The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16

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orgnnlst, Edwin Arthur Kraft r. A. q.
o., orsanist Of Trinity Cathedral.
Cleveland, whose two recitals 70
thoroughly entranced the Mount Yer
ron music lovers.
Mr.. HoRman's most clever work OF
the whole festival was In the opsnine
song the Quartet from Rigoletto." He
easily carried on the honors in this
piece and likewise in the "sextette
from Lucia" Since We have the Vic.
trola records Of these two people
by the worlds most famous singers,
we have a strict basis Of comparison,
and conscientiously confer full honor
on Mr.. Hoffman, whose work in these
songs will compare favorably along
side Of that Of even Caruso. Mr..
Hoffman's sympathetic and highly de.
veloped voice was also at It's best In
I'm wantin' You jean which he sang
with deep feeling.
, Mr.. Powell surpassed himself in the
whole program, and those people who
were raving about him before, had
fresh material for their enthusiasm.
MIR. Powell is emphatically an artist
and his quality Of tone Is rich and
pleasing. He also sang with sonsum.
mate ease.
The BELL Song from "Lakme" re-
ceived the ovation Of the audience,
which II deserved. The ease with
which Mrs. Miller accomplished this
exceedingly ornate composition was
in itself admirable. Her staccato
skips we're clean and snappy, her runs
veritable string Of pearls. She has
wonderfully sustained tones Of liquid
beauty, and taken with the unusual
purity and richness Of her voice 1t Is
not at all difficult to understand the
ovation that followed the song. She
has a remarkable range, and twice In
this song she sang up to A above
high c. 1t was predicted by some
previous to the recital that she would
never be able to sing this difficult
song acceptably. Afterwards. the
same people stated. that they did not
see how Tetrazzini could have done II
any better.
The audience was expecting much
from Miss Alma Beck, and It was
not disappointed. She measured up
to all the eulogles that have been
pronounced upon her. She possesses
a pure, rich. contralto voice, Of almost
mysterious power and range. In
Farewell Ye Hills" the opulence Of
her voice in power and quality. in
both the upper and lower register
was shown to be superb. She won the
admiration ana the hearts Of the audi
encc. lntermingling with the crowd
at tine end Of the performance dis
closed the fact that almost all OF the
comments were Of her. She was cas-
lily the favorite Of them all. Her per
sonality is oven more remarkable OF
the stage, and her voice exceedingly
musical even in ordinary conversa
tion. We predict great future fol
this % year old phenomenal singer.
Gounods Redemption" given last
evening with full chorus and artists
was exceedingly dramatic and inspir
ing throughout. No person could
hear this beautiful oratoria and no,
be better man or woman for hav
ing done so. The tenor sang "Cruci
fxion" with the intense feeling ol
which he is capable and all the artists
gave a splendid Interpretation Of theil
parts. Especially was this so will
the soprano and parts Of her solos
were exquisitely beautiful, notably x
in the passage,
"They who seek things eternal
Shall rise to light supernal
On wings Of lowly faith" Y
The whole production is noted fol
it's superb chorus work, which wa.
warmly applauded at the end Of thu
climaxes. The Hallelujah chorus o
Messiah finds its counterpart here II
the chorus unfold ye Portals" which
was rendered with fnish and preci
sion. Two things were remarkably
about this production. The tirst wa'
the truly wonderful and dramatic OF
gan accompaniment. The second tn
mastery conducting Of Mr.. Coup
He is evidently musician Of nm
temperament and refined dynamic
sensibility. and his chorus has beel
80 attuned to his subtle nuances tina
It sings completely under the domina'
ing control Of his baton.
Due credit 10 also to be given Mr.
Mil!ard McIntire. who has been labor
ing untiringly for the last sewers
months at the piano. giving the choru
the accompanying Of real artist, an
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