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MDILE. ANTONIA DOLORES.
FIRST SONG RECITAU ; ___
(By "SANCHO."
..itip Antonla Dolores nas returacu iu
J . for a short season, nnd gave
y''Tof her recitals on Saturday
t5e , >;lC Melbourne Town Hall. The
s,s" rmtntrlcc. who during the last
has conquered tho Continent -of
ffX ) . ilnrmnnv nn«l AUB-
,5 by n -crowded house on
lr ranlav In tho most cordial fashion,
jftllirn. of her personality, her oxqul-
WW-, marvellous art. and graceful
Vr at once exerted, ns on former
Sons, their spell, nnd the audience
M let snllsfi- Itself In its expressions
"f McM nnd 'in Us demands upon the
ccneroslty. Thus, a programme
'fftrlrc vocal Pleeef w»a extended by
than eight eneores, which might
' Lea doubled. If the audience hnd
UI ti, way. Floral cltls In abandonee
"i presented, and by the end of tho
"tri llic platform had been turned
a brilliant exhibition of flowers and
'ism' Gluck's solemn Dlvlnltcs du
1M11, Dolores mndo her nret np-
'an'e She gnve lino. If somewhat
-alned expression to the feelings of
."fillhtul Alcesle, who Is ready to sac-
Tor her husband. Charin-
! Iiv dniale In I-ucea's (1000) -Non posso
I,'?..- . the great singer gave a most
, , reading Of Purcell's I attempt
-tekncM .in ny. Joh. scb.
if, willst du ic>ln Her mlr sehen-
m fas far us we know debut
Th German music in ibis city), expe-
ri'n'cd extiulsiic treatment from the nr-
!i- both to1 nnJ nielody being ren-
| Willi faithfulness and purity of
I L-'.d, Two other German songs ap-
I Vi-l as novelties In Mdllc Dolores
I S-Tammc. Schumann's Mondnacht and
I F--min?snacht. Tho former, In the ar-
I conception, might be called a ile-
| study in mezzo voice singing.
I ! the latter fell short of the jubl-
I dm "swing. Which words and rmisb of
I ,j,ij ciorloui song demand.
I tptj nlgb Incomparable Is Mdlle.
I n:Vc« In her rendering of songs In tho
I flj-ii French sty,c 1Ior abaolute
I command over every part of her voice
I h all shades of color and strength, her
I accuracy in execution, her
K ,"/ut!e ear. and her perfect taste give her
I iosformanccs the sLunp of rarest oxccl-
I ?tr!e\ and make them the source of tm-
I rr.itlgatcd uellght. celcbro mcnuet
I from the h:ginnlng of tho 18th century),
l-rii .Moroau's theme ot variations were
I carvels of dazzling vocalisation, and
I |i:crally electrified the audience. Tho
I Orifci wz3 graciously repeated, and tho
I inttr rupplcinenteil by Massenet's
I -/rtuidc «iu pays'in, nnuthcr delicate
I tit-bll. Uorlns Thomas Midi au VII-
I uz? and Ma volsinc. and Lohmnnn's
I Am « Kore (repented) in tho groat
I singer's exquisite rendering, also highly
I ri?a?id the assemblage, a remark that
I ipplif!:; us forcibly to tho Scandinavian
I jots' by KJernlf, Afar In tho Wood and
I OX to Remember (an encore number),
i u-'jtr ncHRiun# to the programme were
I kutiartcin's Dou'drop: and finally,
I l/.i's Array, away,' and Home, Sweet
I iioir,.'. wherewith tho good-natured
I a.'tbt was permitted to retire for tho
I rvwlaff-
I in Ilcrr Franz Wells, Mdlle. Dolores
I provided herself with an accompanist
I rf urstnmun ' delicacy and refinement.
I T-e yniinp pianist does not belong to tho
I fiicnmer und Dranngcr of the piano-
I ffittc, hut possesses » velvety touch and
I I tattle mind. He appeared twice oa
I ufoM. with Schubert's Moment Musi-
I til and It minor Mcnuet, and Chopin's
Ig flat Impromptu, and by their deft and
I ryxpaUiellc handling, pn much impressed
9 tf» aodlence, that In both cases encores
I »t:i solicited and granted, viz.. Prelude
I t; Chopin, and Intermezzo by Bala-
Ititr.
Miiie. Dolores' second concert, will
Ui» piaco to-morrow night at tho
l?on Hall,
$