Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-09

A Large and Sympathetic Audience
-. Heard the Great sinees Lsst. go.
Nluht.

I NffNtiU WV 1f'Nt 0fN|'f t~Eftt
Night
A mocklng bird, high In the syca.
more which stands Just without the
opera house poured forth his soul
into the moonlIt night, at once his
tribute and acknowledgment TO Tho
queen OF song within
tuesday night, Dec. y, should be
marked with white stone, denotlng
the time when Ellen Beach yaw
came; and on the tablet OF the memory
OF all those present. should be ON.
grayed word OF thanks aud grateful
appreciation TO the members OF the
Bryan Choral club, through whose Of.
forts and love Of the art and the beau.
tlfui an opportunity was given the
people of this cultured Nty 10 listen
TO one who IN said TO be in many
respects the worlds greatest soprano.
A description OF her marvellous nc.
complishments IN quite as impossible
IN Il were TO reproduce the voice,
the charm OF which will long survive
In pleasant memory.
To speak OF the performance OF this
artist. requires n technique OF Ian.
guagc. facility, grace, no less than
In required of the interpreter OF an
operate score, and far beyond the at
tainment OF ordinary mortals. Mr..
DoKovcn, himself a successful musical
composer declared Miss Yaw's voice
attained vocal heights to which his
knowledge of pitch absolutely refused
to carry him.
The voice we heard quite topped
that OF the bird In height, while It's
trilla and color may be likened TO the
sun.klssed ripples OF a sparkling brook
In volume We would compare Il 10
the moonlIghts flood-golden and soft
that fills the deeps and shadows of
forest glade rather than 10 the
heavier murmur OF the sea.
Az Lucia, Nine. Yaw has scored her
greatest success and those who heard
her last night will agree that the
advance notices circulated by her
manager were In no wise overstatcd.
She IL the only singer for whom Sir
Arthur sullivan ever composed n
song, and "'Noalh My Lattice" IL
chosen from the opera, The Rose OF
Persia" written especially for this
gifted woman by the celebrated play.
wright Her greatest triumph last
night. II indeed there was greatest
triumph. came In the mad scene,
where voice and flute blend soft as
the violet and ndistingulshable. one
from the other.
Nine. yaw has competent support. Both
In solo and rs an accompanies Nine.
Angeloty gave abundant evidence
OF the highest artistic temperament
and attainment Very seldom do we
hear the Verdi.Lizt parapharase from
verdis Rigoletto as Il was given last
night and certainly may be said that
the Donizetti.Lcsohetixsky arrange
ment of the sextotte from Lucia could
scarce have more perfect lnterpretO'
ton.
Tho meaning OF the word ''obligato'
was illustrated In the work OF Mr..
Talmage last nlght--something essen.
tial. that could not be omitted, In
the two numbers In which he ap.
pearod with Nine Yaw his work was
indispensable
The audience was large and sympa'
thctlc. and IN response tothe ovation
which her first number elected, the
Laughing Song" from "Menon Lee
chaut," by Auber, was given Fol-
lowing the DoniIetti number Nine,
Ysw gave Comm Tho the Rye"
and responding to the recall which
the Interpretation of the Rieoletto ex-
cerpt brought the singer, Flotow's
Last Rose Of Summers" little jewel
whose purity is always noticed and
admired, regardless OF the richness
OF the setting which surrounds il, was
given in Madam Yaw's own mex
preSsibly sweet way.
To the assisting artists is due rec
oon,ion az invahah le assista nee in