Kate Power's review., 1895-01-05
IN . Seoiely's Realm
TOWN TALK UP TO DATE.
ELLEN BEACH YAW.

= v hon MAhlC4 heavenly malAf NA# young
while set In early Greece. she sung
The Passions. oft ~ hear her shell
Thrung.d around her magic e"ll
To many In the vast audience assembled
in The Of,cra House Thursday night. IL /
seemed. sheu the fragile creature whose
lovely face. Ia lts halo ~ shining hair mas
like 0nrh dreams ~ serApba that there
stood indeed, upon the stage bcf0r" them,
the iIra 4enly Maid to hom the Pas.
alnua have done honor
Tie fame ~ this wonderful singer had
Runr. ~ course before her, and the people
Nrrf prepared "a hear that range of yoie"
shirh IN the marvel ~ the world. But
they we're not prepared for the divine
sweetness that brsathcd from every tone
nor had they dreamed of tho exquisite
personality M the girl Who II slugnlarly
unapoiled hy ihe praise that an admiring
world has hhowered on her whose fame II
known the wIdr world 0yrr
Ellen Beach faw In 4 native ~ New
York but WAS reared la California began
her muAical studies with Madam Blorks.
tru in New York an1 continued them Tn
Paris under Dullr srair and Hax Her
trMt appearance in this country wAA with
DamrnhrA'a orchestra la New York ia u3,
since which time nhs has starred under
the management ~ Victor Thanr, per-
eonal friend ~ her family.
II In remarkable fact, that since her
first appearance, no musician has ever
madr unfavorahlr criticism of hrr voice,
The range IL not only marvellous, bat I'll"
purity aud sweetness NJ tone In equally
praised. Criticism ahr has had. aud Ia
abundance from men nud women whose
trade IL is ~ eritirise and whose claim ~
know ledge rrntH upon their ability 10 lind
fault but II In great Joy to her tn know
that throughout France aud America
v hrrr ever ahr has sung the musical
world With nnu voice. has had only high
III prAi-s iH Jackson opinions III her
varied Nine tenthA IN her hearers not only
mArKrlird but Werr euthrallcd With the
sweetness ut her tones The other tenth
found no pleasure IN her, either aa au ART
lsi or wonder
nut Il ~ good tu know that In the nine.
teuthw we're ali the musicians who heard
hrF. not one iisraraEiug word having
hvrn uttered bg either man or woman.
with iuAi claims to musical knowledge
This II a compliment Indeed tu Miss faw
Tuo much has hrrn said aud written of
her. for the REVIEW readers 20 need
further information III her aItainmenss
and abilities. but ii II A. pleasant 20
tell ~ the woman su this uasr aa of the
ArtiBt. w rarely charmlngia IL she.
shr iaa pure blonde, tall, slight aud
graceful, with wonderful star.like eyes.
ahd maRncA ~ waving golden hair, aud
Ntth an air about her that II not of this
varih. at ail Her Yuive, even I'm converse.
tlnu hfValhea purvas music and when she
trlta her atartrh Iii song, they srrm writ
in she climate M Heaven, ln the language
spoken BY angels. and are soft as songs
divine Miss Naw II atill very young
young enough 10 drtam dreams VI
THAT wonderful fuMre which IN 80
bright tor her, young enough t.
hud pirahutr ln All things Young
enough ~ br hrtm fntt uf enthusiasm
and abnsp all, young enough Ga appreciate
with almost childish gratitude, the kind
nrnN shown hrr while hrrr During her
awa days in Jack son Nhr made many
friends usY shr stage, a. we'll a. un fnF her
mAtMEe NlnkMlArlA MMna.t and nnrr and