Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-12
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nv r1orepce Bosard lawrence

N audience which filled to the wall
n o,,o,,v one of the four balconies
IA of the great Auditorium, utilized
every chair in the mezzanlhe poAeo'
lowed over the main floor, packed tne
orchestra nit and banked the mann
moth stage assembled last nlgnt "
listen once more to the beautiful Yolce
and magnificent artistry OIL Maueliio
Ernestine Schumann-Heink'
There is little more that pen can say
after such a testimonial as that OIL
rered last night by the men and Wohi
en- of Los Angeles who crowded ABOUT
the singer after the conclusion OF ner
program and refused to leave the tne-
ater, still applauding and crying LOT
more music. Finally, While the Nas'
audience remained practically seated
although the last song had peeH sums
quite ten minutes before, the gracious
singer advanced to the footlights'
opened her arms to this great, sympa-
thetic and appreciative BODY OF rs
teners. and made a captivating nttle
speech in her broken English.
Her voice broke with emotion as she
| uttered her words of gratitude tor tne
greeting given her, and women III tne
audience. keyed to highest intensity
by the magnetism of the SINGER slleu
tears the while they smiled thelr Iare-
wells to the woman and the artist.
THAT such an ovation should follow
two previous appearances, upon each
occasion to capacity houses, SPEAKS
more than any mere words of praise tor
this singer. It should be an unfailing
Joy, however, to all who heard her
last night that they had that hnal op-
portunity, for her voice took on many
added beauties when heard IN the spa
cious Auditorium, and in depth, hu-
80, ,,,ro eiro and range seemed mar
velously intensified.
Arias from Rossi (Mitrane), Gounod
(Sapho), Ambrose Thomas (Mlgnon)
and -Saens (Samson and Delllah)
formed the opening group of songs
any one of them sufficiently heavy for
the big number on an average con-
cert program. Besides that there was
the wonderful recitative and aria from
ST. Paul. "The Lord is mindful of his
own" The two latter named songs
Madame Schumann- -Heink sang at her
earlier concerts, but she gave an I'M
passioned rendition of MY heart at
the sweet voice. last night which Will
live long in the minds and hearts OF
everyone who heard it. Her rendltlon
of the Mendelssohn number was IN
spirationaI in its conviction and was
sung with simplicity OF manner that
was most telling.
Quite in contrast to these songs We're
the Beethoven numbers, "Ich liebe
dich" and "Neue Liebe, neues Leben'
and the Schubert group, including
."Die iunge Nome "Wohin' and Der
Erlkonig," the two latter favorite num-
bers with the audiences wherever TINS
singer appears. OF all the shorter
songs on the program the six gypsy
songs by Brahms were perhaps most
enioyable. and the singer gave them
with all the expression that her dra-
matte training has fitted her so we'll to
indicate. The comedy, sentiment, poe
trv and temperamental exuberance OF
the wandering gipsy We're we'll exam
plifed in the songs, and the NUMBER
was distincct success with the
audience. -
Accompaniments with the grand or
gan made the three closing songs ad-
ditionally interesting. These were
.eVater TTnser," Carl Krebs; Sci Still,
T Raft. and the aria from St Paul al
ready mentioned.
The spirit of fellowship that exists
between the singer and the listener
is not tempered by distance, nor by
intervening personalities, but remains
&C stronp in a large auditorium as in
a small room. This bond of harmony
between audience and artist was most
annarent last night and was evidenced
nv the keenness with which every
modulation of voice, every infection
Of tone and every gradation of feeling
was instantly transported from the
soloist to the rapt audience. Schu-
mann-Heink played upon the emotions
of her audience as skillfully as did
Mrs. Hoffman upon the great organ,
and the men and women responded
Immediately and concertedly with
tears and laughter, sentiment or pas
sion. as responsive to the master
touch as they were attuned and in
snired by the artist who thus called
forth their sympathetic appreciation
Baskets and bouquets of flowers
were placed at the singers feet, the
annlaIse and "bravos" filled the air,
ana finally after many smiles and bows
and affectionate little mods and ges-
lures upon the part of Madame Schu-
mann Heink, the audience was made
TO disperse, deeply appreciative of
magnificent recital, yet loath to leave
the building without one more glimpse
of this wonderful artist.
Mrs. Katherine Hoffman, whose ac-
commandments have been so important
a part of Madame Schumann-Heink' s