Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15
MUSICAL MENTION.

Mrs. Frank Byram, Miss Florence
Stevens and Miss Salome Wingate have re-
turned from Aurora w. Va, where they
have been spending the summer Mrs. By
ram will occupy her organ at the West
minister Memorial Church next Sunday, af-
ter an absence of two months.
Miss Amy Law sang at the last sacred
concert at Congress Spring Park, Saratoga,
and the Daily Saratogian spoke of her
work as follows:
She has a pleasing voice and sings with
much expression. Her numbers were well
received. The first was a Creole Love
Song Smith The merited enchore was
The April Girl Fairlamb; it was prettily
sung. In the second part Miss Law rem
dered Whites The Throstle,' and as a
response to the long continued applause
she sang Love is Tyrant by Herbert, in
a way that delighted every one"
\ opera. the joint work of Washing
ton composers and librettst, is soon to be
produced in New York. "Coronet and
Coin" composed by Donald b. Macleod
and Hubbard T. Smith, with libretto by
George Fort Gibbs is the work, the sue
cessful production of which some two years
ago by Washington amateurs will not be
forgotten. Mr.. Macleod goes to New York
shortly to supervise a hearing of the opera,
which Will take place at the Herald Square
| Theater, where he will meet The librettist.
Mr.. Gibbs, who is now located in Philadel-
pha
Among the young singers at the first of
the series of recitas given last spring by
the pupils of DR.. Bischoff, many will doubt
less remember Miss Katherine Allen who
gave fine rendition of the well-known aria
from ''Ernanl" Her voice is a very clear
and sweet soprano, and has a dramatic
| depth and quality rarely found in any but
the deeper pitched voices. Miss Allen has
decided TO remain in ST Pdul's Church
although
several of the larger churches.
In brief speech of thanks last Sunday
night in lines Music Hall. Atlantic City,
BdndmaSter lnneS announced July /, 1901, as
| the opening date CT the bands next SUM-
mer season there. An audience Of 1000 peo-
PIE enthusiastically cheered this statement.
The last concert was one continued ovation,
IN which the vocalsts, Nine. Noldi, Miss
BUyGen, S4gnOrs Aiberti, Zerni, Mr. Veron
and Herr Aanten, deSerVedly received q
prominent share. The Scenes from
Faust, in which all these artists APP
peared, created one Of the genuine sue
cesses of the season. The entire organiza-
ton VIII al once make a tour of the coun-
try, reaching as far as the Pacific coast,
returning in time for their next summer s
season.
Arrgo Serato is the name of young
Italian vioinist who is attracting attention
in Florence in W!eniawski and Bruch Sc
lect!ons. He is the son of Francesca Sc
ratio 'cellst of Bologna.
The tenor, Saleza, has a villa al Bruges a
provincial town proud of possessing one of
the nobleSt cathedralS in all Belgium. II IS
rumored that his wife instructed him. while
in London, TO buy a silver coffee pot. How
ever this may be, SaieZa sang before the
queen at Windsor. All the other artists re-
ceived gifts, but by some oversight the pop
ular tenor was overlooked. To repair this
oversight he was subsequently asked to
name his preference, Stating what article
ne would prefer. "A silver coffee pot was
his prompt reply. II is said the queen was
much gratihed by this evidence Of his do
nestle tastes and ordered that an entire
silver coffee service should be sent to him
Other opera singers received cigarette cases
and such Ike objects.
Nine. Patti, who recently attained her
ffty-seventh birthday, has for many years
held the record for the largest sum earned
in year by a woman. Her highest total
for twelve months is $4,000. Her pre- sent
London concert terms are said to be So OCO
night, but her hgh-water mark for a
single performance is $1,000, received at
Buenos Ayres
Nine. William Blauvelt in speaking. of
music and voices in general, said: Having
studied both IN America and Europe, and
being myself an American | consider that
the Americans have the best voices In the
world. There is no empirical method in
singing no matter what teachers and others
say; the best in singing all leads to one
result, the natural method and that is not
the invention of any teacher; il is God
given
The talk among the American pianists
and musicians all centers around the name
OF Ernst Won Dehnanyf, the young Hunga-
rian composer-pianist. who is announced to
appear here during this coming season The
chief interest is in the performances of his
own concerto. which he will play with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, under the d.
rection Of Mr.. William Gericke early in
November. The Concerto was written in
1898. 10 compete for prize that had been
offered for Concerto in memory of Hans
Won Bulow. Dehnanyi was one of the many
competitors. and the judges-Eps.eln, Ge-
| ricke. Greenfield, Leschetitshy aud Rosen-
| thal-decreed that his was the best