The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-30
Kitty Cheatham's Recital
Is Real Artistic Treat

Looking like a dainty shepherdess
In French pasted or water color
Miss Kitty Cheatham won admiration
from the moment she stepped TO the
footlights, on the Lyceum stage. Fri.
day afternoon, aud before she had fin.
ished her first quaint little song OF
the Louis Seize period. recognition
and capitulation TO a real artistic. was
complete. Miss Cheatham made her
first appearance i'm Detroit on this
occasion. and TO the majority in the
very large audience present, she was
quite unknown. except by reputation.
Some there were, however. who had
spent an afternoon or evening with
the charming discuss" i'm New York,
or, London or Paris and TO them the
program promised a most delightful
afternoon.
While Miss Cheatham is an Amer
lean, the daughter of a southern con-
federate general, her home is the
world at large. and she is. perhaps,
better known in the capitals and
courts of Europe than in her own
country. with the exception of New
York and Boston and one OF two other
cities. AS a public entertainer. she
stands by herself No one has been
able TO give even poor imitation OF
Kitty Cheatham. To the possession
OF unique talents, she adds a charm
and distinction of manner, an ele-
gance of diction, a grace of move
ment that is a thing apart from the
ordinary human kind. even in highly
developed cultured or artistic circles.
Hers is a personality so dainty, so
feminine, so delicate that her art be-
comes as fine as an exquisite cameo,
or rare gem, or lovely painting
Miss Cheatham has a most agree
able singing and speaking voice, Won
derfully expressive hands and child
like face. capable OF mirroring every
shade of expression and emotion. Her
attractive, quaint frock of simmer
ing and very pale blue silk. with it's
touches OF, delicate pink satin and
its charming little wreaths OF pink
rosebuds and for-get-me-nots was top
ped by poke bonnet wreathed IN
rosebuds that one enthusiastic woman
In the audience, described as "delici'
Gus When the hat was removed
little lace cap quantity held in place
the soft, light brown hair. Thanks, IN
generous measure. are due some one
too, by the way, for the very artistic
stage setting provided which in sim
plicity OF arrangement and coloring
was the very setting for the picture
made by Miss Cheatham.
The program given by MISS
Cheatham included songs. grave and
gay: stories OF pathos and of humor;
delightful recitations from the French
of Claude Debussy and Francois COP.
pee set 10 charming music; one OF
Liza Lehmann's serio-comic Caution.
airy Tales; old Negro chants and
stories and poems. and a number OIL
songs about children and for children
that struck responsive note in every
woman's heart and soul who listened
Not the least charming part OF MISS
Cheatham's work is her prefaces and
little explanatory stories anent the
business in hand.
Miss Cheatham has the assistance
of young pianist. Miss Hyams, whose
knowledge of the difficult art OF &c
compartment has reached the highest
! perfection.
The board OF directors OF the Youns
Women's home. under which auspices
Miss Cheatham came to Detroit, is u
he congratulated upon presenting the
most artistic treat of the year. The
very large and fashionable audience
present would presuppose the ADDITION
NJ n substantial sum TO the treasury
of the home for the benefit of which
the affair was given
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.