Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-10

A y excellent program of vocal and
IA organ selections was given yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Benjamin Norton Scudder, of q East
Park street, fof members of Philit-
scipoma and their friends. The an
nual musicale of the club arranged
by Mrs. Scudder is one of the events
to which members look forward
with enjoyment, and yesterdays
function, both artistically and social
ly, came up to the high standard set
by the hostess in former years.
Besides the program arranged, the
composer, John Prindle Scott, who
accompanied Eugene T. Scudder in
Mr.. Scott own selections, gave
another number 81 Know in Whom
Have Believed"
The following program was given.
Quartet, Serenade, (SchuberD; Won
Klenner Quartet; Morning." (Oley
cin); Eugene T. Scudder, tenor; Ben
jamtn H. Scudder, plano; BLOW,
BlGY Thou Winter Wind" (SargeanD,
Berta Bell Adams, contralto: AL
Iegretto," (Tours) THE Swan"
(Saint Saens); Grand Choeur,"
(Gullmant), Benjamin III. Scudder.
organist and cholrmaster of ST Phil
fps Church, Dyker Heights, Brook
Ign; waltz Romeo and Juliette,
i(Gounod); Lucilla Brodsky, soprano,
majestic Grand Opera Company;
paper, THE Poem of the Song"
Baroness Evans Won Kienner. Grand
Prix, Paris Exposition, 1860; "0h. for
Thy Wings, Thou Dove" (Watson),
Elizabeth Kefer, Berta Bell Adams;
1.-THE Secret" (Scott); "The Revefa-
ton" (Scott), Eugene L. Scudder,
the composer, Mr.. John Prindle Scott,
at the piano; Last Night" (KJertelf);
Lullaby" (MozarD; Won Klenner
Quartet, Lucilla Brodsky, Elizabeth
Kefer. Lena B. Prescott and Berta
b. AdTms.
Verbal expression Is sadly re-
etricted in comparison with the tone
combination offered in the musica.
SCALE" said Baroness Won Klenner in
1.-The Poem of the Song" Infinite In
their combinations, the seven tones OF
the musical scale convey vastly more
than speech nay, even more than the
average mind is able to comprehend
and appreciate.
1T is. generally supposed that the
requisite characteristics of a poem Tor
n song should be first definite sentl-
ment which produces a definite feel
ing in the heart of the hearer, then a
well-defined climax and care that the
poem be not too long," she con-
tinued. IF singing be indeed talking
10 music, how necessary that the
message to be transmitted be written
In musical cadence and worthy OF the
best musical settings. Some songs
are so thoroughly amalgamated that
1t is impossible to think of the music
as separated from the words.
speech alone depends upon the
Interpreter but when to the word is
added musical setting, the interpreta-
tion of the master musician added
to the poem and the singer, we have
indeed a triumvirata of almost limit
less power" She divided songs into
five groups, the lullaby, the love
song. the song of memory, the heroic
song. and the sacred song. In speak
ing of the words in relation to the
music she deplored the fact that
beautiful melodies often have lyrics
OF an inferior order. baroness Won
Klenner invited the members OF the
club to be her guests at the meeting
OF the New York Woman's Press
Club at the Waldorf-Astoria, New
York city, on Saturday. April ~,
when she will be hostess, and the
program will be devoted to a con-
federation of how the municipality
can furnish good music to the peo-
: y,ie. Mrs. Scudder is vice-president
of the Press Club.
At the social hour that followed the
brogram Mrs. James Mccullough, oil
New York, and Mrs j. ii. McCracken
president of the club, presided at the
table. where a pink color scheme pre-
vailed in the decorations. Inc noaters
were Miss Marion Shearer, Miss Alice
Shearer, Miss Florence Hague, Miss
FLORENCE Kehrl, Miss Elsie De Vor
Mrs Benjamin II. Scudder and Mrs
Frank Bennett.