Evening journal., 1909-04-26
MUSICAL NIGHT
AT MRS. duPONT'S
Brilliant ASSembIaee Of So
Ciety Folk Listen tOSpIendid
Program Of Local Talent

Faulkner.
p "sprlngtide," violin obigato. Becker,
Mrs Wales.
g. (a) Nocturne, Chopin; (b) Lohengrin's
Complaint TO Elsa, Wagner; (c) Humor-
eske DvoralS, Mrs. Faulkner
g. sAficaelas song from Carmen Bizet
Mrs. Wales.
PART II.
1. Romance, Nicode. Mrs. Faulkner. ta) /
"stm vie Die Nacht." Bohm; (b) "The
Danza," Chadwick; (c) ''Berceuse," Cham
made; (d) "The Shepherds Lament" Mrs. |
Joseph Swift; (e) Anchored, T. Leslie
Carpenter. Mrs. Wales.
Concerto. Mendelssohn; andante, allegro
motto vivace. Mrs. Faulkner.
Aria-from Madame Butterfly, by re-
quest Mrs. Wales.
It was a gala musical affair Saturday
night at Mrs Lammot duPonts beautiful
residence. Pennsylvania avenue and Rising
Sun lane. Brilliantly large was the audi
ence Of society folk and immense the en-
thusiasm The soloists were: Niolinist. ]
Mrs. William Arthur Faulkner; soprano.
Mrs Leonard Eugene Wales; at the piano
as accompanies. Mrs William Monroe
White and Miss Elizabeth Condit. Opera
excitement and atmosphere was over ever
body and everything The large music hall
/ Of Mrs. dupont, the library. the hall lead
ing into these rooms, even the spacious
| grand staircase, were occupied by the in
| terested. There is no denying the success
/ of the affair and the interest engendered.
/ Saturday night musicales at the homes Of
society people where large numbers OF
music lovers and the litterau can be en-
tertained. instead Of using public halls for
such purposes are very popular abroad,
especially in London and Paris as events
show. Moreover, these events serve to
4 bring out the talents Of the sons and
daughters Of the rich before their inti-
mate friends and acquaintances, instead
Of subjecting them to the scrutiny Of a
lhypercritical public with its blase interest
in the career OF the participants Since
musical talent Is considered one Of the
blessed artistic temperments and gifts.
there is a growing disposition everywhere
among the well 10 do to permit their chill
dren to remove their talent from under the
bushel and show it in the spotlight, and it
is well it is so.
Saturday nights program was colorful,
as the numbers show. Mrs. Faulkner. as It
is known. comes from a musical family,
and Mrs. Wales position musically con-
sidered is Of no mean altitude. Besides,
both are Wilmingtonians. Mrs. Faulkner s
numbers on her fnely-toned instrument
ran the gamut from melancholy Grieg to
gay Dvorak. and even TO grand old Men
delssohn. Undoubtedly the best OF her
numbers, the one that seemed to arouse
her auditors to ecstatic handicap
ping. was the Mendelssohn Concerto. Its
brilliancy, its bravour, its lyric passages
and its fine ornamentatlon were brought
out with a finish and sweep that this
selection demands. She threw herself into
the concerto with energy and her old time
dash. The applause that followed when she
closed the last bar ELECTED an encore
which Mrs. Faulkner cheerfully gave
Rarely has Mrs. Faulkner played with
more exquisite plavfulness and hnesse.
Her next best number was a Romance. .
by Nicode. Its Interpretation was one OF
stirring charm and beauty and its pathos
illuminative and inspiriting.
Mrs. Wales voice was at it's lowell
est even though having a cold, and
she never sung with better and richef
shading and nuancing than she did Satur-
day night. Hers is a soprano not overly
strong, but mellow in tonal capacity. and
one would not care TO listen TO a better
trained concert voice. Mrs. Wales was a
delight and her voice splendid. Her voice
is true and pure and is especially sympa-
! thetic and sweet in the middle register.
and she sings with ease and fnesse. Her
best efforts were put forth in the SYM
: postum Of selections beginning with "Still
Vie Die Nacht." by Bohm. and ending with
Anchored" by our own T. Leslie Car
penter. Mus-f3ac. And It will be noticed.
too that our own Mrs. Joseph Swift was
honored in the makeup Of the program.
Mrs. Wales singing "The Shepherds La
, ment. Truthfuly. it must be said that
Mrs. Wales sang "Stin Vie Die Nacht''
, and "Berceuse." by ChamInade. much bet
> ter than the others composing the SYM
postum. But no discredit can be attached
10 the compositions or TO Mrs. Wales.
Familiarity may have been wanting. or II
may have been due to the vocal strain en-
forced by the calibre Of the selections. In
the aria from Madame Butterfly, Cio-Co
Sans touching and heartsome ballad. Mrs
Wales gave an effecting vocal portrayal
OF the faithful Japanese girls love for
her American husband. Bravo could have
been said with justice TO her singing it,
Mrs. White and Miss Condit at the plano
fully justified their reputation as accom-
? panists. It was noticed that the piano was
| at least a half tone lower than natural
I pitch which affected Mrs. Wales and the
s accompanies not little.
D Mrs. dupont. who kindly donated the use
Of her palatial home. proved charming
hostess, greeting everyone felicitiously Al
a late hour luncheon was served