Evening star., 1897-05-01
IN MUSICAL CIRCLES
Attractions to Be Presented at the Coming
Damrosch Society Concert.
Miss Maud POwelps Ladies' Trio to BE
Heard Here for the First Time
Other Interesting Items.


to assist 1t on the evening Of May II at
the Columbia Theater. and the friends and
admirers Of those who are to participate,
and music lovers generally. will no doubt
tax the capacity Of the coxy little play
house to its utmost.
The Maud Powell Ladies' Trio has been
in existence but q comparatively short
time, but. under Miss Powelrs masterful
guidance. has acquired wonderful firm
ness of tone. brilliancy of execution and
tenderness Of expression. This will be the
first appearance In Washington OF this
organization as such. and the Damrosch
Society merits commendation for its en-
terprise. The trio will be heard in two
numbers. and each of its members is down
for q solo part. Miss Powell is WASH
ington girl. whose successes have been
received with the keenest qualification by
her well-wishers. That she ranks second
to none as a violinist is amply attested
by the heartiness of the criticisms in her
favor. While abroad she met with the
most cordial receptions.
Miss Lotta Mills. the pianist of the or
ganization. Is likewise a Washington girl,
with hosts of admirers. This talented
young lady is well remembered by her
excellent performances on the piano when
hardly more than a child but the ripening
OF her talent brought also the desire for
more finished instruction than it was pos
sible to obtain at home, SO she went
abroad, where, under Paderewskis master,
Laschetizky, she developed into one of the
best OF the younger rank of artists. She
has but to make her appearance before a
home audience when such demonstration
is awakened as leaves no doubt of her pop
ularity
OF Miss Leontine Gaertner's work on the
Violonceilo nothing but the best is said.
Foreign born, young lady Of much sweet
ness of face and manner, she Immediately
enllsts the interest and admiration of her
hearers, and holds their attention as she
wrests those wonderful tones from the
beautiful instrument she has so completely
mastered.
Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shir-Clif and Mr..
John H. Nolan are both too well known to
need any enlarged notice here. AS to the
society. its work Is improving with every
rehearsal, and its friends will not be dis
appointed in those qualities which go to
make pleasing and successful male-voice
singing.
The Sunday Night Music Club was en-
tertained by Mrs. Sloan and Miss Cheno-
with at the Chenowith Institute on Yer
mont avenue. and spent the evening upon
HandeIs compositions, playing mostly from
his oratorios. including the Dead March,
from Saul; the Largo, from Xerxes: Fixed
in His Everlasting Seat, from Samson;
Hark! 'Tfs the Linnet, from Joshua;
Know That My Redeemer Liyeth, from The
Messiah; together with two movements of
one of his piano concertos, arranged as
piano duet, with string quintet accom-
paniment.
Mrs. Sloan sang Nazareth and Unfold,
fe Portals, both by Gounod, and Calvary,
by Rodney. all with piano and string quin-
tet.
The following translated extract from a
copy of the Mittweider Wochenblatt. an
Austrian newspaper, will be Of peculiar in
terest to Washington musicians, many of
whom will recall Mr.. Stanley Olmsted,
whose performances on the piano were al
ready beginning to attract attention prior
IN hfc 1ov,o
years ago:
The artist concert of the singer FrauIien
Albertine Margadant and the virtuoso Herr
Stanley Olmsted was held in the concert
hall OF the Stadt Chemnitz. and despite the
warm summer evening drew q well-filled
house. Undoubtedly a number withheld
their attendance imbued with the idea that
while the singing might be pleasant the
monotony of the piano would be tedious
But there exists marvellous difference
between playing and playing. This fact
was patent to the concert-goer on this par
ticular evening. The artist drew forth
more and more applause with each Sue
ceeding number, and must needs at last,
by his temperance upon the platform,
give satisfaction to the widest enthusiasm
on the part of his auditors. His playing
was not. as is the case with many So
called virtuosos. hashing after effect and
dargging forward Of break finger gymnast-
les. but. instead. a quiet performance, with
finished technique and caressing touch, and
with fine understanding in the interpre-
tatlon or the numbers and general soul
fulnes of rendition that instead of palling
led the audience to ever-increased delight.
Mr.. Olmsted was offered a tempting SAL
ary 10 continue with the concert party
throughout their engagement, but decided
to return to his studies with Leschestitz-
Ky. At the completion of his course with
this master. who enjoys the UNIQUE record
OF never having graduated q pupil who
return to Washington.