The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-02-22
MADAM ANITA PATTI BROWN
GAVE RECITAL AT THE MACE
DONIA BAPTIST CHURCH, TUES
DAY NIGHT.
Under Auspices OF the Laymen's As.
sOciatiOn of Macedonia to a Large
and Appreciative Audience, Who
Applauded Her With EncOres.
N. W. Harlee.

N. w. Harlee.
Mrs. Anita Palti Brown gave re-
cital Tuesday night, the 18th inst,
at the Macedonia Baptist church, un-
der the auspices OF the Laymen's
Association of that church. Her
first score was the Jewel Song,
Faust Gounod. Mrs. Brown clad in
the garment of spinster, and acting
the maid and immitating the weaving
spinster, who would sing and ar
range her costume before the mirror,
decorated her person with strings of
glittering beads, face lotion and the
like, while the sweet voice of the
singer brought out every emotion of
the infatuated old maid forgetful of
effort OF the singer capted the audi
ence at once and prepared them for
the inviting scores that followed in
delightful succession.
The second score was 1.-THE Natha-
lie Doxey-Mad. Scene by Luci de
Lammamoore, in which Black Patti
appeared with disshelled hair, bear
ing an expression of the mad and
infatuated person whom she so vivid
ly represented as breathing out the
feeling Of resentful passions that
stirred the infatuated mad man with
deep and uncomfortable tempter. Her
mannerism was perfect, indicating
both the actress and the sweet sing
er in a highly praise worthy fash
ion, rolling in volume of voice ex-
hibiting the furry Of the hidden pas
sions which gave vent to the ex-
preston of the enraged man under
the influence of an unbridal temp
ter. The rendition of the beautiful
Donizetti was also a delightful Sc
lection with which the artist pleased
her captivated audience with her
voice and sweet girlish but queenly
smiles, which is a characteristic of
the singer.
The presentation of the willamette
Del Aqua, was the source of high
appreciation by the audience lead
at the will of the singer as she car
ried them in the realms of Astounding
song language and ecstatic delight.
The Crying Water on its way to
the mighty deep, proved the real en-
joyment of the evening. The singer
immitated the water now crying,
here laughing, there leaping, now
curling, here capricing, there gliding
amidst the green fern and moss
covered rocks, and bounding be-
meath the boughs flowers clustered
about vine clad trees, enterlaced and
festumed with drapery enterwovened
and locked stitched deity by the
hand of Nature. Here and there the
golden light of the setting sun steal
ing and peeping through the leafy
bowery. the paradise of the songsters
Of spring. Crying Water joins in the
chorus of the aerial songsters, whose
voices seem to blend tremendously
with of the sweet Anita's. The voice
Of the songsters, the voice of the
Crying Water. and that of Anitas
made one happy blending as the ar
fist modulated her voice with sweet
est dulcets and happy crescendoes
and waving cadences giving life and
personality to the ripping waters.
So artfully did the singer carry the
audience along the banks of the
streams that the writer found him
self along real water way and
clustered forests of childhood days
the joy that never leaves one even
in hoary old age or as long as the
appreciation Of association lives. Per-
haps, no score was more amusing
to the young lovers than the score
of the Irish Song as the artists
voice swelled out in melodious tones,
indicating how much one misses if
she has not beau.
Mrs Portia Pittman gave piano
recital the Dance of the Witches.
This was followed by the selection
of Summer by Mrs. Brown, the artist
and prima dona that she is, the
real star of the evening. Swing Low
Sweet Chariot was sung with tender
and feeling emotion that brought
hot tears to the writer's eyes as he
remembered the tones indicated by
the artist who stoled his hearts and
left him groaning in sops and racial
devotion to the songs of his people.
The Norwegian Son and the anus
ing Cuckoo were special favorites
and the latter was generously encor-
ed. The Last Rose of Summer was
feature in splendid rendition and
exhibition of falling floweral petals
sailing down to the floor in wavelets
of the artists voice
The following are the officers of
the Laymen Association of th0 Ma
cedonia Baptist church: V. l.. S.
sistant. secretary. f. Skinner, as
sistants secretary; A. ID. Hawskin,
treasurer; DR.. f. Arlington Wilson,
pastor.