Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-28
THE CITIZENS COURSE.
Suzanne Adams Career-Nature's
Lavish Endowments Her's-Her
ASSISTING Artists Great.

The story Of Suzanne Adams career
reads like Il fairy tale. All the gifts
and graces nature can bcstoW seem to
have been 'showered upon her. A love-
youth and engaging manners have al
combined to make her what she is, the
idol of the music loving people of two
continents.
Perhaps never in the history of mu-
sic. with the single exception of Patti.
has so young a singer achieved such
cnviable distinction, for this rrima
donnn who ranks with the greatest
singers on earth, is but twenty-six
years of age. with the best achieve
ments of her life before her.
Madame Adams voice is Il soprano
Of wonderful ilute-like quality, with an
execution absolutely faultlcss. the most
difficult runs and trills being over
come with q Phenomenal facility which
adds tenfold to their effectiveness and
charm. Every honor possible in the
domain of music has been accorded her.
The London Graphic had this to say
of Madame Adams: Madame Suzanne
Adams has IA quiet possession, and
a pure voice that has something of the
charm of Il ripping stream of water:
clear, cool, delicious AS she first APP
peared under q canopy, as queen of
the Roses" and danced in the stately
saraband in her ivory satin gown, with
soft. billowy pink chiffon and garands
of roses, she quite added zest to her
modest song. would / Were Twenty
Times More Fair
Since Leo Stems performance of the
Dvorah cello concerts in London, he
has been regarded as among the great
est living cclists. This is what the
Chicago Journal said of Mr.. S;terns'
playing on his $4,000 Stradivarius:
"Sterns success, yesterday afternoon.
was fairly Wrung from the audience.
Then came those beautiful strains from
the violincellO. like nothing so much
as 4 mountain brook in 4 pleasant
wooded gorge in summer. every note
as perfect and clear as n drop of water
falling in the sunlight. the melody
swelling and fading. appearing and dis
appearing. now strong and clear and
now intricate and varied. but always
deep. liquid and soothing. The audi
ence stopped fidgetng and sat spell
! bound. Some leaned forward to catch
every vibration of sound. All We're mo-
tionless and intent"
| England has done many kindly
| things in recent years to win the ia
vor Of her American cousins. but never
| has Il more acceptable "olive branch"
sent the singer. George Champion,
across the Atlantic. to charm us with
/ the magic of his beautiful voice. The
| London Musical News says: Mr..
| Champion sang a Handel aria and
group of songs by Schubert Brahms
and Franz with great success. He has
a glorious voice, both strong and SYM
pathetic. and sang with deep express
sion and artistic taste.''
Course tickets are now selling very
RAPIDLY. the first to set the lead being
Gov. Hills family, and other foremost
citizens followed quickly. 1t is safe to
say that Augusta has never before
furnished more distinguished audi
ence than the one that will fill City
hall on the opening night of the Citi-
zens' Entertainment Course when that
lovely woman, and peerless singer. ST.
Zanne Adams, will appear for the first
time in Augusta.