The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-10

ri tom of news about music should he
"A Al! m Mrs Willie Hutchinson, room 20,
81 Hotel Burnett, telephone NO. llo4.
;. Il 70 the credit Of the musical taste
a oducation Of the Auditorium audience
& raordav night that their preference in
M .n,reciatiou was shown for the heroic
N Neiabts Of harmony and the powerful dra-
IL neculiarlties of the second act of
~ onengrln."
IA loan de Reszke once said to the eminent
r,nslc critic. j. w. Henderson: "In Paris,
pretty girl, a pretty voice, and, VOLTA;
success. But here-she must sing from
K .ho hcort, or you say. All, yes, she has a
nice voice, but she is so cold The old
dovs when remarkable execution on the
+ n,rt of the prima donna and high notes by
he tenor were enough to please the au-
s. licences are gone We demand now intelli-
Romeo dramatic SKILL warmth and poetry.
81 Emma Eames is a woman of queenly
bconty and dlviney lovely voice, but, of
conrse she is not lmbued with the strength
& l, the Wagner.an tradition as Shuman-
sblenk Is.
M If was good to see how promptly Texas
+ .udence recognized Shuman-Heink as a
brent artist. Her voice is of elemental
E Grandeur and the declamatory warmth of
her acting has a wonderful magnetic
bower.
& Nine. Eames, the prima donna of that
tdlylslon of the big Grau combination which
'fAye had here. accorded The Posts music
trltc very interesting interview The
\ lady chats quite charmlngly. she cited
\ leyera sad instances in her own expert
& fnce which served to convince her fully
4 bnd finally how impossible it Is to sing
bperatlc recltatlve in English. Because, of
course Of our numerous impure vowel
|&S0undS ana superaDuhuanI use OIL cohso-
In answer to some questions about the
4 fpera analysis lectures of Walter Dam
a9f6sch and others she expressed the oplIion
Mind women would make more sympathetic
= Md satisfactory eXpositions along such
lnes than men, the receptive and interpre-
|tatye qualities being essentially feminine.
'& ApropOs of little SklrmiSh she had had,
4 fy way of a wordy war with a man lately,
y Bic said that in the earlier years of her
Y Bic she had cause to bewail the fact that
~ Me is by nature very quick tempered, but
.tthat 1atterly she congratulated herself on
Me possession of this naturally energetic
n ait. She says before she learned to con
BIOL her temper It caused her much worry.
& hui now, under the check of educated
nabit she finds that it simply inspires her
slth sharp things to say which worry the
$50 her fellow
Miss Carrie Bridewcll, the superb young
l"ENilIH III llt GIdu opera company, VINO
+ 1lternat,s with Shuman- Helnk In Wagner
fpes, entranced a small party of her sis.
sNrs family connections and friends by
Enging for them at Mrs. h. A. Peden'S
d Monday afternoon.
This lovely southern woman sings with
Nc most generous fulness of tone and the
Elsy aftluence Of a bird. Twas thus she
Eud Gounod'S 20, Harp immortal" And
&Ne eyes of her hearers filed WIG tears
md welled over as she so feellngly sang
3 Hate Nannah's Cradle Song. " The be'-
snse was the only thing she gave in
Miss Brldewel plays her own accompani-
Hents In the easiest. sweetest way.
She rehearsed and explained to her
lends two passages from Ortrud's part
"L9hengrn one of them being that in
4. fle dark duo
aNIay i be the good fortune Of all Hous.
@Wn to Mteyahd see thls wonderfully gift
ana accomplished singer and actress
= Rme day in the near future.
As has already been mentioned in this
4 PIPER Paderewsk has chosen Bispham. the
pc actor and singer who filed the role
4 q Frederick Telramund in the opern here
K Monday night, and Nine Shuman- Helnk,
create two Of the leading parts in
&S opera Of Manu- which is to be
Nought out by the Graus at the Metro.
PlIan opera house some time In February.
houstonlans well remember Paderewski's
M9 visits to this city; the marvellous
II se IN y. usplay oil MS piano performances,
Nv, Tue rlch, vred tumult of his famous
lt always seemed to this writer that ne
,ltUeters touch,
sAt the little Saxonian capital, Dresden,
VA vn H lne middle OF last May, Paderewskl's
aaalu nrst saw the light of the operate
csrins ~ created quite furore of ad
& s bss,IS J., critics say that it is in the
! waltirra ration of the opera that Pad
n r SSN 5 s, musicianship is most to be adj
lN3}efion nus cohsummate art of instrument
N{| Vh IS quite wonderful in a composer
.WMV mas SO far written ComparatIyelv liz
# lot orchestra.
n te mas only. TO study the latest operas of
#a' real genius, Verdi. to perceive how
n s. Oh the most gifted musical minds of the
mad to yield to the convincing
Y. INN aIn oI Wagner's Ideas. No man can ever
fz had not lived
III SicIan nutesrewski would not be a modern
III Imnro IL ne mad not been Influenced by
n SN]en brpprgSt eheni In the means of express
III matte mind the world has So far Known
u &{risbII uoeS not follow Wagner's theories
5ipnia me principle of leit-motior he
tb INTERIM, the continuous melody plan
H'M tba VitupuohS at times In the course
SEs eJ score by the Introduction Of the
j Por9ss OF the Lied, duet, chorus, etc.
e ri ann" M correspondent saws that
XII onera makes Paderewsk as famous as
/, Tslne a sue composer as he long since be-
f&t HE Al. pianist, with this difference
\ nm wSiIot neton as pianist grew grad
4 fAltye FAM ne attained the pinnacle Of
H. Il raine at one bound
Niaf ff hnretto is by DR.. Alfred Noer,i. and
an folIows nelhg worthy of the music
I, b.: '"s the sketchiest outline of the
: ~ I G5i,oi. gypsy, has won the love of
z N4f evnsS, 'aH maiden, Ulana. and morried
d|fps = 10y fashion. After n snaca She re-.
Ytra mopn ner native village among the
ffeness ana a'n US TO seek her mothers for
t eontnnnoui help. She receives Instead
NA hers curs or the villagers and a
\ tt# with Su'se Her former friends taunt
eIHfhcy ~ HNonE which tells of the incon-
"A ga he fn M nj gypSles under the influence
y lQHhs Of In LYON Having already observed
! E1ks 10 IN slheSs In her husband. Ulana
fNt# a renrt ,HeIp OF Urok, a dwarf who
, H loves ibasloh or being sorcerer. and
Nkfic drepsttr From him she obtains a
Hk 10 ber ia ana by its aid wins Manru
NJ N3W mOnntalnSu Tor time. Alone among
rFence OF ill., however, the baleful In
e and ~ moon, the charm of gypsy
. Ill., len hreat Iascinatons OF a gypsy
u he reioIns WI MS better resolutions
~ M onS 0rop MS black blooded com
" I& tn the r, atH gypsy chief, himself in
J, H ehebuitet ylaIaen. Asa opposes Man
a ~ iAHbenotsa lon 10 the Band. INV tb.n1rh
M ted 81 Jneu, gvnSv fiddler l.
~ ,t,,GGn ana Manru is made c6ief in
n .. ag bis oros taRoq his revenge by
4. IA 4 mnmnr,' rSsiul rirHI down n preci.
gI howBrd y inter The diStrauEhi iTlana
l11|dtF scopos "'l Nett IN a mOuutafn lain