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Description: Recital at the National Page 7
Date: March 27 1915Newspaper published in: Washington, D. C.
Washington Times March 27, 1915 Recital at the National Page 7
McCormack Delights WITH Familiar Songs
Assisted by Donald McBEATH, violinist, John McCORMACK appeared in recital at the National Theater last evening, giving the promised program of ballads and familiar songs.
Mr. McCORMACK sings not merely for the song, not merely for the certain standards of music which have been set, but for his audience. His first consideration is the wish of those for whom he sings, for he is a real troubador. His voice and manner are peculiarly suited to the singing of ballads, and he succeeds through the choice of his programs in reaching a great portion of music loving humanity who, unwilling, or too self conscious to attend the strictly formal musical, made up of selections which are both technically and totally strange, flock willing to hear those songs with which they have been familiar since childhood.
The program opened with “Adelaide,” of Beethoven, and included besides the ballads promised, the encores, “I Hear a Thrush At Eve,” “In My Little Gray Home In the West,” “Ballynure,” “Molly Brannigan,” “Mother o' Mine,” and “I Hear You Calling Me.”
Donald McBEATH gave several encores including Rogers “Wie genlied,” Beethoven's “Minuet,” and the “Meditation” from Thais. Edwin SCHNEIDER at the piano was an entirely satisfactory accompanist.