The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-27
BRAVOS FOR
SLAPOFFSKi
A Great Singer Has a
fine Greeting
Here.

Madame Slapoffski proved fully equal
last evening to the great expectations
that were held concerning her. The
concert was more than a success, it
was an ovation and the audience, under
the magnetism of Slapoffski'S perfect
voice and dramatic renditions were
demonstrative to degree never before
evinced in Honolulu. fBravos" were
frequent and at the end the listeners
rose but refused to leave until the diva
favored them again and yet again.
Madame SIapoffski is the fortunate
owner of a perfect, lyric soprano. clear
and pure and strong from the lower to
the higher register. There is not an
effort to attain single tone and her
enunciation is absolutely clear.
Added to these rich possessions are
two attributes which raise the singer
from the ranks of the few who have
perfect voices to the still fewer who,
with health and proper management,
are assured of fame. These attributes
are soul and dramatic fire and magnet
ism Her voice is pure but not cold,
sweet but full of sympathetic or in
tense possibilities. Her manner is
graceful, her acting excellent and the
tout ensemble capable of arousing en-
thusiasm in the most critical of audi
ences.
Her greatest success last evening was
undoubtedly the Styrienne Mignon with
its roulades and bird like bursts of
melody. The Wagner number, Eliza
beths Prayer from Tannhauser,
showed the deeper nature of the singer
and the possibilities of her operate
| work The audience stayed spell
bound in the deeper passages in full
sympathy with the story of the singer
and the song.
The tender love ballads of Mattel
and Tosti too cast their magic over the
| listeners and an enthusiastic encore
brought out a new Because fresh to
this country and under the singers
skilful handling, a beautiful melody.
The ''Miserere" duo from I'll Trova-
tore with Mr.. John Ellis, the Hawai-
ian tenor, assisting Madame Slapoffski,
aided by a chorus, was the final num-
Der of the program and called out the
enthusiasm of the house which refused
to go home until they had brought the
singers out to salvo after salvo of ap-
plause. Mr.. Ellis deserved the many
epcomiums bestowed upon his singing
and really fine voice by not only the
audience but Madame SIapoffski her
self.
Miss Flora Donaldson, who so cour-
teously proffered her services for the
concert, repeated the hit that she made
on her first appearance. She sang in
characteristic style and with much
sweetness three Scotch ballads to the
genuine delight of everybody.
Mr.. Ben Jones, the well known Ha-
waiian basso, sang ASLEEP In The
Deep" in excellent style, his voice
sounding to great advantage in the Sc
lection. He was accompanied by Mr..
Gerard Barton.
The other accomplishments We're TAX
en- by Mrs. Gerard Barton, whose mas
terly technique and sympathetic style
went far toward the success of the
concert. Honolulu is rarely fortunate
in her stay in this city.
A number that proved deservedly
popular was that somewhat strangely
announced as a quintet Some six
teen male Hawaiian singers, dressed
in white, made their bow and in the
inimitable native style sang typical
Hawaiian airs.
Madame Slapoffsh has scored a tri-
umph in Honolulu that her many ad-
mirers will confidently look forward to
seeing repeated in the big cities of the
mainland. Already a success in Aus
tralia, there seems no limit to which
her powers may not strive with all
hope of attainment