The evening world. Newspaper, January 16, 1908, Page 3

THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1908. "Vefassini Hammerstein's New Frima Donna, Whom London Has Proclaimed the Greatest of Living Singers, Makes Brilliant Debut at Manhattan, Opera- House a sais Called Out Ten Times’ | |. After the First Curtain \ Audience a Most Fashionable One, with’ c Every Seat Occupied—Hundreds Turned \ \ Away, Unable to Find Standing Room. f Les were. tlled Her Votce Has Wonderful | WO CRITICS AND TETRAZZINI’S Flexibility and Charm HIGH F PLAT. Mme. Tetrazzini has a fresh I _—_—_—_—— to ——_ —————_ ec voice of pure soprano quality) | nol of (Sts range, though She Imbues It with Dramatic Expression of || = mun pein dlc : est gehts bove the sta the Utmost Significance That No Rval perfectly unworn condition Has Ever Equalled or Approached. ||. '*3 sees © | Never was gathered in the Manhattan Opera-House such a brilliant audience as that which welcomed Tetrazzini last night. Not even the attendance at Melba’s first appearance last season equalled it. @ of this voice ms, and to a splendid ‘ichness in the upper range. In- ui jeed, the best part of the voice as By Sylvester Rawling. heaml list evening was from the AIL! Tetrazzini. G above the st. to the high C. : A ; The B flat in “Sempre litera” was — Latest of a long line of prima donnas, from Jenny Lind to fein peepee Luar 15 | numbers, hundreds were turned away after every seat was occt at the nd youthful timb: these must be ad oticed at more than |; lthe limit of standing room was exhausted. This means atching { that Mr. Hammerstein's box from 4,000 people were inside the doors, otlice was made Se by some $12,000, ‘Phe chorus and the bale engHgE SAY : oe atone of which any singer might bowed : Sembrich, who have won fame and fortune in New York, Mr. [have been proud. The high D in oun J enn i ne ey Pa ttt : went | ia a emo- hs out waiting f NU] tions o Hammerstein's much heralded new star made her debut in ['2* S#we number was by no y ravaeRenaiocescana lo os oO our m) ns su good and the high E nd when the “La Traviata” at his Manhattan Opera-House last night and at once ‘lat which the singer took in end- W established herself among the greatest. Of that there can be no question.’ [ing the scene was a head tone of Fared hen in penne As to what particular niche she shall occupy, there may be, and probably J ‘2/8 AT, ne nes d to stay . . mn the piteh "e 7 8 Will be, many differences of opinion. The writer thinks. it will be the f°? [’ Pieh— Yer York Sum highest, i, (ier tier noes neve ano vonl * Seyedish Nightingale’s’ Hotel Surrounded Dr hy 30,000 People-—-Adeiina Had to There are few people living who have an intelligent remembrance of | Jhigh notes iu an operatic soprano fs the voice of the “Swedish Nightingale.” Even of Patti, in her prime, very munch te be reckoned A iat "| Get European Reputation, md eon Modern Costumes Worn there are not so many who can speak with authority as to how well she, SUG asa eee sang. Most of us were privileged to hear her when her warmest admir-) J oq Pa POA NRE mance was one ers admitted that some of the bloom of her voive had departed. Then fitakes and prolongs these tones, Memory, at best—especially of sounds—is scarcely to be trusted, and| [Thus at the end of the air “An, most of us develop taste with the years, and the judgment of youth is, [ors e iui,” she took a high C and not always final. swelled and diminished it with a venness und precision, and at the A VOICE OF GREAT FLEXIBILITY. end of the succeeding “Sempre] sign Tetrazzini has a voice of wondrous flexibility. Its range is great.| J era’ she sus strong and Her middle register is luscious. She takes her upper notes with bird-like | [lear 12 flat. Of course, whatever sweetne: Her lower tones are clean cut even when she falls into an odd | J °Be artistic value of this may be, utterance that savors somewhat of a child's, There is never a sign of J [1912 {he highest degree Impres- Aue ate ay sive. aud it set the audience m an went a 1 effort. Her singing seems to be the easiest and most natural thing in the uproar.<-New Yo! : aude ‘ world. Whether it be to breathe or to whisper a sound, or to give it With | —_—_—_ceee? |) 0U8 ” riptions. : eee otnor int Most of the | all her might, makes no difference. TON ; : At times last night it seemed as if the prima donna were toying with us,| MELBA WON FIRST sa absolutely had sho her voice under control. Her runs and trills, perfect| SUCCESS HERE AT |. az they were, she made airily and with nonchalance, As to the power of it, METROPOLITAN, |: sho left us somewhat in doubt. In the finale of the second act she was| Nellie Melba, to whom Mr. Hammer- swamped by the ensemble. Melba there easily would have dominated the| stein Is sald to have paid $300 a per) O07 2 4 scene. formance last season, made her debut! odith. G fs in New York at the Metropolitan) the fi A MARVEL IN Ki XPRESSION. Opera-House as Lucia In Donizetti'a! Mo Wiresent, Se is aaap ny opera in December, 18%. She immed! 1 Tetrazzini/e voice is not only full of cotor—it ts a marvel of dramatic ately confirmed the European verdi expression, She is not content with giving an artistic rendition of thejinat she was one of the world's xgreat- melodies, She makes the notes significant. They almost speak sontences. Ce Ee ‘Druggist akage of rm DENTOZA OXYGEN TABLETS m, tell him to get They are free tohim sist on getting ¢ you will be ap and waved thetr| Hammerstein was —____-¢-o___— fiive mm rina as Annina; Venturini, as ron Truyaoe Salled er thanks rowledgment Popular demonstration Att a she was aby PT. B y | ers, Was born in Madrid on Feb. 19, ts soon after came 1 the great a, Si m her bi “8 SOME WELL-KNOWN | ETELKA GEPSTER’S ie se seven sears ok nope!) PROPLE WHO WERE | CAREER ENDED IN @ Academy of Music | PRESENT AT DEBUT. | QUICK T RAGEDV. IVE make a great tm It was mentioned early in t < Anattier OG Ui Rana Mackay In their balcony box we AT SPECIAL PRICES 10000 Lucla di Lammermoor, $1.23 sn in the Man BY nd Mrs, W nderbilt 10001 Rigoletto. Caro Ncme. hin ke done oe . Mime. LUISA 19002 Barblere de Sivigll>. with whom s contract to sing in 16 « hout the United States 41,000'a concert, with a liberal allowanc for expenses. Her tour w was triumphs were won at the emy. When she om iregory und Mr, J.D. “a night in opera | wolf C iting: Mr. and Mrs, Edmund L. Baylies with Mr. and Mra. Cornelius Vanderb!!t ° adjoining box were Mra. Jo Pulltver Mrs. Kalp 1 ‘“ og DCE TE See a eA ZZINE York Patt tear | ‘al | rite uni In this particular she is easily the superior of any colorature soprano and | aloldere of ‘. r was! 10003 Romeo e Giulietta, Vala. a has few equals among dramatic sopranos, peat her fo ny of which. ale gave away Z Gounod a = Fi 75 Then she is an actress of no m ability, Ni turn to Kurops the Barnum gen rously tore I e Pat 110004 Sonnambula. Cabaletto, ean y. fever does she forget that} stories of hier declining Aeeinninconitsethanctenconen pe ee ; ! UND of Ww eran Batic she is a consumptive, Her hacking cough 1s ever present. The haunting} #e220n before last, entuu me from London of dread of the inevitable end is never put out of her consclousness. In the| von, There were shrugs of + “Refreshment” r concerts with Mr Rarnim a n= FLOW}: Rs THROWN SOL. BLOOM sast ~ct her voice grows feeble, her steps totter, she staggers and falls in a| Oven When Mr. Haminersteln had on 5 : z EE RELY ; Mr post realistic way. Free ata phonomonal salary. oii | fortune aise at he AT NILSSON IN (Wai ANS EL GHTevra elated yeanteay rate T the erowied Rove ‘hat welaoineg her Hed eo sient aie vie vixts-sov"n PU BLIC ST i ’ | 40 W. 34th ST., ENTERS UNOBTRUSIVELY. seme nat ale wae again oc | gaara g04, Tiare Im'a tablet "0M" Oheiwinn Nintoine SEREET. PROM $20.4 MONTH iljd S CEE OD rn At he first entrance, made unobtruatvely, she was unmincful of the ap-| than he had ever bunyin New! York, or U nee! us Jot the “Swe second and last O $2,500 A NIGHT | neiienaiinthar’atare plause which greeted her, She went steadily on with her part. She made| ie 4feuvy Sroud Beuen TO $3, d f ite dive @ vegan} PARE PA ROSA MADE no effort for points. Singing and acting naturally, there was somv hesita- mente eS LES Che $120,000 PROFIT ton on the part of the audience to aecept her, which yeeded only the first] epite, tie obpouition, of her Yamily IN ONE SPASON notes of the “Ah, fors e lui" to diasipate. That familiar aria was sung with placing of her voice, she once a fl ‘i wr exquisite phrasing and compelling charm. With the “sempre libero,” sung ofessioual debut at Bru yy it naturally, Bb with just the prop>r abandonment, the ne * uiva's triumph was asuured, in Rigoletto,” over J FOR TETRAZZINI. Manna M for hor work t boxan to st with Cream? Parepa Rosa did not provoke the } ponstrations that were made y Lind, but her art moat _delictoumly favored tink ee nore inks REALISM THAT COUNTED. etighttuny tender. The| SEMBRICH ALONE OF Th ag opened Ing he arias ea enianly n the scene with Alfredo's fatner she was delightfully tender. e 3 D p 2 > * nS Criep ny w duet went splendidly. Her desperate concern for her lover in the scene! HERE tear epa ena | People ected mae ttnane where he denounces her was unmistakable. The deathbed scone, previously SoEnE iy sf ay hate ay ae Hefei a La ie Nlettelieaue mentioned, was touching tn tta renliam and {ts patios, eatin Folacprantelwha hataipresl act horeau pty “t may recorded that la tue “Ah, fora » lui” Tetrazgini took » high C,| ceded ‘f , ie etill Denn Ae player 8 glen onmaqem end in the “Sempre Hbera” an E flat. Both were emittes with the easy | singing I art and her distnguiahed a @rac, that distinguishes all of this great artis’s singing, me extended notice a: this time Lurge Pamtly pky., (5. tat the Aoud. % # need passipte tor shin American’ engagement Urs $120,000, sunday