The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-16
Artistic and Beautiful.


Artistic and Beautiful.
For the benefit OF that exalted and
ail-embracing charity. the Sheitering
Arms Free Hospital. Il big. radiant au-
hience filled the Academy of Music
last night, thereby achieving merit and
receiving infinite pleasure. For. aside
from the lofty purpose that inspired
those who toilcd for its accomplish
ment. tho performance itself. viewed
as coldly as one can contemplate any
thing connected with the Sheltering
Arms. reached a high point upon the
scale OF artistic achievement
FROM tlmc to time we have witnessed
number OF living representations OF
famous paintings. usually as n part OF
some kindly amateur performance. but
last nights northumberland the
word sounds small and cheap-was al
together unique. The title under which
~ was offered. Angels I'm Art" con
VeFs little meaning in itself, yet, after
having seen the performance, one re-
allies that the phrase is exactly de-
scriptive
Fifteen OF the greatest works OF tho
worlds inspired masters have been
carefully and wisely selected with a
We" TO the possibility of their repro
Gucl- u. but only those tina. denis,
'ods angels. whether OF Scrip,tr.
song or story. Every resource OF ND
artlstic eve has been drawn mon for
INC accurate arrangement Of sun
foundings. background and acces,o-
80 ana me complete and harmonious
oichdihe Of color. well as for tn,
GRACEFUL and vivid posing OF the tt..
Tres.
oIn.ng then 10 richmond with ,hes.
Iic'hres In their minds Mrs Henry
WOOD and TIL. Baroness Won kr.tscI,
man have been able 10 secure fnr ,i,o
presentation In life OF these ,nn.,.r
pieces the faces forms ana pnt.,n,
posing OF the loveliest women. .iris
ana children OF which The Jan ca,
On" uoes; boast, And in addition--aid
An incnlcuIablc addition IL is,hny
have enlisted m" services oc ,,.,,,. -,
me most accomplished musicians in
me CITY, who aid iu the creation ANA
IhtchS'hcatioH OF that atmosphere SO
necessary 10 tho success of an illusive
hhd imaginative performance.
MI these clements OF art Ancry1
ana lovelncss have united ia n,n.,st,
" series OF pictures OF rar.. ana MON.
"Tapi" beauty, before many OF whic,,
even Tie most callous must gasn in
wonder ana amazemcnt
ihcrc are several Angels of tho
Annunciaticn. several "Music,l An
gels and then Singing Angels" Tit.
re Angels at Play" and many Others
ana 'hcy arc represented by matrons
"u' yer! Young matrons. who are even
Wen, VINO are exquisite: by young
" '"H' 'u'' ana younger girls not
se' out by little girls with many
more school days before them. ana
niue paby girls. such babies that their
pictures have 10 be shown early. So
thht ihcy may he put TO bed
lhch there are one or two little bovs
ana their mothers are angels. too. so
they are together Except for ;hes,.
iittlc chaps, only one man is allowed
10 pretend that there can Ire :, man
angel: in Botticeili's Young Tobias
and the Three Archangels." james u
Patton Jr., is st. Michael With halo
sword and armor OF steel. he makes
an Impressive and heavenly figure
every inch an archangcl
The pictures are not shown in one
small. formal frame. but each is cx
hibitcd In its own setting. frequently
with special scenery. as, for example
the Guardian Angel" in which the
mountains and rocks are most skill
fully represented. while the .'proper-
ties. the portable articles used in the
pictures are not makeshifts but we'll
designed and made. All the costumes
too, are apparently the property OF the
production, and the staging is alto
Eether so artistically and cleveriv done
that. from q short distance back in the
house, ii is almost impossible to dis
tinguish the actual from the painted
Particularly striking and beautiful
Is the coloring in every picture; many
of them seem to be. not posed, hut
painted
There will be one more performance
tonight. w ID G