The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-15
Baseball : Dramatic News and Reviews
ANGELS IN ART" IS
w ONDERFUL CREATION

Angels in Art" will be given in the
Academy tonight in order that the
Sheltering Arms hospital may con-
tinue its work as a ministering angel
which seems altogether appropriate
What makes is especially fitting Is
that the angels will be personi1ed by
beautiful young society women, with
an added archangel or two and not
few little angels who have just got
beyond the Cherub class At least
they wear more than wings and dim
pies and have something more sub
stantial than a cloud for a easement
or balcony on which to lean. as pic
tured by the late Mr.. Raphael
To carry the analogy farther AN
gels in Art is given under the aus
pieces Of the Kings Daughters of
Richmond, with Mrs. Charles F. Lee
at their head, and earnestly have the
daughters, especially Mrs Lee, labored
10 make the entertainment success.
Judging from the dress rehearsal
held last night at the big theater it
should not only prove a huge success
financially, but a veritable artistic
triumph.
In the first place angels in Art"
is variation Of the ever popular
tahleaux vivants, which Is q polite
way Of saying that they are living
pictures, suitably framed, and accom-
panied with beautiful music that
lends additional enchantment. The
music creates an almost celestial at
mosphere and KEYS the audience to
tense pitch, which naturally calls
oHt Tapturous bursts of applause,
when the pictures are unrolled before
the eyes Of the spectators. Ears and
eyes are delighted charmed, enrap-
tured and that is the height Of per
fectlon in an entertainment.
Certainly those who had the good
fortune 70 attend the dress rehearsal
last night found 1t all that, for they
did not stint their praise and ad-
miration.
Choir boys from All Saints church,
under the direction Of MIR Cosby. lent
their aid and their singing was ex-
CeedingiY effective, especially as they
were not heen. Music by unseen
singers has thrilling effect AS dis
lance lends enchantment to the view
50 this music lends a sweetness all
its own
The famous trio from "EIiiah."
served as an overture to as pretty a
tableau as those In the Academy had
ever gazed upon and THE Angels
SeTenade' served a like purpose for
another. Following these came the
good old familiar "Adeste Fideles. >"
also called Come All We Fa3thf,,l'f,
other tableau was revealed even more
osHuufuk #, that were POSSIBLE
How baroness Won Krutchman, who
stages the pictures. obtains her effects
ohiY herself and the people behind the
footiiRhts know. All that the specfa-
tors realize is that they are gazing on
PICTURES framed in glorious colors
against = sky Of heavenly blue, feck-
ed by feecy clouds. Angels with
haios. angels with harps. angels with
musical Instruments such as angels
alone are supposed 70 play form the
foreground OF the pictures and as
most II the angels are, naturally
beautiful young women, the effects il
striking beyond belief
At any rate "AEels in Art" Is an
entertainment SO novel, 50 beautiful.
$50 poetieal, so sublime that any al
tempt q describe IL appears cold. If
not futile Il Is the eStactlc vision
or euraptured genius revealed in llv-
Ing. glowing figures to the melody
of divine music