MDLLE. DOLORES' GO!

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81891, 20 November 1906, Page 2

MDLLE. DOLORES' GO!

Tms Theatre Royal held n u' a large us an enthusiastically cia.ive audience on Monday t . ; r..,, when Mdile. Antonia Dolore; from her triumphs ill the O.d WuUd 1 realms of an, gave a recital u[ aoiig. lier appearance on the stage was the signal for a hearty welcome demonstration, and the same warmfil of appreciation was manifested towards one of the world's greatest artists throughout the evening. Mademoiselle was in excellent voice, and treated the lengthy and varied pro-

gramme with all the ease and finish of which such a famous cantatrice is capable, at the same time filling the words and phrases with the true artisiic feeling and expression. The programme was rightly cnosen to show the full quality and capacity of her glorious voice, and her singing appeared to improve and charm the more as the evening went on. Her opening number, "It was a Lover and His Lass," was very prettily rendered, and "Ch'io rnai vi possa" (Handel) was a charming effort, followed by "The Lass with a Delicate Air," which was immensely popular, being sung with an arch vivacity that captured ner hearers entirely. "Oh, Quand je dors" (Liszt) was a number that brought out to the full the diva's wonderful range

and power, some of the higher notes being splendid. "E Strano" and "Ah! Fors c lui," a recitative and aiia from "Travinta" (Verdi), wore given with great dramatic farce, and with intense power and feeling, and a: its conclusion the building resounded with the enthusiastic plaudit* of a delighted house. Of the final bracket, the best appreciated number was th« English ballad, "The Echo Song," a gem, treated in a style that completely captivated her hearers. To such a pitch of enthusiasm did the audience, attain 'hat Mademoiselle's frequent acknowledgments failed to suffice. The more stylish clapping, hearty and long, could not express fully the desire for another item and "encore" rolled round the Hall. The singe.r graciously responded with the old favourite, "Home, Sweet Home," the crowning point of an exquisite concert. During the whole evening Mademoiselle was not allowed to escape without an encore, and her audience was with her in her dainty treatment of " Comin' Thro' the Ry4" an encore number. Mr Franz Wells., the pianist, proved himself an artist of the first rank by the sympathetic and artistic accompaniment of each and every item, and his two solos were given in a masterly style, encores being demanded in each case. He is one of the best pianists evir heard in New Plymouth.