Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-23
MUSICAL
EVENTS CLUB TO
PRESENT ARTISTS

Support of the music lovers is
sought by the Musical Events club
Of Bisbee in the presentation of it's
Annual Artists series Throughout
February, March and April
Three numbers will be offered by
the Bisbee organization as it's pros
gram for the seventh season of such
musical attractions On February A.
Mozart's 1.-The Marriage of Figaro"
comic opera in English, will be
presented. The second number of
the present season Will be Claire DuX,
celebrated soprano on March 25, and
the final production is to be Richard
Crooks, noted tenor, appearing on
April IT.
These programs will be offered in
the Bisbee high school auditorium
and season, single and special stu
dent tickets are all on sale here at
the M. j. Anderson Piano company
store.
Inasmuch as the Bisbee club has
always cooperated with the DOUGLAS
Music club in local professional pre-
sentations of a high ca1ibre, the mine
city music enthusiasts are now count
ing upon generous support from res
idents of this city.
The comic opera which has drawn
capacity houses in all sections Of the
country will be offered in Bisbee by
the William Wade Hinshaw Opera
company with an all-star cast and
highly touted orchestra.
When presented in Albuquerque n.
M, last year, the Morning Jorunal
there made the following comment
on the opera:
Mozart production is featured by
fine ensemble singing and beautiful
orchestral compartments. The op-
era is delightful, music which thrills
and sings in the heart with some
gay rolicking and some sedately
beautiful solo parts that linger IN
the memory long after the performs
ance. The entire cast was remark
able The acting was full of vini
nificent
The New York Times praised the
voice of Richard Crooks in the fol-
lowing manner:
"I;ichard Crooks, who has many
New York appearances to his credit
and who has given recitals in Lon
don, Vienna, Munich and Berlin, ap-
peared in recital at Aeolian Hall yes
terday afternoon. He began with
Handels air, Whereer You Walk
and the sweetness Of his voice recall
ed John McCormack's, while his enun~
citation and phrasing seemed FASH
ioned after the older singer. He sang
Sound an Alarm with considerable
declamatory power, in the larger
oratorio style, with we'll defined runs.
He became altogether and excusably
emotional in lovely Brahms group
where his pianfssimo, his mezzavoce
gave tenderness to his tones. Strauss
gave him the desired opportunity to
display his command of tone-color.
Crooks was warmly applauded by
large audience which recalled him
many times"
Claire Dux, who is reputed to have
gained many triumphs with the Chi
cago opera company won the follow
ing compliment from the Chicago
Daily Journal:
Dux's voice has the fragility and
that is always associated
with matters of fine art, and it was
used unsparingly In Strauss "Meln
Auge," especially, her voice seemed
to float radiant and golden, chang
ing hue and quality as if melted ana
remolded by a strange and magic
force. Such singing cannot long es-
cape nation wide acclaim of the teY'
erish sort now bestowed upon hand
full of the greatest artists. DuX does
indeed rank as one of the three
greatest sopranos in America.