Hans Zimmerman
Scandia, Sept. 16, 1916
We attended an unusual concert at the Wicker Park Hall last night. The headliner on the program was Hans Zimmerman, who was billed as "male soprano and impersonator". When Zimmerman appeared before the footlights, the audience was puzzled; many wondered whether some woman was not doubling for Zimmerman.
The program was as follows:
1. Piano Solo, Peer Gynt Suite | Edvard Grieg |
a) "Morgen" (Morning) | |
b) "Aases Dod" (Death of Aase) | |
c) "Anitras Dans" (Anitra's Dance) | |
d) "I Klippe Kongenns Hal" (In the Hall of the Mountain King) Clara Anderson | |
2. Three Soprano Solos |
a) "Island" (Iceland) | Norwegian Folk Song |
b) "Geite Lok" | Norwegian Folk Song |
c) "Carissima" | A. Penn |
Hans Zimmerman, Male Soprano
3. Three Violin Solos | |
a) "Lifbesfreud" | Kreisler |
b) "Intermezzo" | Bizet |
c) "Bouree" | Goldblatt |
W. Harold Simmons
4. Norwegian Folk Dances | Cora Gilburne |
5. Reading, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" | Service |
Zimmerman
6. Piano Solo, "Rigoletto" | Verdi-Liszt |
Clara Anderson
Intermission
37. Two Soprano Solos | |
a) "Moderen Synger" (The Mother Sings) | Sinding |
b) "A Little Love" | Silesien |
Hans Zimmerman, Male Soprano
8. "Anitras Dans" (Anitra's Dance) | Grieg Edna Sortelli |
9. Violin Solo, "Concerto in E Minor" | Mendelssohn |
W. Harold Simmons
10. a) Greek Dance | Gounod |
b) Amaryllis | Ghys |
Sortelli and Gilburne
11. Two Soprano Solos | |
a) "Arnes Sang" (Arne's Song) | Heise |
b) "O, Dry Those Tears" | Del Rieg |
Hans Zimmerman, Male Soprano
4Gowns for Zimmerman by Louise Ferguson, Chicago, Helga Qually, and Clara Murdock.
