THE EEE: 01IA1IA. SATURDAY, JAOTTATtT H, 181.
GALLI-GURCI'S
VOICE GIIARL1S
CiGJUJDIENGE
Famous Soprano -Appears at
Auditorium in Recital That
Recalls Her First Bril
liant Appearance Here.
By HENRIETTA M. REES.
Omaha turned out en masse last
evening to hear the far-famed Galli
Curci, and the auditorium was filled
from the main floor to the top row
in the balcony with the eagerly ex
pectant throng. Those who had
heard her before were anxiously
waiting to repeat their delight9 of
that long-to-be-rememlyred eve
ning. Those who had never heard
her had been waiting for almost two
seasons for the opportunity to pre
sent itself when they too might sat
isfy their long cherished desire. The
"flu" ban wai banished with a ven
geance and it was an encouraging
fact that but little coughing was
heard at any time in the audience.
Cordial Greeting Given.
Vhen fadame Galli-Curci appear
ed she was greeted with a cordial
outburst of applause, both for her
fame and" for her modest appearance
and sweet charm of manner. Her
voice is a truly wonderful organ
with a velvety quality of tone which
is more than satisfying. Her colora
tura work was remarkable, and de
livered with an ease which disarmed
the listeners from any knowledge of
the extreme difficulties which she
frequently encompassed. But upon
the whole this recital did not com
pare with- the one which she gave
two years ago at the Boyd theater,
when she sang for the Tuesday
Musical club.
It may have been partly the fact
her success has been so phenomenal
that one expected far too much. It
may have been partly the size of
the auditorium, which in spite of its
excellent acoustics makes it harder
to feel en rapport with rccitalists of
the dainty bird-like type of a Galli
Curci. It may have been that the
prima donna herself did not feel as
much in the mood as she did that
other evening when she took the
audience by storm with one of the
finest recitals ever heard in this
:ity.
Some Brilliant Numbers.
The recital was excellent in many
ways, but Mme. Galli-Curci sang at
times with an effort, "and at other
times her voice sounded tired, while
we suspected the pitch of several of
her high tones. It' wasn't quite up
to what one would expect from
Galli-Curci, The great moments of
her former recital were not there.
In those .parts of her program
where she was at her best, particu
larly the brilliant coloratura num
bers, she sang with a wealth of
vocal display and exquisite beauty
of tone which quite ravished the
senses. Her passage work was at
all times delightfully clear, each
note'" standing out by itself like one
of a string of pearls, and the re-,
markable breath control with which'
she prolonged the delights of many
an opportune note quite made one
marvel.
It may have been partly her pro
gram too, which caused a vague
sense of disappointment. It did not
seeni fit to her as suitably as the one
she presented at her former recital,
and tier two groups of shorter num
bers were so placed that it seemed
as if she gave too many of them
for an artistic balance.
Great Tone Beauty.
In the brilliant aria from the
"Barbier di Sevilla" and her closing
number, the "Mad Scene From
Hamlet," Mine. Galli-Curci sang
this taxing music with great beauty
of tone and art of interpretation.
"When Chloris Sletps" one of two
attractive songs by Homer Sam
uels, her accompanist, was among
.the gems of the smaller songs she
presented. Both of Mr. Samuels'
songs were charming, and brought
spontaneous response . as a tribute
to both the composer and the sing
er. An old Norwegian echo song
was another important number
which evoked the greatest enthussi
asm, and which Mme. Galli-Curci
presented with great contrasts of
tonal art. Iter encores were
numerous, and were for the most
part old English gems such as
'"Drink To Me Only With Thine
Eyes," Robin Adair (which by the
way was one of the most artistic
of the whole evening), and "Annie
Laurie." A Cyril Scott "Lullaby"
.was another encore which brought
unalloyed pleasure by its sheer
beauty and tender sentiment.
Sings In English.
It was a compliment to the au
dience that all of the smaller songs
xverj sung in English.
Mme. Galli-Curci enunciates her
English well, and for the most part
it is clearly understandable. We
haye heard many singers who have
been brought up in this language,
and many others who have been in
America far longer than Mme.
Galli-Curci. who could not be under
stood nearly as well. Her pronun
ciation and inflection, however,
still smack somewhat of a foreign
flavor. Since her English is not her
strongest point and her scintillating
brilliancy of tone is, we suspect that
there were many in the audience
who would have foregone a little of
the compliment for perhaps another
Italian aria or waltz song where
they could revel in the dazzling
beauty of vocal embellishment,
which one does not find so fre
quently within the powers of many
another singer.
Given Many Encores.
The audience was enthusiastic and
insistent with its applause, recalling
Mme. oalli-Curci again and again,
and she in her turn was gracious in
her response, giving many .encores.
Mr. Homer Samuels was an ideal
iccompanist proving his musicianly
qualities in this as well as in his
graceful compositions.
This was the first recital of the
rourse given at the Auditorium under
the direction of Mrs. A. L. Green.
The support given this one augurs
well for those which are to follow.
Bee Want Ads are the Best Busi
ness Boosters.
HARD ROADS FOR
lOVA III 1919
ISTIIESLOGAN
Randall K. Brown, C. of C,
Tells of Road Building
Plans to Be Introduced
in Iowa Legislature. '
One of the most extensive pro
grams of hard roads building that
will give Iowa the best roads of any
state,' is being planned for presenta
tion to the Iowa legislature this
winter, according to Randall K.
Brown of the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce, who was in Des Momes
yesterday.
Mr. Brown had an extended con
versation with Governor Harding .
the subject of good roads, ad in
speaking of the plans in Iowa, Mr.
Brown said: "Governor Harding
told me that he used to be an ad
vocate of improved dirt roads, but
had abandoned that idea in favor
of the hard road, or rather the
paved center road, and Iowa expects
to lead all states in that respect this
year by the expenditure of an
enormous sum of money. The great
er Iowa association, composed of
men ineach county, is working in
conjunction with the Greater Des
Moines association and the farmers
of Iowa almost to a man are boost
ing the good roads movement. The
plan is for several trunk lines cross
ing the state, with connecting and
branch lines to the principal cen
ters. In this conection they expect
to double the automobile tax in that
state."
Mr. Brown, Rufus Harris and W.
D. Hosford went to Des Moines to
interest the various Iowa associa
tions in the Trans-Mississippi con
gress to be held in Omaha in Feb
ruary. These associations were all
enthusiastic and intend to co-operate
to make the congress a succesj.
Liability Men Banquet
and Meet E. A. McGlasson
Harry A. Koch gave a five-course
dinner at the Omaha' Athletic club
Thursday, night to the representa
tives of the leading liability and
compensation companies to intro
duce E. A. McGlasson, new manager
of the liability department of the
Harry A. Koch company.
Matters of mutual interest rere
discussed by the guests and plans
mde for future meetings of this
kind. A pleasant and profitable
meeting was held.
Those present were: Frank Has
kell, Fred Dale, B. H. Smith, An
drew Hart, A. G. Pinkerton, L. W.
Wilcox, Ed.. Heflin, Sam Howell,
John Madden, Harry Koch and E.
A. McGlasson.
State Labor Director
Celebrates His Birthday
George Kleffner, sta.te director of
the United States Department of
Labor, was born 56 years ago yes
terday on the site. now occupied by
the Union depot.
"Fifty-six years is a long time to
live in one place, but I have not
found any better place than Omaha,
so that is why I stick to the old
town of my birth," commented Mr.
Kleffner.
Need Women Stenographers
Efficient in Office Work
The co-operative employment of
fice in the c,ourt house basement
yesterday morning sent out an S. O.
S. call for 10 efficient women steno
graphers with general office experi
ence. "We need women who are really
efficient, and we can place them in
good positions at good pay," was
the announcement.
THE DREXEL
MISS
There are more of
them every day, because
their mothers realize that
we have the largest and
best stock of Children's
Shoes in the West.
ERViCE
CIIOOL
SHOES
are the best shoes made
for children. They are
made better, of better
materials. They look
better and wear better
than any shoes we know
of. Try a pair and be
convinced.
Children's sizes,
, 8 12 to 11 $3.25
Misses' sizes,
1112 to 2 $4.00
Young Women's,
212 to 7 $4.50
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Mail Orders Solicited
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