New-York tribune., 1899-05-19
european CLOSES.
A DELIGHTFUL AFTERNOON OF MUSIC
AND DRAMA
MINNIE MADDERN FTsKE AMONG ITS DrsrIN-
GUIsHED GUEsTs-sHE SPEAKS ON


oUIsHED GUEsTs-sHE SPEAKS ON
THE DRAMATIC TRUST"
Open-grate fires. a profusion OF white roses and
marked display OF exquisite spring toilets made
glorious summer of the Knapp Mansion. Bed
ford-ave. and Ross-st. Brooklyn, yesterday. al
though outside the skies were gray and the air
chill
1t the regular social meeting OF Chiropean.
the last of the season. and the Committee on
Music and Drama. Mrs. James F. Scholes chair
man. had the programme In charge.
There was an unusually large attendance even
for that always well-attended club while sixtyfve
guests added the charm OF new faces to the gath
ering The club luncheon served at 1870
O'clock. and at the programme. lengthy but
delightful began with the presentation OF the
subject Of the afternoon by Mrs Scholes. This was
briefly attended to by the chairman In the words
81 believe when one has nothing to say, to say
nothing and let the programme speak for itself.
The Chiropean Carol Club. with Miss Lydie A. de
Long accompanlst. happily started the speak
Ing" by rendering Krugs Morning serenade.
Miss Marion Kinne. guest OF the committee,
followed with violin soo-Scotch Rhapsody-and
was presented at its close with beautiful bunch
or La France as an evidence Oh the appre-
cation of the club.
Preceding the reading OF the names OF the club
guests. the president Mrs. Edwin Knowles. al
luded to the Sunshine work in the distribution OF
literature that had been carried on during the win
ter by Chiropean through Brooklyn Branch NO. o.
and extended to all Its members an invitation oy
the president general of the I. s. s. to attend
Its first annual reception at the Hotel Savoy Tues
day evening. May g.
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske. the guest OF Chiro-
peans president. upon being introduced to the eino
as "a woman born to the purple and represennsa nt
tive OF all that best and npDlest IN tne ula
matte profession" gave comprehensive ana cIsaL
cut statement OF subject not otninTImS Ts, She
drew a contrast between the progress mace oy .hs
musical art in this country. which is uncontfoIleu
by a trust and that of the dramatic art She de-
pored the fact that the dramatic columns OF seV-
eral Of the New-York newspapers have become the
ADVERTISING mediums OF the trust; no.,snaners ara
controlled by the hearica trust and slavshly de-
voted to the advertising interest Of that orsaniza
ton" she added were TO assert that whlcn is un-
just and false. There are among our metropohtan
dramatic critics men who are not TO be innuehceu
At the conclusion OF her paper Mrs. Ffske was
generously applauded by the audience Mrs Eliza
beth d. Leonard rendered most acceptaoiy several
contralto solos Miss Rosamonde Taylor, great
favorte In the Eastern District, gave two dengnt-
AuctIon' by request; Miss Mabel Phpps played;
solos: Hamilton Ormsbee covered the drafnauc
events of the season in brief resume and. ana Mrs
the Winter" which she pronounced signincantly
brilliant In the annals of metropolitan art
Wagner she said, had proved 10 De TN tne n name me
Ill operate performances given iortyone mao oeeh
devoted to the works of the great artists o,-, D,
The programme. closed with Whirl ana Iwlri,
given by the Carol Club. and then farewells were
said until the october meeting. ,.a,s..
Among the especially noted guests present pesioes
those mentioned the programme were MIS- VI
Louise Thomas, of the first presidents OF Soro
sis and special guest of the Car3i Ciuo' ,d; MIS-
Of Dr. Maria Hanford. and Mrs. John Hyatt
Brewer.