Evening star., 1897-05-08
IN M U SICAL CIRCLES

IN M U S ICAL CIRCLES
The Damrosch Society's concert next
Wednesday evening at the Columbia Thea
ter is exciting more than usual interest
For one thing, it will be the only pubic
appearance during the entire season of
| any local male organization of this size,
| with the exception of the Sangerbund So
ciety, and for another it will afford the
justly celebrated Maud Powell Ladies Trio
an opportunity to make it's initial bow to
q Washington audience The society has
attained high degree of efficiency under
Director Varela's leadership, and the selec-
tons it will present will give ample scope
for strong well as for light work The
society is on the program for Foote's sp!r-
ited "Bedouin Love Song" Abt's Forest
ley Bucks Annie Laurie and Good
Night" the solo parts being sustained by
Messrs. John H. Nolan, Otto Luebkert and
William Mooney.
Molto," Bolero new, by Arbos. and
Eduard Schutts IA la Russo" first time
in America). Miss Powells solo number
will be Ernst's Airs Hongrois;' Miss
ber, G) Godards "Berceuse,' (b) Peppers
''Papillon," and Miss Mills will likewise
present a double number, (a "Chanson
Tristi." (b) ''Gavotte." both by Salmon.
Mrs. shir-cliff will sing chaminade's
Summer and the Recitet Cavatine from
Bizet's Les Percheurs de Perles.' the lat
ter having only been heard here once. MIR.
Nolan's selection will be the beautiful
Life" by Blumenthal.
AT a recent concert given in Steinway
Hall, New York. for the benefit of
st. Christopher Hospital for Babies,
Miss Mary Helen Howe sang the great
Ardi.i duet with Miss Daughty. Both
numbers were eXcellently received, the solo
meeting with an emphatic encore, to which
she responded with a pleasing ballad.
Two young Americans, Miss Rose Ettin-
ger colorature-soprano, and Miss Leonora
Jackson, violnist, won triumph in Ber-
lin last month, where they gave together a
concert in the large Sing-Akademie Hall
before audience which filled every avail
able seat The press speaks In highest
terms of both artists. Miss Jackson, the
violinist, since her debut under Joachim
last October has filled successfully sew
eral important engagements in the Ger
man provinces, and gains favor with each
successive appearance. She Is rapidly win
ming European reputation as an Orches-
trail soloist of high merit. Her compatriot,
Miss Ettinger, who is a niece of the we'll
known American organist, Mr. Clarence
Eddy, is to make her debut at the Opera
Comique in Paris next winter. The Royal
Opera at Berlin has also offered her fiat
tering engagement.
Miss Lotta Mills will return to New York
Immediately after the concert mere on the
18th, at which she will play. 1t is her pur-
pose to spend the months Of June and July
in Rockville, Nd, for rest and uninterupt-
ed work In the preparation OF a repertoire
for the coming season, and she will later
spcr d month or more among some of the
northern mountains.
Wednesday night the advanced class of
Mrs. Alice Strange-Davis gave the third of
a series OF musicales at her residence, 1920
street northwest. The first of the series
was confined to the works of Bache, Han
del, Haydn Mozart and Beethoven; the
second to Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schu-
mann and Weber, and last evening to
Chopin, Wagner and Liszt.
The last program consisted of preludes
in E minor, minor, and A major,
valse in A fiat. op. "a; nocturne in F sharp
major and scherzo in D fiat from Chopin;
the Pilgrims Chorus and Elisabeths Pray
er. from '"Tannhauser:" Spring Song from
..Abenstern;" '.Du Bist Vie Fine Blume''
and Rhapsode Hongroise, No. ,, from
List. Those taking part were Mesdames
Purnell and Brooks, Messrs. Wo.mley and
Ryder. Misses Williamson and Warrick and
Mrs Alice Strange-Davis.
The Sunday Night Music Club devoted the
evening to the study of overtures at Miss
Ulke's, on S street; the program, includ-
ing Mendels5ohn's Ruy Bias, Cherubini's
Water Carrier and Goidmarks Sakuntala
in addition to which Miss Elsa Ulke played
Mendelssohn's CaDrioccio Brilliant, as a
piano solo with quintet of strings accom-
paniment
Mrs. Harriet Mills has discontinued for
the present season her weekly trips to
New York, and is deyoting the additional
time consequently spent in Washington to
preparation for her annual concert, which,
judging from its predecessors, we may ex-
pect to be Of high order and full of in
terest.
Miss May O'Brien Of Chattanooga Tenn,
sang al the solemn high mass at ST. Paurs
last Sunday. During the past winter Miss
OBrien was leading soprano in st.
Stephens Church. New York.
Prof. Geo. w. Lawrence, director of the
Lawrence School of Music, is arranging
an evening with De Koven with his pupils
for the next recital. which occurs on Fri
day evening. the 18th instant. The entire
program will include selections from De
koven's different operas-solos, duets, quar-
tets, quintets etc The piano pupils will
play compositions by Bohm. The school Is
also actively rehearsing for the annual
public recital. which will be held in the
latter part Of June, on which occasion the
pupils will appear in selections from grand
operas, ouch as "Mignon" Faust" Car
n.en," etc.
The comic opera Patience" which is to
be produced under the direction of Profs.
SALESMAN and de Ford, on the 18th instant
at National Rifles Armory, will no doubt
be an excellent performance. Since its
presentation In February last the chorus
has been greatly augmented and many ad-
ditiolal features will be introduced The
ccstuming and stage setting will be unu-
sually elaborate. The company Is being
thoroughly drilled in both solo and concert
ed numbers, and the entire performance
promises to eclipse the former production In
every respect, which is saying much, as 1t
Is remembered as one of the best amateur
performances ever given in this city. The
follow ing is the cast: Ladies-Angela, Miss
Jennie Tyrer; Saphir Miss Emma Greene:
Ella. Miss Eleanor Burgess: Jane, Miss
Eva Whitford and Patience, Miss Bessie
Driver Gentiemen-Colonel. Mr.. Chas.
Bell: Major. Mr.. c. H. Wright; Duke, Mr.
F. VIM. Ernst; Bunthorne. Mr.. w. H. Con-
ley; Grosvencr, Mr.. p. H. Maxwell: solicit
tor, Mr.. W. e. Allen
Mr.. James Caulfield has resigned as or
ganist and choirmaster OF the Church of