The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-08
ADJUSTMENTS
Acadcm!--LiIiinn Rus.cll In ar,
search OF Sinner"
Dijoti--'ln Old Kentucky,
Lubfn---Vnudcvillc.
David nfsn,,a,,,

David Hisphan.
Ihefe are concert singers Of all
traitos, tenors. huritoncs, basso can :
,nntGS. DasSoS--and there is David
! tuS aionc and great in Ills soli-
,rue. Sirent singer great actor. great
| an.ist, ne STANDS pre- cninently out and
CT .r u, !, high as the foremost OF the
aiiteu seniuses who have brought JOY
20 US OF the provinces"
-nuny OF US who have followed music
IN Richmond for q decade or SO have
b peer puzzled to decide whether to cast
Inc Inc apple to the recital Of Nine Jo-
anii. ih Gadski; to that of Nine Blanche
i,m ,,,esl "a woman of no great voice,
pul or Wonderful art): or to Mr. Bis
phams recital OF some three years ago
~ =, inc Jefferson Auditorium, but after
OF Music there will be little doubt as
=; inc highest mark Of recitals in
Miss Bessie Abott the much heraldcd
soprano who was to have sung the
leading part in Aascagni's undelivercd
0pera, lsobel." appeared Jointly with
. cnn,, 81, y, amMindeed. her name was
s.e won the enthusiastic plaudits of
inc audience. Most eXquisitcly hob
Died and looking like one of Helleu's
most Charming etchings, she had the
mouse with her from the first. Her
very soft work. notably in the encore
70 her hrst group of songs. one of Mas
sanetS and In Tschaikowsky's Der
ceuse,' was good. Her big, high very
n;Eh tones. as in Allitsens Song OF
Thanksgiving" which she sang as an
encore, were clear. ringing and ;lbso-
lutely true to pitch But her middle
iittle-incredible and unpardona BILE
ulless she was suffering from a cold
Or was frightened which is also almost
Incredible. Doubtless she would have
peen very charming and delightful if
She had not been singing with, or
against one of the worlds greatest
SSiInsers. Ana that brings us back to
Mr.. Bisphan
No one. fresh from recital in which
,hxid B1Sphan participated could
m VII L J., coldly OF his wonderful art
lender melody OF The. Banjo Song
through the dramatic power and
strength Of Danny Deevcr'' TO the
wonderful. gripping. aching intensity
Iorth tho Heaven sent beauty Of his
Voice. And. wonderful to relate
!hfoNEhout the whole evening, except
IN the somewhat triiling duets. this
master singer had not a line, not n
word before him. Even in his superb,
niarycious reading OF that final test
Robert of Sicily Mr. Bispham relied
entirely upon his trained memory.
MI Gilbert the accompanist with
ms SOFT accurate and beautiful touch.
worth OF tho recital
And the house was about half filled.
ny don't We have good shows"
w. y. c.
Lillian "" russell o-N ana captivating
comedy ONE, are the irresistible combina-
ton booked for Tonight at the Acad-
envy Miss Russell Will offer here on
Ihat occasion her newest hit. '1n
by Charlotte Thompson, and has been
laviShly produced BY Joseph Brooks
isor his best known and most success
iui star The piece is! written In a
comedy spirit and touches lightly a
theme of feminine uncertainty that is
amusing, and yet not without a subtle
N@dercurrent OF truth to make its
humoTs all the more incisivc Miss
Russell will have the support OF the
same company that appeared with her
during the plays introductory run re-
Gently at Powers's Theatre, Chca go.
where 1t had its metropolitan hearinE e
IIor the first time on any stage during
the latter part OF September.