The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11

front rank of concert and orstorio
sopranos. having appeared with
practically every important orsto-
rio and choral society in this coun-
try.
Frieds Klink. contrslte, was
born in Indianapolis and is distinct
ly an American product vocaily.
Like many OF the prominent con-
cert singers. she is a wonderful en-
ample of what can be accomplished
artistically and vocslly on our own
shores. Her voice is a Dramatic
mezzo-contrslto of unusual range
and beautiful, warm quality. Add
ed to the exceptional use Of her
voice from a technical standpoint
is practical musicisnship. all Of
which has been acquired through
study with the best teachers
H.s Wide RepertefrsL
Her repertoire includes all the
standard orstorios. operate sriss
and q wide variety Of American.
French. Italian. Russian and Ger
man songs. During the past two
years Miss Klink has sung: Han
ders Messiah. Mendelssohn,s Elijah.
Rossinfs Stabat Mater. Bruch's
Arminius. Verdi's Requiem. Gounod's
Redemption and other works with
the leading oratorio societies OF
the country.
Judson House. a young tenor Of
sterling quality. has the required
equipment for artistic work OF the
highest order, and is endowed with
a voice OF rare lyric quality com
bined with a dramatic FIRE that
gives his singing unusual charac-
ter. authority and keen intelligence.
His voice has been trained with th-
greatest care and is under perfect
control and thoroughly dependable
throughout its long range. Mr.
House has had an excellent musical
training in addition 20 his inherent
musicisnship. As soloist OF ST Bar
tholomew's Episcopal Church and
Temple Emanuel. he holds the two
most important church positions in
New York City. In the words OF
recent critic: MIR. House is a
young singer. but he has arrived
Patton. Bs.s-Bsr1tobe.
Fred Patton. bass-baritone, wa.
one of the soloists Of last year,
performance Of The Messiah" HIS
voice is round. full. OF a sterling
quality. ringing. vibrant through
out its wide range. II IL resilient.
rich and expressive with a besuti-
full csntsbile. II is one Of the great
voices. capable OF big dramatic ef-
fects. but under such perfect con-
troll as 10 admit OF a mere breath
OF sound. Glorious r. the term
which best describes the quality.
Fred Patton sings with all the
beauty and youthful enthusiasm
that IS so richly his to give. He
sings as though he enjoys singing.
and everyone within the hearing OF
his splendid voice enjoys Il. too.
He is a singer that people like TO
hear: a sterling artist-thoughtful
musical, intuitive. ~
with such an aggregation Of 80
loists. a chorus Of s53 voices and
a male chorus OF III voices. Il Is
believed that this years perform
ance of The Messiah" will excel
all previous efforts
Those who have read -'Noby
! Dick" and loved Il have always
wanted 10 know more about Her
man Melville. At last there Is hope
in sight. for George II. Doran Com
pany will publish very shortly.
| Raymond Weaver's Herman Mel
VILE: Mariner and Mystic" MT
Weaver says himself: when 7
started 70 work 7 was amazed At
| the paucity OF the facts known
about Melville. Finally 7 traced all
I could. got in touch with his fam
fly and here is the book"