The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-25
MADAME NORDICA
HAS AN OVATION
Famous Singer in Great Form
Last Night
THE JEFFERSON PACKED
Brilliant Audience Included Many Out
of-Town People-Music Lovers APP
plauded Rapturously and Nor
dica Responded Generously.

Madame Nordca, one of the worlds
greatest singers, appeared in a recital at
the Jefferson theatre last night and re-
ceved a genuine ovation. The house was
packed from parquet to gallery and every
box was filled. more brilliant audience,
perhaps, was never assembled in Bir-
mingham 1t was music-oving audi
ence, too, for the applause was warm and
spontaneous. A feature of the crowd was
the large number of out-of-town people
present
The distinguished artist was assisted by
Miss Emma Showers. a pianist of excel
lent technique. and Romayne Simmons.
accompanlst.
Here was the programme:
a Prelude b minor Chopin; b Polonaise
op. SO (Chopin)-Miss Showers.
Titanias Cradle diza Lehman; b
Now Sleeps the Petal (QuilteO; In the
Month of May (Hammond)-Mad Nor
dica.
a Aufschwung fSchumanm b Fantsie
lmpromptu (Chopin)-Mlss Showers
a Toi CBernberg) b La Rose Web
ber)i Arette (Vidal-Madame Nordica.
I'm Kahn (Grieg): b Caecilia Orchard
Strauss; C Angels Ever Bright CHandeD;
Madame Nordica.
Mia Piccerela Gomez; b At Parting
(Rogers) MADAME Nordica.
The last number on the printed bill
was an aria from the Hungarian opera.
'Baslos," by Erkel, but the accompanlst
had mslaid his music and the two songs,
Mia Piceerela" and AT Parting were
substituted.
The first appearance of Madame Nordica
tho eli For Iao rft
ton of welcome. The prima donna was
full of queenly grace and she was ele-
gantly gowned. operate star that she
Is, her singing was accompanied by
touches of hlstrionc art wherever the
lines suggested dramatic action, while in
the little pieces of tender sentiment there
was singular sweetness of manner as
well as of voice.
Madame Nordica was in splendid form
Not only were her notes pure and true,
but her vocalzation-her method of sing
ing-revealed the perfection of voice cul-
ture. Richly endowed by nature, con-
seientious and intelligent study has
brought this woman to the foremost rank
among divas; has made her unqueston-
ably the first in the galaxy of native
American singers
In dramatic passages Nordcas voice
was trumpet-lke and stirring In her
softer ballads 1t was flute-like, sometimes
like the zephyr. But whether of this
kind or that, faultless musical tones were
always hers. And what a marvellous
range! High register, middle register. low
register-all gave out the same beautiful
| quality.
Madame Nordica was generous i'm re-
| spending to eneores She sang several
| favortes, among them TostPs Good
| Bye" and Down on the Swanee River :"
| The former is sung by many artists as
| well as all sorts of amateurs, but the
| rendition last night was a delightful
| revelation. Another encore song that was
especially well received was when Love
! is Kind" AS a fitting close to the eve
| ning's entertainment Madame Nordlca.
! after the last number. gave 1.-The Shout
| of the WallSyres,' from the second act
| of the music drama. 1t was delivered
| with characteristic fire and dash and
| took the house by storm.
Madame Nordca goes from Birming-
| ham to New Orleans, where she is to
appear Saturday night i'm grand opera.