The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-03
HIGH CLASS SINGING

Mrs. Estelle Heart Dreyfus. "the
California contralto, gave a delightful
recital at the Moana Hotel concert
room on Thursday evening. She was
ably assisted by Miss Margaret Clark.
pianist and Dr. Carl Ramus, cellisr.
Seldom if ever has a singer been
subjected to such a severe test as that
to which Mrs. Dreyfus voluntarily sub.
mitted-that is, the singing of as many
as eight difficult numbers with pauses
OF but minute or so between them.
Yet she came through it triumphantly.
her voice showing not a trace of fail.
ing nor her features a sign of effect
from the exertion or the sultry atmos.
phere. AS the evening was unusually
calm the air was close and the mos.
quitoes were active, but the least dis
turbed of all present from these
causes was the hard worked canta.
trice.
lrs. Dreyfus has a voice of rare
tone and birdlike ductility, which from
first to last on this occasion she held
in perfect control. Her expression
of the sense of every line she sings
is charming in highest degree.
After brief rest Mrs. Dreyfus sang
number with cello obligato per-
formed in mastery style by DR.. Ra.
mus as was the piano accompaniment
by Miss Clark. The penalty of an en-
core to this number was ruthlessly
eXacted-Honolulu audiences will en-
force payment of premium on talent
they patronize. ave Maria" was the
response, drawing perhaps the warm
est appreciation of the evening.
Another short resting period and
Mrs, Dreyfus carried out the remand.
er of the program, every number like
eveGy preceding one being roundly ap-
plauded. Singing in four languages
and themes of widely diversified sem
timents, her voice was superior to
every difficulty and she retired ap-
parently as cool and fresh as when
she made her initial bow.
Miss Clark's accompanying contri-
bu+od much 90 .,o a,, =
recital There was good turnout
of society, music lovers and patrons
being conspicuous, but the reporter
leaves that part of the event to the
society editor. The program here
follows
Polly Willis....................Ar ne
The Birds Go North Again. -. Willeby
A Barque at Midnight. ..... Lambert
Dodo-Old Pyrenees Folk Song.
Spanish Love Song........ Chaminade
Nobil Signor (Les Hugenots) .....
neutrality-suspicious.. Meyerbeer
The Snowflake. ...............C owen
The Wind. ........... ........S pross
The Salutation of the Dawn. .......
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Stevenson
lch Liebe Dich, ...............Gr eig
Der Tod Und Das Madchen, Schubert
An Den Traum. ............C Cornelius
Sapphic Ode. Observation-Disclosures. Brahm
iaDanera carmen ...''''''.'.' Blzet
Nocturne .................C CHADWICK
In the twilight .'''.'''.'.'''''La Lang
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dorgb+or ond son Robert Levers and
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Sn,ith ord dauonters lack Densham
and vito Chester Livingston and wife.
Mice Hella Weight G. N. Wilcox,
Coorao Eoircbild and wife. Mrs. and
Mt. Droior Austin ZONES. Charles r.
pishor clarence Macfarlane. A. Alb.
rorns There NAV he others. and all