The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-08
SINGER WINS
PLAUDITS
Madame Slapoffski Has
Scored a Second
Big Success.

The second concert of Madame
Slapoffski. given last evening at the
opera house. was to the full as great
a success as the first. Artistically in
deed it was greater The Australian
diva was the only singer and presented
a program that gave ample scope to
her powers. 1t is saying little enough
in her praise to state that she is in
comparably the greatest artist that has
heard many songstresses not unknown
to the musical world at large.
| One wonders why we have not heard
of Madame slapoffsl<i before 1t is
true that she created a furore- in the
colonies but it is true also that one
| is prone to exclaim ''Can any good
come out of Australasia Still it seems
incredible that some whispers of such
a Voice coupled with such magnetism
and dramatic force should not have
heralded her more freely. One need
not set up as a prophet to predict a
brilliant series of metropolitan sue
cesses for the singer within a very
short time after her appearance in
mainland America.
She has so much in her favor. this
petite colonial nightingale. At the out.
set her magnetism asserts itself and
her stage appearance is gracefully self
poised and prepossessing. Her dramt-
ic instinct, fostered no doubt by her
long operate training, seems ever
striving to break through the conven-
tiona1 pose of a concert singer while
it endows her with the rare gift of
creating a distinct atmosphere for
every number. An audience would sit
long without firing of Madame Slapoff-
ski for this talent alone, aside from
the beauties of her voice.
One thing has marked both her con-
certs, the absolute lack of intention on
the part of the audience to leave their
seats after the final number.
Last evening no one made the slight
est motion toward departure and even
after their reward of the Flower
Song" from Faust as an encore many
remained patiently hoping for Just
one more the while they applauded to
the echo.
The concert opened with Mar
guerite's jewel song from Gounods
Faust the audience becoming en- rap
port with the singer from the moment
the first liquid notes came from that
lisson, slightly swaying graceful little
figure on the stage. Tt seemed impos-
sibIe that such a tiny personality
should encompass such bursts of melo-
dy. It was not Madame Slapoffski that
held the stage. The glittering jewels,
the rich dress, vanished and a simple
girl in the fresh dual delights Of a
first love and her first jewels, gazed
rapturously at her glowing self in
mirror while her naive delight at her
own enhanced beauty showed itself
in spontaneous song.
Next with subtly tender, dramatic
power came the sweet aria Memories"
from Reginald Somerville's Three
Musketeers" followed by Alletsen's
"Song of Thanksgiving" rendered with
a triumphant swing that brought en-
thusiastic applause.
Mozart was the next composer chos-
en-, his Marriage of Figaro furnish
ing the beautiful aria "Porgia Mic.
In this selection the sympathetic quail
ties of the singers voice were height
ened by the bursts of thrilling notes
ringing high in the upper register with
a sweetness and power that would have
thrilled a, filled a far larger audience
and more capacious auditorium. Had
Madame Siapoffski sung nothing else,
her permanent success in Honolulu
would be firmly established.
The second part of the program COM
hill for Of
Wagner's Greeting to the Hall of
Song (Tannhauser) and then came
Stephen Adams Holy City sung in
somewhat different tempo and style
from that usually affected. Being a
lyric and therefore popular number the
audience refused to be denied an actual
encore and would not be satisfied with
merely bowed acknowled gments. The
lighter vein of the singers dramatic
powers was then shown in a dainty
rendition of an air from the Fortune
Teller a simple little story given with
much sprightly archness of demeanor
and voice.
D'Auhigny's plaintive strain of
Robin Adair showed the singer in still
another phase. the ballad being rem
dered with rare sympathy and sweet
ness.
The final number, as printed, en-
HANGED the oft expressed desire to see
Madame Slapoffski in actual opera, a
hope that may some day be realized.
Once more the concert singer vanished
and Mariana, imprisoned in the kings
marble cage, sang out her heart in
Wallace's sweet melody Scenes that
are Brightest" The spell OF the singer
and the song, sustained to the last
liquid note, remained with the audi |
enee and in answer to their applaud
ing protestatious one last selection was |
given, the Flower Song" a farewell |
greeting that will linger gratefully in |
the memory of all who heard it until |
the singer comes welcomed back to |
Honolulu once again. May the return |
soon came to pass.
Honolulu has much to be thankful |
for in the stay of Mrs. Gerard Barton /
fif CI2vaffcI-i