Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-16
PEERLESS SOPRANO
DELIGHTS HER
HEARERS
MARVELLOUS VOICE
HAS ELLEN BEACH YAW
Crystalline Purity and Match
less Range Elicit Continuous
EncoreS at the EIkS' Theatef,

Tho ones who had 4
privilege Of listening to the wonderful
voice Of Ellen Beach Yaw, Worlu )
greatest soprano at the Elks heate
last night will give you the Same ans
Wer whcn you ask how they llhea y
You can't describe II.
Albuquerque music-lovers in com
mon with the people of ali America
and a good part of Europe, have heard
about the marvellous voice OF Ellen
Reach YaW for years. since when a
mere slip of a girl-and h IS not
much more now-she first astohlshed
two continents But all the hearsaN
in the world gives no idea OF the
CRYSTALLINE, liquid purity and the
piercing sweetness of her voice which
rises seven notes above her nearest
competitor with such ease that il seems
when you rear her that any soprano
should be able to go as high. In one
number last night, where when she
was accompanied by Mr.. Jay Plowe,
the great flutist. the notes OF the Wom-
an and the flute anCed along n
mingled together until it was impos-
sible for the auditor to say which was
the voice and which was the flute.
And moreover The flute had much ado
to follow tho singer when her voice
mounted the ladder toward h top
of hor rancr.
The program was not a long one,
although it was heightened by the
encores which greeted almost every
number. But it was selected with
cCnsnmmate taste. To one recall the
soprano sang most charniingly. and
as it Was never heard before in this
city. the old, old ~favorite, Coming
Through the Rye which seemed as
q new song coming from her lips.
This was one Of a number OF
popular" features which lend vari-
ETY. to her programs and which never
fail TO delight-for in nothing Is the
melodious sweetness OF her voice more
effective than in old songs ana pal
MIR. Doing, pianist, and Mr.. Plowe,
the f~luitist, are both artists Of splen-
Cid ability and their work forms an
admirable background for the star.
Both gentlemen were heartily encor-
ed last night and the audience was
most than generous with its applause.
The prohram was as follows
Brilliaht Bird (Flute Obligato
Miss Yaw.
Praludlum ......... MacDoWell
Dance ..... MacDOWel
Mr.. Deming.
Caro- Nome (Rigoletto). ...... Verdi
Mise yaw,
Andante and Scherzo ...... Came
NJ. Plowc.
IA WIND ......s . s..,.. Alkan
Mr.. Dcining.
Cradle Song ......... TsehaikeNski
Nergebliches Stanedschcn. -. Brahms
Miss PAW
Melodie ..t....... L. TournaauN
NJ. PloWe.
Mad Scene (Lucia sDonizenetti
Flute Obligato and Miss Yaw.
1t is in the Mad Scene from
''Lucia," that Yaw last night showed
power and intensity is stored up
in her slight and girlish personality.
The previous part of the program is
evidently arranged with Il view to the
which takes the audience by
surprise in the Mad Scene" 1t was
I wonderful performance and held
audience almost b~reathlesS until
he end when the tension broke in vol
Ieys % applause.
1t would never do to overlook three
more popular numbers with which
he singer favored the audience last
night. The closing number sung
the rarest ~eloquence was Home,
sweet Home and two previous were
'Suwanee River inc Dixie Land
when fairly brought down the house.
Ellen Beach Yaw is a singer that
every person owes it to himself TO
hear. he it but one in a lifetime.
From here she goes to sing in san
tn Fc and Las Vegas before continu-
ing her trip east.