Evening journal., 1914-03-13
PYLE COTERIE
AGAIN DELIGHTS
Last Nights Musicale One Of
the Best Of the Winter
Series

One Of the most delightful musicales
of the winter season was given in
DR.. Joseph Pyle's residence last night
by the Pyle coterie in the doctors alb
sence. The event was repetition Of
one given by Mrs. James r. Mahaffy,
on Wednesday evening Of last week.
in honor OF Miss irma Damrell, Of
Mobile, Ala, who is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs II. C. Mahaffey. Jr.
Miss Damrell possesses a charm Of
person that is captivating She Is a
graduate of the Boston Conservatory
Of Music and performs admirably on
her Boehm flute. figuring in solos,
trios. and quartets With Mrs. Harry
Morris, cello. Emory l.. Bauer, vio-
lin: with Mrs. Mahaffy at the piano.
These affairs are all the more de-
lightful, due to the absence of formal
ity, everyone entering into the spirit
of the comradeship Of the art the
chief difiiculty being to limit the
number of selections.
The coterie has made the acquaint-
.ance of Mr. Bauer. who formerly was
a long time resident of this city. and
unanimously voted his Cremona vio-
III a cHANmuiN
He has studied extensively abroad.
and has asquired style and finish
that stamps him perfect artist
His playing of Beethoven's well
known minuet was a jewel of ar
tistry, while his direction of the
above named musicians in their ex-
tensive program drawn from his Ii
brary was masterful.
The selections were interspersec
by vocal numbers by Mrs. Howard L
Pyle and c. Richard Lind.
Mrs. Pyle's were delightfully."- rem
dered in clarity Of tone. phrasinf
and warmth of expression, and hei
chief numbers were the splendiC
For All Eternity" by Mascernon
and Renricke's Spring Song boil
impressiveiy accompanied in obligatC
for violin by Mr.. Bauer.
Mr. Lind made firm friends OF hil
critics by his handling Of his d fh
cult selections. displaying rare intel
! igence in using his rich, deep bari
/ tone voice in the Song of the Sword
! from the opera of Totland by eigh'
ton "A Red. Red Rose by Hastings
The Bandolier." by Carmen and th'
melodious "A Perfect Day by Bond
Some of the special gems Of the In
sirumental music we're trio for violin
cello and piano: Lorengrin, Wagner
Norma, Bellini; Extasie, Came; Min
uet. Paradise; Serenade. Medor.
The trio for flute violin and pian
We're especially noticeable. The Ro
nance, from L'Eclair. Halevy; Bar
carole, Schubert; and Sextet, from
Lucia" Donizettti.
Mrs. Morris performance on he
cello was splendid, noting a grea
advance in her art. and skill in sikh
reading. Mrs Mahaffy at the tn
piano was, as always, especially ca
pable in her accompaniment he
skill at reading and following bein
especially apparent
The evenings program was varie
by a splendid Dutch supper.
The appointments were a deligh
to the eye and in consuming the del
oacies. a toast was drunk TO Dr. Pyl'
who is in Spain. The supper wa
prepared and presided over most ca
pably by Mrs Ellie Smith.
The following guests were present
Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Mahaffy, IT
Miss Irma Damrell. Mr.. and Mr.
Harry Morris, Mrs. Jean II. Hillar'
Miss Elsie r. Springer. Mr. and Mr.
VI. L. Pyle. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mahaffy. Frank r. Mahaffy, c. Ricf
ard Lind, Emory /. Bauer and n. {
Morgan.