Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15
MuSiCNOfeS
BY FLORENCE BOsARD LAWRENCE

Madame AIDE Nee. advertised in large
type as 1.-The worlds highest soprano" +"
appeared at Simpson auditorium last
night. The singer evidently has over
estimated the possibilities of her voice,
and by straining and training for
high tones has reduced the rest of her
vocal powers to utter worthlessness,
actually of unusual range, are thin
unbalanced and untrue.
Madame AIDE Nee displayed judgment
in arranging a program when she Sc
lected as her assisting artists Roland
Paul, tenor; William H. Mead, flutist,
and Miss Mary O'Donoughue, accom-
panist.
Mr.. Paul was in excellent voice, and
sang his songs with a beauty of vocal
ization and complete finished interpre-
the audience, and won him applause
and encores after his every appearance,
His songs included the Rudolfo's aria
from "Boheme," Haile's "Herbst," and
a number Of songs by Ronald and La
Forge.
Mr.. Mead played one solo which was
well received, and played a duet for
flutes in which he was assisted by his
daughter Mrs. Helen Mead-Little.
f.
Harry Girard and Mrs. Girard, who
was Agnes Cain Brown, will give a re-
citaI this evening at the Ebell club
house. The numbers on the program
will include the prologue from "Pag-
liacci" Neoncavello), and a group of
Irish songs by Mr.. Girard, while Mrs.
Girard will sing the great soprano aria
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in Los Angeles, and a group of songs
by Mr.. Girard. These are Songs of
Life CMss) Bed o'Roses." "Slumber
Song" Goodnight, Dear Heart" and
Little Lamb" (Mss)
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The American Music society will give
the second concert Of the season tonight
at Hotel Burlington. Compositions by
local musicians will be offered, and the
program promises much Of interest
Members of the choir Of the Imman-
uel Presbyterian church will give a
recital this evening at the church. The
solos will be by Miss Wadsworth Mrs.
Robbins, Gage Christopher and Sheldon
Ballinger, and the quartet will give
Liza Lehmann's recent song cycle,
Breton peasant folk songs.
The College of Music, U. S. c., an
nounces a piano recital to he given in
the college chapel by Miss Emma Will
liams of the graduating class Saturday
night, April 16 She will be assisted by
Miss Grace James soprano, and Miss
Eleanor Clemmons,. violinist.
The Orpheus club was at home tc
its friends last night at Temple au'
ditorium and the house was none toe
large for the men and women who
attended the second concert of the
season. Under the leadership of JOSEPH
Dspuy with Will Garroway at the
piano. the singers showed spirit, unity
and force and their work was vel
worth the enthusiastic applause which
it received
Specially successful numbers on the
program We're an arrangement OF
Thanatopsis, by Joseph Mosenthal
which was sung by Robert Mcclure
Granger baritone soloist with quin-
tet by Messrs. Tallman, Stinton, EN-
erson, Hatch and Campbell; MacDow-
ellis Dance of the Gnomes' and the
Irish Folk song by Arthur Foote.
Mrs. w A. Banks, contralto, was
on the program and sang two solos
with much success. Her voice carried
easily through the house, even with
out orchestral accompaniment, which
is almost required in so large an audi
torium, and her dramatic style and
spirit was we'll eXemplified in the aria
from Saint -Saens' Samson ct Dalila,
my Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" Lat
er Mrs. Banks sang the Rossini aria
from La Cenerentola. and for both
was obliged to grant encore numbers
Lester Donahue gave two piano solos,
playing the Mendelssohn-Liszt Mid
summers Night Dream" with a dash
ing technical skill and an interpreta-
tive quality which was adequate If not
always subtle.