Josephine Martino and Assisting Artists

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Josephine Martino and Assisting Artists


Josephine
Martino

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Vitali Podolsky
Violinist




Prima Donna
Soprano

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Vitali Podolsky
Violinist
Vitali Podolsky was born at Vilna, Russia, the birthplace of Iascha Heifetz.

From 1908 to 1912 Mr. Podolsky studied in the Conservatory of Music in Petrograd, under Leopold Auer, the master violinist of the age, and the greatest living teacher.

This fact is in itself a splendid tribute to the talents of Vitali Podolsky, for it is well known that the great master Auer never accepts students unless they possess extraordinary abilities.

Mr. Podolsky came to America in 1914.  he has enjoyed several phenomenal concert tours during the past few years.  He is recognized, particularly throughout the eastern states, as one of the finest violinists of the day.  His appearance with Miss Martino insures a high-grade organization.

Mr. Podolsky possesses a wonderful tone, and his technique is marvelous.  He has won highest praise from critics everywhere.  Podolsky is an artist who plays with wonderful feeling and expression, and who never fails to charm his listeners.

Miss Josephine Brougher is one of the very finest young accompanists before the public today.  She has had very extensive concert experience with many of the big artists of the day.  She plays with wonderful feeling and expression and possesses a remarkable technique which stamps her as an artist of unusual abilities.  She is a very capable assistant to both Miss Martino and Mr. Podolsky.


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THE PRESS

Mr. Vitali Podolsky, the Russian violinist.  His beautiful rendering of Il Trovator as a solo and his wonderful playing in the trio gave the brilliant touch to the evening that the violin always does when in capable hands We hope to hear him again.—
The New Milford Times.


Mr. Podolsky showed himself to be a spirited and brilliant violinist.  Trovator, in his hands seemed to recover its original life.—
Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N. H.


Podolsky, the Russian violinist, played with wonderful expression and technique and charmed all his hearers.—
Waterville Sentinel.


Mr. Podolsky has a wonderful tone and temperament and the several solos those listening unconsciously began to follow the music and the movements were quite perceptible.—
Biddeford Daily Journal.


It is a long time since a Livermore Falls audience has had the pleasure of listening to a violin soloist the equal of Vitali Podolsky, and he was recalled and recalled.—
Lewiston Evening Journal.


Mr. Podolsky showed himself a possessor of rare talent, and executed his various numbers with wonderful skill, being at all times master of his instrument, holding his audience until the last tones had passed from hearing.—
Morrisville Message.


Mr. Podolsky's playing was artistic and satisfying.—
The Vermont Tribune, New York.


Vitali Podolsky, the Russian violinist, captured his audience with his first selection, and the appreciation of his work grew with each succeeding number.  The young man was strictly professional, and he handled the bow with a master hand.—
New Haven Evening Register.




Josephine Martino
Soprano
In presenting Miss Josephine Martino, distinguished young prima donna, the Affiliated managers offer the Lyceum public one of the most promising young artists of the country.  Miss Martino comes to the Affiliated organization, with finest tributes from a long list of concert successes throughout the Eastern states during the past few seasons.

Miss Martino possesses a very unusual voice.  Unusual because of its intrinsic sweetness and beauty; unusual because of the charming manner of its presentation; unusual, because of its remarkable range and power.  It is a voice that truly lingers long in the memory of those who hear it.

She displays remarkable technique, evidencing a thorough musical education, and fine artistic finish.  She sings, at all times, with delightful ease and absolute confidence.  In the estimation of critics she has a great voice.

Miss Martino's singing has attracted attention from no less personage than President Wilson who heard this gifted young artist sing last year and complimented her personally.

Enrico Caruso has taken a great interest in the work of Miss Martino.  In January 1919 she sang before Caruso, Gatti-Casazza and Alex Lambert, probably the three best known figures in New York musical circles.  All predicted a great career.  Caruso has coached her operatic numbers she will use during the coming tour.  Last season she was tendered a place with the Metropolitan Operatic forces.

During the fall of 1919 Miss Martino has been singing for the Edison Company and next season will be one of their regularly advertised Recreation Artists.  The Edison managers are most enthusiastic over her work.


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THE PRESS

Josephine Martino, lyric soprano and a protege of Enrico Caruso, the tenor of the Metropolitan Company, was in Chicago last week attending the International Lyceum Association, and her singing there was one of the artistic features of the great gathering.  Miss Martino left for New York where she will make records for the Thomas Edison Company.  Miss Martino is a young woman for whom a great career on the concert stage is promised.—
Musical America.


Wherever she has sung critics have pronounced her work splendid and predicted a great future.  She has youth, beauty, mentality and ambition, combined with a glorious voice.—
Akron, Ohio Press.


Rich full tones, an unusually pleasing diction with a flexibility almost marvelous, stamped the work of Miss Martino as among the best that Community concerts have produced at Camp Sherman.—
Camp Sherman News.




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