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Greatest American lolimst Charmed Small Audiencewin Auditorium. 1Mme, Van Dyke Could Not life: -H’Part on Account of Illness—^Fraa-- ^ lien Kk Substitute.3. Conceeded by critics to be the great-8 est of American violinists, France# Maemillen more than came up to eat-p pectations Friday evening in the unl-w versity auditorium, where be Sara ;s one of the most delightful concert pro-• ; grams beard in musical circles this c- year. This'wonderful artist with bl# d fiddle and his bow was accompanied j, by Herr Richard Hageman, a pianistt. of rare* ability. Mme. Van Dyk wa* e. unable to appear on account of 1B-ness, but she was substituted by th* n very clever Fraulien Kech, a singer of recognised talent, x- . The audience, we regret to say, was ie small, ’©iking the merits of the per-(d ^ormance into consideration* it canie safely he said that it was^due to Mr. 10 Macmillen and his assistants That ie every seat in the auditorium be filled. q.O Francis Macmillen .had made several I triumphant tours of the bid world, a- where he gained fame and ^fortune, re He returned, however, to delight bla ie I own countrymen, fand; has r succeeded. v- admirably in every' j city!wh^e;:he;:lia# re -played.-. •;; f;ySeldom have the people of - the uni-*\y versity and the Twin Cities been af-m forded an opportunity of listening to la such a splendid.program;' te Mr. Maemillen’s program was wide-id lv variated and afforded the audieuca an opportunity of hearing him In all n- his versatile skill arid various mooda. pt; They recalled~aim again and *iajgtita.; is He threw his entire:soul into:the splr-•t- it of the music, and no member of td his audience was more enthusiastictlmn himself. He loves his mudc,^ , . • • ••n* which is one reason for his wonderful it accomplishments.Mr. Hageman carried his part welL In* fact he is entitled to much credit for the success of the entertainment.f Fraulien Keck sang several numbers in a manner worthy of praise, . and her part of the performance wa» ]' counted very entertaining. v ^
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Urbana Daily Courier
Urbana, Illinois, US
Thu, Mar 22, 1906
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