Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-28
TWO CONCERTS AID
ARTISTS WAR FUND
Earl Pfouts, Violinist, and Edwin
Evans, Baritone, Give Programs
at Art Alliance

The midwcck programs In tho wccks
series Of entertainments given under
the sponsorship OF the Art Alliance Tor
tho benefit Of tho American Artists
War Emergency Fund were given by
Earl prouts. violiuist. and Edwin Evans.
baritone two artists prominently iden-
titled with Philadelphia musical life.
Mr.. pfouts gave his interesting program
in the afternoon in tho handsome music
room Of the Art Alliance clubhouse and
Mr.. Evans sang his program in the
same auditorium in the evening. Mrs.
Pfouts accompanied her husband and
Stanley AddiCk9 was the aCcompanist
for Mr.. Evans.
Mr.. Pfouts played the following pro-
gram. which has tho merits of agree
able brevity and ulcety of selection for
the intimate environment Of the Art
Alliance music room:
Sonata In A........,,.......... .liaendcl
Air ,......,.....,-s...., ..,.,'.,,.t.... Bach
Canzonetta ...,...,.,..........d d. Amhrosio
Perpetual Motion. ....,........, .Rles
Prize song tMeistersiuscrD. ....s... Wagner
Plerrots Serenade .,.,....,..,.' landesRcr
Polonaisc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .NieniaWHkl
Mr.. Pfouts proved himself an artist Of
excellent parts. His iutonation true, his
harmonics pure and his howing very
skillful. Double stopping and other me-
chanics of the fiddle he has in capital
command But his assets are more and
d.,per than those of mere technique.
He playn with understanding and feel
ing. He has the right idea about the
classics. His Haendel was performed
with clarity which preserved the con-
tour of the melodic line. The same trait
characterized his Bach air To the Cam
zonetta he brought sprightly lyricism,
and his facility and agility In the lues
"perpetuo Mote were dazzling. The
tra inscription of the Prize Song from
"Die Meistcrsinger' showed the possess
SION of appreciation for the romantic in
art and the power Of communicating 1t
TO the audience. Ills accompanimcnts
were charmingly and effectively played,
atd Mrs. Pfouts gave particularly hne
eXcmplifiCatiCu Of supplementary pan
ism in the Ilaendel sonata.
Mr. Evans followed his custom OF sing
ing his program in the Nernacular, a
field in which he was pioneer 1t
was as follows:
Rrng Her Again. o western Wind. Add,ct :
Night Has g Thousapd Eyes' .,,.... i,tt,ontE
llows My EGy rnents
T rhG Roo RoSneys ns 50 at i'G The fghtn Nora Tynn
Little Mary Cassidy, ,....,'... .... 'olu lrlsI
, Rolling Down to Eio,.,...., Edward herman
Mr.. Evans was in excellent voice and
gave Il great deal Of pleasure to his
hearers, We have commented on and
commended many times in the past the
richness suavity and sonorousncss of his
tones. his splendid method OF produc-
ton and his clcar-cut and invariably
| iutclliyiblc euuuCiatiou. These qualities
were again IN evidence. Mr.. Addlcks
dclirhtful love lyric was fashioned out
of The shccrcst melody. There was dept,
| nf feeling IN the setting OF Rabindra-
' path Tagorc's "Thc Day Is No More
} Two other songs introduced by Mr.
| Exams were Impressive, Your Dream
! ing EYES Are Paradise and THE Bells
Of Rheims" Mr.. Addicks, who has sc
/ often accompanied Mr.. Evans that tho
Z two have attained Il perfected ensemble
/ g,yo snlcndid support W, il. NJ.