The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17
SFMDRICHD[LIGHTS
IN FINAL CONCERT
Audience, Limited Only by PO-
lice Regulation, Wildly En-
thusiastic Over Program
Diva Demonstrates That Fame
as COIOratura Singer Has
Only Half Been Told
By WALTER ANTHONY

Those who were fortunate enough to
wedge their way into the Garrick thea
ter yesterday afternoon before the po-
lice stopped further sale of standing
room viii never forget the historic
recital that Madame Sembrich sang AT
her farewell appearance Those who
did not get in viii console themselves
with the hope that. after ali, the reci-
tai may not have been q farewell. In
deed. Madame sembrich herself does
not believe it was a farewell. She is
not going to follow PATHS example and
have d first. second and last farewell.
but viii return again, no doubt, next
season. with her still youthful glori-
GUS voice as elastic, clear and high as
ever.
CROWD LINGER ON STAGE
one hundred chairs were placed on
the stage yesterday afternoon; music
lovers. occupied them as rapidly as per
piring ushers rushed them down the
aisle and over the footlights- Admis-
sions TO standing room We're next sold
until Captain GleesOn advised the man
cement that the further advent OF
anNious music lovers would be a trans
Eression Of the laws. and SO expedi-
ency won and physical laws butted into
The diva appeared
And such a concert she sang, Yet
there wasn't q sample of Italian opers'
on the program. II was made up OF
The ancient classics. Handel. Paradles
and Bach. The latter's lyric. "Mein
GIaubiges Herze." was the best OF the
group. through the eXuberance Of the
-.HaIelujah" verses from Handels s
Esther was one Of the finest bits from
the program. The diva interpoiated
Doctor Arne's graceful and beautiiul
The Lass With the Delicate Air, ana
the huge audience gave up fun meas
lIre OF enthusiasm for the purity with
which the native melody was presented
a group Of classical German songs
followed. and the best was hard TO Sc
lect. Madame Sembrich showed con-
clusivelv that her fame as a coloratura d
singer has been only half her proper
need. for she sings these Schubert,
Schumann and Brahms songs with the
poetic feeling OF a Wullner ana the
musical expression Of a great vocalist
Ia FORCES GENIUS REVEALED
some modern Songs finished the aft
crnoon. though there was no chance Tor
the singer TO get away without giving
additional measure. which she dld
gracefully. Two Of the final groups Of
songs merit special notice. as they are
cornposirions from the pen Of FRANK
q F0rEe. the HTLlSllE htNtliAlfdlhteN ~ ~
~ the piano has added 50 much 10 the
enjoyment OF the present series OF con-
certs An einem Botken, which py
fle way. has been given 2 splendid set
ting bv Henschel. was much the better
Of the two Tt is an Improvement on
the setting just mentioned. as its mu-
Sfcal content follows the dainty verses
with greater fidelity. Indeed. the music
n instrument and voice are welded al
most perfectly with the poem. The
song should live la Forge announces
himself in these two compositions as
= writer OF great present fulhllment
and greater promise
Finally the last number was reacnea.
Rnt the audience wouldn't 20 home
Tho big "Traviata' aria had TO be sung,
and then came the pretty song OF
s7hopin's. The Maiden's Wish which
Madame Sembrich interprets seated at
The piano playing her own accompanl-
r7ent- only then would the audience
20 and many. lingering to get closer
loolz into the artiste's face CROWDED
about her automobile and cheered her
- she slipped into il and was hurriedly
rvhisked away.
1t was a great afternoon and IS ikeIE
10 remain a historic musical event Tor
many seasons.