The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-13
Miss Kline Great
Matinee Favorite
Wednesday Club Concert In
Coming Coming to a Brilliant Close
Gives Added Impetus to
Move for Great Auditorium
for Grand Opera.
BY ALVIN NJ. SMITH.

With its third concert, the piece de
resistance, the Wednesday club closed
lts twentv-t1rst annual festival last
night before an audience larger and
more brilliant. il possible. than those
AZ the Monday evening and Tuesday
matinee concerts. II would have been
almost impossible for the music COM
mittee To have selected a more varied
or pleasing program, for with Often
bachs aria from Tales of Hoffman"
sung hy Pasguale Amato. and Verdi's
- fors lui,' from Ia Traviata,"
sung by Fraulein F'rieda Henpel, both
uf which appeal Ia those lovers OF the
lighter form ef grand opera found
in the French and Italian schools
and Meyerbeer's All, Mon Fills" from
lie Phrophete" and Brindise.
from Doninettfs "Lucrezia Borgia.'
sung by Miss Sophie Braslau. with
the orchestra running the gamut from
Smetanas "Bartered Bride" to Deli
hes "Cortege do Bacchus," filling with
delight the souls of all lovers Of
good classical music of the high
brow variety, and our own well-be-
loved Wednesday club chorus in three
numbers. containing five parts. most
exeellently rendered. one could only
regret on leaving the building that IL
was all over.
In introducing. - Trauieir, FFfeds
Hempei TO a Richmond audience, the
club management added another ar.
tist whose shrine has been erected
In the hearts Of our people, Remind
Ing one Of the peerless Tettraztiii ir
her high notes, she delighted and
conquered all by her "Ah fors e 1ut,"
and for an encore a beautiful Ger.
man lullaby. while in the second hall
her rendition of Queen OF the Night"
sung in German. with Arditi's III
Bacio'' for. an encore. and her solo
part I'm The Inaammatus'' from
Rossints 'Stahat Mater" assisted by
the "Wednesday club chorus. all SUI.
perhly rendered in phrasing. tech
uque and parest diction. stamped her
AS an artistic whose fame has never
been Swallowed here.
And Pasduale Amato, Who that
has heard this peerless baritone. who
is equally as good tenor, sing the
Figaro" song from Barber of Sc
Vile" which he gave as an encore
TO this aria from Tales OF Hoffman,"
could leave the hall without feeling
more than repaid, even IL he had
heard no one else on the program.
The applause was deafening after
each number given by this artist. and
when, in the second half. he sang
The Drinking Song from Hamlet,
by Thomas. followed by the prologue
from I'll Pagiiacci." II was easy for
all to feet that Amato IL the worlds
greatest baritone.
Miss Sophie Baslau's return to
Richmond was also hailed with de.
light and this artist whom the We'd
nesday club discovered, was never in
better voice and rendered the aria
Ah. Mon Fills from Meyerbeer's lie
Prophet" ana "Brindisi" from LII
crezier Rorgia.' with wonderful effect,
stamping her eontralto equal 20 the
peerless Homer, Let us have more Of
Brasiau at future concerts. She is
superb. The Metropolitan orchestra.
as usual, covered itself with glory.
every overture and all the sing
ing commandment flawless. Hege-
man is indeed great leader. Some
trouble with the lights delayed the
performance, 7nd Il was $40 when
Conductor HeEeman raped for order.
The Virginia Railway and Power soni-
pauy advise that rhe trouble was not
ttontlnued on Second Page,)