The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-24
4 GRAND MUSICAL ETENr.
Large Sale of Seats for the OratoriO of St,
 Paul-WIn be Brilliant Event.


 fl GRAND MUSICAL EVENT.
 Large Sale of Seats for the OratoriO of St.
 Paul-WIn be Brilliant Event.
 On Friday afternoon and evening of
 this week the Gounod society will give
 Mendelssohn's superb oratorio, "St.
 Paul" Unquestionably this will be the
 grandest presentation of oratorio ever
 before attempted in the state. Proba-
 bly, outside of Boston there are no com
 pleter and more spirited performances
 in New England
 New Haven, which is certainly proud of the wide and ever-increaslng fame of the Gounod, will undoubtedly reward the courageous spirit shown in these splendid revivals of the great master pieces by crowding the Hyperion with large audiences. The cast for Friday afternoon and evening is brilliant one. The principal solos will fall on Ben Da- vies, England's matchless singer. MT. Davies is to-day the greatest of living tenors. Not even Jean De Reszke is his equal in point of lyric sweetness, com bined with manly strength. MT. Davies the profoundest study, is the one in "St. Paul." No tenor in the world can sing the beautiful aria, "Be Thou Faith full Unto Death," with the same thrill- ing power. In New York last season, when he had finished the stirring rec itative, Men, Brethren and Fathers" storms of applause broke forth from the audience and the artist was kept lowing his acknowledgements for fully five minutes. When the cheers had somewhat sIbsided Krehbiel, the fla nous critic of the New York Tribune, turned to group of newspaper critics and said, That is the most magnificent of true oratorio singing evar heard in New York" His dictum was not disputed. All through the oratorio his superior work is seen, and some of the finest bits of interpretation and ar tistic finish are compressed within few bars of music for instance, in the recitative And they saw his face, as 1t had been the face of an angel" MT Davies has had the especial honor of being bidden to sing before the Queen of England a number of times. On the last occasion she presented him with her portrait suitably inscribed in terms of the highest eulogy and signed by her. This will probably be Mir. Davies last appearance in New Haven for some years. He will undoubtedly be accorded a great ovation.
 His brother artist, R. Watkins Mills, is accounted the chief bass-baritone in England. He has many of the same that Davies has which go toward making masters in oratorlo. Mills has magnificent voice, rich, full and sonorous, and sings with command Ing force and virility. He has the title part "St. Paul." and very important work falls to him, notably Consume Them All, Lord Sabaoth," requiring ron weight and energy, and 70 God, Have Mercy" which is fully as beauti- full and tender as 'It is Enough" in the 'Elljah;" also in the great duet with he tenor, For So Hath the Lord Him. self Commanded" this always com handing hearty applause. Everywhere l Mills has appeared in this country he l las commanded universal admiration. | This will be his first appearance in Com lecticut.
 With Mrs. Patrick-W Walkers lovely so- 1rano New Haven is already familiar. l She is without exception the best ora | orio soprano in the country, equipped | with a voice of great sweetness and | strength, absolutely true and pure, and | lsing all her powers with marked tn- diligence. Her great aria, "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Thou That Killest the I is one of the things of inn beauty, full of deep pathos nd requiring sustained nobility of style n its rendering. There is no question hat Mrs Walker will sing this num- er inspiringly. The arioso for soprano, I Will Sing of Thy Great Mercies," is lso a lovely bit in Mendelssohn's best tyle.
 The contralto has but one air, but so eautiful is it that great singer can rowd the whole artistic gamut into 1t. his is the familiar but ever welcome The Lord is Mindful of His Own." Hiss Gertrude Stein, who will make her rst bow to New Haven audience, has ust the large, rich voice and the un- ffected, earnest delivery required 10 o justice to this number.
 There has been fine advance sale f seats, but there are still some good nes Jeff. Doubtless these will disappear rithin twenty four hours Some of he est seats in the house can be had for ne dollar.
 The board of directors desire to an- ounce that the last rehearsal will occur 1is evening in Harmonic hall at 7:45 To spectators. All members are re- epectfu1ly reminded that those not at- ,nding this rehearsal and who are un- xcused from the same will, according , the bylaws, forfeit their right to ng at the concert.
 Bill Cook Bound for Prison.