Evening star., 1897-01-30
IN MUS mAL CIRCLES
Promising 0utldik for Good Permanent
rLocA Orchestra,
Mr.. Mayo's %CaMing Concert-A Per-
1Ormance Of. "Patience" by Anna
teurs-OthenInteres Items.

" ~~Ss~~SA CiiO1 10 pAOScA tWO tulhSS
FIRST, that large and perfectly trained
chorus can be got together from the DIFF
rerent church choirs, and, secondly, that an
orchestra can be assembled that can do
good accompaniment work. In regard to
the latter 1t may be said that the Choral
society has for years been seeking to get
an orchestra to accompany its vocal work
IN oratorio, but it has failed, and has been
compelled to go out of the city for its or
cnestra whenever it has used one There
was one exception, and that was the Wash
lngton symphony Orchestra, which was
furnished by Mr.. Herman Rakemann at
the messiah concert in 1895. 1t was
noped that Mr.. Rakemann would be able
10 keep up his organization, but the sub
scrlptiohs to the concerts 1t was proposed
~. " sHe IA order to put it on good f1nan-
tha ttai pasis did not meet expectations, and
LIE PROJECT was abandoned.
Ihere 1s, however a. hope that an ar
cnestra may be formed here which Will
ne available for such purposes Mr. w.
"A. haiey mas band which has proved its
superiority in concert work by the fact
that 1t has never given a concert which
mas met with financial loss. The organixa-
tion 1s a permanent one, and holds regular
serss seneatsais. rs which, of course. are neces-
pc acceptable. Now the men who compose
tnls band can be utilized as an orchestra
M Searly an OF them play string Instruments,
ana anu Win thirty-five as foundation, an
easily obtainable. 1t looks now: as il
fialey's Washington Concert Band Orclres-
IRA VIII furnish the long-looked-for ac-
coLnpanlment for the Choral Society or
other similar choral bodies, II they choose
10 avail themselves of the opportunity.
Mr.. Arthur D. Mayo will give a recital
at tne Unfversalist Church next Thursday
evening, at which he will be assisted by
MRS Cnas Shaler, contralto.
Mr.. Mayo is known as a pianist of high
aoHlties ana his public appearances al
ways excite considerable interest At his
eSoming S concert he will play Beethoven's
the Mendelssohn-Heller Caprice Etude on
themes from the Hebrides overture. Cho-
pms scherzo from his Sonata op. IS and
ms Nocturne in D fiat, Liszt's "Liebes-
OF Am Stellen Herd from die Meister-
singer and Liszt's arrangement of "Rigo.
ietto. Mrs. Shaler will sing HandeTs rect
hu.. ta,iye and and aria, Awake! saturnia," schu-
Holdes Kind" Schubert's Morning Greet
ing and MacDowelPs THE Sea-"
Az the recent soiree musicale of Nine
Murlo-Ceih In New York, among her pupils
Mary Helen Howe, who sang MichaeIa's
song from Carmen and also In a duet
with Miss Broadfoot. The Musical Courier
m speaking OF the affair, compliments Miss
the nigh standard attained by all the
pupils Nine. Muho-CelH is known as the
one VINO laid thei foundation for the sue
cess oi Emma jlch, Marie Engel and many
oIhers VINO taase made signal success both
on the operatic and concert stage
.Ihe Sunday Might Music Club spent the
evening at thes residence Of Mrs. Frank
noumeday, ,sxad ths o., on e street northwest. and
Riayeq tne Mozart Symphony, No. 4O the
Tourtn P1ano Concerto of Beethoven and
the g. Minor Piano Concerto Of Mendeis
SOM, all the compositions being arranged
for four ahands piano oand "a quintet of
strings AT the next meeting the club will
celebrate the esene- e-hundredth anniversary of
Schubert's birth. r "A, - :,
The concert of the Washington String
Orchestras Ernest Lent conductor, should
draw Well house next Friday even
ing at Uniyersalistt Church, A very attrac-
i've program presenting an array of excel
se ssnt ss1o1ss saosaso is 9srea MIS- c9ralie Rus
conlraltoS MRS, Eiizabeth Gardner, pianist:
Mss Louise Carson. Miss Grace Hopkins,
MI FftzhYgH Geldsboreugh and Mr. Andre
Dumaine, pioiinists. combined with the or
chestres numbering SIXTY performers, will
make the evening OF rare Interest and en-
joyment. -
Next Friday evening the comic opera of
P2tience," under the direction ~ Messrs
n. e. SALESMAN and VIM. de Ford, will be
produced In Odd Fellows Hall, 7th street,
Tor the benefit of Canton Potomac Field
Band, This wen-known opera is ope Of the
01S8ulSSt gems ny SdiD0FI ana 6ulllVan,
and is SO familiar to the general public
that comment Is unnecessary. The stage
setting and costuming for this production
will be on an elaborate scale seldom at
tempted by amateurs, and with the careful
rehearsng which has been in progress for
several weeks. the performance promises
to be Of high order. The stage is under
the direction Of Mr.. w. H. Conley. and
the cast will be composed of some of Wash
ington's favortte singers. During the first
act Miss Jennie Tyrer as Lady Angela will
introduce the charming song, Gift OF
Gifts" composed by Miss Wilmuth Gary,
The cast is as follows: Colonel, Mr.. Chas.
E. Bell: Major, Mr.. c. H. Wright; Duke,
Mr.. F. William Ernst; Bunthorne, Mr.. w.
H. Conley: Grosvenor, Mr.. P. H. Maxwell;
Solicitor, Mr.. Steinbach; Lady Jane Miss
Eva Whitford: Lady Ella; Miss Elenor
Burgess: Lady Saphir Miss Ella Ehlshlager;
Lady Angela, Miss Jennie Tyrer; Patience.
Miss Bessie Driver. -
The afternoon of February 16 is the date
of the next concert in the Metropolitan
series, and will be notable from the fact
that Mr.. Rafael Joseffy will once more be
heard In recital: Last season Joseffy play
ed in Washington with the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra his first appearance on
tie concert stage In several years. 1t was
then hoped he would return for a plano
in Tarrytown and until this season refused
all engagements. 1t may not be generally
known that Rosenthal received his early
instruction from Rafael Joseffy: such Is
asked to name his preference among pres
ent livirg pianists. Have you really a
favorite pianist. NJ Rosenthal, and, II so,
who@' asked the Interviewer. There was
no hesitation. in the artists reply: IT have
one decided preference" he said; that is
Jcsefty I think him one Of the most de-
lightful and finished artists the world has
ever known" The satisfactory gleam in
the artists eye and the earnestness In tone
when he spoke, said volumes in favor of
Jcseffy.
Prominent among the musical events Of
next week will be the concert of Tuesday
evening for the benefit of Grace p E.
Church The committee which is in charge
of this affair hiss been for some months
past indefatigable in its efforts to make the
occasion successful and enjoyable. To this
end only first class talent have been Sc
cured, and ant entertainment of unusual
excellence is premised The program, which
is only just completed, is announced as fol-
lows: Piano concerto, Miss Barrett and
Mrs Fox; tenor ssio. Mr.. Murdoek; con-
tralto solo. MissTyier; reading. Miss Black
istone; violin ssIo, Mr. Levey; soprano solo,
Mrs. Craig-Hills: piano concerto, Miss Bar
rett and Mr.. Fox; violin solo, Mr.. Rake
mann; duet. piano and cello, Mrs. Fox and
Mr. Phillips; recitation. Mr.. Falconer; So
prano Solo, Miss Fanny Yorke AtLee; duet,
flute and cello. Messrs. Stone and Phillips.
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