The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-20

most interesting, artistic and thor
oughly enjoyable programs of song
the season has Afforded.
Mrs. Peocock was fairly buried In
flowers and at the end OF the recital
the palm-decked platform resembled
q riotous flower garden or beaut1fnl
blossoms. Real tribute was paid the
singer, however, aside from the pretty
floral tokens, In the deep and close
attention and the sincerity OF applause
which followed every number.
Ii was a remarkable bit of song pro-
gram-making in itself which Mrs. Peo-
cock offered and IL is doubtful II any
other American woman singer who
visits Detroit in recital work would,
or could, have attempted such pro-
gram. 1t began with the quaint and
daintily precise seventeenth and eigh-
teenth century songs and arias or
Durante (16S4-1755), Lully (1633-16S0.
Mozart Q756-1790), Haydn Q732-
1907: six classical songs by Schubert
in the original German text; cava-
tina from Les Pecheurs de Perles'
Bizet; three Brahms and three Hugo
Wolf songs represented the moderns
and a closing group OF six English
songs that in themselves were as
varied and interesting as one could
find in a years search through musical
literature.
"a pleasing and delightful feature OF
the recital was the reading, by Mrs.
Peocock, of the English translation
Of the German songs which she gave
with such charm aud ease Of elocution
as to make the succeeding rendition
Of the song doubly interesting and at
tractive and permitted undivided at
tention to be given to the singer
Throughout the program. Mrs. Peo-
cock disclosed the possession OF keen
intelligence, deep musical feeling and
4 finely-attuned sense of related emo
lions. She gave each song its rightful
expression of tender sentiment, STIR
ring dramatic clashes, humor, pathos
or whatever the text OF the song and
the composers intent, required. Each
song was gem in itself, in correct.
sympathetic and withal individual In
depreciation. Leaving the technic and
the vocal equipment demanded OF the
arias and older classics, old and new,
on the program, Mrs. Peocock would
have won recognition alone, In the last
group. Her singing OF an oid-ume
song, kitty Wells" the accompani'
ment arranged by that extremely
clever young Canadian girl-composer,
Gena Branscombe, was one of the
most beautiful and finished bits OF
song work 1t has ever been the privi'
lese Of Detroit concert audiences to
hear. Quite different, but as distinc-
tive. as Mrs. Peacock's superb inter
pretation of the dramatic and uncan-
nv die Zigeunerin" OF Hugo Wolf
This song and "Das Sterbeglocklein.
by Schubert, have not been given on
American concert platforms before, as
far as could be learned by Mrs. PEG
cock. But, for that matter, the entire
program was novel In that II offered
compositions rarely heard. II was un
hackneyed and interesting in the high
est degree.
Mrs. Peocock has been resident ot
Detroit for many years, but has no'
been heard, in public, for severa
wears past, the major portion OF which
time she has spent in Berlin, in seri
Gus and advanced study That she
has worked to good purpose. was ap
parent every moment OF her recita
Tuesday evening and Detroit music
lovers should feel proud to claim sc
clever and talented woman singer
rs Mrs. Peocock
Miss Harriet J. Ingersoll played
the accompaniments in a manner 10
establish herself as-one of the-best
accompanies i'm the city. Her play
ing was at all times subordinate 10
The singer, sympathetic, skillful and
authoritative.
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.