Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-02
CHAPMAN CONCERT
THURSDAY PROVES
MUSICAL SENSATION

l. Irma Williams and Martin
Richardson, Appear at City
Hall Under Personal Direction
Of Professor w. R. Chapman
An audience that filled City hall to
| the doors Thursday evening listened
with the greatest of pleasure to the
program given by the extraordinary
artists brought into Maine under the
direction of Prof. William r. Chap
man, they being Nina Morgana, one Of
the worlds greatest singers; Irma Will
llams, the brilliant violinist; and Mar
tin Richardson, the distinguished
American tenor. 1t was the special
added attraction of the Augusta Enter
talnment Course, the annhal Chapman
concert. and all who attended cannot
doubt Prof Chapman when he says
that 1T is the best concert company he
has ever brought into Maine and
speaks OF the concert as the greatest
musical event Augusta has known for
years.
These young artists. just coming into
the fullness of their powers. held the
closest attention of their audience and
Grew overwhelming applause 1t was
lndeed an occasion that music lovers of
central Maine will look back upon
with great delight for long time to
come. for they were afforded an op-
portun1ty to hear artists whose names
are destined to become would famous
Prof. Chapman played the accompani-
ments during the evening in his usual
mastery manner.
me concert was opened with group
or songs rendered by Mr.. Richardson,
who is an artist of rare merit having
appeared most successfully in opera in
Europe, as well as in this country. His
voice IS very high tenor. rising at
times into the falsetto and his style is
distinctly operate. The first group of
songs was composed of the following:
ta) Il Know Lovely Garden DHar-
deloD; CD Just This One Day" (Har-
ris); co The Young Warrior" Dur
lelgh). These songs were greeted with
rounds OF applause and for an encore
he rendered the solo, The Sunshine of
Your Smile" His other numbers rem
dered were: Aria-Che Gelida Mamma
La Boheme" PuccinD, All, Moon of
My Delight (Lehmann), Lift Thine
Eyes Frederick Knight Logan). Don
nae Mobile" from Rigoletto, and For
You Alone" In the selection, "Ah.
Moon Of My Delight" his robust voice
softened into pianissimo tones, which
We're especially pleasing
After Mr.. Richardson had rendered
his opening group of songs, Miss vii
hams made her appearance and MANY
VINO saw her We're reminded at once of
Leglnska. She is very slight and her
dark hair. bobbed off at her neck adds
to her school girlish appearance Her
tones are always musical and pleasing
ana the manner in which she played
her first selection. "Rondo Carrie
closo' tSaint Saens), proved that she
possesses remarkable technique for a
young artist. The other selections given
by Miss Williams We're: Aria O. S. CachJ,
"Tambourin Chincis'' Kreisler), Viene<se
Popular Song Nkresler), Indian La
ment" Ovorak kreisler). a remarkable
sympathetic quality and delicaCy OF
phrasng was evident throughout her rem
ditions And above all was her fascinat-
ing personality. The audiences interest
in this young artist grew with each sue
ceeding number.
Then came the especial musical treat
of the evening, the selections rendered
by Nina Morgana. who has been spoken
of as the glorious songbird." This
young lady is a favorite in the CON
cert world. Her voice is 50 flexible and
liquid that each note was a delight and
the audience went wild over her selec-
tions. When she stepped cut to sing the
Caro- Nome" from "Rigoletto" one was
reminded of an Italian signorita with
her blue gown her dangling earrings an>
her luminous dark eyes.
Like Geraldine Farrar, she can Gre
ate in the mind of her listener the
scene of the opera she is singing. On
her second appearance she sang Ave
Maria" (Gounod) with violin ohlicato
by Miss Williams. This was indeed
one of the most beautiful things of the
concert and appealed to ALL Among the
other selections rendered by Moreana
were: Shadow Song" from Dinorah
and "Ah. Non Guinge" from La Son
nambula."
Her last number, Shadow SONG
was like finely spun web OF melody
and at times the artist broke out into
gay trills and ylides, and it goes with
out saying that she won rounds and
rounds of applause. Another beautiful
selection was the duet, "Farlgi,
Cara" (VcrdD. sung by Morgana and
Martin Richardson.
Prof Chapman in a short speech
told his audience that Galli-Curci the
musical sensation of the hour would
surely appear at the next Maine Mu-
sic Festival At the close of the con-
cert members of the audience shook
hands with the artists of the evening
and expressed their hearty apprecia-
ton of the concert.