Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-19
MISS MACBETH TRIUMPHS
BEFORE NORWICH Az


An audience of 500 that filed every
seat in Slater hall and several rows deep
in the annex paid just and unbounded
tribute to a perfect artist Wednesday
evening when Florence Macbeth, coIora-
tura soprano of the Chicago Opera COM
pany, appeared in the second concert Of
the Academy musical course.
Anticipation of the delightful evening
to come was expressed in the burst of ap-
plause, before she had sung a, note. that
greeted Miss Macbeth as she appeared for
the first number of the program and ac-
knowledged the encouraging reception
with an engaging smile and little bow
that were as charming and unaffected as
her singing.
The following was the programme:
Old English, Russian and Norwegian
What's Sweater Than Newborn
Rose Handel
Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountaines
Dowland 16o3)
Klinka-Old Russian Folk Song
Composer Unknown
Kun Kyra-Norwegian Echo Song
Thrane
Miss Macbeth
Aria, Polonaise, Mignon Thomas
Miss Macbeth
An Episode Geisler
Hungarian Mcdowell
A Nocturne Woodman
lie Cavalier Phantastique GODDARD
Mr.. Roberts
Old and Modern French
II Regardait Mon Bouquet
Nonsigny C729)
LIE Papillon Fourdrain
81 Les Fleurs Avaient Des Yeux
Massenet
| LIE Tasse GODDARD
| Miss Macbeth
| Modern English-American Composers
| Charity Hageman
| Pierrot Roberts
| By the Fountain Ware
! Tally-Ho Leoni
| Miss Macbeth
| Surprising beauty of tone, a voice light
| but full and well rounded throughout. its
register and always in perfect tune, were
revealed in her opening number which
was sung with a deft and delicate touch
that was delightful. In contrast to til,
airy notes of this Handel selection cam,
the second number, Flow not so fast. "
Fountaines with its measured cadence.
! which she sang with deep expression
The first group of songs ended with thu
beth displayed the wonderful fexibilit,
and control of her hmpid notes as sh
alternated with the greatest ease an,
CELEBRITY from full voice to the far-of
echo.
Consummate skill in trills, roulade
and all the beauties of forid song wer
| at her command in the aria from Migno
and when a big bouquet of flowers wa
presented to her amid the thunders G
applause she responded With Annie Lau
RE as an encore. and followed this wit
second encore, The Cuckoo Cloc
(Shefer).
Again after the group of Frenc
songs, among which the Massenet nun
Der was brilliant gem of poetic feeling
Miss Macbeth received beautiful bot
l quet. Here again she gave two encore
: Coming Through the Rye. and The Nigh
e Wind (Farley).
. The final group Of songs contained OF
4 number Pierrot, of which Mr.. Robert
n Miss Macbeth's accompanist, is the al
t thor. and was called on to bow his a,
D acknowledgements of the applause for tn
I delightful combination of the song an
v it's accompaniment After the last a
t signed selection on the program. the a,
e dience called for one mere number,
. which Miss Macbeth responded by singir
a The Last Rose of Summer.
a In the Norwegian and French sons
/, she assisted her audience TO az unde
. standing of the selections by giving
!, brief description of each selection b
! fore singing. r..,t... q.
. Contributing notably to the pleasure
the evening were the accomplishments |
=. George Roberts, who played entirely wit
- out notes. in closest sympathy with Il
soprano, and had group of focr nur
bers which were given with artistic ski
bringing an insistent call for an encol
;. to which Mr. Roberts responded wi
a | Octave Etude Leschetzkey).
- The stage decorations in evergre
r trees were gracefully arranged by Ern
" and the Chickering piano used was fu
!. nished by The Plaut-Cadden Co.