Evening star., 1896-12-19
IN MUSICAL CIRCLES
Hiss Maud Powell and Her Remarkable Mu-
sical Album.
Matters of Interest I'm Regard "a Local
Musicians-Roseu uthaI on the
Way TO Recovery

The weather was undoubtedly responsible
for the comparatively light attendance at
| ;le Sieveking-Powell concert last Tuesday
night but home pride should have brought
out larger audience TO hear Miss Powell.
who is undoubtedly the foremost female
riolinist now before the public She has
been unfortunate in her visits here IN
rot having larger houses, and this would
seem TO verify the adage that prophet
is not without honor" sc. hut the size Of
the audience has not affected her artistic
playing nor the enthusiasm II creates
She unites in her work the Nirility of a
man and the poetic tenderness OF her own
nature, and the result is an Interpretation
OF masculine vigor one OF delicate sensi-
| bllity, as the composer intended Techni-
caliy. she is all that can he desired. Miss
Powell is the possessor of an album which
she prizes very highly. for in IL
corded tho signatures OF all the eminent
| musicians, as well other people of note.
Many of them have added some happy
sentiment 10 their autographs.
Upon one occasion Miss Powell played
the Tschaikowsky concerto with SeidIs
orchestra Upon photograph of himself
which Mr.. Seidl gave her at the time, he
wrote. In remembrance of the concerto"
ANA apparently so pleased was he with
her perfect rendition of this beautiful con-
certo that, when he came 10 write In her
autograph book. he could think of nothing
more appropriate than to copy a few bars
| Of this music. with the very pleasing ad-
dendum underneath: Beautiful as IL is
you have made IL even more So Anton
Seidl, April 4, lSSS."
A half dozen or more bars Of the Moon
light Sonata, ITO Maud Powell in remem-
brance of London Felix Moscheles has
added to his autograph; while his mother a
lady eighty years old and over has written
her name clearly and beautifully.
The great Joachim and little Josef Hof-
mann nave left their names upon the pages
Of this book In pencil sketch of one of
| Miss Powell's vions adorns one leaf and
| underneath it the artist has written:
"Oli fiddlei
Thy music hath charms to soothe the
savage breast;
But the motive power that guides
The bow is in the deft hand
OF talent, which challenges
The rest of mortals here below"
| AS for Sieveking, he has made an impress.
sion in this city such as no other pianist
except Paderewsh has created. IL IS 10 be
noped that he will again visit Washington
ana give one or more rectals where he can
nave fuil scope to display his versatile
powers.
The sem-annual examination of the Ma
lonal Conservatory of Music, which was
| founded by Mrs. Jeanette NJ Thurber. and
| Is located at Nos. l26 and l2S East I'm
street, New York city, will take place as
follows:
Children's day, January . Saturday
| Piano and violin, 10 to II m: singing Jan
Lar: (Monday). from 10 10 II am , 10 1
| pm, and to 10 pm: chorus = 10 Ia n IN
flano and organ, January > tTuesday1 ia
TO IL a m; to pm. Violin. viola cello
eontrabass. harp. January CWednesdayl
l" 10 Il am; to pm. Orchestra and All
Wind instruments, January q fWednesdaHo
TO pm. 1t is the desire of the board 10
gather from all parts of the United States
@ puplls whose after labors will advance the
cause OF music in their native land The
conservatory was founded and is maintain
ed with no other purpose and by the liberal
CO ontributions of few patrons
The Sunday Night Music Club mot a,
! Miss Elsa Ulke's, on street and w.,
dsd,h over the program OF the last Boston
orchestra concert and, fa addition playad
quite selection from some of Handlers
oratorios, including an instrumental ar
fangenent of ! Know That Nv Re,ieerner
Llveth: the Largo from Xerxcs. the violin
solo by Miss Florence Henri King. the an
aah,e from Sampson. the Dead March from
Saui' the chorus. Fixed In His Everlasting
seat, Samson and the Recitative and SiciI.
llama from LAllegro.
Miss Mary Helen Howe. late of the
Metropolitan English Opera COMPANY. is
spending a few days with her parents al
University Heights. She will return to
New York shortly after Christmas. as she
mas an engagement to sing in that city Jam
uary >.
Central in the group of Princeton mando-
hnists on the stage will be- seen Charles
Bradley Andrews, son of Chase Andrew
who should be counted among Washington
BOYS on the club, and one of the finest
numbers on the program for Tuesday even
trg IS the potpourri from Faust arranged
especially for the club by an older brot heh-
Alex. Speer Andrews of the class of 81
now law student at Columbia University,
New York city.
Madame Carreno is reasonably certain to
receive hearty welcome when she returns
to this country about the first of the year
Her early successes were won here, and
she is remembered an artist of very pro-
ncunced ability. Her American tour begins
on January s. with the New York Philhar-
monic Society, and in explanation of why
ii was put Off Till after The holidays the
following story is told:
One day soon after her American tour
was arranged with Rudolph Aronson she
said 10 little Puppi, who is her especial
idol:
My dear, Fraulein Krahi will have TO
light your Christmas tree for you this year.
for your poor mother will be far away, in
America
In instant a pair of little arms were
about her Eeck, and little voice. broken
with sobs. was crying. "Du sollst bel uns
bleiben! Du sollst bel uns bleiben!" CYou
mustn't go from us). The tiny Herto
ceased his play, and clinging to his
mothers skirts cried. with Puppi, "Du
sollst bleibenr' With many kisses and
many tears did Puppi and Herto plead that
they should not be left to spend their
Christmas in loneliness, with their mother
far across the ocean. The ambition of the
love of the mother and so Carreno prom
ised he- Ii tie ones. then and there, that
she would stay with them 10 light their
Christmas tree. And that is why Carreno's
American tour does not begin until January
3. She will be in Washington later in the
season.
The second monthly musicale of the
complimentary course, which will be given
during tine season by the pupils of Prof.
H. K. SALESMAN and Mr. William de Ford,
was held Friday evening in their studio.
which was beautifully decorated for the
occasion with growing plants and cut flow
ers. The select audience present was high
ly pleased with the program, especially the
numbers rendered by the primary class. the
little misses acqutting themselves finely.
The following young ladies and gentlemen
participated: Misses Carrie Wanstall May
and Blanche Haney, Lizzie and Rosa
Lerch, Mary Rupertus, Lula brennan,
Florence Hayden. Theresa Schoenborn,
Mamie Rupertus Ella Ehlshlager, Eva
Whitford, Jennie Tyrer. Eleanor Burgess,
Nellie MacNulty and Messrs. Robert Brad
ley and p. III. Maxwell.
1t will be welcome news to many TO hear
that Moritz Rosenthal, the pianist, who has
been dangerously Ill in Chicago, is now
RAPIDLY recovering, and letter from his