Show Alice Nielsen Brings Brings- Joy to Music Lovers I evening of song in which lyrics t A AN close to the heart were mingled I with selections of deep dramatic texture was offered b by charming charm charm- charming ing and gifted Alice Nielsen to charm I an appreciative appreciative ap- ap ap appreciative and enthusiastic audience at the Tabernacle Thursday night With a voice rich in tone color registering registering registering regis regis- the high notes with fidelity and beauty and c commanding a a pianissimo of exquisite charm Miss Nielsen demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated dem dem- that the brilliancy of her art artIs artis Is Is undimmed by hv time and that her I n n r and gracious personality on the concert concert con con- con I cert platform are as great as In by bygone bygone by- by gone days Miss Nielsen's program starting with the beautiful aria non from irom di dl J. J Figaro of I Mozart included twenty songs and encores encores en en- cores which touched all the varied wells of human emotion The shimmering shimmering shimmering shim shim- mering beauty of ot fairy lyrics was per por by the artist artis with the same same skill as as the more intensely emotional offer offer- I ings And In her negro spiritual and folk Miss Nielsen captivated captivated cap cap- the audience Her deep Insight in insight insight In- In sight into the real feelings' feelings back of these songs was amply demonstrated I by the absence of ot freak embellishments s which the soloist in concert too often adds and which spoils the elemental el I I I beauty of them Perhaps none of her s songs was more delightful th than n that gem of Debussy Mandolin This song soni written before Debussy forsook diatonic and chromatic chromatic chromatic chro chro- matic scales and major and minor harmonies harmonies harmonies har har- monies and embarked embark on the adventure of creating new and crashing harmonies harmonies harmo harmo- nies is a delightfully joyous musical arabesque So appealing was Miss Nielsen's interpretation that by the I persuasion of thundering applause she sheI repeated the numb number r. r I l Ouyre tes Bleus I and But Lately in Dance by were were enchanting under th the artistic I touch of the soloist The latter with it its melodic accompaniment tells a astory astory story of f singular beauty and Miss Nielsen Nielsen Nielsen Niel Niel- I sen made the most of the opportunities I the song presen presents ts The Sea Hath Its Perils composed by Thom Thomas s Miss Nielsen's accompanist accompanist accompanist ac ac- ac- ac I was admirably sung by byI I Miss Nielsen As encores she chose I some of her old favorites Old Folks at Home Annie Laurie Comin I 1 Through the Rye while as a final I enc encore encore re sh she sang one of best known selections se selections se se- Goodbye Tosti Mr Griselles Griselle's w work rk at the piano was I sympathetic at all lIm times limes s and his its solo selections were an embellishment to I. I the thoroughly artistic program H. H M M. SCHILLER |