Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-12
MISS YAW BIOS
US FAREWELL
BRILLIhNT CONCERT HEARD
BY LARGE AUDIENCE
t4er Most Pretentlous Work In Los
Angeles, the "Aamiet' Mad Scene,
Arouses Its Greatest
Furores

There was only one regrettable feat
ure about Miss Ellen Beach Yaws
concert IN the Mason last night-that
II was her farewell. She leaves Los
Angeles Immediately for long tour,
ana she may be gone considerable
while. So that. even with the salvos
of applause, there was mingled Just
that one trace of sorrow
A very large and fashionable throng
il was that filed every seat in the big
theater to give her fitting good by,
however. and most enthusiastic. Sell
dom. even in this city Of flowers, have
more gorgeous sheaves and armfuls OF
blossoms gone across the footlights IN
token of appreciation Of any one who
has appeared here publicly. In all re-
spects, IN fact, the evening took OH
the full semblance Of an ovation, ana
Los Angeles own singer can go away
with the complete knowledge that in
her horne she leaves behind scores and
hundreds of sincere admirers.
The program offered by Miss Yaw
was fully equal to the importance OF
the occasion, and artistic from the
FIRST she had the assistance of the Los
Angeles symphony ochestra, led by Ar
Ia
well and favorably known in Los An
reles for wears; Victor Schertzinger,
the fine violinist, and William Mead,
flutist-truly a representative musical
coterie.
Miss Yaw offered perhaps her most
pretentious number in Los Angeles III
the mad scene from Ambrose Thomas
"Hamlet" This is a number to test
the voice and ability Of any singer on
earth and she was certainly brave III
attempting it. When it is said that
she came Through with flying colors and
tremendous applause little more need
be added. Miss Yaw's voice and method
are so well known to her admirers here
that extended comment on them is
wholly superfiuous, but even her most
ardent devotees learned new things
about her last might.
Another very happy number was that
written for her by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Meath My Lattice" a beautiful song
quite in the best Sullivan style, which
Miss Yaw sang with much sweetness
and ability. Her voice was best shown
though it be heresy to say so-in the
Jolly laughing song that she used as an
encore for this. Her other programmed
numbers were the Verdi '-Caro Nome, y
from Rigoletto,' and Victor Masse' s
lie Rossignele," with Mr.. Mead's flute
obligato, though her encores were far
more numerous.
The orchestra itself was heard in the
great "William Tell' overturei to fine
advantage, in another later overture
and in three dainty dances from the
"Henry WIT suite. by German. It'
work last night augurs well for it:
season, soon to begin. Mr.. SchertZnger
though stila young, is a master of his
instrument. and his number, David'S
variations on the Russian 1.-THE Red
Red Sarafan," was finely done. Mrs
Massac won much appreciation by hei
playing of the Liszt polonaise No.
and stiIl better encore. Altogether
the concert was q most enjoyable one
and certainly a most enthusiastic bon
voyage for the little singer.
To Redecorate the Mason
Painters and decorators will rule
supreme in the Mason theater for two
weeks to come, and when the house re-
opens October % its interior will be
almost completely changed. The heavy
green I'm the main part of the building
will give way to a much lighter tone
similar 10 that in the prosceniun
arch, and the flaring red in the lobby
win be toned down to a maroon, thus
greatly softening things The rest OF
the paint and woodwork will all bt
gone over and the house Will be reno.
waited from pit to DOME