The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-16

i that his personality is peculiarly i'm
presslve and winning He sang in
Kansas City and shared honors with
Tetrazz1ni- The Kansas City Times
says of him:
Harold was in fine voice, as he said
ne would be. He was heard here some
three years ago in concert with Tetraz-
zln1 He was an immature singer then,
with a beautiful voice. 1 heard him
next at the London opera house last
season, and was much impressed with
ms development. in personality as well
as in performance. Since then he has
had a world, or at least a continent,
OF concert experience, which has
carried him still farther in artistic ex
cellence. The amazing thing is how
his following of a traditionally italian
vocation has latinized the Kansas
singer. He may scoff, and welcome, at
off-stage temperament, but nobody is
going to take him for anything but
an Italian, and temperamental
italian, on stage or platform. He has
the appearance (perhaps also the in
evitable physical tendency, the voice.
the diction, the gestures, the nerve,
the smile, all the tricks and qualities
of a great Italian tenor.
T. =
Miss Madeline Whitney entertained
her bridge club Thursday, and those
who played for absent members were
Miss Gladys Boyle, of Newton, Miss
Bernice tEmahizer and Miss Lenore
Monroe.
Mrs. A w. Dana will. entertain the
Art club Monday afternoon at her
home. Seventh and Taylor streets.
Mrs. r. H. Norton entertained her
bridge club this afternoon at the
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H Forbes announce
the engagement of their daughter, Mil
dred, to Mr.. Lloyd B. Smith, the we'd
ding to take place the early part of
June.
The members of the Ramblers' club
entertained their husbands and some
other guests at dinner Thursday night
at the w. J. Lewis home, 706 Taylor
street. The rooms were decorated with
iris, and those who attended were: Mr..
and Mrs. George Hoyes, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. D. Skinner, Mrs. r. o. MaddoS of
Kansas City, Mrs. c. E. Mallon, Mr.
and Mrs. w. J. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
OdeIius, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. lines, Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs.
t. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Whipple,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stevenson, Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Atchison, Mrs. Ella
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Borst, Mrs.
Nettie Williams and Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Stevens.
The music for the convention of the
Kansas Equal Suffrage association will
be under the direction of Mrs. Lewis
E. Sisson, who is chairman of the musi-
cal committee. Mrs. E E. Yagge of
Hutchinson. will furnish some violin
numbers on one of the programs. Mrs.
Yagge is said to be highly talented,
and has been asked to play in the Min
neapolis Symphony orchestra. She
was county president of the Reno Equal
Suffrage association and did effective
work in securing a majority for the
amendment in her county. Some of the
best local musicians of Lawrence will
have a place on the different programs.
and the Victor quartette will give a
minstrel entertainment.
Mrs. c. H. Chalkley, of Lawrence, will
entertain Mrs. Agnes Riddle, of Color
ado, while she is attending the meet
ings. Mrs. Riddle is to be one of the
principal speakers of the convention.
Mrs. w. r. Stubs will tell of some
of the duties devolving on the mistress
of the executive residence, at one of
the meetings.
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