The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
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mntinee and night
i.ubin- Vaudeville.

Victor Iicrhcrt,s Orchestra.
! AR. iiadcliffc's selection Of Victor
Herbert and his orchestra for tho clos.
,ns eoncert OF his series was more than
| hapny, for all Richmond from Tho
musical standpoint was anxious ia
i,hear first class orchestra again. after
nearly years total abstinence ana
Mr. Hcrbert's is an orchestra dc luxe
me orsanization is composed OF
some foriy-scten muscians--and. the
word is used adviscdly-with strings
| wood. and brass unusually we'll hal.
| anced and blended so that the quality
! OF the whole, even with every instru-
/ ncnt playing fortsslmo. is never a
/ blarc or a Shrek. but always a musicaI
! tone Victor Herbert is an ideal con
t,,or.unatectcd. magnetic, anG
/ absolute and perfect control. and
| swung them with him through the
| stately strains of Tschaik owsk "
Slavic March," through which runs
the mighty Russian air. Else Crown
! ed With Light" as We know it, and
through the biz crashing chords OF
! Inc Faqnero." from his own opera
"Natoma,' and the singing, marching
| volume Of his american "antasy:.'
/ or modulated and hushcd them into
! the beauty OF LISTS "Liebestraum''
] with l1crhcrts OWL orchcstration)
and the consequent encore. Nevin's
butterflies or OF Rublns tein's Mel
ody in r." which he played Just
| after the overture or of Dvorak's
| "Humoresauc." following the first
J number in the second part. So en-
thusiastic was the applause that he
| was forced To respond with an encore
after every number on the program.
and so delightful were SO many of
them thai II is very difficult 10 say
| which the house liked hest
! But probably. the very "prettiest" OF
| all was an encore to one OF his
/ "Natoma" numbers, which was. doubt
! less. from the same opera The first
/ violin played the first part accom-
| panied only by a few OF the strings
and wood-wind Instruments, and
played it with great beauty OF tone
and dciicacy Of touch. This number
! so delighted the house that AIR. Her
bert repeated part of it-one only
regretted that he did not play 1t all
| again.
| The music from Mr. Herbcrt's opcr,
| was most Interesting feature uf the
| concert. 1t is not Of the character
. known as heavy; indeed. much OF il
| is light Full OF Spanish and Indian
| "reminiscences or rather, references.
| II charms with Its utter unexpected
| ness The Dagger Dance, for in
stance. after wild. savage swirl
! through a maze Of syncupated time
and qneer Intervals. ends with Il most
| amazing and terrific discord. Eut
Barbara's song which Mrs. Agnes
Kmball sang. was weirdly beautiful.
| Mrs. Kimballs singing was thing
Of pure delight. Her voice is fresh
| smooth, and really bird like in It's
| purity and clearncss Of tone; size
brcathcs unusual, we'll enunciates
| perfectly and IS altogether very much
of a singer.
| In response 10 the outburst of APP
(, plausc which rewarded her work she
came back, and with most excellent
taste. repeated the same song. and
sang it even better than before MISS
il.llia smelling the contralto, sang the
| aria. ''Lcitc Signore.,' from LES HUI
gucnots." 10 the JOY Of the audience
| but, in spite OF warm ENCOURAGEMENT.
she would rot sing again Harry Eel
| lows, the tenor, sang the famous
.'Ciclo mar from ..Gaconda'' also
Ito The dciigh, Of the audience. AS an
encore he sang that funny little thing
I.I met a little Gilman once"--l've Corr
gotten the name of the song Treder-
! EEK Wheeler baritone. who sang In
] the place OF Avery Bclvor. ala excel
lent work in the Prologue from "hag
| liacci." Ills voice is resonant and
/ ringing. and he sings with intelligence
| and arr.
I For criticism OF the work OF the or
chcstra itself, one can say only that
! Mr.. Iicrbcrt's accompsnimcnts were
often TOO d--csrlalnly for those sing
! ing with him last night. Even Mrs
| l<imbal's voice was at times quite
drowned. And this is unnecessary.
! because noticed that at one time Ne
had all his first volins playing Il SOFT
melody. and. together. they made little
| more volume of ,ound than one muted
instrument. SO perfectly were they um
| der control. w y. GU
Rcnliy, II Was Clever.
"Pina forc"--thc very name is enough
10 make young people bright and set
the old ones -,ircn ming--came back
last night to tho Academy OF Music
AMI was u perfectly tremendous sue
cess 1t is such IL very tuncfu and
cat chy piece that 1t will always have
q pl>nsant hold on American audiences.
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