Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1930, Page 30

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And hence, as was to be | expected. a program brist'ing with | good things was offered. Mme. | Clare Clairbert Clairbert, formally fintroduced at Constitution Ha!l last Saturday night, proved again that she is a coloratura singer for whom vocal gymnastics have no_terror. With no apparent effort, Mme. Clairbert reached for the high notes and clung to them with unwavering te- nacity and a loveliness that it would be hard to define. Only yesterday somewhere -along about the middle of her singing range was a metallic quality. evident that shattered some of the most perfeci illusions. And yet, in spite of the fact that of the two the audience seemed to find more favor in Mr. Crooks, Mme. Clairbert was responsible for by far the mogt important item on the program. This was the seldom—if ever in this country—performed “Fablia from Massanet’s cpera ‘“Manol which sesmed not only ideally at- tuned to the singer’s voice, but was also in itself comething that one would willingly hear more of. Said not to have been h either D within the porials of the Met- ropolitan or within anv of the migity opera palaces throughout' this country, one would like to know why and wherefore—since this is one of those bits that, having heard once, one wculd rather not do with- out it again. Done with the ut- most prezision ot tone end quality, this was something to be remem- bered and to be repeated. one hopes, some day—as also anything, or ev- erything, that Mme. Clairbert did. Mr. Crooks, a tenor of whom one hears more and more daily, having “knocked them cold” in Berlin and more recentlv in and about his tive land wherever he has sang yesterday in fine voice and with obvious success. From ihe more delicate Handel selections, such as the “Floridante,” to the more blustering “Questa o quella,” from “Rigolet! and finally to the ever- popular “Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes,” he was unwavering in pitch, and if a trifle insecure in diction, covered that up with splen- did strength and true operatic fer- vor. Apart from his own selections, _the duet he ¢ h_Mme i Mrs. K’s Toll House Tavern Colesville Pike Silver Sprins, Md. WINTER DAYS —AND EVENINGS you'll find real Home Atmosphere dining before the Great Open_Fires in the “Old Tav- ern's” Sun R olid _comf auaint and LUNCHEON TEAS and DINNERS Noon to 8:30 P.M. Sunday Morning Breakfast Phone Silver Spring 5 A Practical Gift is always a Sensible Gift and a Barbara Stone Dress will fill any woman’s heart with delight. Sport— Afternoon — Evening — Sunday Nite Dresses—in every new shade, style and material—truly, a gift that costs less and will mean more! 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Hall conquered new flelds last night and presented bssides onc of the most famous of violinists, Efrem Zimbalist, as_soloist. Mr. Zimbalist, a virtuoso wWho seems to become more popular in each successive visit to this city, played the “Concerto in D Major for Violin. Op. 61" with great ease, much velvetness of tone, especially in the “larghetto” movement, and a technical proficiency th barring one or two untrue notes, defied crit- icism. After the first movement he was applauded vigorously, having with no apparent effort bridged the sea of difficulties that are in wait- g most conspicuously during that ward the end, where an “ad lib” coda tests pretty much the skill of bow and fingers, Mr. Zimbalist fairly dazzled his audience by the speed and ol pel accuracy of his playing and brought his portion of the progfam | to a close in splendid style. 3 Before and after him twnfehl' most popular of the Beethoven com- positions, the “Overture to Lenore” and the “Symphony No. § in C Mi= " nor, Og 67,” were played. The lat-: tér. which is an especial favorite, there being probably more that is familiar about it than any other two or three of the better known sym- phonies put together, proved to be easily the most effective number so far offered by the Bostonians. Al- though the “andante con wmoto” movement was carried along at & much slower pace than one is ac- customed to, what followed made up for that deficiency—if it was one— Koussevitzky being at his very best in the louder and more exciting passages. In fact, the whole, in Spite of the lethargy of one of its parts, seemed so very excellent that the audience was apparently loath to go home and would no doubt wil- lingly have sat there and heard the whole thing over again. ‘Thus the INI'; Beellyhurvel;l fete on_apace—the onl ault one fias to fing with i being that it is helf way over. No performance is scheduled for tonight, but Friday .true Beethovenites should turn out in force, since besides the orchestra and Koussevitzky there will be Josef Hofmann to soothe the few remain- ing Beethoven hours. E. de S. M. SMALL GAUGE MADE One-One-Hundred-Thousandth Inch Can Be Measured Easily. SCHENECTADY, N. 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