The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-04
HELEN HENSCHEL'S RECITAL,
GEORGF HE\N HIL'S DttGHTER
SINGS AND PIiIS VIOLIN.
FIRST appearance Here Gf a Very Young
Musical Performer Miss Ninlfrcd
Shith, NiUlint.t. is Also Heard

Mis- Helen Hou-chel has come ont of
the East. From England sh, has crossed
tine roaring fcrtiss" 10 ling songs to
ia" h"righ'oi d|clcrs in the New Meth
I"rldnd~ gloom. Singer, have We hoard
aud player, upon ia" yioi and he dulCim.r,
Z bul IN" end IL not vet Even Whitney
lew threatens 20 come back 20 the land
OF ia" free. Ms li"nschcl brought wiz n
, her Miss Wiifrrd Smith. an English maid
VINO perform, upon the violin, an inst ru-
nent most docile IN the hands of il. masters.
b'it prone To sw!f, and sure reveng. iipon
thoS" who mstreat il Both of these
Young ladies' appeared Yesterday after
noon AT Mendels~ohn Hall in wha, the pro-
gramm" called vocal recital" They
""r" accompanied by n pianist who was
namele-> 80 far aS "a" programme was
CONCERNED What h" did 10 he piano shall
also h" nam'lr~s Ia 'nis .iacr
Miss llen-ch- sang song bv Handel.
Beet hov"n, schubert, MuM.' Bahms,
her fath"S and certain Frt.ch writer's,
"a well a. five traditional songs of Eng
land. Scot land Italy and France. Her
pnrpos" clearly wa 10 exhibit her com
inand Of tyl"S, for no musician j. willing
to confess to spocialsm in the element of
manner lie must br master Of all or he
SUSPECTS that h" is a failure Hence the
prlina donna Of the opera gives song re-
cital- and the pianist not content with
laundering the proclamation of Bee
thovrn's EMPEROR concerto, recites u,l-
merous short p"c-s 10y Chopin. Schumaun.
liNz' and even the young Russians. who
have not 80 much 10 say through the piano
but make quite a. much fuss about the
saying of II.
Miss li"u~''l"l l. TIA" daughter Of her
faih"r, George HcnSchcl, vino has been
heard himself IN many "A song recital He
was always aided 10y his charming wife,
who has gone 20 join tn" silent majority
All music lovers know Mr. Hnnschal and
his unique voice, which disperls..s melody
a through a nutmeg CRATER. creakilv.
lie can do wonderful things with his spinous
voice. boCau-" h" has extraordinary arr
winning personality and n perfect mas
terry OF IN" art Of playing his own accom-
paiIm"uts.
SO one could doubt for a moment that
Mis- h"usClcI was he daughter II this
father and IF the mother who used Ia sing
s"ngS - SWeetly with gentle, tinklnE
mt" voice, hhe the horns ui olfand family
blowing Mis- Henschel has al. the de-
i"CtS oi her fathers voice and sDrnc of
thp-" of her mother The former -hp has
IN tn" lower register and the latter in the
upper. Her lower tones are reminiscent
OF the nutmeg CRATER, her upper un,e If
the horns OF rlIlaLd. II j. The voice #
ii.naturuy. Il la, tie quality Of ineA-
icr"ucrd girlho"d m it, and therefor"
II j. best adapted TO the Ulerancc Of such
songs a. ! 4 rien de II Charmant 90 the
la, of the traditional dittles CA her list
III" tones suitable 10 Be"thuvru'- "ker.nst
du da' Land are not ia this voice ACidulou-
N l.a ri tn d b.,, L.,
that II has the cool edge of the early ,yrlng
AR IN Il. That sound, more RESPECTFUL ana
Is quite a. true. communicative warmth,
the accen, that m"li- thes.. are absent
The best features of Miss Hen schel's
ar are her enuaciaiiou and her lutpual ION
The former /, most excellent, the latter
nearly always correct Her phraSjrg i
satisfactory, though here and tlcre II
was "p,u 10 debate. Tier ,olorature !,
good 81" sang ascending scales with
faculty that l. rare. \ pretty. arnialla
looking girl, with an innocent contdercr
m h"r-lf, and "ln-oiu" rsiv"r". s'e
"iIl doubtless Md her mission IN il.c ~alol-
OF the mighty Mr. Bagrv'- Ni,rdav
mornings at the Waldorf Astoria are v,aru-
ing for her
Mis- S-lrh played l." adagi, from BrIci,',
second conCeitu and two u;h"r numb.r-
She vas also heard with Mss il,u.uhol
IN the adagIo and final" of Pa, : con
c"rin for two Nlplu.-. She plav- Ike
'"IHNlH'' IhI MINORS AZ We maj 'NalDiIH-
ton 81 u European observatory, with
ipl'rahlN good in''uatiuu, except an double
stopping, an industrious bow arm, amt
at. academic understanding uf tie ant
II l. possible t. hear her without as
toni~hm"nt or emotion, but hardly with
out RESPECT for her good Intentions But
the violin /. incNprdb" in - demands,
and it, heart cannot bc won bV one who
simply means we'll The performance Of
til" Bach music 10y the young ladies was
not Ia IA" honor and glory OF The master
of musicians. 1t was u nice, ~choolg rliSh
commencement performance, and mist
hay" caused all ~, friends IF the pair
to utter the familiar June comment: Il
thought she did real we'll. Didn't yuu?"