The Detroit times., 1910-11-29
TEMPLE.

Handsome OF person and beautiful
OF voice. Nine. Adelaide Norwood,
the well-known American grand opera
prima donna, is singing in the TEN
ME theater this week after an alb
sence from Detroit OF six years or
more.
She will be remembered as the
leading singer of the Savage Englsh
Grand Opera company when that eX-
cellent organization used TO be an
ANIMAL visitor TO the Detroit Opera
house. In the interim Nine. Norwood
has been in Europe, singing In the
continental opera houses and study
ing hard. That both study and ex-
perience have been well-worth the ell
fort is apparent in the added beauty
of Nine Norwood's voice, always an
excellent organ, we'll handled. IL mas
acquired color and warmth and a
lovely, velvety quality that places II
among the most agreeable voices OF
Americas large coterie or operate
singers.
In the old Savage days. Nine. Nor
wood was noted for the remarkable
billiancy of her tones and her facil-
ity OF execution Today, this bril-
Iiancy is Boftened, at no sacrifice OF
tone. and increased knowledge or
vocalization gives greater beauty TO
trills and cadenZas. Nine. Norwood s
enunciation is perfect, every word
she sings is understandable and she
sings all but the wonderful cry OF
the Valkryies, in English. This big
test OF the Wagnerian singer was
iarf
showed perhaps more than anything
else. 10 the critical nearer, Nine. Nor
woods exceptional ability as singer.
She sang one OF the lovely arlas CIV
en- TO Mime. Butterfly In Puccini's
opera OF that name with exquisite
voice and fine dramatic sense and
the waltz song from Romeo ana
Juliette" served to display her colora-
tura gifts. Two simple songs 'kath-
leen Mavourneen" and Polly, Polly
the Cows are in the Corn" were sung
with charming grace and only as 4
great artist could sing them. Nine
Norwood's many Detroit admirers
cannot fail to be glad of her artistic
advancement as shown in her pres
eut work and will doubtless flock TO
the Temple during her weeks stay.
The acts surrounding Nine. Nor
wood are the best Of their kind and II
would be hypercritical individual
who could visit this pretty playhouse
this week and not come away well sat
isfied with the program.
A wonderful japanese act by the
Twelve Kiamuras closes the bill and Is
we'll worth waiting several hours to
see. In a setting Of gorgeous embroid-
cries and kimonOs the remarkable lit
tie brown fellows exhibit feats Of skill
and strength i'm balancing, juggling
and acrobatIc work that brought deaf
aning applause from the big audience.
Pat Rooney and Marion Bent in
their exceptionally clever dancing act,
AT the News Stand" made their us
ual pronounced hit; Victor Niblos
talking birds are SO clever aud near
human that only those who hear and
see will believe, James NELL and
Edythe Chapman Nell assisted BY
Howard windsor In playlet called
THE Lady Across the Hall have a
neat tabloid dose OF comedy and senti-
ment
Charles Olcott. with the aid OF his
trusty piano gives whole comic
opera i'm a spirit Of travesty that con
yulsed the audience Ethel Whitesidr
and four pickaninnies have a rapid
Are act OF songs and dances the small
black BOYS showing the aptitude OF
their race for this kind OF public en-
pertaining and winning out on dis
tihct merit the Three Nevaros
start the ball rolling-with "panto-