Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09
IN MU SlCAL CIRCLES
Many Matters Of Decided Interest to Must
clans in the District
Miss Roselle's Recent Success I'm
the Prediction Made of Her Work.

| pans Aoi year were informally con-
sidered and several valuable suggestions
| were made looking to an increase of in
| terest among both active and honorary
| members. Nothing definite was determined,
| as 1t was deemed best to wait until the
| new board should be organized. This will
| probably be effected during the present
| month and then the matter will be taken
| up in earnest.
| The members of the board feel that every
| suggestion intended to benefit the society
should be carefully considered for no d.
rector has any other object in view than
the prosperity and progress of the entire
| organization.
The coming concert of Mrs. II. II. Mills
| pupils will be of more than ordinary in
terest because the program will include
| songs by those who have since leaving her
/ regular charge gained distinction in the
| musical world. Among them are Miss Alice
| Judsoh whose excellent work with the
| Hlnricns Opera Company is SO recent that
II is fresh in the public mind; Miss Eleanor
| Simonds and Miss Grace McCulloch, two
| of the original members Of the PhiIhar-
monte Quartet; Miss At Lee and Miss
| Reichenbach, both of whom have good
| voices, Mr.. Roberts and Mr.. Leubkert The
| feature of the evening will of course be
| the playing Of Miss Lolita Mills who will be
| gladly welcomed by her many friends here
| iaSl SuCCeSs as a pianist since she took
her residence in New York has been mark
| ed, as the quotations from the press here
| tofore made, have shown. In this she has
| only Justified the predictions that were
| made as TO her future when she was first
| heard with the Seidl Orchestra after her
| return from her studies in Europe. She has
| vigorous mentality, capable OF grasping
| the true meaning OF a composition ann a
| tecNhluue which easily conquers all manual
| difficulties
| Mrs. Annie Roemer Kaspar will sail for
| Europe on the 18th OF June. to be absent
| Tor about three months. This will give her
| much-needed rest from her arduous la
| bors of the season.
| As fittiEg close I" the most successful
| season In the history of the two organiza-
| items, the Rubinstein and Capital GIee
| clubs will give their joint concert at Met
| zerott Hall next Tuesday evening Nav IL
| The enthusis SIN of the members is un-
| bounded, az Is shown by the attendance at
| the nightly rehearsals on the ''Clarice Of
Eberstein." by Josef Rheinberger; poem by
| r. Won Honnaass Friends Of the club who
| have witnessed the rekea rsals are delight
| ed with the work. especially because il was
| ttought 1t would be a hard matter 20 ind
| composition that would equal THE CRU
saders. which was so superbly rendered
| at the close of last season. Rheinbercer's
| work, Though entirely different is thu
| equal of The Crusaders in every point
The Subscription idea inaugurated this
| season has been decided success and will
be continued as the future policy of he
| clubs. although probably the clubs will hot
| give over two concerts each season hereaf-
ter, as Mr. Coward, who is director of
| both organizations. feels the immense
| amount of work is too much of a tax on
his and the individual members time.
| In addition TO new pieces by the clubs
| separately, each organization will repeat
| one number from each preceding program.
| Naturally, the piece requested of the
| mems organization is Wagner's Pilgrim
| chorus from ''Tannhauser," which at the
| f1rst concert was so excellentIy rendered
| that although the program requested no
| encoring, the audience fairly stormed in
| It's demand for a repetition. 1t was. no
doubt, one of the best renditions and inter-
| pretations of vocal music ever heard in
| this city The favorite number in the Ru-
binstein Clubs concert was the Lullaby"
| which Will be given again.
| 1t being the closing concert the Joint
| committee. IL is understood, have con-
| scented to allow a limited number of seats
70 De purchased by the members for their
| friends who We're unable to subscribe in
| the early part of the season. The soloists
| VIII be Mrs. Gardner, Miss Jewell Miss
| McEuan, MIR. Hensey. Mr.. Earnest and the
| male quartet. Mr.. John Porter Laurence
| who was the accompanist of the CAPITAL
| Glee Club when first organized, has always
| retained his first interest in the organize
| ton and in the first concert will be the
| piano soloist
The officers of the Rubinstein Club are
Mrs r. A. Gardner. vice president and
acting president this season in the absence
| OF Mrs. Jno. I. Schaaff. the president;
| Miss Blanche Yewell. secretary: Mrs
Frank Brown. treasurer: Miss Lizzie Col
| noun, librarian; Mrs. c. A. Neale, Mrs
Winter and Miss Levers. members of the
| chorus committee, and Miss Clara Fassett
| accompanist
| OF the Capital Glee Club Mr.. S. S. shedd
| is the president. MIR. Willis B. Naeruder
| vice president: Mr.. Leroy Cough secra-
| tary; Mr.. Edward o. Asmussen, financial
| secretary and marager for Joint commit
tee; Mr.. b. w. Beebe. treasurer; Mr.. w.
| S. Hutchinson. librarian: Messrs a M.
| Forrestee, o. c. Hine and II. II. Craft
| members board of directors; Mr. Archibald
| Olmstead. accompanist
| The clubs Will probably continue rehcars-
| ing for month longer, so as TO lay plans
| complete, and start rehearsing the music
| TO be given next season, and to arrange, il
| possible, the annual trip.
Prof Chas. Haydn Chase will leave the
| city rext Wednesday for Hagerstown, Md,
| where he will give a piano recital. The
program Of music Will include classical
| selections. and a group of four of his own
| compositions. Prof. Chase is one OF the
| youngest musicians in this city. The Hagers-
| town papers spoke very highly OF him upon
| former appearance in that place saying:
| His style of playing is marked by strength
| and freedom. and his interpretations are
| marked by considerable individuality and
brilliancy." Prof Chase has been engaged
\ to direct the music at the conference of the
| Y. NJ. c. A. Of Maryland. District of Column
hia, Delaware and West Virginia on the
| 18th, 10th and 18th instants which will be
| held at Martinsburg W. Va. Prof Chase
has been engaged in the Y. NJ. c. A of this
| city for the past seven years In directing
| the music in all their meetings, and is a
valuable help in his noble work He has
| been the director of music at McKendree NJ
| e Church for five years. Being possessed
| of clear, strong voice, he is fully able to
| lead large audiences.
| Miss Fielding Rosselle has recently sung
| the contralto part in Mendelssohn's ora
| torio of Elijah" at Shamokin, Pa. with
| great success. the Herald OF that city
| speaking enthusiastically of her work. 1t
| says:
| Miss Rosselle rendered all of her solos in
| a manner that indicates close study, intelli-
i gent Interpretation and above all that en-
l tire forgetfulness of self, and the adapta-
| ton of the spirit, both of the author and
| composer Her rendition of the solo part
In the denuncia ton OF Elijah by the queen,
was a grand and soulful effort and fully
| realized, not only the musical, but the dra-
| matte conception OF the part. The aria 20,
| Rest in the Lord" was the crowninS effort
| of her work In this a most beautiful SEN
ument was brought out giving that rest
| full feeling to all that Trust in the Lord
and Wait Patiently for Him" 1t was a
| magnificent piece of tone production
/ throughout full of color and svmna,bIF