The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-21

larity Of the tango Messrs. Chappel
continue to publish waltzes. One OF
the best Of these Is Laughing Love,
by Montagu Ring. This admirably re-
fleets the spirit of the dance and is
we'll calculated to animate the light
fantastic toe" The Daily Telegraph
London, says: "At the Chappell cop-
cert one Of the best Of the novelties
was Montagu Rings melodious and
smoothly written song. The Bride,
which was interpreted in inpassioned
style by Mr.. Morgan Kingston"
+ OF Miss Ira Aldridge's vocal ability
the London Times says: THE vocal
recital given BY Miss Ira Aldridgo In
Steinway hall last Friday night at.
tracted very large audience. Her
finished and artistic singing was ex.
hibited in songs in various languages
among which must be mentioned
Scarlatti's 'Gia IL Sole the charming
old German Ave Maria Tart the
French 'Menuet d'Exaudet,' Schu.
mann's fine 'Schatzgruber,' Coleridge.
Taylor's expressive African Love
Song and Goring Thomass' Hearts
Fancies.' The style of these different
lyrics was fully grasped. and in all
success won." ....
The London Musical Courier in its
critique Of the same recital said: "Miss
Ira Aldridge, who gave vocal recital
In Steinway hall on the 9Th inst, is a
finished artist, who produces her voice
with varied effect and according to
the best methods. Her interpretatio
Is thoroughly artistic and true to the
intention of the composer. In favor of
her beautiful voice and through being
presented by Nine. Jenny Lind Gold
schmidt she was in girlhood selected
scholar Of the Royal College Of Music.
Later she studied under Mr.. Henschel,
two OF whUso songs, .Aforning' and
oh, Hush Thee, My Baby she sang
on the present occ.Sion."
One Of her best efforts was q group
Of three songs representing severally
the early Italian school In an aria by
Scarlatti, the German one in ave
Maria Tart" dated 1876, and in the
French style Of the eighteenth GEN.
tury in the charming "Menuet dEx-
audet" doing full justice to modern
composers in songs by Villiers STAN
ford, 8. Coleridge-Taylor s. Liddle
and Goring Thomass.
Miss Luranah~ Aldridge has q for
midable list of vocal and instrument
tai compositions to her credit, which
are being sung and played by musical
artists all over England and the con.
tinent. In the New Alhambra theater,
Leicester square, London, the Assyr.
ian ballet presented by Theodor Kos
loff in November, 1913, opened with
the first of her African dances. In a
letter to me, speaking of the effect
which this weird music seemed to have
produced on the critics, who spoke Of
her rs Russian composer, she wrote:
"The ballet opens with the first Of
my African dances. The papers evi-
dently think that Montagu Ring is a
Russian. I have not troubled as yet to
contradict" H.
Miss Luranah Aldridge's musical
compositions are published by thirteen
or fourteen music publishing houses in
London. Her vocal and instrumental
productions seem to have struck a
popular chord, and the output Of her
facile pen finds ready sale and pop
ular reception among the higher class
Of artists and music lovers in England.
If the war is soon brought to an end
these two talented women, who have
done so much with voice and pen in
foreign lands to lift up the race Of
which their father was q notable and
worthy example, may, If sufficient In
ducement is offered, visit. the United
States on tour and charm the music
loving public with exhibitions Of their
wonderful art.
In another private letter from Miss
Luranah she speaks of her sister, Ira.
who was visiting friends at Bath, Eng
land, and while there was urged and
consented to sing at the celebrated
Pump Room. concert in 1908. One Of
her pupils, writing to her sister. Lu-
ranah, about the concert, said: "My
dear Miss Aldr1dge, l am sure you and
your mother would like to know that
I have heard from several sources how
beautifully your sister sang at the
Pump Room. My aunt writes to me
that all agree she has glorious voice!
I don't fancy they often hear such
singing in Bath, and I can quite un-
derstand how much It was appreci-
ated."
The achievements of these brilliant
and talented women ought to be an in
spiration to every colored girl and wo-
man in America who is musically in
clined. What the Aldridge sisters have
done and are doing they can do. Go to
1t, young women. The world is yours,
Take 1t.
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