The Washington times., 1895-02-16
Ruhinstein Club Charmed a cuI-
tured Audience.
MELODY REIGNED AT THE CAIRO
Brilliant Choral Work by the Twenty-nine
Ladies' Composing the ciub-"Afton
Water and Hunt ting Chorus the Gems
Solos by Kittie Thompson Berry, Mrs.
Gardner, and Mrs. Kate Scott Brooks.

1t was happy thought-the naming OF the
Rubinstein Club after that great master OF
melody. Anton Rubinstein, for at the first
public rehearsal of the club last night at the
Cairo melody reigned supreme. Twenty
nine sweet voices blending in the light and
airy strains OF 1.-THE Song of the Birds was
the charming prologue to the musical de-
lights to follow. 1t was truly ian hour of
delight with Rubinstein."
Before the delicate strains had fairly died
away there followed the musical story of the
Flight Into Egypt" by Max Brueh. In this
the obligato was sung by Mrs. Kittie Thomp-
son Berry 1t is needless to say that the
choruses were the main charm OF the re-
hearsal. Although the club has been in ex-
istence since October, and but little rehear-
sing has been done until the first of the year
it is seldom that better concerted singing is
heard.
RECITED "RoBERT OF LINCOLN.
Miss Anita Hendrie read the pleasing lit
tie poem Robert of Lincoln Her imitation
OF the notes of the bobolnk won well-de-
served encore. She then reeited Owen Mer-
edith's AUX Italiens," with its memories OF
the ''sweet smell Of that jasmine flower. y
The accompanist of the club, Mr.. Archibald
Olmstead. PLAYED Lessman's Thou Gazest at
Me- and Liszt's Banquet Song. His
playing was artistic, and, particularly in his
accompaniments, evinced thorough mas
terry of his instrument.
Mrs. Il. A. Gardner sang Scotch songi
entitled Daisy" and the Trilby resurrected
ballad OF "Ben Bolt'' She has rich mezzo,
soprano voice. Next came one OF the musica-
gems of the evening-two bits of melody rem
dered by the club-'Afton Water" and a
Hunting Chorus" by Hummel. In these
the chorus phrasing was exquisite. The
crescendos and diminuendos. the.echo in the
hunting song, all reflected the highest credit
on both singers and conductor.
Miss Hendrie then recited 'Lasca, and in
response TO an encore, n dialect piece
Gade's Chorus of Sirens,'' from his eantata
of the Crusaders followed. In the obli-
cato OF this Mrs. Berry sang with much skill,
and the vibrating timbre OF her voice was
well suited to her part.
MRS. BRooBs SANG SOLO.
| Chadwick's He Loves Me- and Weber
Inns Sunrise" were sung by Mrs. Kate
! Scott Brooks. who has not sung in public for
/ some time Her voice, light soprano, Is
very sweet and flexible. The last selection
/ on the programme was Josef Rheinberger s
1 Down the Rhine,' in which the club did
/ some splendid work in sustained modulatel
/ passages.
A large and fashionable audience COM
| pletely filed the picturesque concert hall of
! the Cairo. Prof n. Du Shane Coward was
| the efficient director of the club. He said
! that it was uncertain when the club would
/ again appear in public. as it was a social
/ singing society and but little of its work
/ would be public.
| Atthe conclusion of the rehearsal the chairs
/ were removed and those present were soon
| gliding through the soft and dreamy mazes OF
! the dance.
Following is a complete list of the members
| of the club.
/ Mesdames Isabella N. Bittinger, Eulalie
Domer Rheem, W. E. Parson. F. A. Gardner,
| Eva Cowling Weston, Agnes Osgood Clifton,
| Kate Scott Brooks, Kitty Thompson-Berry,
John Scharff, Frank Wilson Brown, Dorsey
| Mcpherson, Armat Stoddart, Grace Zane, and
Misses Amanda McMurray, Hazel Henderson,
Miss Blanche Mattingly, Miss Mary Clear,
| Miss Louise Bailey, Miss Blanche Yewell, Miss
| Anna Yeatman, Miss Grace Lewis, Miss Laura
French. Miss Colhoun, Miss Ella Wilson, Miss
Marie Macnichol Miss Matte Gill, Miss Grace
Delang, Miss Sue Davis, and Miss Carrie
| Sunny.