The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-03-06
Mrs. Alice Merritt Truax
Captivates Her Hearers
Her Recital at KEN
per Hall.
VOICE HAS UNUSUAL TIMDRE
Warmth and Tenderness Characterize
Interpretations Miss Truax Plays
WE'LL THE Americans Gomez
is Feature.

An entertainment of ultra-artistry
was brought to the students, teachers
and friends Of Kemper Hall on Sat
urday evening, when Mrs. Alice Mer
rift Truax appeared in recital beneath
the quantity frescoed knights and
ladies that grace the gymnasium of tho
school. The concert was short - much
too short in the opinion Of the guests
but long enough to prove the singer
a vocalist~of rare power and even great
er promise.
The accomplishments of Miss Lorna
.Truax were noteworthy. Daintily love-
ly in themselves they gave an added
charm to Mrs. Truax s interpretations
and so made the program doubly de-
lightful for the privileged few who
heard it.
The members chosen for the recital
gave Mrs. Truax abundant opportuni-
ty to display the unusual qualities Of
her voice. The first group - " A Low
er in Damascus" was vibrant with
tender feeling and passionate color
ing; the second an international
classic including "Loch Lommond",
"Nymphs and Shepherds, and "The
Minstrel Boy" required near-pro-
digies Of enunciation and proved the
singers mastery Of this important art
by the delicate distinctions given to
the Scotch, English, and Irish dialect
songs; the third cycle with Hermann
Lohr's you'd Better Ask Me" as its
fmaley showed an ability in the inter
probation Of subtle humor that forced
an encore; the fourth group presenting
Mary Turner Slater s "Life" and
Gena Branscombes Incompatible
"Morning Wind' demonstrated the
exquisite fexibility Of the artistic s
voice as well as its adaptation to
widely varying moods in music.
PROFESSIONALLY the best number on
the program was the closing, song, Fay
Foster s 1.-THE Americans Come -. The
dialogue involved transpires between a
blind French soldier and his small son,
The father hears martial tread and
sends the boy to the window to find
what the sound can mean. The child
reports hundreds and hundreds of
sildiers marching beneath a flag "of
wondrous hue with stars white stars
--on field of deeper blue". The sol.
der, upon learning further that there
are stripes Of red and white, realizes
the glorious truth and pours all of his
hope gratitude and patriotism into the
splendid exclamation "Now God be
Thanked The Americans Comet"
The classic - it is becoming that
already despite the fact that it is only
recent composition lost neither
its tragic charm nor sacred inspiration
in Mrs. Truax's Interpretation. With
tones so soft and mellow as to suggest
--someway--blue velvet or chimes al
twilight she brought both tenderness
and impressiveness to the martial mas
terpiece and made it fitting finale fol-
program crowded with "big mo
ments" and haunting memories.
The complete program for the reel
tai follows:
-Four Songs from GA Lover in Da-
maseus Amy Woodforde Finder
(a) Far Across the Desert Sands.
(b) How Many Lonely Caravan.
(c) If in the Great Bazaars.
(d) Allah BE With Us.
Loeb Lomond. ........ Scotch Melody
Nymphs and Shepherds. English Melody
The Minstrel Boy. ...... Irish Melody
I Love Thee. Edward Cries
Gae to Sleep. William Arms Fisher
You'd Better Ask Me-. -,
Hermann Lob
Life. ...........M Mary Turner Slate
The Morning Wind. Gena Branscomb,
Dawn in the Desert. Gertrude Ros
Happy Song ....... Teresa Del Rieg,
The Americans Comet. Fay Foste
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