The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01
SOCIETY
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thralled his audience. and ELECTED no
only stormy applause. but Braves
from all parts of the house. And h
well deserved his splendid triumph
fer his playing throughout the even
ing was magnificent and worthy 81
tho great artist he IS. He never stoop'
20 the gallery and SO simply and I'M
affectedly did ne play that II was
hard TO realize that the works he
chose were Of enormous technical
difficulty. Such difficulties no longer
exist for him. His hands are perfect
~ trained servants Of his heart and
brain and respond with the utmost
aiaerity 10 the slightest mandate of
the Makers will. whether in the runs
and thrills in the delightful c minor
concerto If Beethoven, with which the
concert opened. which were played
with exquisite delicacy by those Same
wonderful hands, or whether m the
lovely Variations Symphoniques 10y
Cesar Franck, where the perfcc!
beauty Of tone and tenderness of APP
peal and the fine shading were a sheer
delight TO all who listened, or whether
in the Crandlv dramatic F, Eat Major
Concerto Of T.szt, which received A
glorious rendering that viii long re-
main in the memories of those foruis
ratc enough 20 hear him. II is all
the same. those hands obey every idea
nd feeling. for Powell lives deeply
and intensely in the music he is re
creating and regels in Il. He possesses
the rare g,ft Of Interpretation and SUE
eeeds In conveying 1t 20 his audience
ard making them thrill in response te
him.
or tfis occasion he was al hts very
hest and won genuine success by his
brilliant and yet thoroughly sympa-
thofic performance Of the three great
works mentioned. and his audience
Was not flow 20 recognize that they
were listening 20 an artist OF the
'ra-ess merit. The recalled him nine
times before ne finally gave them RS
4 parting souvenir Choptn's lovely
Nocturne in n fiat major, httne
close 80 a memorable evening.
Powell Is q past master in the ar
nf rhythm, for which his feeling |;
unerrirg and which makes all hl'
playing alive. but his. too, g the d'Vint
gift % extracting the very soul o.
the music and presenting 10 ~
hearers through the medium OF ms
own striking personality.
Among INC many notahilities pres
ont a, povelFs recital was MI. Pen
fold. tie aeqIy-a appointed american
ambassador = Vienna ard his party
pnvcll has added vet anol he'
~tfii.ant triumph to his already los
list Of successes in the mos musica
city Of he woFld
Meetings This Week.
The General Association for th'
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
VIM hold its regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday morning, March Sd, a
II o'clock IN the John Marshal
house. All members, both residen
and nonresident, are entitled 10 AT
tend.
The regular monthly meeting o
the Branch K. Allen Auxiliary 70 th'
Virginia Home for Incurables VIII b.
hold Tuesday morning at II ocloct
in Murphy's hotel. All members arr
urged to be present.
Miss Lou Belle Cateshy Jones VII
meet her class Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock at North Second street
Har story will be THE Counties!
F., 5sathIoen," by w. b. Yeats. Thes
classes have become very popula
! and society is deeply interested II
the art of story telling.
The annual meeting of the boar
of managers of the Virginia Hom
for Ihf.ara bles will be held Wednes
day morning at II o'clock in tn
home.
Miss Hattie Belle Gresham will
meet her class Wednesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock at the Art Club of Rich
mond
February Meeting Postponed,
owing 10 the large attendance q
the National Educational association
visitors on last Wednesday, and tn
hnr a IN - h
Of the Confederate Memorial Lit
orary society being present to Civ
information desired, the FebrNar
( monthly meeting Of the c. M. l..
was postponed and is now called TO
Monday, March I'd Members ar
requested to note the change.
Vesper Service.
Mrs. Cameron Johnson will speal
on Japan at the Young Woman
Christian association vesper service L
be held in the gymnasium, Fourt'
land cary streets, this afternoon u
/ 4:3o o'clock Mrs. -. Il. Wheatle
will sing Fear We Not o Israel
Personal.
Mrs George Brewster, of New York
IL the guest of her mother. Mrs, Rob
crt s. Bosher, of . East Franklin
street.
Mrs John u Clothier, Of this city
is the guest of Mrs. f. =, 10th il
Wayncsboro.
Miss Chloe Tyler Cooke, who ha
been the guest of Miss Isabelle Car
tor. and Is now the guest of Mis-
Elizabeth Cooke, Is returning to he
home in Baltimore the first of tn
! week.
Mr.. r. Percy 10th, Of Wayneshoro
is spending the week end in the city
Mr.. William \. Green, of this city
is returning home this evening, afte
spending two weeks at Atlantic City.
Miss iAcy Cunningham. of Fred
erickshurg, is the guest of Mrs. Hor
ace Wexford Jones.
Miss Elizabeth Brander has re
turned from Baltimore.
Mrs. G. V. Sutton, of Newport News
is tho guest of her mother, Mrs
Eugene Eskey. of this city.
Mrs. j. w. Ayler. OF Newport News
is the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Thorn