The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-13
MtB1s 1laill MUSIC LOVERS
10GE. DE TREvILIlE AND MISS
rOTTER SHARE HONORs OF
SECOND NIGHT.
No. AcAakin's Efforts Have Given
FESTIVAL 1t spartanburx . Great
.Feasure I'm Childrcn's Chorus.

.6partanburg. May Mime. Yvonne
De Treville. coloratura soprano. and
Aiss Mildred Potter. leading rontral-
to Of America" with their brilliant
singing tonight thrilled the splendid
audience In the auditorium at Con-
verse College and dissipated q weird
spell that has threatened the festival.
The talented artists sang with an ex-
ultins enthusiasm that galvanized the
audience into unwonted applause.
Ricardo Martin. robust tenor, has
not sxerted himself at this festival and
was eciipsed by Nine. De Treville and
Niss Potter. Theodore Harrison.
bassocantante, with no preparation,
teok the place in Les Huguenots"
Of Charles w. Clark. who the pro-
Eramme said has been obliged to 60
away from Spartanburg."
Thus the second opera night. the Of
cial designation Jof the concert tonight
fAr surpassed the first concert. And
ne second concert. presented this af-
tsrnoon. was notable for the superb
work of Miss Carrie McMakin's chill
arsn's chorus. an organisation Of more
than two hundred public school pu-
ptls. whose remarkable performance
C last year has been more than
sluallsd. This ch!ldren's chorus
would be the salvation Of the Spar
tanburg festival, IL any salvation be
seeded. and In entitled to all the high
compliments that one hears for 1t on
the streets. In the hotels and In the
homes.
"A word now for Cecile Talma, the
l0ric soprano. This really gifted artist
has gamely and bravely striven in the
lAcs Of handicaps due to extreme nef-
vousnsss. Nine. Talms failed to make
Her sxpectsd triumph because of un.
Happy conditions.
Because ''all Of the archestratiou
Aid not arrive In time." q fault not
ohafgsAbls to tho management of the
,AostivAl. the concert Arrangement Of
'sThe HuSusnots'' was more abridged
than the management intended and
soss Of the striking passages had tt
- emitted. The abridgement wal
SIMPLY compensated for In the recita
e1vsnc by Nr., Harrison. Nine. DE-
frVvjlls ana Miss Potter.
NJ. Martins performance of tn,
rscitativs and romanza. with violir
oblieato. from Meyerbeer's Les HUI,
guShots." was grand but the per
fprruanoe OF the beautiful cavatina. b!
Mis- Potter. was grander. bringing he,
. wonderful ovation. Then on the
scene appeared Nine. De Treville. pre-
pared to stalk away with premier lau
rels through brilliant employment Of
her superb coloratura soprano. AND
the mixed chorus Of more than two
hundred voices responded admirably
apd accurately at each opportunity
The choral performances provoked
puch and frequent applause on merit
Ame. De Treville was given O re
eeption at the close Of her group o,
songs that she will remember so Ions
- she has memory. She was literali,
compelled to give an encore and ther
compelled to give a second. after hav.
Inc returned several times to the
seags 20 make her little bow. The
second encore was with harp accom-.
Dsaimsnt, played by the prima donna
A<vsslf. For minutes on end the au.
dispce enthusiastically applauded
Hine. De Treville. and sighed I'm re.
crst whom she kissed her hands to II
IN farewell.