The Washington herald., 1913-12-18
MISS KLINE IS HEARD
in VARIETY OF songs
New York Soprano Recalled Several
Times al Concert Of the
Rubinstsin Club.
CHORUS NUMBERS ARE ENJOYED

The Rubinstein Club. assisted by Miss
Olive Kline. soprano, Of New York City.
gave a concert last night In the ballroom
Of the Raleigh Hotel This club, COM
posed of Washington's well-known women
singers, has been in existence five years,
and in that time has brought to high
state of perfection an art that until re-
Gently has been generally neglected In
American choral work. It has been
pointed out that the growth OF the five-
act opera and the four-story symphony
crowded out, In the early days. the de-
velopment of the modest song. Vocal
masses. il may be said. have, pined here
in America, under the overshadowing
prominence given to Instrumental masses.
In recent years a growing interest has
manifested itself in America In choral
work. In Washington. Mrs Montgomery
Blair, Mr. Otto Simon. the late DR..
Blschoff. Mr.. Henry zander. Mr.. Sidney
Lloyd wrightson, and Mr.. Heinrich
Hammer, have succeeded in cultivating
a high degree Of appreciation for vocal
masses. Enthusiasm for a choral concert
in Washington is not yet quite the festai
glow manifested in any part Of Ger
many; nor Is 1t taken with the solemn
profundity OF such an event in England
during the best Handelian days; but II
is long past the. luke-warm stage, with
hopeful indications for still deeper and
broader appreciation. Washington cam
not be too proud OF. nor too thankful to.
those leaders who have devoted so much
time to theNuplift Of this branch Of mu-
sic
The work of the Rubinstein chorus last
night was, from every point Of view, su-
perb, and the program was chosen from
the cream of beautiful choral works.
Each number gave opportunity and in
spiration for the technical excellence
and poetic rendering for which this
chorus is now justly distinguished
The program was diversified. and the
pleasure of the evening enhanced by the
appearance of Miss Kline, In a we'll
chosen supplement OF songs and arias:
"Un Bel Di Vedremo" CPuccinD; "Aprile'
of Tosti: Lofts "Pur Dicesti'': the pop
ular "Batti Batti' from Mozsrt's Bon
Giovanni; WIlloughby's June Morning. :"
the Sinding "Sylbilin" and "Ecstasy' by
Rummell.
Miss Kline is one Of the new singers
Of great promise. Her voice has a fresh
young loveliness and she sings with the
enthusiasm and understanding Of the true
artist Miss Kline was recalled several
times and her encore numbers. as well
as those on the program, showed the
wonderful temperamental excellence OF
control as to give the listener the sense
Of a velvety touch In her pianissimo
passages. She was given a veritable ova-
ton by the enthusiastic audience.
The numbers given by the chorus were
'Su, Venite a Cpnsiglio,' "a. ScariattD: !:
La Spagnola.' Cv. di ChiaraD; ''Laudi
Ala Vergine Maria" &c. Verdi; Char
ity,'' CRossinD; Woodland Sprite,"
CArditD; Every Flower" Madame But
terfiy. PuccinD; 'Serenata,'' CTostD,
arranged by Perley Dunn Aldrich; Chan
son Provencale," DelF Acqua); Incl
dental solo. Miss Kline; 'L'Addio A
Napoli." &c. Cottrau. arranged for
female voices by Robert Stearns; DAY
In yenezia,' - CNeyin), arranged by Charles
Gilbert Sposs.
The work Of Miss Julia Huggins at
the plano is deserving Of the highest
praise.