The morning times., 1895-12-08
SWEET STRAINS ON STRINGS
Washington Orchestra Opens In
Second Season Auspiciously.
With a Fashionable and Well
Pleased Audience.

The Washington String Orchestra, unde,
the leadership of Mr.. Ernest Lent, gave
the initial concert or its second season last
uisht, at Metzerott Music Hall A mos
tuneful and attractive program was pre-
sented.
The first number was Beethoven's
"Marsch Und Char opus 113, interpreted
by the orchestra assisted 10y several pianos
1t was well received and LIBERAL y a pplauded
Mr. William Holcomb followed with 9
violin solo, the "Air varie, No. g., by
Beriot. The composition Is an intricate one
but MI Holcomb did IL full Justice
Miss Mary Helen Howe sang VerdPs ''Ah
Fors Lui,' from La Traviata" Her
artistic style and the extreme fiexibility OF
her voice caused her to be encored several
times, and she was presented with q hand
some bouquet of La France roses. Later
in the evening Miss Howe gave Mascagn
''Preghiera' and PiZzi's s''Ave Maria After
each OF these numbers the applause was
deafening, but owing to the length OF the
program and the number OF artists, Miss
Howe could not respond to the demands OF
the enthusiastic audience. Mention must be
made of the accomplished manner in whicD
Mr.. j. Finckel played the violin obligato
during the ave NJ ARIA
The orchestra, without the pianos pla yeO
Chicks 'Menuett to astorale. ''Vogt' s"Nach-
AEtodhEs anu huel-
Gale" Mr.. Fitzbugh Goldsborough play
ed on the violin two OF Mr.. Lent's compost
tion. entitled ''Albumblutt'' and "Gavotte
and Musette." Mr.. Goldsborough's work
was of the highest order.
The orchestra next rendered Galtzsch's
"Liebes Sehnen." Fuchs ''MeDuet," from
serenade-opus 8, and Greig,s two Gle
giac melodies, Heart Wounds and
''spring."
Ne ,,t. r,.- .-S x,...
hit by ber most pleasant rendition of
Bohm's "sarabande and Mazurks," for
the violin.
The concert closed With schnbert's
Hungarian March, played by the orchestra
and pia nos.
Those who took part were:
Violinists-Misses Florence II. King.
Pauline isema m. Helen Lee Stevens, Louise
Carson. Grace Hopkins, Florence Morrill,,
Ethel SiGsbee. Jeanette Baum, Daisy @.
Mason. Alma II. Wilson, Anna Endicott.
Anna Davidge. Daisy Dyer, Catherine E
Bradford Lily Gerry. Frances P aine. Mabel
Yerkes, Bertha Hall. Meta Won Wimpffeu.
Florence Stevens. Elizabeth Sloan, Lucy
Myers: Msssrs. Thomas T.. Rogers. L. F.
Won Wimpffen. Tyler Nordinger. Elmer D.
sherburne, William E. HOlcomb, Howard
P-Bcyle. Andre Dumaine, Herman Brede-
kamp. T. B. Anliss, 1r., Fitzhugh Colds
waiter JtDE hlLtus
Carl Davis, Clare Davis. Ambrose C.
Moore. Paul W. Fishbaugb, Alfred p.
Ga swler. Philip r. Phillips, 7. D. Gambril.
Clarence W. WhitmOre.
violas-Miss Maud sewaIl. Messrs. W
Burr, G. X. FinCLsl. J. FinCkel, W. ID.
Hadger, c. Mitchell.
vioiuncellos-Misses schott, Anna Ulke,
Messrs. Paul Finckel, +. A Finckel. WI.
liam Phillips, julius -Ulke, DR.. E. g
Seibert.
Double hasses-Messrs. B. Iseman, Car
Feige, l.. Brandt.
Pianos Misses Agnes Eloise Alden,
Katharine Anderson, Florence Brown Mabel
F. Brown, Blanche Birch. Rebecca Chand
Ter, Leila Daskam, Bessie Gardner. Rens
Phillips, Charlotte Rider, Laeta Rixey.
Katharine Sypher.
The officers are: Or. Frank T. Howe,
president; Mr.. Howard P. Boyle, financial
secretary: Mr.. William E. Holcnmb. II.
brarian; Mr.. Paul Finckel. corresponding
secretary.