The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-17
RUFFO GREAT A..
ARTIST? LEAVEIT
TO HENRY FORD
Baritone and Auto King Jolly
Each Other After Con
cert in ArmOry
AUDIENCE CENTRALIZED
BY SINGERS VOICE
After Last Number, Iells NOcif-
erOusIy for More and Refuses
a. Leave Seats

a. Leave Seats
lustor, Detroit many years
hence, VIII say lat on Jan IL. ana
icr several days thereafter, citizens
encounteriug one another on the
streets would stop and ask iu unison
DID YOU hear rita Runo, Friday
evening" Tie Simultaneous reply
VAS no. J di. but gee, | wish
J had
Failing 10 hn the armory by his
name, RnnO filed 1t with his yoice5
the most wonderful baritone heard IN
Detroit, say those who can remember
since the founding of the city.
Leave 10 20 Horny Ford Run0. al.
ter visiting The FORD factory, Thurs
day, invited Nh Ford TO hts concert,
Mr.. Ford wculd rather spend The even
ng inyentIng a new engine, but nc
came % hear Ruffo, and when the con
cert was over, went behind to greet
be singer. Rufo milling delightedly,
shook hands with MIR Ford Kissed
Mrs. Ford 5 glove grasped Edsel
Fords hand a moment trorted back
10 the stage 90 try 10 qucll the uproar
OF applause that refused TO be quoted,
dashed down again. spoke rev words,
rushed back Tor more bows and shakes
ot the head. and had almost the bus.
lest time OF his life for 10 minutes.
Mr.. Ford tried 70 tell Runo, in Eng
fish, lips 20 ear for the noise was
tremendous what he thought OF the
concert Meanwhile Ruffo, IN Italian.
tried TO tell Mr. Ford What he thought
of his factory
"Nou are a great artist Runo ana
Henry Ford said 20 each other each
in his own language. and at the same
moment II am delighted 10 have met
t0u | enjoyed tRuno) seeing your
factory (Ford) hearing YOU sing so
much
Then RufO was Oh 10 the platform
again. for aboui the fifteenth time.
while four or five men formed cor
don to prevent the audience from com
ing behind the stage 10 mob the singer
with its attentions
Only the greatest have received
such a welcome as Rufo was accord.
ID. Caruso and Emau were given
uYatlonS by huge audiences. but the
audience that greeted Runo filled less
than half lie house, set made noise
enough for a whole hippOdrOme. Beat
ing OF hands was not enough: there
Was stamping, there was whistlmg,
and a bald-headed man IN the second
row, who had once been 20 the Metro
politan. even cried Bravo Eucores
were insisted on and were given
grac'ously: and after the last mum
Der, the audience stayed and clapped
and pounded and whistled and yelled
Tor quarter OF an hour. and made
sure that Ruffo was IN his oyerc0at
and out of the building before It
would give mp hope He was even
applaudedAas he made for the door,
hurrying TO catch q train.
Rufo sang the Largo al Factotum
from Rossinis Barber of Seville;
The Pagliacci prologue: a group OF
Italian lyrics and an aria from Thom-
as Hamlet
His encores were short songs In ltal-
IAN He disclosed q voice OF tremen-
d0us power and sonorousncss. yet al
ways melodious There was not
harsh tone in IT'S whole range His
tenor notes were marvellous Simply.
without affectation, Ruffo managed
u convey to his non-ltaian audience
the spirit of his songs With his first
Totes he captured everyone, after the
R0ssini number. ne could have walked
away with-every cent in the house.
Yet although he displayed his voice
I'm It's full magnihccnce Ruffo seemed
possessed OF enormous reserves;
though he sang with an immense
tone. IL seemed rs il, at HIS viii. he
could have doubled It's Volume, aud
though he held note for half a min
ute. one would have sworn that IL
would be just as easy for him 10
hold il for a half hour His breathing
wa, a miracle his phrasing, pure
magic, his entire workout you were
not there. You don't deserve 10 De
told
There were also other artists Jules
Falk. a yiolinist. who PLAYED in De-
troit about five years ago, gave a mum
her OF short pieces that We're well
liked by the audience Something
allied Mr.. Faik. on his instrument. his
tones were not always true. and when
he tried to 10 the stunts which Ell
man and Krcisler perform with such
ease and iehtness. he could hy no
means equal them
Miss Olive Kline sang "Vissi d'arte
lui" from Verdfs "Trayiata' and
gave two encCres Miss Kline is
Young. and though she has studied
great deal her voice is not vet ma
ture When she IS not handicapped
with the necessity or singing italian
after Ruffo-the nerve OF her. Miss
Kline ought To be very successful.
She has beautiful voice that viii
undoubtedly develop still more Her
tones are fun and round. hyt IN the
lighter passages they are scarcely
strong enough for the delicate man
ner In which she handles those parts.
A word more of high praise. The
accompanies name did not appear
on the program His work showed
that he is not only a remarkable as
sisting artist. but a ine pianist in
his, own right II is not surprising 10
learn that next year he will appear
on the concert stage In his own pro
Grams. He has a Wonderful touch
and can be brilliant or softly melodi-
Gus at will His name Is Yves Nat.
and whenever he returns 10 Detroit
he will be welcome
The only visit To Detroit mis- season