Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
REMARKABLE MUSIC.
Mrs. Thurber's Brilliant Entertainment
Last Evening.

Another large and very brilliant company Of
people prominent in Washington society was
eA'hered last evening in the dining rooms OF
the Shoreham az Mrs. Thurber's invitation.
Inc cause and the center OF interest Of the
evenings entertainment WAS as a matter OF
course good music. in which Mrs. Thurber 10
never weary OF well doing. The music vas
rurhlshea ps the National Conservatory Trio
Clue, consisting OF Miss Adele Margulie..
piano, and Messrs. Leopold Iichtenberg,
violin, and Victor Herbert. cello assisted by
Miss Eleanor Warner Everest soprano. The
Irio Club Is composed of professors of th.
National Conservatory. Mrs Thurber's snlep-
did gait TO the cause OF music IN tins country:
and IL is not too much to say that there are few
organizations for chamber music In existence
Of an equally high standard. for each OF its
members Is 20 he ranked among the foremost
Nirtnoso players IN this country. such en-
sembie PLAYING n was a delight 10 hear The
program was cleNerly conceived and catholic
IN IT'S spirit, aud II especially notable for
the introduction OF three movements from
rodards second trio. a work entirely I'M
familiar 70 Washington. aud OF surprising in
terest, especially as TO the last two movements,
from ATS originality and vigor and a certain
French grace that ilumines the sober outlines
OF the trio form. Its very great difficulties
were gwen trlumphRntly strong and clear
rendering, as eNquisltely finished as TO details
as AZ was spienulC ana sOnOrous IN Its larger
proportions.
BRILLIANT WORK.
Second only 20 this in interest Was Mr..
l.lchtenberg and Miss Margulies' playing,
null OF passion and emotional insight q
the scherzo and allegro of Rubinstein's minor
Nlohn sonat.s. Miss Everest pleased even more
IMAM on her first appearance here some weeks
ago, ana the smaller room brought ont more
plainly the clearness and sympathetic quality
OF her voice. Among her selections was q
charmlng song called The Lily hv Reginald
ae hoven of Chicago. son-in-law Of senator
tarweu Miss Margulics showed an astonish-
ing breadth of technique in her PLAYING OF
that enormously difficult tarantelia of I.iszt's
from = enezla Napoli, in which she united
an absolutely unfalling accuracy with masculine
powers ana neyer-lapslng loneliness Of tone.
Mr. 1Acntenberg and Mr.. Herbert also con-
trlDuted some short solos to the evenings pro-
gram which were accepted with many manifes-
auons OF approval In presenting 90 her
nlehds such an evening of exceptional pleasure
! Mrs. Ihurber has called attention 90 the re-
markaOle characteristics of the National Con-
| seryatory OF Music. whose instructors she
4 called upon TO furnish last evenings entertain
! ment. 1t is the only institution in the United
states which has consistently carried out the
| admirable European idea OF employing yirtuoso
| talent for inStruction-those who can teach
and execute as we'll and what sort of excellence
| tins means Mrs. Thurber amply showed her
! friends last evening Her idea Is and has been
4 to natlonalize her work i'm music by appealing.
| 10 the people. as governmental aid Is out of the
! question. and II may be said that she has moss
/ successfully carried II on here in Washington.