Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-16

oscar snuElr Is indeed Cousum
mate INt-. uuuu stluuJIlN one of the
...f Ht. 'ntfuI figures iu the musical
WORLD ni America For originate,
versatility and powers of entertain
mont ho ls unique Ina his field, not
uuN 10 truly great baritone but an
entertainer supreme
Nlr SeHgle came to Tulsa yesteruay
comparatively unkuowu to the mass
of music lovers OF this city, hut last
night hc literally swept an auditorium
audience Off It's feet, and established
himself In It's hearts so firmly and
completely that after he had enter
tanned them for over AN hour and 4
half of solid singing his enthusiastic
hearers still called for more and made
hin, sing three eucor0s after his pro-
gram was finished before they would
let him gu. 1t was the most thoroly
pleasel7 audience that has left the au-
ditorium this season, ana this In SAID
i'm the face OF the record that some
world famous stars have been heard
there iu the last few, weeks.
MIR SeaElc was omphatcaUy the mt
OF the year. No singer has ever APP
pcared IN this city that held ms audl,
rnce in such a bond OF sympathy ana
none has ever taken 50 many encores
nnd rcpcats. HIS appearance was "A
continual ovation and "A br'lH'nl III
umph., csN ,,t,,,l,
ressurcefulncss. Hc can sing anything
i'm the language and much thht lsh
with equal facility, whether II ne
dltficult classic. popular hlr OF
negro spiritual There Is " t''"
.ycctness In his tone and u wealth OF
cotoring surprising for baritone. ana
"a. s,yaepinr power behind 1t SENDS
Al hooming and ringing. In heavy en-"
tional moments, 70 the t"rth's1
reaches of the largest halls.
In ms two most important numbers,
snoakinG technically solo rom
|the prologue of "HaGlaccl' and the
air Gu Masscuets 'Ierodiade,'
s,VisirN Fugitive" Mi ScaElc was at
mis- best His Zinc voice rang out
/ thru tho hig building in such VOL
|pue npd resonance that the audience
ga. astuuishcd and delighted.
/ Another notable feature Of Schgle g.
ynirr ia it5 fleNlhillty and IT'S faculty
/ for subdurd tones, "a most duhcubt ult
cf work for bartones r. accomplish
/ lint Srnglcs range Is "onuelid' ln
short he's the best baritone Tulsa mas
heard either in grand opera OF out
From the time his first notes Wrr'N
heard u the "PaEliacci" number the
audience knew singer Of finish, po"
ar and ahNit, was before IL aud sell
lied bnck for its fun enjoyment
Maybe j. Burr Gibbons ana the
council OF defense will want 10 jerk
INC up for saying H. but ] never knew
there was really any music I'm the
.Sur SpauEicd Banner" 4util Oscar
S,arlc spng Il last uight> He gaze it
I'm entirely new musical meaning The
fire and depth of feelings and sympa-
tn, yyl,h which he sang the national
lir was positively thrilling uu.Nu
simply never heard The star Span
rled Banner until you've heard us-
ear SelElp sing IT, A lady by any side
declared 1t almost lifted her from her
scat Responding TO Call-hack, the
soloist asked the audience 90 Join with
'him iu the chorus and So completely
was it under his spell that every per
son I'm the building responded And
n ,hey sang with reul feeling too.
The program was mixture Of
classical popular and folk songs and