The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25
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 BY FARRAR'S GOWN
Critic Gives Impressions Of GeraIdine's Songfest-Long
 Ovation Given


 or Glorious Geraldine" Farrar and her concert company who will be presented in concert here next Thursday evening. November 29, Thanksgiving night, by the All-Star Concerts (Mrs. Richard F. Johnston and Mrs. Orline A. Shlpman) at the Masonic auditorium, Thomas Nunan, music critic of the San Francisco Ex- aminer, gives the following account of the concert which the noted prima donna gave there on Thursday after noon, October 1.
 2:50 o'clock-House crowded. Ev- erybody seated, excepting seven per sons who must pass in front of fat man across the aisle. Stage filled with people, like vice presidents at political meeting.
 2:40--Joseph Malkin opening con cert with cello. No special interest taken in him. The seven persons now filing past fat man.
 2:5o--Henry Weldon. the basso strides in. Looks profundo: oIas,- dience seems to be waiting for some one. Weldon declines encore.
 2:55--Sudden storm of applause Here she comes, Geraldine Farrar' Looks more youthful and slender than when last here in opera. Wish l could describe her gown--or her jewels, She is smiling. Her depar- ture from the Metropolitan is Metro rolitans loss. But she'll go back There's a vacancy where she was.
 3:0e-Ovation ends. Farrar begins Bishops should He UpbraioE strongly individual charm. stage presence all her own. Still smiling
 Now q Franz song, a Schubert, Schumann, a Brahms. Lovely songs sung in English with enumeration perfect Farrar is singing quietly Soft lyric soprano, today
 Encore. Schumann's Spring Night" First time I've heard a translation. Fruhlingsnacht? Nicht wahr? So much We had almost Tor gotten But it's coming back Anc they say Wullner is on his way Second encore. Sung to people on stage. Back of gown very gorgeous
 5:15-we eldon. the basso, agatn Business-like stride. Sings Frencf group. Audience likes him. Encore
 Love is a bubble;
 Love is a trouble;
 Love is a sigh''
 Well done, Weldon
 5:20-Farrar returns, smi E Warmly applauded. Exquisite S mood No heavy denfands on voice Group finished. Chrysanthemums- lots of them; more of them. Singer radiantly happy. Audience same Encore. Couletish French song Don't know name of it.
 340-Cello's turn again. Rlmsky korsakoff Hindu song. Pepper Hungarian Rhapsodie. Pepper seems to be the father of cello programs Represented on all of them. Encore Beethoven minuet.
 S:55-Farrar comes smilingly oncf more. House like that would make any singer smile. Sings Strauss Dyorak, Grieg and two Russians il English. Voice softly lyrical and v.rv sweet. Audience wants her tS repeat The Songs My Mother Taught Me" She smiles, but shaker her head Won't do it..
 Her final group finished
 Encore. A Schubert song. Or pos. sibly Schumann. I forget whicn Never hear these songs in vaudeville
 Another uproar.
 Another encore Some contempo rary work Four Oakland commuter' ih.ak concert over. start for th' f20 boat.
 One more encore. Fsrrar a mas re turned ia Garments shawl. hous' goes wild in appreciation. Com ,nuters turn back. Diva sings th' Habanera. Quietly. Light accom- raniment Acts in gesture and Wlti
 Audience shouts at coincluslon Long applause. Farrar comes pael in furs. Maybe she's going to sint an Arctic nocturne. No. mat ali Earrar gathers chrysanthemum from piano and exits, all II
 aGlorious Geraldine" will repea this triumph here Thanksgiving eve uinr. so be wise and make your res ervations at Clark Jones, Yo, ,rbird avenue. early tomorrow 1ol the concert
 Rates on railroads from adJacen points to Birmingham for Tnanks' giving football game and fafrar concert