Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-02
IN MUSICAL CIRCLES
The Redemption to Be Given in the Congre-
gational Church.
A Local Orchestra to Aid the Choral
SOcicty-Mr. MOrse1fs Coming
Musicalc-NOtes.

after thorough discussion, that it would be
inadvisable to hold the concert advertised
for March 5 in the place originally in
Hall. Although this
auditorium is the largest in the city, the
experience at the Messiah concert deter
mined the directors not to risk the posi-
bility of another freeze out. Confronting
the board of managers was the serious
problem of providing a convenient hall OF
suitable size, so that the large number or
patrons of the society and the public gen.
orally could be accommodated comfortably
and without rendering necessary any IN
crease in the prevailing low prices Tor
Sc ats in order to meet the heavy expenses
for the orchestra and soloists, as undoubt-
eddy would be the case if only small au-
dience was provided for. a solution has
been reached, eminently satisfactory to
the society, as well as to it's patrons
Through the Hberality of the trustees of
the Congregational Church the society Is
to enjoy the use of that building for the
production of the Redemption two nights
March and IT, without charge for rent
The suitability of this church edif1ce Tor
concert purposes is we'll known, and for
an additional advantage the society Will
have as an aid something which II mas
long desired-a fine pipe organ. by giving
the oratorio on two successive evenings II
is thought that fully as many persons, ana
even more, can be accommodated, as would
have been the case had the original plan
of securing Convention Hall been adhered
to.
Although all the solosts have not been
determined upon, the following is a reason
ably correct list of the cast: On the frst
evening, Misses Mary Helen Howe, Blanche
Mattingly. Mamie Donnelly, May l..
Corby and Mrs. f. c. Farrell will sing the
soprano roles: Misses Blanche L.. Ruechert,
NJ. l.. Madden and Charlotte Andrus, the
contralto; Messrs. William D. Mctariana'
w. J. CaulfelI and Charles l.. NJ Skier
rett Will sing the tenor parts, and the
BASES will include Mcssrs. Bernard "A.
Ryan, III. NJ Paul and Charles F. Roberts.
Craig Hills. Mrs w. E. Parson, Mrs. Jen-
nie Il. Brown and Misses Mary A. Mckee
and Mabel j. Colby, sopranos; Misses En-
ma Brock and II. NJ kastner, altos; Prof.
T. Williams Pearman and MeSsrS. Perry
b. Turpin and Charles l.. NJ. Skerrett ten
ors, and Messrs. Frank Z. Reside, Joseph
S. Thomas, N. b. Fugitt and Eugene %.
Stevens, bassos, will be heard on the sec
ond night.
1t is likely also that the accompani-
ments to Gounods beautiful music will be
played by an orchestra of Washington
musicians. The Choral Society has long
felt the need OF a local orchestra, on which
it could rely. and some of those prominent
in it's affairs have been for some time
working to accomplish that desirable end.
1t was known that there was sufficient
number of competent musicians in this
city, but the difficulty was to assemble
them and get them into proper training.
That, it is believed. has now been over
GENE, and the result will be the formation
of symphony orchestra in this city that
ii is safe to predict will eventually prove
eqUal to, If not superior to. many of the
pretentious organizations that exist else
where.
Mr.. Herndon Morselrs musicale. which
will be held in the Church of Our Father
next Wednesday evening. promises to be
an interesting event. Mr.. Morsel has ar
ranged program that is unusually at
tractive. Among the so!oists will be Mrs.
II. Goldsborough Goddard, Miss Florence
Grigg. Miss Claudia Moore, Mrs. Watson
a. Ryan, Chas. S. Richards. Howard o.
Cook, Chas. w. Moore. Chas. F. Hall, Will
Mooney, S. ]. Kubel, r. w. Clements and
Fl. l.. Murdoch. There will be two quar-
tets, composed of Mrs. Smith, Miss Moore.
Messrs. Morsell and Hall, and Mr.. Morsell
will sing a duet with Miss Mattingly.
Those who will preside at the piano are
Mrs. W. Sinclair Brown. Messrs John
Porter Lawrence. Henry Nander, Edward
H. Droop and stephen j. Kubel.
The Washington String Orchestra. of
which Mr. Ernest Lent is tie director, mas
been carefully rehearsing in preparation
for concert which will be given some
time in March. MIR. Lent has some excel
lent material in this body. and he is getting
this orchestra. although youthful will Sur
prise its friends when 1T shall appear be-
fore them.
Jean Gerardy, the wonderful boy 'cellist
will soon come to Washington in company
with Stavenhogen, the eminent pianist.
Gerardy, when only five years old, began
the study of music. and at seven years of
age became the pupil of the excellent vio-
lcrcellist, Richard Bellman. The intelli-
gence OF the boy, and his steady progress
and development, soon became remarkable.
At hardly eight ard half years of age
he won the sect nd prize for progress in
III I'll bale
age the first prize medal was voted to him
by reclamation. Jean made his first public
appearance in Liege, in 1888. Directly
after. he appeared at Spa, Lille, Aix-la-
Chappelle, and finally at Antwerp, where,
for the benefit of the victims of the cat
astrophe Austerwell, he played the trio
of Rubinstein with IgratZ, Paderewslci and
Eugene fsaye. The same year he made
his first appearance in England and Gre
ated furore. When only thirteen years
of age he played with the Vienna Philhar-
monte Orchestra. of which Hans Richter
is the conductor. He astonished the music
loving people of AuStraS capital, but his
greatest success was in Berlin and Dresden.
The players of Columbian University will
repeat the opera CT Dorothy" at the
Grand Opera House or the 18th instant.
There have been n considerable number of
changes in the business, and the young
gentlemen are now much more easy in
their parts than at the first performance.
It is expected that the opera will be much
the first effort was highly commendable.
There is a great deal of talent among the
players, and they will demonstrate at the
coming representation that they are fully
equal to the older organizations from other
cities that have visited this city and been
received with favor. The cast will be near
Nv the same as before. Rehearsals are in
active progress and the director is salts
fled that every anticipation will be realized.
Miss Frances Burkhart, who has become
favorably known in Capitol Hill musical
circles, contemplates going into opera pro-
fessionally, and with every prospect for
success Miss Burkhart has been q dmgent
student for the past four years, and is now
unusually energetic preparing for her de-
but which is booked to occur in March next
with the Princess Bonnie company. Prof.
J. p Montgomery, who possesses we'll
trained tenor voice, will also try concu-
sions with the same company. The friends
of the asprants mentioned entertain nc
fears as to their success.
A new local musical organization that is
being especially patroniZed by society will
make it's initial bow in a seri-publc way
on the evening of February 10 1t is the
Rubinstein Club of which the general pub
lie has as yet heard but little. 1t was or
ganiZed early in the fall, and numbers
about thirty members all ladies, many Of
them among the leading vocalfsts of the
city. During the past three months these
ladies' have been busily engaged, under
the direction of Prof. N. Du Shane Glow