The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-15
SOPRANO IS sI|l||
Of THIRD CONDt'
MISS ALICE EvERsMAN
HoNoRs At THE CRY III
AUDTTORIuM.
IN RADCLIFFE SERIE
BosToNIA sExrET-rE, STRING
GANIzATIoN. DIscoURsEs swl
I. AND sLUMBERoUs MUSIC
MOST ExcELLENTLY. v

1t was lucky that Alice Ever
took part In the third concert of q
Radcliffe series. for the audienco
the City auditorium last night n5f
have been gently luiled to siurff
otherwise.
This tendency to recline In
arms of Porpos. as the cnairmaS
Pickwick remarked, was hrOU
about by the Bostonia Eextetto ri
an organization of six excellent xH
clans. who performed singly ana &
whole. The instruments c0n11 y
five of the string variety, presus
first and second violin, vtola. r.
and bass vioI, with a clarinet for =
duty. The clarinet player. Mr.. at
Is the senior of the six by alm0G
not quite. a generation. us
The sextette discoursed awoe4
most dangerous music, especially ~
the first number, the 'Ludovics e.
ture by Herold. The first part ~
second number was bit By Ma
and the second another pretty r.
by Langey- The latter was r.
Evening Breeze and must
been written about q S0u9
breeze, for 1t had a most MT
darky melody for its theme.
Mr.. Stats and his cIarinek
evoked applause with the "Hra
Clercs' fantasia. but the audten0&a
only half awakened from tho "a
ing strains of the strings until
Eversman made her appearanco
sang the noble aria from G0H1
/ Queen of Sheba." which nOrx
one soprano with a passing fate
has attempted and came to grief III
Miss. Evarsxnan, did not, sh0wepGg&s
sang 1t with a mighty fervor Au8
manner which made Il q0it@
parent to all that she was thotoT
familiar with It. Not only al
sing well. but she sang 80 truly,
such beautiful ennHeiation
the audience understood net. A.
when she sang In English wldtc
true il well nigh unbelievable.
Later In the evening she sang o.
after the audience had been tuII@ &
sunderland a second time III
sweet strains OF the strinEa
Kicker had played very prSttxl
Scene de Ballet" by De Beri0k
entire sextette had given long 6
ton from Romeo and Juliets
Mr.. Torgove just preceded Mrs ~
man with a serenade and McDoNll
ITO a Wild Rose So 1t waa m
time for her to make her secuu6
pearance. as many In the Aud51
appeared uneasy.
With Mfr. Staats playing IN
cato on his clarinet, she sang II
ems Heaven Hath Shed d
which seemed most appropriate N
the circumstances. This num61x
so well rendered that It had f65
sung a second time. I'M
Lest anyone should infer that
had been no encores up to thia
1t should be said that Mr.. RtckeS
been forced to respond once 40
Eversman twice. after hef DIRT
her. Her second response hsH2
to be 1T Is Not Raining MI
Me-" which appears to be quits
ular with the leading sopranos
adays. ssSs|5555|
Two numbers by the sextett1
the concert, one serenade WITH
siderable pixzicato In 1t, ana tl
selection from La Tarant1il6
Jakobowski. 'Erminie'' Wa
by one Jakobowski and sLa
te}a' appears to be quite vet
the same composer
The B1stonia sextette might
great concert in a smaller plaG2
they are all excellent music1alSS
the barn-like city audttoripHn
sweet and slender strains oo0sff
bring sleepine7s with them.
way, not until Miss Evefay1li
peared and sang did the IN
wake up 70 the proper RadcilGS
of appreciation and demand
than one extra number.