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CHROMOTONES by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD

First Line: HER VOICE WAS DARKER THAN OF OLD
Last Line: AND THAT WAS INTERMISSION.
Subject(s): CRITICS & CRITICISM;

Her voice was darker than of old;
Her hair lacked melody;
Her feet at times were shrill and cold,
And wandered from the key.

Her gown was tuneful, sweet and low,
Cut scherzo to the waist,
With semi-quavers row on row
In soft, melodious taste.

Her gestures were inclined to flat,
Regardless of their hue.
Her trills were ambidextrous, fat
And slightly tinged with blue.

Her phrasing was a shade too brown,
And though superbly placed,
Her smile was loud enough to drown
The roses at her waist.

The programme was perhaps a bit
Too blonde for her ambition --
Only one number scored a hit,
And that was @3Intermission@1.



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