Beatrice Harrison in New York - in the middle of the 1910's
from The Cello and the Nightingales- The autobiography of Beatrice Harrison, page 105:
The concert was in aid of the Red Cross and was packed. As I began the beautiful Bach Chorale with Anthony Bernard, whom I had met in England, had arranged for me, I felt as though I was in a dream and I could hardly see the audience. It was really quite a delicious sensation, for all pain had left me and I was as if dreaming. I was however brought back to earth somewhat when I noticed that the liquid powder was coming off and that I was half white, half-bruised-looking yellow!
cite as
Beatrice Harrison, and Patricia Cleveland-Peck (ed.), The Cello and the Nightingales- The autobiography of Beatrice Harrison (1985), p. 105. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432133270280 accessed: 3 December, 2024
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Chorale
written by Johann Sebastian Bach |
performed by Beatrice Harrison |
Experience Information
Date/Time | in the middle of the 1910's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
On the day of the concert Beatrice awakened with her face and body practically black. She probably caught a type of jaundice that was then raging in England. She had an exquisite dress, pearl-grey satin with a large collar, and her face, neck, chest, arms, hands and fingers thickly coated with the liquid powder.
Originally submitted by tlisboa on Wed, 20 May 2015 15:47:50 +0100
Approved on Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:38:40 +0000