Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
MUSICAL MENTION.


The recent concert Of the choir Of the
Ninth Street Christian Church was very
enjoyable affair, and the work of the choir
reflected great credit upon Mt. Charles
Haydn Chase, who has been its director for
two years. The assistants were Mrs. Hat
tie Meads Smith. soprano; Miss Katherine
L Grady, pianist; Miss Louise Mae Farron,
violiniste, and Mr.. Fred K Brown, xyIo-
phone. The program was well arranged.
and there were several encores.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lent will give a
musicale this evening at the Universalist
Church. in which their pupils will furnish
selections from the works of Beethoven,
Fesca, Wolfe, Mozart. Lent, Bohm, NAL
koff, Mendelssohn, Gade, Marie Beriot,
Chaminade and Chopin The following will
participate: Pianos, Misses Lila McCauIey,
Ethel Miner. Ethel Clark and Miss Juliand /:
yioiins, Misses Florence Stevens, Louise
Farrow, Lena Zimmerman. Mabel Mont
gomery, Grace Harding, Louise Shear,
Daisy HickoN, Lily Gerry, Mary Bastia-
nell, May Stoops. Clara Weems. Louise
HUI, Elizabeth Sloan. Ida Uilman, Isabelle
Peacock, Anna Endicott. Edith Fry, Ma
tilda Rochon, Messrs. Edward Schultz
John Timmes, Harold smoot Earl Smoot,
Richard Barry, Mark Lansburgh, Ready
Aycock and Rudolph Lent; vielas, Messrs.
Tyler Nordlinger and Clarence Whitmore;
violnncellos, Misses Florence Wieser Helen
Bastianelli. Mrs E l.. Bugbee, Messrs
Paul Ffnckel, Alexander Mason and Will
mar Lent: double bass, Mr.. August Heck
An exhibition and musicale will be held
by the Washington Chapter, American In
stftute of Architects, and the Washington
Architectural Club at the Octagon next
Tuesday evening. Numbers on program
will be rendered by Miss Dayelle Taylor
Miss Belle Carpenter, Miss Ida O'Neal,
Mrs, Ida o. Leech. Mr.. Thos. Jones. Mr..
Melville Hensey. Prof. Mayo. Prof Bis
choh, Mrs. Thos. Jones, st. Johns Male
Quartet and Mr.. Arthur Middleton.
There will be lecture recital next FRI
day evening at the Church of Our Father,
under the auspices of the Chenowil., School
for Young Ladies. The subject will be
nFrederick Chopin. the Sensitive Plant of
Music" by Mrs. Elizabeth Chenowith
Sloan. 1t will be illustrated and there will
be music and Rotations. Chopin was a
Pole and lived under the legends and sup
erstitions of Slavonic poesy. This per-
meates his work and gives to it peculiar
charm. His career was cut short by an
early death. His last public appearance
was in Paris February 16. 1Sis, eight days
before the downfall of King Louis Philippe
and the end OF the second French republic
new yesper service, composed by Harry
Wheaton Howard, was sung for the first
time last Sunday evening at the Church of
the Holy Trinity, Georgetown. This COM
position employs the text of the vesper
psalms and Magnificent without omission or
alteration of the words. and is designed as
a substitute for the Gregorian chant. 1t
was very Wen received, and will be added
to the repertory Of the choir.
Mrs. George Routt johnson has been
MADE one of the teachers of piano at Ma
uonal Park Seminary, Forest Glen, Md.
Inc Handel-Haydn Singing Association
mas increased its membership to forty sing
ers. but few more altos, tenors and bassos
are needed to balance the other parts. The
society is working on the bridal chorus
from Governs Rose Maiden" and will
sing at the concert in aid of the Pansoara
free kindergarten next Tuesday evening
at Carroll Hall During the internission
last Monday Miss Baswen sang solo
which was greatly appreciated. She had to
respond to an encore. The rehearsals are
beginning to be more and more interesting
TO the members, and 1t Is decided to give
social evening Wednesday, December 20, at
the association parlors, 1927 10th street
northwest. Applications for membership
may be sent to the secretary, Miss NJ
Byrne, 81 ID street northeast
Our Girls sn organization composed en-
tirely of young ladies, pupils and friends
o. Prof H. E. SALESMAN and VIM. de Ford,
will give a performance of Gilbert & Sulli-
vans 'Mikado' Monday evening at Marble
han, Soldiers Home. and Tuesday al Ri
mes Armory, with matinee on Wednes-
day. These young ladies. many of whom
are Well known to the local public have
been in rehearsal for some time and their
friends arc looking forward to a perfor-
nance OF unusual merit. The novelty of
the girls assuming male roles should In IT.
self insure large audiences. The opera will
be given with elaborate stage setting and
entirely new costumes, which have been
made especially for the production. The
stage IS under the direction of Mr. W. H.
COnley.