The herald., 1895-06-21
MISS ADELAIDE DETCHON
Socially a favorite AIready-What the Fl
eign Press Has 20 Say of Her Art

Socially a Favorite AIready-What the For
eign Press Has 20 Say of Her Art
Miss Adelaide Detchon, the lady who
is to make her first appearance here this
evening in the Los Angeles theater, has
won many friends in social way
since her arrival few weeks ago, and
all are prepared to enjoy treat in her
performance, that is said to unite two if
not three arts. For widely cultivated
speaking voice is said to be hers. in adj
dition to exceptional talent as q reader,
and faculty for so controlling her mus
cles by her will that voice, word and ges-
ture com bine to illustrate the theme of
which she treats.
OF her performance Miss Detchon has
many f1attering press notices from abroad,
where she has spent much of her life,
although she is an American by birth. An
Irish paper has this to say of her ard her
art: "Miss Adelaide Detchon is lady
who exercises a strange and at the same
time irresistible fascination over an
audience. She has been alluded to as the
creator. OF a new. type of art. and if, in
the estimation of many, this is 10 speak
OF her in terms of exgag Grafton. she is
certainly one Of the most versatile on the
contem porary stage. To refer to her and
fittingly acknowledge her merits without
seeming to deal largely in the language
OF panegyrlc is an impossible task, for
her talents entitle her to receive .almos st
the. CHEST praise it is within our power
toEbestow. She is an artistic in the very
highest sense of this much abused world.
She com blnes in her distinctive person.
atty many graces. many rare and excep-
tional gifts. There is something very
captivating in the sweetress of her man
ner, the ease and prettiness of her move
n nd tpoI ifu Of hn<
tones. She is far removed from the COM
mon place plane of readers and re clters.
She is unorthodox. original and convinc-
ing. She takes the sim plest ballad or the
slightest sketch and invests it with more
than passing interest," by her art she i'm
tangible form and celebrates beauties til at
by hundreds would be unobserved. She
is untheatrical, her style is simple but
very effectual; she displays diIectness
of method and sincerity of feeling that
is the sim plicity of true art and yet not
the exaggeration of the simplicity of
nature. She possesses a highly sensitive
organism. she is magnetic, and makes
many hearts beat responsive to the APP
parent emotions and fancies that she feels
herself, to the varying modes she slmu-
lates with such perfect art She is not a
great singer, but she possesses in a very
marked degree the gift of expression,
without which all singing as sounding
brass or tinkling Gym oai." Her speak
ing voice is soft and musical. her gestures
and actions a1e1 deeply expressive and
Away significant. Her exquisite play OF
countenance and admirable practice OF
attitude are aids in making some of heI
rectals so captivating and Impressive"
This evenings programme will contain
among other and more serious Numbers
an old maids opinion OF Love, a descrip-
ton of a country dance, a birds advice
to lovers and Frances Walters Spinning
wheel; with song written especially for
Miss Detchon.