Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
IN MUSICAL CIRCLES
Matters of Interest to Local Musicians and
Their Friends.
Miss Edna Scott Smith to be Cont alto
nj the New York Avenue Pres
byterinn Church.

There is not much likelihood that the pro-
jet to make Glen Echo an American Bey-
reuth will materiaiZe-at least for some
time. Prof Anton Schott, who started he
idea, was enthusiastic in his talk abou II
when he was last here, but he ddn': sc I'm
to have any practical plan TO develop he
scheme Those with whom he talked and
some OF whom were favorably disposed to-
ward the enterprise and could assist its
development are not now encouraged at
the prospect.
The quartet at st. Patrick's Church has
been re-engaged for next year and will
have vacation from now until the first or
second Sunday in September. Last Sunday
. at vespers Mrs. Mama, Mr.. Mcfarland and
Mr.. Mama sang the well-known trio from
Attic" in splendid style, and after the
service there was pleasant little gather
ing of the choir at which there were COM
pliments to Mr.. Mama for his successful
conduct OF the music during the season.
The Pride of the Nation 4. the title of
march that has been written by Mr.. E
ID. Droop and has become quite popular,
SO much so that Mr.. John Sousa is going
TO play IL at Manhattan Beach and Mr..
fanciulli is TO have the Marine Band play
1t az soon as he gets the band parts ar
ranged.
Prof. and Mrs Ernest Lentz and family
are spending the summer at Mountain Lake
Park.
Manager Maurice Grau has made official
announcement Of his acceptance Of the
managing dictatorship of the Covent Gar
den opera season. ON MIR. Grau's prospec-
tive list of artists Mclba, CalVe Nor
dlca, the De Rcszkes, Alvarez, Plancon and
others. some of whom have already signed.
That Mr.. Grau is a close observer of ancient
ana honorable managerial traditions will be
seen from the fact that he promises. mys-
terlousiy, several wonderful surprises for
the coming London season. He states posi-
lively, however. that Mancinelli's Fro q
Leandro and Giordano's Andrea Chenier''
VIII be produced. Jean de ResZke will also
ne heard next season for the first time in
Die Walkure.'
Walter Damrosch and a selected chorus
from the New York Oratorio Society will
be one of the features of the Ocean Grove
musical festival, which is TO be held Au-
gust IL, IL and Il. On the first night the
creation will be given. The second
evenings program will be interpreted by
Damroschs full symphony orchestra as
sisted by noted soloists and a chorus Of 900
children. The Messiah will be given on
the last evening.
Its pity that Washington can't have a
musical festival. but SO long as there are so
many cliqueS, both as to singers and in
strumentalists. such thing is not likely
Just now the Choral Society is experiencing
the effect of personal differences between
singers.
Some Ct the directors thought that in
View OF the fact that the Messiah was TO
be given two nights IL would he a good
right, and a resolution vas adopted! i'm the
finance committee to that effect A COM
inittee was appointed TO select the singers.
but II was found that majority of that
committee was opposed 10 a double set of
singers. 1t was found that of two So
pranos mentioned, one for each night
reither would sing if the other was en-
gagged. and there you are. There will be a
minority report, and the matter is not yet
settled.
Miss Edna Scott Smith is selected as alto
Tor the quartet secured for the New York
Avenue Church next autumn. The other
members have already been announced in
The Star.
Mr.. Metzerott has selected as the leader
OF the orchestra of the new Columbia
Opera House Mr.. Vim. Sautlemann. for a
long time connected with the Marine Band,
and who is considered in every way COM
petent Mr. Metzerott says he intends TO
have the best orchestra in the city and that
the members will all be excellent musi-
clans, many of them being acknowledg
soloists.
II is understood that Miss Fielding Ros-
selie, formerly of this city, but who has re-
sided IN New York for several years where
she has won good reputation as a church
concert and cratorio singer has several
ENGAGEMENTS next season for oratorio
MISS Rosselle's voice has splendidly ieyel-
oped and when she last sang here She was
warmly praised for her artistic work