Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-30
MUSICAL MENTION.

Mr.. D. w. Middleton will tomorrow as
sumo full charge of the choir Of the Church
Of the Incarnation. Mr.. Middleton has a
high reputation choir director, having
had control of the choir of Trinity Church
for many years. The Incarnation choir
will be vested and will consist of male and
female voices with Mr.. Irving Spedden as
organist.
Miss Eva Mills of this city has devel-
oped a phenomenal double voice Miss
Mills had naturally q high soprano, splen-
didly cultivated. and the artistic tempera-
ment of prima donna. Within the past
year she has also acquired deep barry
tone voice, full, rich and manly in Tone
and this without impairing her soprano or
gan. She has been captured by vaudeville
managers and has already engagements to
sing in many cities in central New York
She has had an act written for her called
the Soldiers Bride" in which she will
assume four characters and appear In four
different costumes. AS may be expected
the act will be largely musical giving Miss
Mills an opportunity to display her remark
able gift of double voice. 1t is expected
that she will appear in this city so that
her many friends here may hear her
Mr.. Clifford Alexander Wiley has given
two enjoyable recitals at his studio in
Sanders & Staymans building, and has al
after a profitable summer, during which
season he gave recitals in German, Italian
and English at Newport, Narragansett and
New London. Mr.. Wi,ey's winter season
bids fair to be a busy one, he having been
engaged for oratorio and recitals in New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. His
plan next summer is to go to Europe, where
he has signed for concert work. and he
will also sing in opera at Milan, Italy.
Mrs. H. H. Mills will this year have her
studio, at Sanders & Stayman's, but she
will be only two days each week in Wash
ington--Friday and Saturday--as she will
make her headquarters in New York city
The first services by the choir of ST.
Peters Church for this choir year will be
given tomorrow. The program will be as
follows: high mass, 1870 o'clock, Kyrie,
Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Del
comprising Eduardo Marcos Mass Cop. 19) ;
Benedictus from Won Weber's Mass in G.;
Veni Creator. quartet, Cirillo. At the Of
fertory, Ave Maria, trio. for soprano. alto
and tenor. Owen At vespers, O'clock
psalms and Magnifcat,, Harrison Willard
Salve Regina, Willard. At the benediction
Of the blessed sacrament. o salutaris. duet
for soprano and tenor, sWiegand; Tantum
Ergo. Berge: Laudate Dominum Gregorian
The choir comprises the following singers,
viz: Misses Ritchies Coleman. McMahon,
Bride. Torrens and Mesdames SWEET and
Benerman. soprani; Misses Baptista CAL
Ian. Arendes, Llufdo and Martin. alti
Messrs. SWEET. Smith, Watts, o'Brian. Null
Eckert, Johnson. W.. E. and Russell G. Abb
bolt. Tappan and Cannon. bassi. Miss Nan
ME r. Kearon. organist; Mr.. Lucius F.
Randolph, jr.. conductor.
Prof. William de Ford, who organized and
directed the Washington. Juvenile Quartet,
which has been prominent in musical cir
cles for several seasonsspast. has disband-
ed the original members. and will reor-
ganiZe with children much younger. Prof.
de Ford proposes to make this quartet of
little tots one of the musical novelties Of
the season. Prof. H E. SALESMAN will
act as accompanist.
Miss Bessie Conwell of Ohio will sing at
the Eastern Presbyterian Church tomor-
row. Miss Conwell has a voice of remark
able compass and sweetness and issa most
pleasing singer.
The choir of st.. Patriclks Church will
commence it's work tomorrow, after it's
summer vacation, with the following mu-
steal program to be sung at the II o'clock
| mass: Prelude, Canzone, w. Wolstenholme;
Asperges. quartet and chorus, Sofge; Kyrie
| and Gloria from Mass No. 16, Haydn; Veni
Creator, chorus. Sofge: Credo in Unum De-
UNI. No. 16. Haydn; Ave Maria. Terzetlo,
B. Owen. Mrs. Blanche Mattingly-R Rogers.
Mrs. Pauline Montegriffo- Mama Mr. Ed.
| Schwartx; Sanctus Pleni unit, No.16, Haydn;
Agnus Del. Dona Nobis No. 16. Haydn:
| postlude. Marde from 'sTannhauser." n.
Wagner. There will be vespeEs and benedic-