Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-07
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR
S.P. c. A. SOCIETY
The Government House Filled With
a Brilliant AssembIage.
I'm A PERSIAN GARDEN"
Beautifully SuDg by Quartetl-V Violin
Solos by Mrs. Keppler Piano
Selections BY Mrs. Evans.

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Brilliant as was the assembling
last evening at the Government
House, the music was even more
brilliant. The occasion was the ben.
eft concert for the Society for Pre-
yention OF Cruelty to Animals.
Governor and Mrs. Goldsborough,
whose interest in Annapolis and its
welfare is manifest or all sides.
kindly offered the use of the State S
official residence, and their home, foi
the concert, and in this and every
other way materially aided in MAX
ing it the great success it was. The
hour announced for the concert was
8 80, and half hour earlier the pa
irons began to arrive, and were seated
before the opening Of the program,
much to the comfort of the partici-
pants and those who do not care to be
disturbed by late comers.
Two attendants, provided By the
Governor, met the patrons of the con-
cert at the door of the Government
House. One took tickets, the ether
directed the ladies and gentlemen to
RI oms above stairs, where other at
tendants were in waiting, to remove
wraps. Three rooms were occupied
by the audience-the large State
parlor. or drawing room, ia which
the concert was given. and the re-
eeption, or blue room TO the left
and a portion of the State dining
room to the right, both of which
open into the large drawing room.
Over two hundred patrons were
seated, and brilliant assemblage it
was. Everybody was in evening
dress and the scene was a diversity
of colors and an array of beautiful.
elaborate. and in many instances, ex-
pensive gowns and jewels. Certainly
a more fashionable or. more hand
somely gowned assemblage would be
hard to find. 1t numbered men high
in official and service circles, for both
arms of the service Army and
Navy were represented. 1t included
men of letters and professional men
of all professions, as we'll as women
who are conspicuous in the social. lit
erary and musical world. It was
altogether gathering Of representa-
tive and distinguished people.
The concert was arranged under
the direction and supervision of Miss
Margaret C. Walton. pianist and com
poser, and talented musician who
loves music and has devoted much
time and study thereto. Miss Walton
is a student, an artist end a genius.
She worked hard, long and faith
fully to bring about the success which
the concert more than attained, and
to her untiring efforts and faithful
training much credit is due.
The program open a with a violin
solo by Mrs. C. H. j. Keppler, wife
of Lieutenant Keppler u. S. NJ, Mrs.
Keppler gave three selections (a) Mad
rigal, by A. Simonetti; (blAbendlied,
by Robert Schumann, and (c) Sere-
made. by G. Pierne, all Of which
were beautifully executed. She was
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Margaret Walton, who excels as a
piano accompanist as well as an all
around pianist and musician. Mrs.
Keppler's manipulation of the violin
is skilful, and she shows faithful study
and practice Of the instrument from
which she brings the sweetest tones.
Her execution shows techique and ar
tistry that stamp the accomplished
violinist. Mrs. Keppler was obliged
to respond to an encore.
As a brilliant pianist few musi-
clans can equal Mrs. Joseph Evans,
wife of Lieutenant Evans. U. S. N.
Those who had previously had the
pleasure of hearing Mrs. Evans play
at a recital given some few weeks ago
by Mrs. w. Carey Cole, were scarcely
prepared for her more brilliant effort )
last night. Mrs. Evans excelled. Her
Waltz Caprice, "Man Lebt Nur
Einmal, by Strauss-Tausig, was
magnificent effort, the splendid ex-
ecution of which stamped Mrs. Evans
as a professional pianist.
The difficult selection was skill
fully executed in brilliant style, and
at its close Mrs. Evans received round
after round of applause, to which she
was obliged to respond, giving as an
encore a selection as sweetly musical
as the tintinbLalation Of chimes Of
bells, andlas striking in contrast, as
her piano solo waltz caprice was
dashing aud brilliant The violin
ana piano solos were preface to the
program, sort of curtain raiser for
the feature of the concert was 'In a
Persian Garden song cycle for
foDr solo voices and pianos music by
Liza Lehman, words from Tbs
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
The voices were: Soprano, Miss
Elisabeth schaefer; contralto, Mrs.
NJ. D. Gilmore; tenor. Mr.. Clarence
L. Clemson; bass, Mr.. w. Morris
Feldmeyer, and the pianist was Miss
Margaret c. Walton.
The execution Of this beautiful
musical gem would have done credit
to professionals, but all of the singers
are amateurs. each one excelleC in
his or her particular part.
The piano part is not an accompa-
ninent, bat is decidedly orchestral in
effect, and is in fact. the body Of the
composition through which the voice
parts weave and twine in a fascinat-
ing manner, altogether modern and