Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-24

Sutherland, who also rendered well
two piano solos.
A particularly happy thought was the
excerpt from Peg O. My Heart" play
ed by Miss Eithne MaGee and Mr. l..
Young Correthers. Miss MaGee, a
member of the noted Irish Players.
who created furore on their Amer
lean appearances, played, Peg fine
ly, being particularly effective in the
satiiy-wistfui moments of the lonely
little Irish girl, and she was well sup
plemented by the efforts Of Mr. Cor
rethers. .....
In fact, both Mr.. Ideler and the Irish
scene evoked enthusiasm, second only
to that which greeted Peggy Center.
The encores were distributed as gen.
erously as the flowers.
One added number given under typ
,ically Hawaiian circumstances WAS
a pretty Hawaiian song in which Miss
Center sang the verses and then was
joined by Dude" Miller's singers,
seven, who played ukulele, guitar and
mandolin and sang the choruses. 1t
is a fact that this incident aroused
the greatest applause of the evening,
sentiment mingliLg with appreciation.
Lyric Soprano Shown
Miss Center's most difficult number
was Bemberg's "Nymphes ct Sylvains. "
All of her offerings last night were
short and of the dainty, melodious,
lifting sort, nicely suited to the lyric
quality of her soprano and to the linn
itations inevitable for one just on the
threshold of her serious studies. The
Cuckoo" by Lehman, Chopin's "Aime
Moi" and the familiar Gounod Ser
enade" gave her opportunity to dis
play this lyric soprano with excellently'
controlled diminuendos and little trills
that give promise of coloratura flour
ishes later on. She has already to a
considerable extent the Floating
tone" SO much extolled by the lovers
of the vocal art. Her lower tones
are rounding well, and throughout her
voice has a fascinating fresh and
pleasing quality 1t is very likable
voice, and pretty Peggy is very lik-
able indeed in her frank youth, health,
gay spirits and charming expression
all of which are factors for further
progress in her chosen field.
And surely no girl ever entered the
realm of Song as a profession with
more friends to wish her well, or with
teacher and a friend like Nine.
Melba to do more at the most difficult
stage of her career.
That Honolulu. recognizes what
MeIba was done was shown in the
wave of applause, when at the last,
Peggy came out for her Italian num-
bers with Melba to- play the accom-
paniments. The second Of, the two
numbers was Tosti's "Mattinata,"
written for the diva herself, and this
was applauded loudly. Then, for the
last encore, Peggy came forth, smiling
as always, and sang Annie Laurie"
like a second Melba-like the Little
Melba" she is also called.
Unusual Climax to Evening
A rather unusual climax was fur
nished the evening when Governor
Pinkham and Mrs. G. 3. Cooper, who
had gone behind the scenes to con-
graduate Miss Center and Nine.
Melba, came out on the stage. The
governor said word or two in COM
pliment to both, and particularly in
thanks for Melba Then the diva, in
her easily competent and gracious
manner bowed. to the audience and
said:
Il thank you from the bottom of
my heart for the reception you have
given our Peggy. For love Peggy.
She has not only the voice. but the
brain, and she has made truly remark.
able progress in the seven months she
has been with me, though sometimes
I have been able only to teach her
once a week. And l predict for her