Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
HANDLES GREAT ORATORIO
The Messiah" to Be Sung by the Choral
Society Next Week.
An Excellent Quartet to Interpret
the SOlOs-Other Interesting
Musical Matters.

northwest. will occur the sixth annual rem
dition by the Choral Society OF Handles
oratorio of the Messiah which is uni
versally acknowledged to be the master
piece of oratorio composition A more APP
propriate time for the production of this
grand harmonic story of the Messiah than
the happy Christmas tide, when the
thoughts of all Christianity turn toward
Bethlehem and the great event of nineteen
hundred years ago, could hardly have been
chosen. The chorus has for weeks been
hard at work. and has been we'll and faith
fully drilled by Prof Kaspar, and
probably never better fitted for Its work
than at the present time. many of the
members having that great familiarity with
the score which only comes from past rem
d1tlon- The last regular rehearsal takes
place Monday evening at the church, not
at Sheldon Hail. and special rehearsal at
the church is called for Tuesday afternoon
at pm
The SoIOists.
If good work be expected from the
chorus. pre-eminently Is this true of the
soloists. who are to appear this occa-
sion. Nine. de Diaz-Albertin, the soprano,
who is well known in Washington society,
is equally we'll known to many De-
troit people. She a Detroit girl, and
her brother, Cnevalier ScoVill. is
well-known tenor, singing with great
cess in European opera Nine. Albertini. in
fact. comes of an old Detroit family that
has always been noted there for their musi-
cal attachments Her husband, Senior Ri
cardo Diaz-Albertini, is prominently identi-
ned with the cause of Cuban liberty. hold
ing the official position of secretary here at
Washington, and is also well known in
social circles.
Nine. Albertini spent about eight years
in Europe devoting herself to the study of
music. She studied with La Grange at
Paris, and San Giovanni at Milan, and was
pupil and graduate of the Dresden Con-
servatory of Music, of which she was a
prize concert pupil, which is an honor but
rarely attained by foreign pupil at that
celebrated institution. On her return to
America she sang with Theodore Thomas
Tor one season and afterwards with other
leading musicians of this country, but since
her marriage she has been but rarely heard
In public though quite often at private
musicales. While at Dresden she was a
member OF small and very select choral
society, composed of the leading ladies OF
the court and she is at present a member
OF The Ladies Morning Musicale of this
city and OF small society devoted to four
part singing, with which Mr. James NJ
Johnston is identified. Her charming sum
mer home is at Coburg, in Canada, where
other friends $1,000
The last time Madame Albertini sang the
ara Il know that my Redeemer liveth-
which she will sing in the Messiah, neyt
iuesday, was at Brussels at the memorial
service given in the English church there
IN memory OF the Duke of Clarence Sir
E1uHiuHu MouSon, who was the husband of
her personal friend Lady Mouson being
the queens representative at the service he
leins at that time the English ambassador
the court of Belgium. The church on
lis occasion was filled with foreign dinlo
mats. "A u1po
Miss Fielding ROselle
Miss Fielding Roselle, who Is to take the
aontralto part, though born In Mfssissinn,
Is really Washington girl. having lived
mere many years, and her numerous friends
are all eager to hear her. She commenced
Her musical studies under Madame kasnar
me VIE or the present director of the So
citty, under whose leadership she will sing
next tuesday, and after three years of
Study went 10 New York. where for eight
or nine years she has been working hard
gaining well-merited praise from the mu-
seal critics of the country Her Studies in
New York were mostly under William
Soui they. aid she has long sung in ST.
James Methodist Episcopal Church Har
lem, one of the largest Congregations In
New York, or, for that matter in any CITY
In the land She has been recently heard
There IN oratorio, having sung the Elijah
az the music teachers convention in New
York, III connection with the mammoth
chorus organized by Walter Damrosch.
and more recently with the Oratorio So
ciety OF New York, in the oratorfo of The
Redemption" Mr.. Damrosch's verdict is
that she has glorious voice" She has
sung at Minneapolis. st. Paul. Norfolk,
Va; Nashville, Tenn; TROY and AIbanv
". Y, and other places and as a very
promising young artistic. who returns to her
rative heath to win fresh laurels, is fully
deserving a hearty and enthusia stic uai
come home.
OF Mr. Bushnell and Mr.. Towne it is. per
maps, unnecessary to say very much as
both have often been heard here in Choral
Society concerts, and both are old friends
not strangers, in any sense, but tried and
true and not found wanting and who are
always welcome This is already Mr.. Bush
nells fourth and Mr.. Towne's third an
pearance here with this society in The
Messiah to say nothing OF other concerts
The society's Good Work.
The Choral Society is deserving Of great
praise for It's unfinching zeal through
prosperity and adversely alike The pres
ent seems to be an era Of prosperity with
the members. rather than adversely, but,
In common with all similar organizations,
the days have been when the problem of
how 20 make ends meet was an al-absorb-
ing one Dependent for its success as
such societies are, and always must be-
lpon the support afforded by the public,
and whose members work together one
and all, without reward or compensation
to advance the interests of good music at
the national capital, the Chorals certainly
deserve and should be rewarded by a full
hoI Sc. both at this and at all of their fl-
ture concerts, to enable them to meet the
heavy expenses incurred in obtaining the
high class of solclsts whom they always
engage
The sale Of seats at Ellis & Co.'S already
assures a full house for next Tuesday
night.
On Friday evening. January I. the Law
renee School Of Music and Elocution will
hold its third monthly recital. and the pu-
pills and their friends are looking forward
to the occasion with good deal OF pleas
ure. Prof. Lawrence, the director of the
school. feels very much gratihed at the sue
cess of the last recital and Is putting forth
every effort to make this one greater sue
cess. Miss May Clemens. elocuttonist, will
also assist at this recital, and will recite by
special request, The Whistling Regiment"
accompanied by her sister with selections
on the piano to heighten the effect.
The Columbia Glee Club is preparing q
program Of music and will assist the Law
renee School of Music at its public recital
on January o.
Mr.. C. T. Belt. the well-known chorister
and leader, has been engaged at the Pro-
Cathedral Of st. Marks. where his services
are much appreciated by the organist. Mr.
De Offeo Brown Mr.. Brown has produced
many new results In boy singing and the
choir Ia now excellent one.
An Interesting announcement Of the Hotel
1apire-Dea Ad.. psaa