The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

CHARLOTTE ADAM RASCHIG AT
CLAYPOOL ASSEMBLY ROOM.
Large Audience Greets the Talented
Singer-TwO More CreatOre Con-
certs-Musical Events.

In the assembly room of the Claypool
Hotel last night Charlotte Adam Raschig.
one of the most talented of Indianapolis
singers, gave a farewell song recital before
leaving her home city to resume her musi-
cal studies in Europe. Mrs. Raschig will
sail next Saturday from New York and will
go directly TO Berlin, where she will study
this winter TO prepare herself for her fu-
ture career on the concert platform
large and fashionable audience was
present at last nights recital, and many
were the good wishes expressed for the
fair Indianapolis sopranos success. That
Mrs. Raschig has a brilliant future be-
fore her there can be no doubt. With her
attractive personality. graceful stage pres
ence and beautiful and touching voice,
equalized in all registers. she is indeed
well equipped to appear before the public
and give pleasure with her delightful art.
What Mrs. Raschig could do as a singer
and as an artist was clearly displayed last
night. Her beautiful and sympathetic So
prano, purely lyric in quality, shone out
to great advantage in the well-arranged
programme that was offered, and won for
her round after round of sincere applause.
At the conclusion of one of her selections
she called back to the platform to
receive from some of her admirers huge
bouquet of gorgeous white chrysanthe-
NUNS.
The recital was given almost wholly in
German, even the number from Gounod
French or Italian, being sung in the Teu-
tonic language. The programme opened
with group of Schubert songs, which
were given with much intelligence ana
taste. A group of Brahmss works fol-
lowed and it was in these songs that Mrs.
Raschigs voice seemed at Its best, particu-
larly in the first two, which were tender
and sweet, and which she gave exquisite
expression. Her voice is wonderfully satis-
flying TO the ear in its highest tones and
these numbers brought out this upper reg
lister in way that won admiration The
first half of the programme ended with
the Gounod number. and this was inter-
preted in excellent fashion, although II
would seem that Mrs. RaScnlg 5 IOrte Is
not dramatic singing.
Hugh McGibeny, who is foremost among
local violinists, assisted Mrs. Rasch1g in
her recital. and was heard twice on the
programme. Mr.. McGibeny is entitled to
the respect of all who admire the legitimate
school of violin playing. He disclosed again
lying solely upon his musicianship to inn
press his hearers. He rendered the sere-
made of Drdla and D'Ambrosia's CAMEO
netta very effectively and responded to
the demands for something more by play
ing an old Irish air with variations--a
number which afforded him an opportunity
ond part of the programme he played Sar-
safes difficult Faust Fantasie" in bril-
liant style.
A group of schumann's beautiful songs;
Eduard Rehm's Itch bin cine Harfe" and
.'Wagner's Der Engef' were the German
numbers given by Mrs. Raschig on her
second appearance. and her recital was
brought TO a close with charming inter
pretations of Goring Thomas's winds in
the Trees i'm English and Wells Spring
Song" the latter with a violin obligato by
Mr. McGibeny. The piano accompaniments
were played in a most praiseworthy man
ner by Miss Lillian Josephine Adam. The
recital was one of the most artistic ever
given by local musicians, and was in every
other way a great success.