Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1929, Page 16

16 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., TFRIDAY, SITH NAYCLA drew Rankin Memorial Chapel at How- ard University, Marian Anderson, col- Report Indicates He Will Tell orea contralto, gave a recital of songs ranging from negro spirituals to opera, Radio Audience He Is Actual | and presented in French, German, Ital- e ian and English last night. The pro- Organization Head. gram included 17 numbers, in addition to four encores. RS The recital was marked throughout By the Associated Press. by fine musicianship, the precise and NEW YORK, January 11.—The New | skillful handling of a natively rich voice York Times today said it was hinted | by & dignity which, in a few numbers, et tic circles that Alfred . | 2PProached the academic but was never n Demoefatic :circles tha! Ired - | stiff. For the most part tranquil in her Smith would declare himself the actual | interpretations, repressing rather than as well as titular the head of the Dem: }}ffimg the I\;};“:!%:lsw x:ln:ifl rg;mlg.v 7 3 i | of her voice, Miss Anderson distinctly ocratic party-in s Nat de radio | gnowed to best advantage in the selec- { tions which allowed her emphasis upon o § fon ca . Smith | beauty of tone rather than upon emo- or party s. | tional stress. Thus, her rendition of It was made v sober (though beautiful) he would not r the opening recitative and address in advance of i Dido and Aeneas” and Schu- ‘Wiegenlied” was vastly more ceptable to this reviewer t 0 Don Fatale” from Verdi los” and the air from Debussy’s “L'En- caused triends fant Prodigue,” though in the latter to expect a reply from hi nti- | l\umbl‘l‘llh!‘ pathetic cry “Azael, Azael, ment in the South for the displacement | pourquoi m'as-tu quittec?” was beauti- of John J kob as national chair- | fully poised. man also s a possible | The program was sufficiently diverse factor in i g mith to state | to reveal the ar gifts of range and his views to the people. | power, but alws ue very likely to The former g ¢ill speak over | a conscious and exact choice of songs— WEAF and a cl 37 within the limits of interpretation, stations of ti hich was subdued rather than exult- Co. His s} it, tender rather than lyric, a quality Eastern stands 3 pure tone rather than color of tem- z perament. And one is accustomed, after | all, to look for the warmer tonal values |in a contralto voice rather than that of Tic or coloratura range. Cer- Walker, th within the realm of songs which wishes. He ted a_need of sympathetic tone, it off, and 2 a richness of melody. the singer showed a London herself to be an artist of first rani. indicted for converting to his The spi Is were given with that $85 which had been su to_a|simplic d lack of dramatization testimonial for the clown, . with | which makes them most effective, and gray hair and twinkling eye, told in a|{in this respect the technical wisdom of London court of the plan outlined by | Miss Anderson’s method more than -jus- Davis, who had said he would raise | tified itsclf. “Sometimes I Feel Like a $10,000, but sent only a “many happy | Motherless Child” and the encore, yeturns” letter to Walker. “Scandalizin’ My Name,” were the fin- ——— est in this group. 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