Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-06-22
MUSICALE OF
PYLE COTERIE
Two Philadelphia Guests at
the Closing Affair Of the
Season on Saturday Night

The closing musicale Of the season
was given on Saturday evening by the
Pyle Musical Coterie ESQ named in
honor Of its patron, DR.. Joseph p.
Pyle, AZ his residence.
In ViewpSjnt of numbers and in the
surprising brSliancy Of the program. il
was voted by those present as the best
yet however finN have been the pre-
ceding ones. Foul hours of the finest
kind Of music, in which figured the
compositions Of the masters Of the
earth from Sweden, producing the
matchless Grieg to the surprising
Lyrics of Omar Khayyam, tinted with
their brilliant Persian colorings.
The coterie was favored with the
presence Of two guests from Philadel- |
phia' Mrs. 5. f. Osbourn, the eminent
contralto artist Of that city and
Charles j. Lippmann, Of the Dickens
Fellowship Club.
Mrs. Osbourn's numbers were simply
perfect, her phrasing, enunciation and /
warmth of tonal quality, whether en-
gagged in producing Chadwick's |
DANA" masterpiece. or in touching
rendition of MY Old Kentucky Home"
truly tonal picture, ELECTED the most
enthusiastic applause
Mr.. Lppmann, who has become we'll.
known to many Wilmingtonians. was
finished in the extreme in his story in
dialect Of the distracted Frenchman.
The event Of the evening was the
singing Of the Persian Garden" COM
posed by Eliza Lehman This was
sung in its entirety by Mesdames Pyle
and Osbourn, and Messrs. Coffee and
Mason, the difficult accompaniment
being played by Mrs. James r. Ma
tnr.1T ~.
work gifted finished style.
Miss Elsie r.. Springer sustained her
high reputation also for high-class,
finished cornet playing for others Of
the numbers.
Miss Elizabeth :. Bonner made her
initial appearance as a member OF the
"coterie." She possesses a rich, round
contralto voice of rare power, and is a
valued acquisition, being well known as
a vocalist.
The regular members not only sus-
tanned their regulations already made.
by many new numbers given, but some
of the past selections so delightfully."-
rendered. This refers to part Of the
work of Messrs Ayres and Mason.
whose singing requires no new praise
to describe it. 1t Is always finishMh
and pleasing.
Mrs. Pyle sang delightfully."- in her
usual finished style, her flexible voice |
showing to advantage in the Venetian |
Boat Song" by Blumsnthal: a duett in |
which Mrs. Osbourn participated. Gas
pard L. Coffee sang Adelaide" by |
Beethoven, a most trying and difficult /
number, in finished style his robust /
tenor also was heard in his remaining |
numbers to the best possible effect
During intermission the "Deutche"
feast furnished by the genial doctor
was discussed with it's trimmings"
with story jest and no end Of merri-
ment. At this juncture a letter Of re-
greet was read from ]. Newman Davis.
who was unexpectedly called out of
town. He was expected to have sung
several new songs secured by him dur
ing his recent European trip.
The program:
Guest, Mrs. s. +. Osbourne, of Phiia- /
delphia, contralto.
THE Danza" ..........m.C Chadwick |
Spring is Here. s................D Dick |
"Old Folk Song. .......... Chadwick /
"Genevieve."
"Old Kentucky Home"
]. Frank Ayres, tenor.
Sing Me to Sleep. ...........G Greene
With cello obligato by Mrs. Morrison.
Humorous pastoral duett, with
Frank H. Mason.
BY Mrs. Harry Morris. on cello.
Traumerie" ................ Schuman
"Cavitana" .................. Raft
Largo" ................... Handel !
Accompanied by Miss Elsie R.
Springer
Miss Elizabeth. controlto.
"A Dream" ................... Bartlett |
when to Thy Vision. ...... ,Gounod
"The Quest" minimum. Elinor Smith
Mrs. Howard L. Pyle.
Spring Flowers" .......... .Reineicke
Cello obligato ........... Mrs Norris
Birthday" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Cowen
Guest, Charles J. Lippmann. of Phila-
delphia, member Of the Dickens Fellow
ship Club.
Experience in New York. in dialect.
No. . Collect Street"
Frank II. Mason, basso.
king Charles" o.. Maud Valerie White
Visione Veneziano" ............. .Brogi
."Paglaecci" ............ Leoncavello
"The Grand Match" ........... HUM
Annie Laurie"
Quartette-'In a Persian Garden"
from the Rubaigat of Omar Khay-
gani music by Liza Lehman.
Soprano, Mrs. II. L. Pyle; contralto.
Mrs. S. F. Osbourne; tenor. G. l.
Coffee; basso. F. H. Mason.
BY Gaspard L. Coffee, tenor.
"Adeltide" ...............- Beethoven
Air from Marcia, How So Fair
Flotow
20 Lay Thy Cheek" ..........J Jensen
In duett, stay, Frederick. Stay" "Pi-
rates of Penzance." with Mrs II. L.
Pyle done in action, by Arthur Sulli-