Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-07

| course she sang divinely! 1t would be folly
| to doubt or deny that but SO did the
| many hundreds of great singers all over the
rest of the world, sing divinelyl
In short, 1 looked at my $3.50 (therel
the cat is ont of the bag. after all! Wen,
it was a front seat-right on the second
row and in the middle, opposite the stage
| of the balconyD l say looked pretty
longingly and fondly at my $3.50, before
| gave them for q ticket to hear Patti sing
| three songs!
Now l am so glad did When she comes
| back in April 1 intend to give five,
and be close enough to see her,
| toto count every dear little golden
| filling in that dear little rosebud mouth,
| leading to that darling little round white
throat, thrown open like u young knocking
| birds, from which such divine, bewilder
| ing melody fiowsl 1 really think the subtlest
charm about PATHS singing is its staying
| qualities. It is full of the ARREST, fairiest
little trilIs and turns, which come back to
| the remembering ear for days and nights
after they are heard. Particularly is this
true of the soto voce passages. Where
there is repeated phrase she makes the
second rendering a mere echo of the first,
just as though you hummed it over to your
self TO get the full beauty and penetrating
sweetness of it.
To the uncritical ear her singing would
appear almost commonplace, for the very
fact Of its ease. in her most powerful pas
sageS she sings with absolutely no effort.
Never a wry face, never distended throat
or Vein-furrowed brow, and yet the melody
itself fills to its uttermost that immense
and human-padded opera house. Strange
to say, too, her piano passages are as audi
BILE and more penetrating than her sfor-
zando..
Another thing about PATHS singing in
which l was most agreeably surprised is
+ JDt Ia
You know it is the common criticism. even
by accepted judges, that her singing is only.
perfect mechanism. There never was
greater SANDER. I think this egregious
mistake has come about by the fact of her
absolute facial repose and sweetness It is
the general opinion that strong feeling be-,
trays itself in the face-by smiles, frownSf
eye rolling, etc OF course, this phase6f
the great artiste'S singing could be stGffed
only in the act from grand opera, andfas y
have said l was little too far off tdsStet
the finer lights and shades of her face; but
SO far as 1 could judge by the aid of fine
opera glass, her lace was perfect ret1e45i
ton of the sentiment portrayed in the NUM-
Der. In "Home, Sweet Home" this Fas
particularly noticeable. The only msEvel
OF it is how she can sing it SO often, so ask0Fs
ORDER rs it were, and never fall short of
that thrill of sweet simplicity which bring
the tears to the eyes of almost every
listener.
All Patti is an artistic such as poor human
ity may produce only once in a century,
Her voice alone is sufficient proof of the
souls immortality. In the very economy
of nature such well-Spring from the great
fountain of the music of the spheres and
the throne, could not be set in tune for a
brief three score and ten only. We will all
hear her again and again-in time to come
in the 'Home, Sweet Home'' which is
not built by man.
Appropos of matters musical and dra-
matte, old Texas herself is not behind in
the race toward this highest form Of civ
ilization
Last week recorded the appearance on
New York boards of three of our own
coming artists. Maclyn Arbuckle of Dal-
las, with Prescott and Mclean. at the
Union Square theater, Mrs Riezette Bowie
Donley in grand concert at the Grand opera
house and Miss Bessie Campbell in her
debut with Rice's never old .'Evangeline."
while in the same papers which record
their tlumphS comes hattering mention of
young Samuel Forest formerly of TerrelD,
who still plays with crcditable success in
Paul Kauvar" in Chicago and the further
West.
In special mention of NIaclvn Arbuc,le it
may be said that he is making arecord no
less as teller of good stories than as an ac-
tor. When in New York he is one of the
most popular club men-and after the play
supper men, MS original and Well-tOld
stories charming the men about town
Mrs. Riezette Donley has Just returned to
the city after a successful three months con-
cert tour through the East and Canada. Her
managers are much pleased with her and
are recommending her strongly for con-
Ger IS and specialties in the city.
Bessie Campbell is Dallas girl. who
came here last fall for the purpose of study
ing vocal music and dramatic action. So
well and so rapidly has she progressed that
she had no dificulty at this most dificuIt
season in securing Q position with Rice's
Evangeline
New York is enthusiastically music-lov
ing. It was both pitiful and ridiculous 10
see the poor. eager people standing in line
at the Metropolitan opera house doors, on
the afternoon OF the last Patti concert n
was a bitter cold day, snow under foot and
a nose and ear-severinc wind Overhead INT
there they stood as have seen cattle in a |
stockpen. sniffling over each others |
shoulders, and nagging and treadinr on
each others TO kill time till the doors vare |
open. 1t is generally the rumor hero that |
the SPECTATORS get things considersbiy |
mixed in selling seats for Patti. ana each |
is afraid that his seat was the |
one to get mixed, so ne resolves to be there |
first. get the seat bearing his mum Der. and |
depeud on the old maxim OF possession beine- |
nine points of the law. l do not know that |