South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-17
NEWS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
and Tenor Score
Heavily Here

There must be some kind OF q
special guardian angel keeping
watch over Salyi, the harpist- pianist
and Martin Richardson, the tenor,
for the applause and appreciation
that they received from a South
Bend audience at the conservatory
last night was unprecedented
Power and brilliancy and splendid
musicianship were the qualities OF
both artists and the varied program
which they presented gave them
ample opportunity 10 prove the vers-
ability Of their gifts.
Alberto Salvi is an italian, and Of
age they say, but one was prone TO
doubt It when one looked at him
and saw fair-haired, youthful
looking person. But italian or not,
or whether he was old or young, he
certainly was a marvellous artist, as
q harpist and a pianist and COM
poser The latter because two of
the things he played were compost
tions Of his own. The first number
by him. q concerto, composed by A.
label a Russian, was wonderful.
There are harpists and harpists. but
there are none who play like Salvi,
and his rendition Of the Russian
number was especially brilliant. The
encore. an Importation Of Salyis
own making. was equally pleasing
In his Other numbers. the "Baliade,"
anothDY composition by the Russian
cornpos-r. Zabcl- and in Schuccker's
"Fantqslc Caprice" and the Grand
Sereuata." another Salvi compost
ton, ne displayed the same artistry
and skill.
Richardson Scores.
Richardson, the tenor, i'm his first
number. an aria from LA Boheme,"
scored instantaneous success, and in
his singing of Mascagnis "Caval-
leria Rusticana" (the SiciIiana, and
the Brindisi). he was marvellous. OF
lesser Importance. from the view
point of the active musical student,
We're his first group of songs, surg
in the English. but undoubtedly they
were rather more pleasing and ap-
preciated by the casual listener. The
first, Lift Thine Eyes" by Logan,
and "Life's Paradise" were a little
bit graudiIoquent. and a third. THE
Trumpet Call" by SandersOn, was
sung with a great deal of military
precision or decision, but the last,
Burleigh's Little Mother Of Mine"
could not have failed to come up TO
the hopes and expectations of the
most critical. a sweet song, in it
self, it was given a delightful sing
ing by Mr.. Richardson. One of his
other encores. Mother Machree,"
left one with that same feeli1 e that
he could sing the nearer, dearer and
more intimate home songs with just
as much charm and ability as he did
his big things. Another encore was
a song story of an Irish lad who was
very much in love with a colleen,
who was very prone to be Indifferent
at the attentions of the enamored
youth Mr.. Richardson sings the
Irish lifts as if he might be more
than three fourths of that national
ity himself.
The last was a group of NeapOli-
tan folk songs, sung in the Neapoli-
tan, and very well done at that. But
the English We're the best, with the
exception to the aria from La
Boheme" and the Nascagni number.
Sala, the ceIloist. and Gertrude
Hale. dramatic soprano, are the
third and last Of the series of special
artists who viii appear here this
winter under the direction Of the
association, but the regular monthly
concerts viii be continued.