The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
WELL KNOWN ARTISTS WHO
WILL APPEAR HERE WITH THE
ORPHEUS CONCERT COMPANY.

capriccioso" Musetta, she is a coquettish
and dainty little figure. Ferrari comes out
strongly as Marcel-Puccini gives him no
chance at the tremolo-and with his fine
barytone and ample comedy spirit is ex-
cellently satisfying as the impecunious
artist. Zani does unusually we'll as
Schaunard, and Dado lends his splendid
bass to the fourth member of the Bo-
hemian quartet, Colline. The orchestra,
as usual, is always there, in fact, more
there than usual, and the chorus scene in
opera is exceptionally well staged and
costumed
1t is many days since 1 have had the
pleasure of hearing so graceful and fin
ished singer as Mrs. M. E. Blanchard.
who gave her first song recital in Sher-
man & Clay Hall last Tuesday evening.
MRS. Blanchard has been away from San
francisco for some two years, studying
her art both in New York and Boston
and she has clearly made excellent use of
her time. Her voice is not particularly
strong, neither is it of exceptional range
but it is Of smooth, silky quality. round
and sweet and eminently sympathetic
1t is beautifully used, too, Mrs Blanch-
ara work being conspicuous for it's deli
cate nuance and artistic phrasing. There
40 "a CliSLt nCdhucSS OI the attack Oc-
castonally, a sort of feeling after the
pitch" sometimes to be observed hut
apart from this the singer is both mus
cally and technically gifted in an un-
common degree, and will prove a valu-
able addition to the contralto forces us
the city Fred Maurer accompanied Mrs
Blanchard and distinguished himself. a.,
usual, by the quick sympathy. crispness
and discretion of his work The singer
hn hos Mr.
nothing to fear on the score of accom-
paniment.
Mrs. Blanchard's programme was all
that might have been expected from her
kind of singer. Ranging from Scarlattf
Csc F1orinda' and 20 cessate di Pjag-
armf) to some modern gems by CLAYTON
Johns c'Nereid's Lullaby and "yyi,l
Hunt'o and including old French, old
English and old Scotch ballads. besides
songs by Brahms (''Mainacht" and Yer
gebliches Staendchen') Mendelssohn.
Schumann, Schubert, Franz and others.
the programme covered a wide field of the
choicest song literature. The singer
showed herself we'll at home with all
classes, and particularly well at home in
the rare art of ballad singing. '"The
Ravens" and DIR. Arne's Where the Bee
Sucks were purely delightful, the
Brahms "Vergebliches Staendchen' was
6iNOh viii OH It's Qudllll pOlIll ana intent.
and so on throughout the programme
Mrs. Blanchard is indeed an artist. ami
her future recitals should be well at
tended by all who like a good song well
sung.
| This week will be a crowded one in the
music market, what with the Tivoli's last
| efforts of the grand opera season. the
Lorlng Club concert on the 31st, the Or
| pheus Concert Company-s concert for the
same evening, z. M. Biggerstaff's concelt
| November 2, the concert of Harry Woo
Brown for the 18th inst, and the Charles
Hofmann song recital on November l.
1t is much of pity that the Lorins
Club and the Orpheus people conflict ir
their arrangements, for both have good
programmes The Loring Club with this
| concert enters on the twenty-fifth year OF
its existence, and will celebrate its ami,
tons by Arthur Foote and George w
| Chadwick that have been specially writ
ten for the occasion. The soloist Al
Anne Louise Daniels, and Of the clut
number chief in Importance will be Jol;r
Hyatt Brewers cantata, THE Birth o.
| Love, to be sung for the first time here
Hail. pa a'i'e ''ohs
The Orpheus Concert Company include:
such well known people as Miss Grace /
Davis, Mrs. Sedgley Reynolds, ]. F
NeaGo: l. Van Linghem and Roscoe War.
ren Lucy. A principal feature of its work
programme for Thursday is as follows,
Quartet. 'Estudiantina' Oacomel
~Etudem op. TO-, No. II. "Etude," op. Is
NO. =, Iarantelle," op: AZ Chopin. Ros-
PonchiellD, Miss Davis and Mrs. Rcy-
nolds; Romance" Dinorah) (Meyerbeer)
L. Van Lnghem; Mad Scene from Ham,
let" (Thomas), Miss Grace /. Davis: quar-
tet. Where Are You Going to, My Pretty
Maid?" lCaldicotD; .Ah. Rendirni'' (s'Mi,
trane (Rossi, Mrs. Sedgley Reynolds,
Miss Davis, Mr.. Veaco and Mr.. Van Ling.
hem; "Cielo Mar ola GiocondaS
PonchiellD, ]. F. Veaco; quartet, sThee
Miliers Wooing (Eaton Faning).