The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
ANNA CASE WINS WAY
To EVERY HEART

"A beautiful woman with n wonder
ful voice" was the verdict pronounced
by the hundreds Of music lovers who
heard Anna Case in concert at the City
Auditorium Tuesday evening. Miss
Case is perhaps the most beautiful wo-
man who has ever eraced the audtto-
rum platform and her rare charm of
manner, her bewitchinE smile at the
close of each song, and the DELIGHTFULLY."-
familiar attitude she assumed toward
her audience would have wan her, all
admirers and friends without the added
beauty OF fer voice
The most noticeable quality in Miss
Cases soprano is its velvet-ltke smooth
ness. Very high or touching the meg
accountable her notes always pre-
serve an even richness and smooth
ness. Added to this rich ereamtness ia
the expression. the feeling, or to give
full merit where merit rs due. the soul
IN her song. Miss Case put herself
into every line, every note from the
French group through the group
of Scandinavian songs as well as in
the simpler music.
Everything she did was good and to
say among her best would necea-
sarily mean running through the en-
tire program. Especially enjoyable
was the selection from Webers Der
Freischutz," Holmes Noel; Mr. Spross'
beautiful composition "Laughin
Streamlet", Dams Ropte Felen." "A
Scandinavian dance; and Dawn" by
Pearl Curran, given for the first time.
The scandinavian dance song. acted
with frey feeling, called for another
and Misa Case gave Swedish folk
dance in song. These two only awak-
ened desire In the audience to see
and hear this beauttfuI songster In
grand opera, where her genius of ex-
preston might be given full freedom.
Miss Case won her audience after
her first group of songs Tuesday
night. bat she frrnly fixed their ad =
miration and love when she sang
"Suwante River" with all of the senti-
ment and pathos in the words dell
cately expressed In her voice. One
OF her encore. THE Battle Hymn of
the Republic" was superb. There was
deep feeling in every note and at the
chorus there was one grand burst of
patriotism that did not abate until the
end. II Miss Case had sung only this
one hymn and nothing more her per-
Torrance would have made her fame
last night
Miss Cases high notes were gems
She took Thorn unhesitattngIy and
turned them SO that the hall reverbe-
rated with the fullness OF the sound
When she held n beautiful note 1t
was with undi minishing strength to
the end when she broke 1t OF without
AN echo. This quality is rare in most
of the best known singers, Her low
notes did not suffer because of the
finished beauty of the high. They were
as smooth, rounded and beautiful, as
any. In short, Miss Cases voice Is poll
ished in every detail and with it she
combines depth or feeling and express
zion seldom heard.
Miss Case has won a large place in
the hearts of the Richmond people and
when she returns. as she must soon
she will find a warm welcome await
ing her.
MIR. Spross Master of Piano.
Charles Gilbert Spross, Miss Cases
accompanist and the assisting artist OF
the evening. should return to Rich
nond in the very near future and give
a concert all his own His accountant
ments we're beautifully sympathetic
and his shading OF expression In his
music with Miss Case was of the most
delicate. But when he took his turn
as soloist he almost hypnotized the
audience. He chose ripping, gentle.
expressive music for his numbers and
they appealed to his hearers far more
than the dHshing. Earring selections,
unfortunately chosen by most pianiats
10 display their powers. Mr. Spross
taste and his knowledge of the taste of
his hearers, His touch liz exquisite
and. as we have said before. he should
come back soon In . concert all his
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