Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-05
DAOMUN PLEASES
WITH ORCHESTRA
Noted Baritone Scores Success With
Tri.Clty Symphony In Big Pro.
gram at Burtis.

With Royal Dadmun, the famous
American baritone as soloist, the Tri-
City Symphony orchestra offered its
fifth regular concert of the winter
series at the Burtis, Davenport, Mon
day evening.
The program was one Of the big
gest, unsteady, that the orchestra has
presented, including as it did Tschai-
kowsky's Symphony No. Ain itself
representing tremendous amount of
work-and the Freischuetz overture,
also of unusual interest, while one of
Americas most distinguished concert
artists was the sOloist.
Mr.. Dadmun's big number was the
aria and recitative Hear Me: Ye
Winds and Waves" and this he fol-
lowed, in the latter part of the pro-
gram with group Of three songs. The
aria especially showed the possibili
ties of his voice, it's smoothness, re-
source, and warmth. There was gen.
dine regret that no encore was forth
coming the singer simply bowling his
Acknowledgements.
Mr. Dadmun's singing of Sinding's
Light" and Hammond's Three Com
rades," was equally inspiring and
mastery. The splendid enunciation of
the singer-sO essential in both songs
in which sentiment, colors strongly
lyrics-bring the music with direct
and doubled appeal to his listeners. At
the close of the group Of songs Mr..
Dadmun responded to the encore with
a new and very beautiful war ballad,
the burden Of which was RED is the
English Rose"
Ceno Petersen was at the piano as
accompanist for Mr.. Dadmun in the
group of songs,
Mr.. Dadmun's voice is full, rich and
resonant, especially in the middle reg
lister and he sings with dignity and
pOise. impressing his listeners with
his ability as an artist, as well as the
beautiful quality of his voice.
Taken individually each number was
most acceptable, but collectively as
an evening entertainment both songs
and orchestra numbers were too SOM
bre, too sad and melancholy, and there
was sort OF sameness. The joy
Gus, the brilliant overflow of spirits,
and riotous melody, was lacking. and
the program was in consequence not
well balanced.
Only the ballet music from Faust.
and the concluding Marche Militaire
brought the musical Tilt of happiness,
and the gay abandon Of the major
kes.
But in musical Interpretation the
orchestra left little to be desired. The
Freischuetz overture opened the pro-
gram and its haunting melody, we'll
sustained throughout, dominating the
story. was given exquisite rendering
by the strings.
Conductor Becker Is also to be COM
plimented on the mastery manner in
which he has worked up the Tschai-
kowsky symphony into a musical
poem marvellous in tone shading,
taken up in turn by the different in
struments which tell the melancholy
story with the pathos of a human
voice, while the Saint Saens "Danse
Macabra" was given with very beau
tiful rendering of muted strings.
Handel's famous Largo" arranged
for violin and harp. by Will Paarman
and Mrs. II. c. Lyons, with orchestral
accompaniment, was gem of rich
melody, and awakened the we'll de-
served acknowledgment of the audi
ence.
The Gounod's funeral march OF the
Marionettes, was inclined to belle its
name in the whimsical -hythmatic
melody that tried not to be too jolly,
and succeeded in being delightful.
The audience was not as large as
the Davenport concerts usually at
tract, the cold weather being LARGELY
responsible. While appreciatiye it
was not as spontaneously responsive
as usual.
The next pTogram will be March in
Ausustana auditorium with Arthur
Shattuck, pianist, as s0loist.