The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-05

the Misses Campbell. The party re-
turned to town during the week.
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Without exception there will be Civ
en- in the Opera House on next Tuesday
night the finest vocal program that has
ever been offered to an audience in any
part of the world. It is only those
familiar with music who understand
what it means to have presented to
them by one artistic the hearts of three
operas which Nine. Arral will sing next
Tuesday night. If the Honolulu public
have any conception of music they will
crowd the Opera House to hear these
great masterpieces. First on the pro-
gram is the famous Nightingale song
from Masse s Noces de jeanette which
is probably unfamiliar to many, but
like SO many operas, as Mozart's Magic
Flute, Tampa of Herold, Nozze de
Figaro of Mozart, the operas of Done
zetti Bellini and Rossini typical for
soprano and tenor, are unfamiliar be-
cause there are no longer the artists
to sing them. In place of an artistic
studying (and studying all her life), to
keep her voice in course of training
which will enable her to sing any opera
at sight (Mme. Arral sung Carmen at
three days notice., the present idea
seems to teach the aspirant for honors
how to open the mouth and after
two or three years course she goes
forth and if her voice is strong enough
and big enough 'Eastonishes all behold
ers. No such singer can ever hope
to sing the old masterpieces as they
should be sung and unfortunately their
work is often applauded by reason of
their working up a spectacular effect
with few big notes. A singer who
does not enunciate her words as care
fully as though they were notes is not
an artistic. Each word should be as
clear and distinct as a note given from
a piano and in this respect those who
are unfamiliar with French miss one of
the greatest beauties of Nine ArraI s
singing.
In Masse s gem, which is almost
duet of flute and voice, her coloratura
work is marvellous.
The "mad scene' from Hamlet sung
in it's entirety. is in the opinion of
the most exquisite work
ever written for a lyric soprano. The
portraiture of the distraught Ophelia in
the music of Thomas needs no words
to reveal to the audience the sea of pas
sion on which she is tempest tossed and
sung and acted by Nine. Arral shows
to what sublime heights music can go.
For the other half of the program the
excerpts from Mignon have been al |
ready mentioned. In these Nine. Arral |
will sing both the roles of Mignon
and Philine, a gigantic task in itself, /
with the Polacca which she |
has made famous over four continents. |
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Miss Margaret Castle proved charm /
ng hostess at the luncheon given by her
20 a number of friends at her home on !
Thursday. Those who We're present at |
he affair were the Misses Violet Da-
Iedemann and two young ladies visit |
ng Miss Damon for the summer.
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Mrs. w. D. Adams will soon be able |
% return to her home after the opera
ion undergone by her at the Queen 3
Hospital.
Dr. Ramus, whose skill with the bass |
vol has made him popular among the
musical circles of the city and who has /
host of warm friends in Honolulu, will !
'egret to learn that he has been ordered |
'or duty to Ellis Island and will prob
IDLY not return to Honolulu.
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Mrs T. Give Davies was the guests
# honor at luncheon given on We'd
lesday by Mrs James Cockburn.