Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01
MARY HOWE IN GERMANY.
Her Refinement of Conception
and Poetic interpretation.
lishments In the Airs by Thomas and
David Were Like Jewels OF Pearls"

[Wiesbaden, Jan. 2l-Fron the Wiesbaiener
Tagebatt
An interesting opera night! The three
leading parts were filled in excellent style,
and the cooperation of these distinguished
guests naturally stimulated our local artists
to especial effort and emulation. In the
first place Miss Mary Howe as Rosina, who
with her first tones at once ingratiated her
self to the ear and heart OF the listener.
This singers voice is of rare tenderness
and refinement, and of seemingly unlimited
range. Up to the middle of the octave
above the staff the voice responds with per-
feet ease, lat the same time being uniforml y
developed in all the registers and of a bell
like purity.
Great artistic cultivation which supple
ments an evidently quite unusual degree
of natural talent enables the voice to sur
mount all imaginable difficulties of tech
nique in the most surprising manner.
Legato and staccato passages, the most
rapid scales and elaborate embellishments
all were executed with unerring certainty.
Miss Howe-a genuine Anglo Saxon
beauty with eyes of tempered softness-
played the part of Rosina with a most at
tractiye yet modest coquetry.
[Wiesbaden, March IF ON the wits,adener
ldRtDldtl.I
At the present day only a singer who is
able, by force of unusual perfection in her
art, to elevate the role of "Lucil" above
its intrinsic value can lend this time-worn
opera a passing interest. Is Miss Howe
such a singer? We think she is. Her
voice in itself not extraordinary in power
or fulness, yet possesses with its timbre
of slivery clearness most remarkable
carrying-quality which enables it to tri-
umph even in the ensemble.
The tone attack is of rare freedom and
purity and may be recommended as a
model to all our young singers. Further
more Miss Howe understands the art of
rendering the most difficult colorature in a
pleasing and tasteful manner, light and
pearly, without peIceptible effort
Thus Yesterday were heard once more
all the favorite flord melodies, with scales,
staccatos, trills and passages, the most en-
trancing echo and swell effects, now with
full, now with half voice
In the mezza-voce is the voice plrtcu-
larly sympathetic, while seeming to shrink
instnctively from any great effor' after
powerful tone. In comparison with the
roles previously sung here by Miss Howe,
yesterdays performance displayed greater
warmth and power in dramatic expression,
and greater freedom in action aud facial
expression. In word. it vas an inter
esting Interpretation of the role. and one
which moved the audience at III ny points
to stormy outbreaks of applause.
wiesbaden, March lG-From the Rheinischer
Kurier
Last evening there was still another
Italian opera presented, Verdi "Traviata, -"
in honor of Miss Mary Howe. The I0le of
"Nioletta' is still in the memory of all our
opera goers since its very genial imperson-
alton by Prevosti. Coming after that
artiste's mastery performance, the as
sumption of this role by our new colorature
singer was awaited with heightened interest.
To Miss Howe's credit be it said. that al
though by comparison still a novice, she
carried out her individual conception in a
most praseworthy manner.
With the best judgment she laid the
greatest stress upon the perfect realiza-
| tiOn of the vocal score.
Thus we witnessed no pathological study
of disease, no consumptve congh and
death agonies in the manner of modern
stage realism, to challenge our admiration
as feats of virtuOsity; yet Miss Howe sui
| ficiently indicated the traits of suffering in
! her heroine, that genuine Partisan martyr,
in manner which won all possible sym
! pathy from the audience.
In respect to song, this performance is
| decidedly to be set down as one of the
finest achievements of the artistic. Her
voice is effective throughout, although in
the finale of the third act a greater degree
of power would be desirable. The charm
| ing lightness of piano, the Incompatible
tenderly-echolng panissimo, and the finely
elaborated style in colorature produce the
happiest effects.
Miss Howe attained at once complete
success in the great scene of the first act
In like manner her refinement of cOncep
ton and poetic Interpretation of the death
scene deserve full recognition.
Her performance in this scene may b,
justly described as masterpiece in tn,
singers art.
Miss Howe received once more enthusi
astic plaudits of recognition for this new
proof of her artistic powers.
Dresden, Feb l7-From the Neneste Nachrch
| ten.
With the fourth Philharmonic artists
concert this winters cyclus came on yester
day evening to its clase, and that in bril-
liant style. The two stars of the occasion
were Miss Mary Howe and Herr Anton
van Rooy, both stars of song.
The former is no stranger to Dresden
She began her artistic career in this cit,
while pupil of Augusta G0tzp, and ha
repeatedly visited Dresden as concert sing
er for our best musical societies. On th
occasion she appeared with most brillian
success amid surroundings of the highes
order.
In full possession of her rare vocal en-
dowment, and in the bloom of her I'm
usual beauty, she has gained much in ar
tistic experience and maturity.
The voice is now, as formerly, of rare
charm, the high register of the same as
tonishing freshness, purity and volume
In addition the vocal technique is only t
be described as that of virtuoso. Al
these qualities stamp the artistic as one o
the first living representatives of he
specialty-the colorature in song.
Dresden Feb 17-From the Dreslener nzeiger
The concert was especially interestin
on account of its contrasting vocal nun
bers. One might characterize Miss Mar
Howe, -the"American nightingale, "a
a representative of the bel canto. He
scales, trills and other embellishments i
the airs by Thomas and David were lik
Jewels of pearls, with which the graceful
artistic charmed her listeners. The ex
quisite rivalry in tone between the voic
and flute were also of charming effect
Miss Howe proved in these selections, a
in the several encores, that she belongs i
the very first ranks as a singer in the hori
| o.