The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-12

cOmpanled Madame Schumann-
Eeink with such fine restraint, gave
two piano numbers, Chopin "Noc-
turne" and an arrangement from
Wagner's Christian and Isolde, !"
both of which were received with ap-
probation.
This was one of the most interest
ing social as well as musical events
given IN Richmond this season, the
audience including not only the rep
resentatiye people Of the town but
Of nearby cities and smaller COM
munities, as well as parties of peo-
pie from Indianapolis, Dayton, Win
chester, Cincinnati, Cambridge City
and other nearer by towns, as the ad
vent Of SO celebrated singer in SO
much smaller city than is usual at
tracted great attention.
Madame Schumann-Heink said to
a representative of the Palladium
that she had been IN this country
five times and on concert tour every
time even when she sang In opera
with Mr.. Grau, she being a mem
Der Mr.. Grau's s famous aggrega-
ton of singers at the Metropolitan
Opera House, this company also ap-
pearing in other large centers III the
United States Madame Schumann
Heink in answer to a question as te
whether she preferred to sing IN
opera or concert and also as to what
might be her ''favorite role, .
threw out her hands and said dra-
matically "ALL-ALL-th the little
songs Everything" or to that effect
in the German. She also said that
she was making a sort of vast circle
on tins tour through the United
States, going on to the Pacific slope
where she would sing III Los Ange-
les, North to San Francisco and on
to Oregon, and thence back across
the continent through Canada.
Madame Schumann-Heink' first
number by Rossi and last number by
Arditi were given in the Italian and
the Meyerbeer number in French,
but all the others in German save
the encore from "St Paul. which
was given in English. She does not
speak English readily or with much
fuency and depends very much upon
her Secretary to help her over diff
cult places In this most difficult of
languages for a foreigner to ac-
quire Madame Schumann-Heink s
reputation for charm and oraciousness
was exemplified last evening in both
her appearance before the audience
and in meeting people in her dress
ing room, her personality being of
the most delightful character, she
being possessed of the greatest
warmth Of heart, simplicity Of man
ner magnetism and graciousness. No
one could help adoring Madame
Schumann-Heink.
The beautiful upper register of
Madame Schumann Heink's voice
was delightful surprise to the au-
dience, a contralto voice rarely pos
sessing so exquisite a quality in the
upper registers, and her phenomenal
range being astounding. Madame
Schumann-Heink is without doubt
the greatest contralto now before the
public and Richmond people should
certainly congratulate themselves
upon having had the unexampled op-
portunity, not frequently accorded
so small a city, of hearing this great
virtuoso.
Madame Schumann-Heink came
here from Grand Rapids where she
sang to an audience Of three thous-
and the previous night, having APP
peared before an aggregation of four
thousand people the night before in
Detroit. She left this morning at
seven O'Clock for Cincinnati where
she sings twice-this afternoon and
tomorrow night