The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-01
MADAM RIHELOAFFER GIVES
WONDERFUL CONCERT HERE
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Madam Riheldaffer completely
charmed and captured the entire audi
ence that heard this wonderful singer
in concert at the Christian church Sat
urday night. Owing to the fact that
Madam Riheldaffer was substituted as
the second number OF the Southwest
lern Lyceum Bureaus course, instead
of Bishop Hughes, with less than a
week to advertise the noted singer.
Vinitans had little. time to learn Of the
ability of Madam Riheldaffer, who.
until Saturday night was unknown in
Vinita and as a consequence her audi
Ience was not as large as the merit of
the entertainment deserved. However
there was fair sized audience pres
lent and all within hearing of that won
derful soprano voice became captives
lof her art from the time the first notes
were sung.
| Possessing a rich voice of wonder
ful volume and clarity, Madam Rihel
ldaffer sang the beautiful vocal selec.
tons with grace and ease that only
"a few singers have at their command
Her selections were of the order adopt,
ed by Tetrazinni and other great sing
ers of the day. The favorite numbers
sung here by Madam Riheldaffer were
LISTS die Loreli," Rubinsteens
''Du bist vie cine Blume," and a
staccato polka by Mulder. The selec.
tion that won most applause was a
beautiful airy serenata by Moskowski
This was especially suited to the clear
Irippling rhythmic voice of the singer
! Two selections not on the program
were sung by Madam Riheldaffer. The
! first of these was that sweet and beau
tiful old sacred hymn, Almost Per-
Isuaded" while this was being sung
and for moment after the last sweet
note had died out the hearers were 81
lent. held spellbound by the wonder
full melody and pathos of the song.
The other selection rendered by spe-
cial request was "The Last Rose of
Summer" and left a beautiful senti-
ment to be remembered long by those
who heard it's masterful and express
sive rendition.
Aside from the wonderful voice that
lis destined to place Madam Rideldaffer
among the greatest sopranos of the
Icentury, is that quality known as stage
presence In Madam Riheldaffer this
quality is at the acme of perfection
and Is the admiration and wonder Of
all who see her To say that she is a
charming personality does ont express
the impression she gives. In her move
ment or voice there is not a trace of
affectation. She is possessed of that
natural grace that no training can de-
velop This grace of movement is cul-
tivated to the highest degree of perfec-
tion until ii becomes a rare pleasure
to watch her 1t is rare indeed when
one sees even a great artist without
some harsh line or action but with
Madam Rdedaffer there is not one
thing that does not bespeak grace and
harmony. With a wonderfully perfect
| figure. gowned in a creation of the
most becoming style, with bow. an
expressive smile and all of the case
land grace of a Grecian goddess. she
loverwhelms her audience with her
wonderful manend Then comes the
notes of her beautiful voice that make
lone feel that ore is listening to the
song of the nightingale
Madam Riheldaffer is the latest ac-
QUESTION of the Southwestern Lyceum
Bureau course, and under the manage
ment of Prof. l. NJ Holcomb, who is a
hustler among hustlers, it is only al
Question of a little time until Madam
Rihedaffer's name will be linked with
that of Nordica, Bernhardt. Calve
Tetrazinni and others Of the foremost
singers of the age,
New Jury List Drawn.