The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-13
ny BRENT WITT.

Everybody in, Richmond is asking
What Is this Angels in Art and what
Ia 1t for. and do tell me something
about it?" because OF sudden, as II
were, have sprung into the town most
charming woman. by name Mrs. Henry
Wood. of Baltimore, and her sister,
Baroness j. NJ von Kretschman, OF
Potsdam. both real, live harnesses.
who have made their bow to the Kaiser.
They are directing the presentation of
the Angels" for the Sheltering Arms
Free Hospital where so many sick and
ailing people are cared for and where
there, is such wide need of funds to
provide for them.
Mrs. Wood. who Is In entire charge
Of this entertainment, is the wife OF
Professor Henry Wood, of Johns Hop
kfns University. and occupies a most
important place in Baltimore society.
She was before her marriage the Bar
oness Clotilde Won Kretschman. Of
Potsdam, and she hes world OF fas-
cination in her lovely. interesting face.
This Is the story OF angels in Art"
az Mrs. Wood told it to me yesterday.
leaning hack in "a great winged chair
In her apartment at the Chesterfield.
a story of a wonderful. brilliant pre-
eentation of the beautiful angels in the
paintings and frescoes of the old mas
ters-AIelozzo, Signorelli, Donatello,
Botticelli, Robbia. Raphael and many
others.
1t seems Mrs .Wood was in Germany
on a visit when this unique. attempt
was first made, the artistic idea having
originated with Fraulein Eleonore Won
BoJanowsky. Acting upon this sug-
gestion, Fraulein Frieda Spiel
berg, an artist living in Wei
mar, and childhood friend of Mrs.
Wood. put them upon the stage. At
the production of these tableaux in
81,
of the members In the diplomatic SER
vice, and the whole. thing has been a
tremendous success from it's very be-
ginning-the staging of angels in an
Old World theatre, to the accompani-
ment of wonderful music sung by the
most famous artists of Europe, with an
Emperor and his court to look on and
applaud.
Now, Mrs. Wood has her own pet
charity the Light Street Free Kinder
garten in Baltimore, being president
Of the board. of managers of that in
stitution, and she at once conceived the
idea of duplicating the costumes and
staging for such an entertainment in
this country.
''We give something every year. gem
orally an everyday sort of an affair.
so Itthought.- Why not something big p
And, now tits. heSew she said.s with a
gesture that showed that she is GER
tain to accomplish whatever quest she
sets out upon.
"And please. please, do not say that
my Angels are tableaux," she cried.
"They are living reproductions of the
power and magnifceIce of the works
OF this branch Of the early Christian
painting!
One delightful and learned old man
In Baltimore, whose name Ia known
throughout the country. said to Mrs.
Wood: Madam, I am completely car
ried away. / do not want to go to
3 heaven. am afraid I shall BE disap-
pointed in the angelsl''
Bveryyard of stuff that goes,to make
4 mp the costumes has been dyed espe
cially for this production to match the
exact shades used in the old paintings,
and some OF the angels, are to have
wings six. feet in length. The cloud
effects. tho backgrounds. the colors.
even tho ribbons and streamerg flying
Il. In the air, are sreproduoed so perfectly
shat ono seems to stand In tho pres
encS ofslthose n cal ar gels af the old
clasSio PICTURES H,nrnp exHs nonnots-