Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 2, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press. Tuesday february 2, 1954 Page 10 Hagen s tone compared to Kreisler 15 years ago if Tubac a first rate piece of by Frank Morriss monday was one of those wonderful afternoons in the concert Hall in which you could sit Back and enjoy yourself sure that everything would fall beautifully into place in the musical scheme of things. The occasion was the appearance of Betty Jean Hagen violinist before the women musical club in the civic Audi of tone that miss thorium. The kind i be Fumu i. Hagen produced was the kind of tone that you used to hear Fritz Kreisler produce 15 or 20 years that does t mean to say that miss Hagen has yet made that leap into incandescence that an artist supreme. But she has the gift and she a play and it was a first rate piece of work in every sense of the word. The Bartok rhapsody was played with of its Oik dance flavor. Miss Hagen did t fall into the error of accentuating Bartok s dissonances but took them in their stride seasoning the modern dish with deftness and brightness. She can play a rapid passage without slurring too. The symphonic Espagnole was excellently played. To the re viewer it is rather out of place without the orchestra accompaniment. However Here As in every movement of the program or Roub Akine was the kind of piano accompanist that violinists dream song of Norway presented monday evening at the playhouse theatre by the University of Manitoba glee club had much of the professional polish not expected from an Amateur group of u of m glee club offer swell rounded operetta usually do Traval of Nina child made his father Grieg a some Popphan t University students. The operetta which had close to 900 performances on Broadway since its premiere in 1944 _ is being presented for the first time in Winnipeg Witti fur ther performances each night this week with the final show Satur Day evening. The life and melodic music of Edvard Grieg one of Norway s greatest composers is the m up ration for the operetta. Mon Day night s production of the work was an ambitious and highly successful one. The two Long acts called for Many changes of first night audience can usually expect. Sets effective the seven colourful sets were the responsibility of professor John Russell were effective and the Northern lights in the last scene deserve special credit. Costumes too were colourful. Gordon Parker who will be remembered for his Fine performance in last season s University production of Brigadoon gave another Good showing As Grieg. An Vuici his poised stage manner Mellow toned voice and warmth of personality made his Grieg a much loved character. Evelyne Anderson s portrayal of the temperamental Prima Donna countess be Loup was most satisfying. She made the most of a difficult role which portrayal of Nina Greg s child ipod sweetheart who finally be comes his wife. Her speaking and singing voice were Clear. One of Ler Best scenes was in the second act when she and Grieg hear the news of Rikard s death. R1kard the poet Glen Harrison As Rikard the poet and close Friend of Grieg played his part with the right intensity although his tone is not always As round and Clear As one would wish. Olie Alto handled his comic role As the count be Loup with ease and the right amount of emphasis. Des Mccalmont As Maestro Pisol of an italian opera House was equally effective. As mama Grieg Corinne Langston gave a what older Man. David Blostein who is Well known As a violinist gave an excellent portrayal As Freddy the Village fiddler. Touching portrayal making the character realistic and mrs. Marjorie Longley who conducted the singers and 22 piece orchestra deserves credit for her Fine musical direction. The orchestra played a Little too loudly in the opening scene but this was soon corrected. Sharing the directing honors were James Duncan who was production director and mrs. Margaret Russell who was in charge of dancing. Ballet sequence some of the effectiveness of the Ballet sequence of the final scene was lost without professional dancers. However mrs. Russell did a commendable Job in adjust ing the choreography Here to suit the dancers capabilities. Marilyn Popp had the leading Ballet role As the Maiden Norway while Bob Gardiner was the poet and Ken Mcvey the minstrel. Dorothy Greene piano accompanist climaxed her work for the evening by playing the Grieg a minor piano concerto in the final scene while the dancers inter the music. Other roles included Orville Dorraugh As father no Draak John Schioler As the innkeeper Denny Bleeks As miss Anders Mamie Brisbin As Elvera Victor Godfrey is Henrik Ibsen Lucille Deal Aux As Adelina Leonidas Pelekis As Tito Pat Armstrong and Louise Wilmott As waitresses and Bob Gardiner As the waiter the chorus numbered 26 women and 26 up air marshal lir Dermot a. Boyle chief Oliaf fighter command monday Jaid a visit to Craf Headquarters ice. He will lecture at the Craf staff College at Toronto today and visit air defence command head quarters at St. Hubert que., wednesday before leaving for Britain. He has recently been on an offi Cial visit to the United states. Protein foods vary greatly in nutritive qualities. Iowa s first stat located at Burlington constipated act get Relief a few hours with or. Chase l pills. Truly laxative in effect they treat two conditions at once. Thousands rely on this effective remedy for help a Ken Tiluy need it. Or. Name you can rely on for Fotr Relief. Kidney liver pills 1 Lias uie Gull ing with the musical intelligence of the elect. In a matter of years if she continues to Progress she Wil in the very front rank of violinists. Sweet delicate miss Hagen s tone is one singular sweetness and delicacy. She has a Superb feeling for knitting phrases and the Keg through a composition with Ner musical faculties Alert. More than almost any violinist the writer has heard she plays dead in the Centre of the note. Only once at the end of the an Dante movement of the l a l o so Phonie Espagnole did _ she forget the gospel of True pitch it is not a Large tone. Violinists have a habit of letting aspiration get in the Way of inspiration trying to get from the instrument More than it is Able to give. Miss Hagen does not fall into this error. She is care Ful. There is yet to be heard from her that surge of feeling and interpretive magic that puts the Mark of True greatness on an artist. There were times when it almost happened As in the Case of the Brahms sonata no. 1 in g major when the musical fire was lit and one was carried out of oneself. Mozart opener the beautifully chosen program opened with a Mozart adagio in e and a Rondo in c. It pro Gressed to the Brahms sonata and numbered Bartok s rhapsody no. 1 and the Lalo symphonic Espagnole. The Mozart playing was play in o to remember for months to come the completely unforced tone the elasticity of the phrasing the Lovely feeling for musical shape and line was All there. Mozart had put sheer Beauty into these pieces and this is what miss Hagen brought out. It was in the Brahms sonata that two things became at once apparent. The first what that miss Hagen is an artist in the great tradition. The second was that in Boris Roub Akine one time accompanist for Brotslaw Huberman she has a musical partner of great gifts. The warm almost wayward sweetness of the opening phrases of the Brahms sonata established the mood of collaboration. It was one which was observed All the Way throughout the piece. The mood was one which was held grew in depth. There was variety. Flowing emotion some people would have wanted More bigness but miss Hagen is a Fine enough artist to keep the tone in place. Emotion flowed through the performance both she and or. Roub Akine were one mind about its eloquence Robert Wynn District Vla head Here 1 suited her talents admirably. Nora Mclean gave a charming Driver gets o Reol break in Csc Tholf year. Here s a cab Thol designed for Comfort and built for durability and safety too. Roomy Trong and modern. See it today. The greater the visibility the greater the safety. And thit year s Gumc trucks have panoramic curved Windshield of safety plate Glass. They give a full unobstructed View of the Road. This Arti cling optional feature floats the Driver Over Comfort and driving control. 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