Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-10
A RARE FEAST OF MUSIC.
FRANCIS ROGERS RECITAL AT
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
Conspicuous Success Of WeIlknOwn Bari.
tone-A Varied Program Beautifully
Rendered Singer Receives Cordial
Welcome Good Voice And Ad.
mirable Method.
THE PROCEEDS FOR THE EMER-
GENCY HOSPITAL.

The musical recital OF Mr.. Franci.
Rogers, the we'll known and distin.
guished American baritone. assisted by
his accomplished accompanist, Mr..
Bruno Iluhn, was given last night al
the Government House for the benefit
of the Emergency Hospital under the
most brilliant auspices.
Governor and Mrs. Wariield had
kindly offered the use of the Govern
ment House for the hospital benefit,
and the success Of the recital is shared
by Maryland S host and hostess with
Mrs. Daniel II. Randall, whose efforts
made the coming of MIR. Rogers pos
sible. Mr.. Rogers is not stranger
i'm Annapolis. lie sang here once be-
FORE, and those whose pleasure and
privilege it was TO hear him on that
occasion year ago, knew there was
rare feast of music i'm store for
them.
Mr.. Rogers is gifted with rich
baritone voice with wide range of
sympathy. The program started with
an old English ballad (3en Johnson
Drink to Me only With Thine Eyes, -
which gave the hearers n foretaste of
the pleasure to be expected during
the evenings recital. This was fol-
lowed by recitative and air from the
opera 'Dido and Eneas, "She Never
Told Her Love" and Down Among
the Dead Men, the variety and dis
tinetness of which showed the vocal
lists true musicianship i'm n melo-
diously rich voice, impressive and
unconstrained the melody of which
touched the innermost nature of the
music loving hearers.
Mr.. Rogers divided his program
into four groups of sougs which dis
played the beauty of his voice and hi
admirable method. Ills able accom-
panist must not .bo forgotten, for Mr..
Bruno Huhn is a musician and COM
poser of note, and "a talented accompa-
mist. lie male a favorable impression
and his work is highly commendatory.
In the third group of songs when Mr..
Rogers sang one of MIR. Bruno HUM S
compositions "rhe Light That Lies, -
which is very beautiful, Mr.. Huhn,
as we'll as MIR. Rogers, received en-
thusiastic applause.
Mr.. Rogers took advantage of the
dramatic possibilities his program
offered and his melodious voice was
descriptive and animated or soft and
subject matter of the song sugge. sctl.
His Interpretation is intelligent and
artistic, and he sings with indisput-
able musical feeling. His enuncia-
tion was delight TO his hearers. Ills
voice is clear and distinct and has ef-
fective carrying qualities, besides rich
ness and breadth of sympathy the art
and subtleity of which win his hearers
as well as charm and delight them.
Nearly every school of vocal art was
represented on Mr.. Rogers program
of last evening, and II is difficult TO
tell which composition delighted his
audience the most. Perhaps no Sc
lection was sweeter, more tuneful and
melodious because of its inherent
beauty than THE Spring Has Come, :"
the last number on the program.
This Mr.. Rogers sang with combin-
ed strength and tenderness, his sus-
tanned notes and crescendos being most
effective. Indeed every number on
the program was artistically rendered
and the comprehensive work of the
versatile vocalist called for the lauda-
tion of the large and critical audience
of musicians who extended him hearty
and deserved applause.