The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03


mence did her regular daily allow
ance OF crocheting.
tive one. Mrs. Hyde sang a group or
songs charmingy, Akers' The Moth
OF the Night" being especially we'll
given. Mr.. Weary closed the program
! with coster songs which he renders
inimitably, although making no at
tempt to give them In character or
costume.
Edah Carr Delbridge, one of De-
troit.s accomplished sopranos, now a
member OF the Lyric quartet, appear
ing this week in the Miles theater.
Miss Delbridge has a sweet soprano
voice of three octaves range. Last
season she was soloist with the Sing
ing Colleens. vaudeville singing act,
well-known to Temple patrons. Be
sides her concerted work with the Ly-
ric quartet she sings the valse song
from Romeo and Juliet" ID. J. Nc
Donald, the tenor of the quartet, who
'alternates with Miss Delbridge In the
solo work, Is also a Detroit product,
and gives up his position as soloist
In Temple Beth Ell choir, TO join the
quartet. He was formerly member
OF Savage's "Parsifal'' company. Both
Miss Delbridge and Mrs. Mcdonald
are pupils of Elvin Singer.
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With the chapel of the North Wood
ward Congregational church filed to
overfiowing and the presentation OF
many lovely bouquets, Miss Mary A.
Commons was made to feel that her
graduating recital. Friday evening,
was great success. Miss Commons
Is piano pupil OF Miss Elizabeth
Johnson, OF the Detroit Conservatory
OF Music faculty, and is about to 90
to Europe for a period of protracted
study In Berlin. She played long and
difficult program, beginning with Bee
thoven's Apassionata sonata and end
ing with LISTS big Concerto In e
fiat mator, with orchestral accountant
ment on a second piano. by Miss John
SON.. Miss Commons also played a
group OF Chopin, modern French
composition by Debussy and a difficult
study for the left hand, by that grand
old master of the piano, Leschetizky.
Miss Gabrielle Fuerth, soprano sang
two groups OF songs acceptably, and
there was much applause for both
young ladies.
Enthusiasm that was not by any
means merely the outcome of national
loyalty and pride, but of appreciation
of genuine excellence, was rampant
In the Garrick theater, Friday eve
ming, when fifty members OF the choral
society of the University Of Copen-
hagen gave concert OF Scanda.
navian choral music.
Almost the entire lower floor of the
house and the boxes. were occupied by
Danish citizens and members OF the
Fremad society and the Detroit lodge
OF the Danish Brotherhood OF America.
The boxes Were draped In the Amer
lean and Danish colors and looked
quite festive. The singers were a
good-looking lot Of men, ranging from
the serious bearded professor to the
youthful undergrad. Their singing
was remarkable for its control and
beauty of tone, fine shading and spirit.
The program numbers were the folk
songs OF Denmark, Norway. Sweden
and Finland and were sung In the ma
tive tongue. Songs of the university
student were given, also, and II might
be said they were remarkable for their
dissimularity to the American college
ditty. The choir sings entirely a capel-
la and their crispness OF attack and
perfection Of information are a good ex-
ample for American male or mixed
choruses.
Hedge Nissen, court singer and lead
Ing bass-baritone OF the Royal Danish
opera proved himself thorough art
list. The accompaniment to his num-
Der and to that of Olaf Holboll, tenor,
were hummed by the choir, with pleas
Ing effect. Both soloists were repeat
edly encored. 8. Levyssohn, the con
ductor, has been connected with the
Royal Danish opera for 20 years and
is thoroughly skilled leader. For his
musical accomplishments, he has been
knighted by the king of Denmark, the
same distinction having been confer
ed also upon Herr Nissen and Herr
Holboll. The latter Is not a profess
sional singer, but when at home. in
Copenhagen, pursues his profession OF
mason-contractor. His SER
vices as a singer are in constant de-
mand, however, and he has come to
be considered one OF Denmark's fore
most singers. Following the CONCERT
the singers were entertained at SUD
per In the Hotel fuller roof garden, by
the Danish citizens who did so much
to make their appearance here a
cordial welcome and a success.