The Washington times., 1903-03-15
ANTON VAN ROOY
GIVES FINE RECITAL
Heard With Enthusiasm by Dis
tinguished Assembly.

Herr Anton Van Rooy. who last year
appeared before a Washington audience
which had assembled to hear Nine
Schumann- HeinR and who then made
deep and lasting impression on all his
hearers. confirmed this impression Fri
day by a song recital given at the Co
lumbia Theater. He is now manifestly
established in the favor OF this Capt.
tai and the music lovers Of the COM
munity can count on hearing him in the
future as frequently and with as much
confidence as they hear any other mu-
stefan OF the same high rank.
The assembly OF Friday was arranged
BY the Choral Society and WAS thor
oughly representative OF that excellent
organization. There were present a con-
siderable number OF local singers.
many teachers Of music. a great num-
Der OF students. and still greater num-
Der OF musical enthusiasts to whom tho
methods OF Herr Van Rooy and his at
tainments were already well known.
Such a body was naturally alert to note
the merit of the soloist and. being
made mp OF washingt onians. equally
ready 10 applaud. The enthusiasm
manifested. however. was surprising
even in such An assembfage. At the
end OF the first and second songs-num-
bers not particularly suited to Herr Van
Rooy-the hand -clapping was so insis-
tent that the artist was compelled 20
return to the stage again and again
When the selections did finally display
the singers wonderful voice 10 advan-
tage. as in The wanderer.'' the demon
stration approached very nearly 20 The
ovation extended Herr Van Rooy last
year. when his auditors applauded for
seven minutes and refused 20 leave their
seats at the close OF the recital The
afternoon was time OF great pleasure
10 everyone in the theater. 1t was dis
tinctively notable unsteady.
With a purpose. no doubt. OF avoid
ing the wagnerian performances with
which his name Is so closely associat-
ed. Herr Van Rooy limited his program
10 works by Bach. Erik Reimann. Mo-
Fart. Schumann Schubert and Leonca-
vallo. The first named was represented
by a hymn. LEICESTER Herr Jesu:" The
second by "Zwei Koenigskinder;" the
third by a song entitled ''Staendchen; q"
Schumann by a fine cycle OF sixteen
songs known in English as Poets
Love-" Schubert by The Wanderer"
ana .'Eifersucht und stolz;" and Leon
cavallo by the prelude to 81 Pagliacci.
These selections are peculiarly suited
10 the baritone voice They are. more
over. nearly all beautiful. serious and
impressive. So II was that Friday they
gave such pronounced pleasure and ex-
4
by Herr Van Rooy. But the program
did not suit the singer as we'll as might
have been the case. IL dealt too ex-
tensively with his middle and upper
tones and thus an audience assembled
TO hear a basso found itself listening
raptly to songs for a baritone. One Of
two numbers more like The Tive
Grenadiers." which was given as ar
encore. and a song which developed th'
fine heavy notes In Herr Van Rooyl
lower register must have added greatly
to the entertainment.
AS II was. however. Herr Van Rooy'
recital was distinctly one Of the mos
notable musical events OF the eurren
season. HE sang with fne dramati
effect His voice was heard TO spiendi
advantage His tones were clear. true
rich and heavy. Above all else he sam
simply and straightforwardly, like
musician and not a poseur, and IN
music was correspOndingly more i'm
pressivc than the singer For more ar
lists OF his nature and Herr Heer
mann's. Washington waits expectantE
Meanwhile II will rejoice in every sue
opportunity as that afforded by Her
Van Rooy and the Choral Society Frida
afternoon. A u. A
np1vEp AND TEAM IN RIVER.