The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-03-03
CALDWELL DOES
HOMAGE MONDAY
D MIDDLETON
Great Baritone Enthu-
siastically Received by
Capacity Crowd; Pro-
gram is Pleasing One.

Arthur Middleton, premier Amer
lean baritone soloist, took Caldwell
by storm Monday evening. Middle
tons powerful voice, his dramatic abil-
ity, his wonderful versatility of volume
and his ready graciousness in respond
ing to insistant de nand for encores
won him the rapt attention of the aud
fence A crowd that taxed the ca
pacity of the spacious American thea
tire greeted this member of the New
York Metropolitan Opera company,
who came here as lyceum course
attraction.
In his first number the recit and
aria Arm Arm Ye Brave by Handel
his powerful voice and finished dra-
matte ability was shown. His second
group of songs from the Italian school
was remarkably we'll given. OF this
group the we'll known Largo All Fac
totum" by Rossini, most difficult
song in its brlliancy of rapidity and
fire. was best received. In respond
ing to the encore Mr. Middleton said
that he would sometimes repeat
song that has been so generously APP
plauded but never that one
. Three numbers by Homer featured
| the fourth group of songs. The
Banjo Song" was a favorite and
Uncle Rome" was wonderful in its
| loyliness of sentiment and music but
Middleton to many reached his pin
nacle of expression in the terribly
| dramatic "How's My Boy
: Kipling ballads made up the fifth
a and last group and Middleton sent the
: crowd home with Danny Deever
y still ringing through their ears. Mid
E. dleton's representation of Mother
: O'Mine" will not soon be forgotten
! by those present and the "Smuggler's
d Song" and Follow Me 'ome" were
II equally good.
e Quite a feature in itself was Mid
e dletons speaking voice in its reason
/ ancy, depth and clearness.
One of the features of the program
II was the effective and understanding
wav in which Stewart Willie, pianist,
supported the baritone with his &C
commitment. Mr. Willie was i'll with
. influenza contracted at Pendleton but
;, despite an evident discontinue, held
:, I'D his end of the program splendidly
: He was unable, however, to play his
portion of the two solos as announced
:. on the program Mr.. Willie was prob
ably at his best in the lyrical accom-
paniment of Povero Marinar, one o.
:. the group of three Italian songs.
:. Mr.. Middleton caused ripple o
:. merriment to sweep the audience whei
he said that he and Mr.. Willie hat
been hurrying ever since they arrived
;. in Caldwell at $50 p. m. only to hn'
~ that it was $50 when they got here
n The program started promptly a
n, lS:ls as the committee had announce
that it would. F. F. Beale announce
that DIR. Hazard, Americas mos
noted mountain climber, would LEI
:, ture at the Methodist church Wedne'
: day evening and that support OF tn
= attraction would aid materially in pu
no ting the lyceum course across. M
81; Beale said that he was supposed to IL
"A troduce Mr.. Middleton but felt that
&C, was not necessary. The curtain we
I'D at 800 and the program was cor
tho pleted in less than an hour and ha
One of the commendable features
the way this lyceum attraction W
handled was the fact that never, pe
haps, in Caldwell, were there few
80 stragglers, almost everyone being Sc;
ed minutes before Mr.. Beale appeart