The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-20
DE LUSSAN CONCERT.
Famous American Prima Donna
at the Auditorium.
Assisted by Signor Angelo Fro
mani, Pianist.

AT THE AUDITORIUM.
Mile. Zelie de Lussan. Friday
AT THE CRAWFORD.
Gideon's Ministries, tonight.
''FlOrOdora." Monday.
Chas. B. Hanford Thursday matinee
and night.
Lovers Lane" Friday
Adelaide Thurston Saturday matinee
and night.
"Puddin' head wilson, Sunday
AT THE GRAND.
Ferris Comedians tonight.
Power Behind the Throne Thursday
The event of Christmas week will be
the concert at the Auditorium Friday
night by Mile. Zelie de Lussan. Mile.
de Lussan has recently ended a mOst
successful engagement in Chicago. She
sings selections IN Spanish, French.
Italian and English. Her appearance
here will be under the auspices of the
Topeka Choral society Mile de Lus-
sans programme will be s follows:
/. Awake the Harp. ....... go. Haydn
Topeka Choral Society. Prof Geo. B.
Penny, Director
> (a)-On Wings of Song. .Mendelssohn
tbl-May Morning ................D enza
Cc)-Connais tn le Pays, "Mignon''
........ ....-..............A Thomas
(d)-Styrienne. 'tMignon" "A. Thomas
Mile. Zelie de Lussan
8. Piano solo-Wedding Journey. Grieg
Mr., Angelo Fronani.
T. (a)-Liebst du UNI Schenheit.
.................... Clara schumann
O)-Charson dAdieu ......-.....--Tosti
tel-Auf Observation-Disclosures. Nevin
OLA PalOma .-......--..-..... Yradier
Mile. zelie de Lussan.
Intermission.
& Piano solo. (a)-Andantino ..Relnecke
(b)-Spanish dance. Thome
Mr.. Angelo Fronani.
6 ta)-Sleep well. sweet angel Franz Abt
Cb)-Waltz song from La Boheme'
-...--...:--.-...... Puccini
(c)-I only can love thee. -Hawley
(d)-I.ove is a bubble. Allison
Mile. Zelie de Lussan.
T. IIabanera from Carmen ....... Bizet
Mile Zelie de Lusssn and the Topeka
Choral Society.
Mr.. Angelo Fronanf at the piano.
The Chicago Record Herald had the
following to say of Mile. de Lussan's
concert in Chicago Sunday:
"A charming concert was given at the
Grand yesterday afternoon by Mile.
Zelie de Lussan, who was greeted by
just such an audience as she deserved
large, cultivated and responsive TIL.
fine qualities that always have dis
tinguished this singers method were
again manifested in a gratifying de-
gree That exquisite purity of enuncia-
ton, in which she is unsurpassed by any
other grand opera artist of the present
day; that musicianly assurance and
poise which is so reassuring to an audi
ence, and that luXuriance of tone which
so warns the imagination-all these ex-
tribute of insistent applause.
Mile de Gussan sang fifteen songs,
and though 1t was a widely varied pro-
gramme. she acquitted herself with SO
much distinction in every number that
it Is difficult to select those in which
she was heard to the best effect. La
Paloma' of Yradier certainly aroused the
greatest enthusiasm. the singer being
compelled to return to the stage and re-
peat stanza Of it. The 'Habanerd'
from Carmen closed the programme,
and was sung with such evident zest by
Nile. Zelie who with hand on hin and
one foot advanced. could hardly re-
frain from acting, that it sent the audi;
ence home in a glow of pleasure and en-
thusiasm. To mention just one more
number that gave intense qualification
word must be said for the singers rem
dition of Tosti's 'Chanson d'Adieu' with
such beautiful feeling and such softneSS
and delicacy of tone was it given
Angelo Fronani was the assisting
artist He is to be particularly com
mended for his playing of the sAndan-
tino' of Reinecke which he gave with
lovely singing tone, and proved hiln-
self TO be the possessor of sound techs
meal skill His accomplishments were
admirably played"
The week at the theaters will be re-
splendent with notable attractions The
week will open with "Florodora'' at the
Crawford Monday.
Charles b. Hanford who comes to
Topeka on holiday for the third time,
III pay liz OiU NutTQ as q curtain
raiser and The Tanning of the Shrew''
as Christmas matinee and Much Ado
About Nothing" at night Lovers
Lane" will visit the Crawford for the
second time Friday and Adelaide Thur
etOn who won her friends here in THE
Little Minister and Sweet Glover" will
be seen in AT Cozy Corners matinee
and night Saturday. The Christmas
attraction at the Grand viii be RATHER
Inc Willard in The Power Pehind the
Throne" The New Years attraction at
the Crawford win be Miss Alice Fischer
IN Mrs. Jack" matinee and night. and
ct the Grand on the same day will be
my Friend from Arkansas"
'aE1orodora,'' Respondent in its beauti-