo with Mr.. Campbell. he sang Matters
rOmanza, "Amo, in a beautifully smooth,
easy way, and being loudly recalled. gave
with fine eelat and more than usual musical
elncution, where he is concerned, Sims
Reeves favorite song of Bishops. My
Pretty Jane" which caught the audience
completely. His other number was Sire
lexis ballad, Dreams" L: is but justice
TO say that Mr.. Wilkes singing was one of
the features of the evening.
MR.. WALTER CAsIPBELLs
bdSSO was uCdiu Win bOAu eHtCt III
BlumenthaPS descriptive song % Life"
which he treated with proper light and
shade, giving nice expression to the softer
passages, and descending with courage to
the lowest notes in the register of his voice :;
such notes as are attempted sometimes by
daring singer, while the listener mentally
prays that he may not wreck himself upon
them. Mr.. Campbell was encOred and sang,
TO the great delight of the audience, little
thing, by Mr.. Joseph Redding, we believe,
called There May Be Eyes"
MR.. HENRY CLAY wYsHAM,
The maestro of the Behm flute gave us
some delightful examples of the possibilities
of his fsvurite instrument. First, in Ter
schak's caprice de concert c'Kaledoscope')
for which be was eneored, answering with
The Primrose -; and secondly, in the OBJ
ligato TO Miss Thursby in her selection from
The Pearl of Brazil" This aria. with the
obhgat9 was decidedly the number of the
evening, and had to he repeated. Wysham
seems to be entirely absorbed in the music
he draws from this splendid tube of his, and
1t Is not too much to say that his listeners
appear 10 go with him into this temporary
musical dreamland. as it were. In con-
clusion, it may be suggested that this con-
cert, proving such success, may lead to
speedy commencement of series of similar
pleasant occasions. We have been without
good concert music for some time.