Arizona republican., 1908-11-11
IA GRAND OPENING
 OF MUSICAL SEASON
Concert at Opera House by Four Noted Artists.


 named artists, viz: Mrs. Rose E..
 Harley, dramatic reader; Mrs. w. N.
 Tiffany. soprano; Miss Alice Rede-
 will, pianist; Prof Karl G. Heinrich,
 baritone and violinist, and a 1S-year-
 old violin virtuosO, Cecil Mullen, the
 Arizona child prodigy. Besides being
 the leading musical attraction of the
 season, this affair will be marked
 as a great society event. The fact
 that this concert will present Mrs.
 Tiffany in her farewell appearance
 in Arizona, will in itself be suffi-
 cient to tax the opera house to it's
 utmost capacity. Mrs. Tiffany has
 hosts of friends in Phoenix. Tempe
 and Mesa and if all those who have
 thus far signified their intention of
 attending the concert are there,
 standing room will be at a pre-
 mium. Mrs. Tiffany is known as
 the sweetest singer that has ever
 been heard here" Last summer she
 went to Los Angeles, where she stud
 jed with the very best instructor
 in the west, and she has accom-
 plished marvellous results. She was
 chosen out of a hundred other ap-
 plicants for the position of soloist in
 the largest church on the Pacific
 coast. Mrs. Tiffany will be missed
 very much in Phoenix, but we all
 wish her an abundance of success, which she so richly deserves in her new field While we lose one artist, who makes her farewell appearance on this occasion, on the other hand, the audience will be introduced to a newcomer who will make her first appearance on a Phoenix stage. Mrs. Rose E. Harley, a dramatic reader of the Curry School of Elocution. of Boston. Mass, is an artist of the highest rank in her chosen profes- sion. Mrs. Harley has been heard in almost every large city in Amer ica. and her appearances have all ways been attended with unbounded success. She has a commanding presence and a most charming man. ner. and she is "gracefulness per sonified.' In speaking of one of her performances for the Elks' lodge, a Texas paper says: "The feature of the evenings entertainment was Mrs. Rose E. Harley's rendition of Aux Italiens.' Mrs. Harley not only pos sesses a full, clear voice, but her accent and modulation gives evil dence of thorough and conscientious training" Another flattering notice which appeared in a Danville, III. paper on the occasion of a reading before the Odd Fellows: During the afternoon session the local lodges gave the visitors a very fine treat in the nature of a musical reading by Mrs Rose F. Harley of this city, and a graduate of the Curry School of Elocution of Boston, Mass. Mrs. Harley is a very beautiful woman and has a striking attitude on the stage; her delivery was fine and the was perfect. The first number, Aux Italiens, was so well received that she was compelled to respond with another number, which she did in an even more enrapturing manner than the first production. Her last number was entitled Leah, the Forsaken,' and is considered to be one of the most difficult dramatic ef forts written for a single cast. The prolonged cheers following her final bow was enough evidence that the sisters were carried away with the treat they knew was in store for them" Besides the two selections mentioned in the above articles which Mrs. Harley will render at the com ing concert, she will also present a number of facial expressions. There will be about thirty-five or forty of these expressions This part of the program can easily be called "the feature" of the entire entertainment. In presenting these, Mrs. Harley will wear a loose flowing costume and will stand on a marble pedestal. This part of the performance will be found most artistic and highly inter esting. Not a word will be spoken except by one who will announce eGch expression as it is portrayed. These expressions are given to a musical accompaniment. Miss Rede- will, the pianist of the evening, is too well known here to need much She has been heard here on various occasions and is a great favorite All the other artists on the consider themselves extreme y fortunate in having secured her services for the evening. Professor Heinrich is also a prominent musician of Phoenix. He is both a violinist and a vocalist, being the possessor of a deep, rich, sympathetic voice. | His performances are always looked | forward to with much pleasure.
 Cecil Mullen is an Arizona child | prodigy" While she is still a very | young child, she is. nevertheless, a | line little violinist and shows great | promise of making a mark for her self in the near future. She is a | pupil of Professor Heinrich. having | studied with him for nearly three | -ears, but, on his advice, she will be | 'ent east, where she can study under he foremost masters of her chosen 
 The piano to be used at this con- ,ert is the Vose Baby Grand, valued tt $1,00O, which is offered as a prize ,y The Arizona Republican in the contest. The Republican las kindly consented to lend the plano for the evening, which courtesy g highly appreciated by all of the par icipants.
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