The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-23

night.
LyrIc-keith Vaudeville ,r.ffpec and
night.
Co,oniul-vnudcvii,e and pictures.
Hnrc Artist With Rarer Voice.
For last nights concert, with which
w. l.. Radcliffe brought his season to
q happy and memorable conclusion.
thankful, because 1t was marked not
only by tho rcappcarance of Evan Will
Liam s. but ~ by by what was--to use the
coming back OF the famous tenor.
The performances OF the Welsh singer
With the Wednesday Club years ago
had been hcld in grateful remembrance
nut MS Disappointing work with Vic
tor Hcrherts era shinG and crushing
@erchestra two seasons ago had not been
iorEotten, and therefore, when his eN-
quisite singing last night held the biz
audience in the City Auditorium hushed
tiful voice. many OF us felt that Mr.
Radcliffe had set a fallen idol upon hia
pedestal again.
sense no be ar f aonG WITH sritieismin tho
Williams disclosed some huskiness in
nus middle voice, particularly when he
SANG SANG; my IN run voice employing more
other favorito ballad singer, Inclined
10 oversentimentalizc. dwelling unduiy
upon certain phrases, especially In
songs OF popular character.
For the rest, there is nothing but
praise ana an admiration which ono
&
lis breath control is literally amazing:
flanders extended, ripping phrases are
none too long for him. and he seems.
almost wantonly At times, to omit
comma pauses, save for an instants
hesitation. for the mere pleasure of lis
tI ,raIlas to III, hls own lowing tones un
DfoINen. Ills soft voice, whether fall
! setto or wonderful covered toncs-he
calls Ii tho mutcd voice"--is incred-
. IDLY pure and clear and sweet with
never a suggestion Of tho breathiness
that so often mars the attempt 10 en-
pioy that quality. His tones, whether
high. or low. or medium, are al
ways in the very centre OF pitch from
their inception, unless he purposciv.
uses a permissible portamento or glide
the moment he came out last night and
laughingly Joined With the ushcrs in
Of ha ,es Pane mo to the centre
line Of Ali through the the Nish1. i'' Ss
enraptured the audience. u doesn't
was n very charming one, and was sung
throughout in English. because he sang
many numbers that We're not set down.
IL - suillclent 10 say that he proved
again last night that lle s. "A rare artist
with rarer voice
remarkable especially for his delicate
accompaniment to the 'Murmurinr
queer and highly effective don:.ing o.
e bell which he introduced into tho
aacconpaninent TO the last verse Of All
Henriette Gacl. played the violin
seven times.
Douglas Gordon.
Music for angels i'm Art" Tonight.
The musical program Tor tho presentation
OF Angels IN Art mt ;hc Academy or Music
ms evening under tho auspices OF the Kinr'a
Daughters. Includes the following, under tho
direction of Louis r. Weitzcl:
Authem-St. Js-nes' choir. .Whisperin-
Hope, Alice Thorn; soprano and contrulto
duet. MIS- GuiSon and Mrs. Hamilton smith
soprano aolo--''Anscl4 Ever Bright and
Fair ItandcD. Mrs Mia Phillips Norris
Quartet First Presbyterian Ciurch--''Sinr
Alieluii Forth" Dudley Buc,<e. Mrs Norris
diss Neazy Mr.. Jones and Mr. Stith
Male auartet-"Avc Maria" tAbtl Messrs
Zones, Lay. Featherstonc and poweii
Tenor solo-'lt Win All Your Hearts
Mend slssohu). Mrs. Hamilton smith
TTio-''Praiae fc jehovah (Nerdn. Mrs
soprano soo--"Ave Maria" (Bach -C;op,oa, .
Mrs. Guison. with violin oSlIrato by Mis-.
Annie Louise tcinhard,
iIamiiton smith NJ. whit tsm 's and MT Mr.
Cali. 49,
baritone so!o-'Aosde With Ne" (Bass-
ford). II. Y. Carson.
soprano soio-.of fo- the Wings q, .
Dove tMendelssohn). Mrs. Guisou
puct, soprano and barlntpne--"Cpne Unto
Me tfaur,l. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Call
Duet. soprano ana tcnor-"Ths Angei.
Qtenbcnstein,. MIS-. Cal! ANA Mr.. White
Augmented choirs--''Untoid vs. Portals
Everlasting" tGouuodt.