Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
Comment and Criticism on Musical Matters

pies of Europe refused to accept as q
drama9 Way down deep in our hearts, we
Americans are a clean, moral people and
revolt at such productions, cover them UP
as you will with magnificent settings, gor-
geous music and heaven given voices.
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Looking younger Inan ever, more grace
ful in ngure ana carriage than formerly,
and WItn n-r 1iOrious voice sounding more
luscious than at any previous PERIOD OF
her marVeious career, MeiDa made her
debut at the Manhattan before an audience
whose mammoth proportions set ali police
regulations at oeHance, and proved con-
clusiveiy 10 hamInsrstein s.l.d 10 the local
public that III the realm VI opera Melba
is the most potent anu prom. sbIe attraction
in the world. AS far her singing goes,
there is novinAs new to aud at TINS time
to a chronicle of Media superlative
achievements, except to say that her art
mas taken on that fawless and polished
hnishss as well In outline as In spirit and
execution, watch stamps ner as having
arrived at the very apogee Ut her powers
that point at which she seems farthest
away from earth and as near to the vocal
Parnassus as 1t is possible to soar
The only other female singer who ever
achieved such a height within recent times
is Adelina Patti. Among men, only one is
In the same class with Meiba as a singing
artist, and that is Bonci When Bonef ana
Melba appear together at the Manhattan.
then Will the greatest vocal history of the
ages be written. The very thought of such
combination sends a SILVER of delicious
expectancy down the spine of this opera
laded town. which thought itself so blase
that nothing new could be devised to stir
70 int
will change all that.
The "Ahl fors lui'' ana "Sennnra I,toS.,,
were sung by Melba with ravishing lowell
ness of tone and impeccable eolorat,,ra
and were made the signal for a demonstro'
ton of enthusiasm such as no other SINGER
seems able to arouse in New York. sbo,ts
and cheers rang through the house. ana
the DIN was so prodigious that the per-
romance literally stopped until the leader
signined unequivocally his objection 20
granting the enoores for which such tbun-
derous demand was being made.
In every sense OF the word MeIba,s -
turn was complete and genuine triur,nh
and when she finally dragged Eamr,ar'
stein on the stage at the close of the no.
fornance' the vast audience left no do,,h.
OF Its knowledge that it was acolaIn,Ins,
the greatest prima donna and the preatas,
operate impresario OF our time.
Mrs. e. A. cudahy entertainsd 81.
oers or the Tuesday Morning Musical so
ciety with their escorts in a most deIio,t
ful manner at her home on wednasds !,
evening. very finished and eharr,,r, :.
musical program was given by membsrs
or the society Those participating were
Mrs Douglas Welpton. president OF the
society who sang a recitative ana ara
from Samson and Delilah." nv ST..
saens' and later gave a trio of sonS.
Miss Bishop gave three numbers ona h,,
searlotte, one by Hugo Wolf and a th,rd
by Augusta Holmes. Mrs w. W. Turner
sang an aria from Gounod's 'Romeo "a
Juliet" Miss Myrtle Moses and Miss I.a,,ra
Goetz sang serenade lie Roi Ia ar ;, b.,
Deibes Mr. Wallace Lyman ana Mr.
Crofoot gave concerto for the violin ana
plano. Later Mrs. Crofoot gave sehu-
mann's Ara besque." Miss Paulson also
gave a piano solo. The accompanies were
Mrs. Howard Kennedy. Mrs. Crofoot and
Miss Estelle Brown.
Mr.. Stanislav Letovsky will give a piano
recital next Wednesday evening, February
6, at the Schneider a Mueller Auditorium.
Mr.. Letovsky Is pupil OF Jean p. Dunield
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Mr.. Max Landow is domiciled at 2Q South
Thlrty-fifth avenue.
The next meeting Of the Tuesday Morn
ing Musical society win be at the residence
Of Mrs. Allison Tuesday February s.
JULIET McUNR