The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-05
HOMER SCORES
At THE COURT
GREAT MEzZo CoNTRALTo GIVES
woEDEAPUL PERFORMANCE
AT UNIVERSITY CONCERT.
Sings Simple Heart Songs and Swaps
Audience by Her Wonderful voice
Lambert Murphy Ably Assists.

A packed house greeted the great
mezZo con,ralto, Madame Louise Homer.
and her fellow artist, Lambert Murphy.
at the Court theatre last night. 1t was
an enthusiastic house, rs we'll, and SD
It might he. for 1t has been n long time
since Wheeling has heard such wonder
ful singing.
Madame Homer is a song bird whose
beautiful notes leave one hrcathlcsS with
delight, and 1t would take another Tom
Moore to describe her superb art. Hcf
voice is a poem In itself. and her lowell.
ness Of face and 'iguro add much TO her
magnetism.
Mr.. Murphy has very fine tenor
voice. and won much applause.
"star spangled Banner"
II Is very hard 70 say which was tho
finest number. for each in irs different
style was pcrfcrti"n. Madame ltomnr's
first song was Tho Star Spanslcd Ban-
ncr," and, after singing the first stanzA,
requested the audience 10 join In.
Tho glorions voice nt the great artist
swelled above the audience. and hiicd
tho auditorium with a wonder Of music.
The patriotic notn was followed through
out the program.
Among tho operate selections per-
haps the most difficult and artistic was
Mon occur S'Ouvr. Il Ia VoIX,' from
Samson ct DELLA" ;tld Madame Ho-
mer's rendition was rory line. Also Nj.
Murphy's second number. Aria from
Griseldis." WAS most pleasing 10 the
audience OF music-lovcrs.
Simple Heart Song1.
But where the artists won their great
est applause. ami justly, were i'll The
simple, heart songs thai every one, no
~ s,.R
how highly educated in the art of music
they may be. no matter what station OF
| rank in life they may he. love best. and
hold closest TO their hearts.
For instance. when Madame Homer
sang sheep and Lambs" there was
scarcely a movement among that vas:
audience. and WHOM she sang "Cuddle
doom there were lender liifle smiles,
but the tears were very close TO the eyes
Of R great many.
Responding To cEcrrr alter encore
! after her 'l,cd rr"s$ iIymu." MADAME
| Homer sang "C;lory, Glory. IIaileluiah,'
and the house fairly went wild.
Ono smiled with sylnpatheiir under
standing as the great pr:ma donna sang
| Como Down 10 Kew" and there was
sincere though husl-s> mcrrimcnt al
through her Don't Erhrc" song.
But verify there WIS = storm or ap-
plause h-oK" loose when Madam" Homer
sang Dixie" IN response /" a worry en-
crgetlc cIlcorn Md when she followed
that with "uld Eack Joe tho theatre
rang.
Close with III Trovatore."
Mr. Murphy rXr"Il"! in 60! lica: Il
Thrush at Eve" aud his soft tenor va
heard I" splrndid advaulaG" in "Wh'n
the Roses l;ln",.,. intellectually. Hr.
Murphy proved hi> nra!mnil" powers Ill
l'nliX EuuriR ms >nns. ''.'r''f aucEeS TO-
saguc." AMI 't'nrnayal" evoked mich APP
plause.
Tho last number. "ilomc :" pur MnGn-
iains." from I'll Tr"varur". &unS Iy
Madame Homer and Mr.. Murphy. waa
Wonderfully ir" and their lovely Voices
blended together III beautiful harmony.
There were few who left tho Court
unmovcd and with hrsh"l faces and
bright eyes they exchanged remarks ~
SardinC Their favnriIr RUNNERS. Nv ny
did il eyer end" asked nne fnir mall,
and WASN'T u glorIuus"' asked another.
And i is safe +" :sa%' that these SEMI
, ments wcr,. rrhrc,l lnwardlE by many
OF the other s"H. though thcy' were less
dcmonst rativ".
Tho city Of Wheeling will lock forward
with raS"rn"sS - smother visit from
these singers.