Arizona republican., 1908-05-13
The Visit of This Artiste Will Always Remain as a Memorable One to Phoenicians.
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 seems strange that people will rush to flimsy comic opera and then fail to turn out to a feast of melody of this standard of perfection in such num- bers to make standing room at pre- mium. Nor can the announcement of success spring any surprises for that must have been a foregone conclusion. to all who have followed the success starred trail of Miss Yaw from land to land during the past few years. It seems almost sordid to even for mo- ment to refer to this as a financial venture which turned out well.
 Artistically 1t may be said to have been flawless as far as the work of Miss Yaw the soprano. the actress. and the merely gracious and winning wO- man in all the term implies. It must be frankly regarded as of realm be- yond the ken of anyone who might think to pose as a Phoenix critic. Praise too might seem sop" to the unappreciative. To the rest of the col Ony of music lovers nothing could be said that might in their minds add or detract. TO make a virtue of necessity some comments might be of interest. which have been said d hundred times
  II Her voice in it's subtle sweetness it's marvellous crystal clear heights. it's rich rounded mellow depths. wove a spell in which silence was golden. a restless stir as sounding brass. And silence was a greater tribute than ap- plause though the latter was generous. Remarkable too were her trills in du- ration sustained and in rapidity. Her md r,Ia af tones perfect. Though some tones might have been to the most discern ing more remarkable than others. there was not a flaw to mar the beau ty of the product Has ever such sweet warblings risen before from mortal throat?
 Miss Yaw sang first "The Bell Song by D-libes, in which the flute-like tCncs. of which much has been said, were accomplished with amazing ease. She sang without the slightest notice able effort As an encore to this she sang the Laughing song by Ouper. bright sunny melody which was re- ceived with particular favor. The Mad scene from Lucia brought before tho footlights MT. Doud as flutist, and his obligato was admirably done, to | which no less person than Miss Haw herself attested her appreciation by lowing to the blushing young aspirant, and later taking him gently by the hand and presenting with a bow to the iaudience It was a queenly stroke which evoked great applause and prov ed Miss Yaws interest in hopeful tai ent as genuine.
 1 A group of numbers included "Le Bcnhcur est chose legere' with violin obligato by MT. Rowland. The vibra- tions of the tone of the violin and that of the vocal note were simultaneous and in perfect unison. Varied in theme were Vergebliches Staendschen by Brahms, Haydn's beautiful My moth or bids me bind my hair" and Nc Dcwell's sad tear-quickening De ! serted" as interpreted by Miss Yaw. Her character delineations were Illuminating and the emo tions genuinely pure and na- tural The Last Rose of Summer was heard as an encore. Among the ether old favorites were Coming Through the Rye. No Sir. No. Miss Yaw's appearance was youthful. full of charm of simplicity and yet there was always apparent the effervescent and l vivacious sunny temperament.
 Mir. Grunn who presided at the piano did so with great credit to him self and came in for most hearty con gratulations. He kept his accompani- ments happily subdued and timely in movement and expression. Mir. Now land the violinist also proved brilliant in technic, and tonal qualities were | admirable. He was at his best when playing the slow movements, in the interpretation of the themes in such fine airs as found in romance of | Wieniawski's Concerto D Minor, Saint Saens Le Cygne which was played as an encore, and the never failing of popular favor, Schumann's s | Tranneri. The allegro in the Concerto was also an achievement which equal | ed Kubeliks in the minds of many. | There is not so much fireworks about | Mir Nowland's playing but it is full of feeling and at times the violinist seem ed most deeply inspired. At least his numbers were inspiring and shared the 1 ovatiOns of the evening with Miss Yaw. 1 By request Mir. Rowland played Wien | iawski's A Major Polonaise. The final | part of this composition was par | ticuarly good. In Mir. Grunn's work as accompanist for the violinist there could be no foundation | for anythin which would re- | fleet on his renditions, and l it is rare to find in western cities l pianists who can appear for the first time with special artists in concert with more intelligent results than he. | This is said in all sincerity and belief | in it's justice to one who has won place here that would be hard to fill. Miss Yaw's visit was an event long | to be remembered. The gates are all ways ajar should she find it convenient to return another season. Then no doubt the plaint which could not be restrained in the beginning can no | longer find ground for growth into print.