Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-23
Arrangements Being Made For
Two Concerts at Hawaiian
Opera House

Feliee Lyme, the noted prfma donna
who has been called The American
successor of .Adelina Patti will soon
appear here in two concerts. - r..
F. l. Grandy, advance agent for
Miss Lyme, 10 in Honolulu to arrange
| for her appearances through Manager
w. ID. Adams of the Hawaiian Opera
house. The tentative dates fixed are
April and April 19.
The New York Times, on the day
after her first American triumph, says
of Miss Lyme: ..% ~
20, at would be hard to find more
striking example of fame overnight
than that afforded by the career of
Felice Lyme To. burst from obscurity
into the glory Of London operate
triumph that has known no equal since
the days Of Jenny Lind and Adelina
Patti was the experience OF this young
American girl, who now takes &C,
hnowledged rank among the greatest
of living prima donnas.
Miss Lyme was born in Slater, Mo-,
and she spent her, girlhood In Kansas
City. Although extremely musical,
not even her intimate friends suspect
ed her ambition when she went to
Paris IN 1907, and QUICKLY set about
preparing herself for an operate ca
reer. She studied with Nine Mathilde
Marchesi, who was quick to recognize
her exceptional talents, and later with
Monsieur a. Aubigne. yho placed her
voice and brought 1t to the degree Of
perfection which soon was to astonish
the world
ut was In 1911 that Miss Lyme,
quite unheralded, appeared in London
as Giida in 'Rigoletto. How great was
her triumph few excerpts from the
leading papers will show.
Miss Lyne's advent said the
standard, established the conviction
that star OF. the first magnitude has
appeared In the operate sky--a star
destined to shine with eVer-increasing
brightness
She had not been on the stage two
minutes said the Graphic. before the
audience had taken her to It's bosom.
Young, slight, and girlish IN figure.
with pretty face and movements full
Of natural grace, there is an appealing
charm about her personality which the
most hardened opera goer cannot re-
sist. Her voice is delightful pure,
fresh and clear in quality, and soaring
up to fabulous heights with perfect
ease and huency.
Miss Lyme. said the conservative
Times, must be congratulated upon
an extraordinary success. With q
voice beautifully pure and perfectly
even, she sang with simplicity and.
natural grace that was Immediately
captivating ~ 4 4. -. = .s,.,.s
e With q voice Of Melba-like quality,
and the skill in its use of Tetrazzini.
Is It TO be wondered at that SATURDAYS
audience waxed enthusiastic, 70 an en-
tirely unusual deeree7' exclaimed the
Telegraph.
Miss Lyme followed this remark.
able debut with operate triumphs
even more sensational.
The London critics, far from pro-
claiming oildae her greatest achieve
ment, heaned still warmer praise upon
her. Ispeia, her Juliette, her Rosina and
her Marguerite. Speaking Of the last
mentioned role, the STANDARD said:
No artist within the memory Of opera.
goers has met so fully the require
ments OF the part while the Tele-
graph declared that her like as
Marguerite has not been seen upon
the English stage
referring 70 her Lucia. Vanity Fair
said There have been great colora-
turs soprano: there still are great col
efatuf4s- and there Is Felice Lyme,
place Felice Lyme In class by her
self, because she is the first soprano
have ever heard who could make
DcniEetti's Lucia al Larnmermoof'
Hive. "A twentieth century Patti. was
what the london Standard called her
important concert engagements
followed. notably four at Albert hail.
ell of which attracted huge audiences.