The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-06

ace In July; where ,thoyc who know her |
attaiumsnts. and were privileged TO at |
tend the Worlds Congress of Music, |
throughout. affirm her ability to have |
shared with distinction many fonors |
worthiiy bestowed upon the worlds mu- |
sicians. and 10 have excelled not few
Restless under her enforced absence,
and even before her entire recovery, she
fastened to Chicago TO appear in Sc
ries OF rectals, among them. some Nest
successful ones, for the benefit OF her
own State Bulldlng-the well-known ana
beloved Mt. Vernon; these recitals taxing
piace at Music Hail. Texas Building. ana
virginia Building. Suddenly. from these
Iecitdls' sprang among musical artists
me recognition OF her superior a':is-.he
DoVh 'hat was denied her from liability
20 attend the great Worlds congress OF
MusiC-and In these at once was record
81 tne opportunity she had missed or
n'',Oi INK her state, which she GiI 10
such pronounced extent that all rcports
for the Congress were unnecessarv Tbe
musical people Of the Worlds Fair. rec
osnlzlng her remarkable talents. made
farther demands upon her artistic genius.
ana she was called to appear Jefora the
Expert Jury OF Music, receiving az = re-
suit, their official recommendation. II
Is an enviable record for any pianist TO
have passed the approval OF the Expert
jury, whose names here given. bear SUI
perlor weight I'm the musical world: Ar
thur Need, chairman Expert Jury; Fan
ME Bloomfield ZiesleF. Sara Nerschey Ed
dy, w. c. T. Seebreck William Nelson
Burritt, Harrison NJ Wild, Max hendrix,
G. II. Wilson (acting chairmdD. Lera
Burton Clarke. chairman National Com
mission on Music. i'm Woman's Building.
After this, Miss Palmer was iavlted by
the Committee on Music to appear alone
i'm piano recital in Assembly BAH.
Womans Building. that all music lovers
and critics might have the privilege or
enjoying her remarkable versatility Is an
artist. The greatest tribute to aer tai
ents, next TO the award from the World
Columbian Commissioners, which she
has recently received. was this recital ac-
corded her in Assembly Hail. She was
greeted by crowded audience OF music
lovers and earnest critics, who We're on
the qui Vive to enjoy or Critcise: and
entirely from memory, this gifted young
artist swept through 4 program Of wide
range, borne along by the Intense appro-
val Of as critical an audience as tails
often TO the ordeal OF ally artis.. An
audience, the hush of whose stiffness, the
intelligence Of whose applause Cvincing
art loving audience knows how. The CHI
max OF approval seemed divided between
her renditiOns OF Lohengrin's Prayer, ana
from the Meistersingcr's (evincing a Wag-
ner-loyin8 audience), although the form
er rose in greater power In Interpretation.
In the stiffness of the house. the throbs
OF the hushed noises borne on The air
from without. below the music's voice
seemed like human sObs, and the won
derful Prayer ended in a stiffness that
was only taken up In wild applause AFTER
the almost divine spell was broken. IL
is doubtful If Miss Palmer will ever
again be able to render It as matcalessly
as then. unless surrounded by he same
impulses. which is hardly likely. From
the first number to the last If ;tis te-
cital. winning and holding an audience
in peculiar sympathy she bore It TO an
enviable finish of pronounced success
followed by congratulations If many
crowdlng about her. Yet, after al TINS
well-earned success and Congratulations
this trembling girl OF high ambition s,oie
silently to her hotel, crying aione the
night through that she had not reached
the highest ideal TO which her soul point
cd Who that as ever longed 10 % or be,
does not understand this helpless lonei1-
ness I'm attaining and ought not reward
TO crown such unconscious merl-!
Though this recital was important IN
it's official recognition, IL was no more
delightful in itself than many Others less
ambitious. rendered elsewhere. Ir'se
given for the benefit of her own state
Building were greatly populdrlzed oy
Miss Palmer'S talents. To these Sle We
devofed with unhagglng zeal; and MI.
Vernon uncomfortable in historic charm
IN All other State Buildings was the cen
ter Of these added attractions or music
second TO no other state in the mon.
from the devoted services OF It's Ialthlul
young pianist. ~ 800
II IS Miss Palmer5 purpose, TINS year
TO begin farther studies In Europe' TOT
which she has been bravely planning lor
the past two years. with results purely
from her own cndeavors encouraging her
to this end. Superior talents as hers
could never be complete without the
broadening OF such earnest study as
Europe alone affords. with a technique
that even now seems equal 20 all reason
able demands, great brilliancy OF touch,
and an INTERPRETATION full Of originality
and picturesque qualities, she has only
10 add the breadth and color. judgment
and balance that ripper experience, nara
work. and full opportunities VIII give;
and she may have it in her power TO
come home and electrify all music lovers
Of America.
Watching. during the summer at the
Worlds Fair. this fine young girls rare
gifts. recognizing at once theaire Of great
talent within her, if not OF genius-for
she has the promise Of an improyisatricc,
and many Of her compositions already.
by which she sets no store, evince the
fact that were she to devote her time
to composition rs a specially. she would
excel in this. 1t is thus a keen pleasure
10 offer her these words of tribute. and a
rare privilege always to encourage by
word or deed the lofty aspirations Of a
gifted young life.
ALLORA HAYNES FRY.