The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-24
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WINS APPLAUSE
Noted Singer Again Delights
Audience at Columbia.

Nine. Schumann-Heink sang before ar
! audience yesterday afternoon which
filled every seat and every bit of stand.
ing room in the Columbia Theater, a con.
dition, in fact, which this great artist
rarely fails to find. There is probably nc
| other artist just now before the public
who keeps her hold on the heartstrings
as Nine. Schumann-Heink does. Hers is
the most versatile art. With her Won
derful gift Of voice and temperament, en-.
riched- by years of earnest study
she pleases alike the connoisseur
and the most guileless child. Her pro-
gramme yesterday showed her tempera-
ment in all the phases Of human emo
tons. and in none was she any more
effective than in the little song so full OF
heart interest, Harold's "Childs Prayer
so simple and so childlike that only a
woman who has heard the child's prayer
at her mothers knee can depict And
after that it takes the most consummate
art to give this to the public
Nine Schumann-Heink has been in
better voice on former appearances in
Washington, for she was only Just up
from a serious cold which threatened
last week to turn into pneumonia. A
nurse was in. attendance upon her back
of the stage. This accounts for her few
encore songs. A higher authority for
bade them. She repeated, however, the
exquisite "Wiegenlied'' of Hans Herr
man, and sang an encore, following many
recalls, after her superb singing Of the
Erl-Koenig Of Schubert This encore
was Loewe's "Das Erkennen." charm
ing song. Again. after her mastery rem
dition Of 20 Rest in the Lord" from
Elijah" she was recalled so many times
she sang the favorite, "Mavourneen," by
Margaret Ruthven Lang, as only Nine.
Schumann-Heinnk can sing 1t.
The shepherd Song from Tam
hauser." one Of the most trying Of solos.
was splendidly given. almost entirely a
capella, and was the test Of the true
solutely on the key after the weird and
din1cult flights throughout the song.
Marion Bauer's Light q setting of
''The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"
Chadwick's when Am Dead, My Dear
est" and Mary Salter's Cry Of Rachel.
wonderfully dramatic and impressive,
were among the gems Of the afternoon.
The great arias from Gounod's "Sappho. I"
Meyerbeer's lie Urophete," and Saint
Saens Samson and Delilah" were never
better given, and even greater finish
was oISCSTHlUlG tue8u CNCI OCAOIC. x1SA
other songs were Brahms Liebestren."
Prochazka's "Wle Dazumal." which with
those already referred to constituted a
programme amply satisfactory to the
great audiencei which was q gathering
Of the true lovers Of music and Of art
rather than a fashionable gathering.
They stood several people deep all around
the house. from box to box. on three
floors Of the theater. and scarcely per-
son left until the last bow had been
given by the great contralto.
The superb Accomplishments Of Mrs.
Katherine Hoffman were ~ much part
Of the success a. Nine. Schumann-
Helnk's own personality. Hrs. Holman
b among the greatest Of accompannists.
which was especially noticeable In the
Nine. Schumann-Hein
depicts moro the dying child than many
artists who sing tbs wonderful song. ana
she therefore makes . thrilling erect
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