The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
TO sing THREE
FAMOUS SONGS
MADAME MElBA WILL BE HEARD
IN EXQUISITE MELODIES AT
kERREDeE THEATER,
OCTOBER IS.

The Mad Scene from Lucia" and
the Jewel Song" from Faust" also
Tostrs Goodbye will be sung by
Nine. Media at the concert to be Civ
en- at the Kerredge theater the night
of october Is. under Houghton au-
spices. Manager Cox stated today
that these numbers would be heard,
and he will soon be in position 10 an
nounce the complete program well in
advance of the concert. These num-
beers are Nine. Melba's most famous
songs and will undoubtedly be await
ed anxiOusly by copper country music
lovers.
Mr.. Cox has these numbers on
monograph records and Nine. Mel
ba's wonderful voice and superior
technique is reproduced with surpris-
ing accuracy on the photograph.
Concerning these selections a Can
adam exchange has the following in
connection with her concert given re-
Gently at Montreal:
"Melbas Incompatible art triumph
ed over a large audience at the Are
ma last night and held them enthrall-
ed, as much by her wonderful beauty
Of voice as by spirit and pathos she
infused into her every tone The great
coloratura singer showed herself at
the prime OF her career, with her voice
mellow and rich, full OF unexpected
depths OF tone and a perfection of
technique that at times astonished
those who had just before heard her
massive sensuous notes. Her singing
OF the famous Mad Scene rectative
and aria from Lucia, was impressive,
but hadrly showed the cantatrice at
her best
Later .Iadame Melba sang the song
for which she is famous the warld
over, the charming Jewel Song, from
Faust In this she won her way to the
hearts of the audience in most strik-
ing manner, fairly carrying them away
with her. as she depicted the varying
emotions that Gounoud so well inter-
twined into the delicious gayety of
the song This won an enthusiastic
encore and then another. the audience
seeming Unsuitable I'm its desire
to hear the songstress again. Madame
Media was in gracious humor, and
finally responded with Comm through
the Rye which was greeted with a
burst of applause that necessitated a
fresh start. She sang the charming
ditty with buoyancy and coyness.
But the song for which Melba will
be remember was Tostfs famous
Good Bye" BY curious coincidence
Melba's great compeer in the soprano
realm, Tetrazzini, sang the same song
here last year. But while Tetrazzini
sang il exquisitely Melba lived il. in
the full mournful beauty of the song,
and almost detained it with such
force of pathos as caused unbidden
tears to spring to many eyes. The in
tense power she invested the music
with almost reminded one of Wullner.
When Melba closed this final song
there were a few moments of appre-
ciative silence, and then the whole
audience burst into a perfect tumult
Of applause and braves, which
brought the songstress back time and
again 20 bow her thanks. But Media
had the artistic sense that it would be
a crime to sing anything after so
beautiful a thing. and finally she
came back and cried once again Good
Bye, Good Bye and the audience re-
luctantly left the HAN, filled TO the
brim still with the haunting charm
of the song"