The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-08
NORDICA'S TRIU MPH
Crowded Houses at Concerts This Week in Montreal
 and Quebec, Gan.
PRIMA DONNA IN FINE VOICE
Popularity With the Canadians and
 EngIish-Honered ny the ' Royal Family.

Nordica, Damrosch and the New
 York Symphony orchestra now tour ing some of the largest Canadian cities
 and booked here Monday evening.
 February IT. are having most phe-
 nomenal success. Montreal's largest
 hall was crowded to the doors, with
 even standing room at premium. at the concert Wednesday evening Nor dica was in magnificent voice and the
 enthusiasm, as the concert proceeded. knew no bounds Nordca is a favorite with the Canadians as she is with the English King Edward himself has !, shown the prima donna many favors. |, At his direction seat in Westmn- { ster Abbey was sent her to the corona \ ton This act of thoughtfulness on |. the part of the king is but one of l, many that he has shown her in the
 course of years. It had been some
 time since he had seen her. because of
 her absence in America, when he met her again at Marienbad Recognlz- ing her at once he stopped in the street with his equery, shook her heartily by the hand and said, Why have you E, forsaken London for so long? Why 5don't you come back and make your shcme with us?"
 Queen Victoria showed the same strong friendship for the American singer, and summoned her often to a,Osborne in the Isle of White, or to \ Windsor. to sing to her The friend
 ship extended as well. to other mem
 bers of the family, and the Duke of
 Edinburgh, later the Duke of Saxe
 Coburg-Gotha, was one oAthe strong est admirers of her art. After she had sung Elsa in "Lohengrin". for the first time at Bayreuth, he had the 4 manager of his court theater engage
 Mime Nordica for a special appear ' ance. The night she sang there he I had the ceiling and walls of her dress ling room covered with roses and a afourt equipage was placed at her dis s1Dosal. During the next season that Mime. Nordica sang in London, several Anembers of the royal family never Hailed to be present whether the night sHvas a Verdi or a Wagner one. Dur FA'ng her last visit to Bayreuth. the s'a0uke of Connaught, the kings broth ,asr. and his wife. accepted Mme Nor Eiica's invitation to luncheon at the 4tl1otel Some. and the meal was as SElemocratic as any American could Eyish. The entire royal family of Eng sEand seemed so to appreciate and rel lHsh what they care to regard as the 1 merican way, that they never fail 1lIIo leave the charm of personal i'm lltresson with Americans.
 iIh Musical New Haven Is much excit- Mid about the coming concert and the Inaily question is Are you going to Hear Nordica ?" A large advance salf Hays what. the answer will be. New tiIaven is having veritahle awaken | MT. Damrosch is as well known in His line as Mime Nordica in hers, and Ills coming is awaited with great in lSrest. MT Damrosch has had such lt busy life as conductor organizer ! Ehd lecturer that his talent for com Ibsition has not been used as much his friends would have liked His
 Esally great works are an American
 ltbera on Hawthorne's Scarlet Let
 IEsr." which he composed and pro-
 Itlced successfully. and a beautiful
 iEanila Ire Deum.' which he wrote in
 1Enor of Dewey's victory. And who
 lEsnt heard of Danny Deever, not
 N broad in scope but fairly great
 Nevertheless Damrosch liked Kip
 iEpg's poem He wisely waited until
 e was in the proper mood; and then