The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
LIKE A MAY FESTIVAL
THE CONCERT GIVEN LAST NIGHT BY
THE BOSTON ORCHESTRA.
People Delighted with Miss Ander-
son, Who Took the Place of
Nine. Sembrich.

veritable May festival. 1t seemed evidently
so when Mr.. Emil Mollenhauer issued from
the wings and took the directors stand.
There were doubtless many who gave UP
their seats for last night because Nine.
Sembrich did not sing, but those who re-
NAMED away were decidedly the losers.
Miss Sara Anderson, who took the place of
Nine Sembrich in the concert. has been
singing with success in New York, and has
taken Nine. Sembrich's place several times
when the great diva could not appear.
Miss Anderson is q beautiful woman, of
| superb physique, tall and queenly in bear
| ing, with a chest and throat so perfectly
rounded and full that there was murmur
of admiration before she even opened her
| mouth. When she did the audience heard
voice OF the most delicious quality. Rich
and vibrant, full of sympathy and color.
| flexible. of wide range. exquisite purity and
with a degree Of cultivation approaching
| perfection.
Miss Anderson came to Indianapolis
comparative stranger few had heard her
and not many had heard of her. She now
| has won place for herself that viii stamp
her as a great favorite whenever she
! chooses to favor this city with a visit. Her
first song in Indianapolis was LES Adieux
de Jeanne dare by Tschaikowski, num-
Der well fitted TO show the beauty of her
voice, but particularly its sympathy. The
| tenderness and feeling were aptly expressed.
The orchestral accompaniment ably as
sisted In emphasizing the composition, and
| through II all Miss Anderson's voice carried
| its melody to every part of the house, so
perfectly was she attuned with the instru-
ments. At its close she was recalled five
1 hon lode n
vociferous and continued applause. wide
| ly heralded singer could scarcely have re-
ceived more. 1t might not be out of place
| to mention in connection with her appear
ance that she wore a heavy white satin
gown, with jewel trimming and a knot of
apple-green velvet on the corsage, which
| was most becoming.
Signor Campanari. baritone, needs no COM
pliment, for he has sung with pronounced
| success In this city several times. He has
| been a star at the May festivals and he has
| been here in concert. Signor Campanari,
without the "Toreador's Song and FL
| garos Song would not be complete. and
| these were given by him for his encore
| numbers. No baritone who has sung here
| has the vocal pyrotechnics that Signor Cam
| panari has in "Figaro's Song" and as he
speeds over the notes the excitement In
creases. until the last tone is met with
| thunderstorm Of applause and shouts from
| all parts of the house. Sfgnor Campanarl,
| however, did not begin with his encore num-
bers;. He sang the melodious Vision t,ugi-
| tive" from Massenet's "Herodiade," and for
| beauty Of tone nothing he sang compared
with the sweet refrain, vision fugitive,
which recurs from time to time: II was az
| If the vision was indeed only fugitive and
would not remain. The last. lingering, swell
| ing tone was only the climax OF the whole
number which made one realize how much
hum, ga
much IL is capable. Four times was he re.
| called before he gave the "Toreador Song.
| Signor Campanari's other solo was the pro-
logue. from Il Pagliacci," by Leoncavello'
| equally well sung and equally we'll received.
This brought the Figaro Song" 1t was IN
acme of the vocal part of the programme
was reached Ii Is q composition OF great
power and rich melody, and Miss Anderson,
oil the concord of sweet sounds. The or
chestra played an accompaniment that made
fitting third to v9lee not ah no op@n}fen for
many day, and the audience was only
satisfied when they returned and s., sang 1t q
given as that was that takes one out and
away from the commonplace and gives a
| taste of something higher and nobler. 1t is
music Of that kind that makes the art d.
vine.
The third soloist was Mr.. Clarence shir
| ley, tenor. who sang Siegmunds Love
| Song" from die Walkuere." Mr.. Shirley
did not do himself justice in the number
| and would probably have met with a more
| generous reception had he sung something
| less difficult of Interpretation. His voice is
| high tenor and of rather a pleasing quail
| ity given perhaps too much to the tremolo
| and therefore not fitted for Wagner singer
To criticse him adversely would not be fair
| considering the number. The orchestra, with
| Mr.. Mollenhauer as leader, has improved
| since playing here the last time. Mr.. Mol
| Ienhauer directs in such a way that the
| audience has many hints or what an orches-
| ira director has to do. He turns directly TO
| work at the time and gives them his undi-
| vided attention. In some respects this Is of
assistance to the listener. as 1t shows which
| is the most important part or the compost
| ton through each movement. The orchestra
opened the with 1T the eo mMeh i;d
with notably good bit of work in the string
| orchestra. which played the Andante frcm
| the Quartet in b Flat" by TschaikowslSi
| 1t Is quiet and delicate. with almast a whs-
| per from the strings, and yet there was not
/ the slightest wavering nor undue accent. the
| first violins carrying the theme and the eel
| los the undulating accompaniment. 1t was
| dainty and artistic The "Rondo d'Amour
| was in lighter vein, and while not in keeping
| with the festival character of the other
| parts of the programme. Ii was most en-
| joyable. A clever short composition by
| Westerhout was given that won for the au-
the first having been mostly for the brasses.
| The symphonic poem. lie Rouet dom
| phale.' was trihe stiff. with not quite the
| fiexibility that symphony and poem
| good reading to the Introduction TO the fifth
act of Manfred. and to the third act of
| "Lohengrin." "Tannhauser and "Lohen-
| grim seem never to fail to please. and they
| are played more than almost anything else.
| The remaining orchestra numbers were the
| "Hymn TO St. Cecilia by Gounod, and the
Robespierre THE Last Day CT Terror
| which gave a dramatic ending TO the pro-
| gramme. Ii was a delighted audience that
| left the theater and one that felt that while
| Ii was great disappointment not to have
| heard Nine sembrich. the programme Of
/ fered greatly compensated.