The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-23
CONCERT COMPANY
 MAKES GREAT HIT
THE ENTERTAINMENT AT HIGH
 SCHOOL AUDITORIUM MUSICAL TREAT-cULTuRED AUDIENCE
 LISTENS TO SINGING AND PLAY

Last night the High school auditorium wass filled to it's capacity by one of the most fashionable and cultured audiences that has assembled in Birmingham Ill many years. The occasion was the secohu entertainment of the Lyeeum course ana the programme was a concert by the Rosa Linde Concert company.
 It is seldom the people of this city have an opportunity of hearing such vocal and Instrumental music as was heard on this occasion and right well and fully did the audience appreciate the work or the artists engaged.
 pr J. H. Phillips, superintendent of the public schools, announced the engagement of Ralph Bingham for the next enter tainment which would be in the form of d lecture 10 be delivered on November ?. He also said that the ladies of the school committee had succeeded in buy ing a grand piano for the High school and that it would be the one used in the concert that evening. By special request he asked the ladies present to remove their hats, a request which was cheer fully complied with.
 The Rosa Linde Concent company con- ssts of Nine Rosa Linde, contralto; Nel- lie Linde Wright, soprano, and Joseph Maerz. piano virtuoso. The programme rendered at last nights concert was as follows:
 Programme.
 PART I.
 Rondo Capricdaso, (Mendelssohn)-Mr. Maerz.
 "spring Has comep Cwhite); "Ariette" (VidaD-Niss Wright.
 'Nobil Cignore," Meyerbeer)-Mme. Linde.
 PART II.
 Ballad in fat (Chopin)-Mr. Maerz. !, "Obstenation, CFontenailles); 'Maiden's Song" (Meyer Helmund); Ungeduld, (SchuberD: '"Fu che la Vanita," (VerdD- Mme Linde.
 Rhapsody Liszt)-Mr. Maertz.
 May Morning" (Denza)-Niss Wright. My Loves a Lassie Yet" (Scotch); La Paloma," (Yradler)-Mme Linde
 Duet, (selected)-Mme. Linde, Miss Wright.
 The programme rendered was a con- siderable departure from the programme published and set some of the audience guessing, but that was only slight mat ter when the excellence of the concert In other respects is considered.
 MT. Maerz won the heart of the au- dience in his first number, the delicacy of his touch and spirit he infused into the compositions were favorably com mented upon by all musical critics present Miss Wrights singing of her two numbers was well received, but Madame Linde, in her first notes had the atten- ton of the audience to an extent seldom observed on such occasions
 Madame I.inde has singularly mellow contralto voice, ful clear and sympa- thetic Her rendering of the opening phrases. "Nobil Signore, Salute" repeated three times, was intensely dramatic. She sang without any strain effort, the rich tones rolling forth like notes from an organ. For an encore she sang the sparkling gem from Carmen, 70, Love, and not alone sang, but acted the part of that coquettish little maid. In the second part of the programme Madame I.inde showed her wonderful versatility by singing in French. English German and Italian. but it remained for her to win the greatest laurels in singing La Paloma," which she repeated in response to a regular ovation of applause.
 MT. Maerz in the third part of the programme, was warmly applauded Tor the rendition of Liszts Rhapsody and for an encore Greig's Bridal Procession" :" His playing of these two pieces was above criticism and stamped him as a musician of exceeding merit. He is indeed Vir- tuoso of a high order.
 The concert was over at 9:30 much to the disappointment of the audience, who found they had to wait fully twenty minutes for the street cars, which did not arrive until nearly 10 o'clock
 Superintendent Phillips wishes to say that the delay of the cars was quite accidental and that measures will be taken to prevent it's occurrence in future.
 F. l. M.