Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
MUSICAL MENTION.

The DvOrak Musical Society held Its first
meeting this season last Tuesday evening.
with the president, Mr.. B. H. Baker. pre-
siding. The work for the fall and winter
was discussed. and it Is expected that the
society will make q very creditable show
ing.
Nine. Richter. the daughter Of Meyer
beer, has just presented her fathers piano
to the Royal Museum of Berlin.
Mrs. H. H. Mills will resume her weekly
trips to Washington on October 5, and she
will have the same studio at Sanders &
Stayman's that she occupied last year.
Mr. Angelo c. Fronani has returned from
quite lengthy vacation and settled down
for what promises to be for him a busy sea-
son at 1852 9TH street northwest. The Eu-
terpe Club, of which Mr.. Fronani is the
director, attained q high reputation for it's
excellent work last season, and 1t is eX-
pected that it's programs during the COM
Ing winter will be even more attractive
than heretofore.
p Mr. c. L. Graft, who will direct Nine.
Sembrich's tour in this country, was in the
city endeavoring to arrange for the ap-
pearance of the great prima donna
Miss Ingeborg Ballstrom, young Swed-
ish girl, whose career has been inspired
by the fame of her countrywoman, Chris
tine Nilsson. will be heard for the first time
In this country as member of the Metro
politan English Grand Opera Company. She
is a native of Stockholm, and made her
debut at the Royal Opera there. For three
years she was the city's favorite artist in
fiorid song. She was equally popular at
court and was the recipient of many hand
some gifts from King Oscar and his queen.
Mr. Frank Van der Stucken, the con-
ductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orches-
ira. will conduct the orchestra for the re-
appearance of Nine. Lillian Blauvelt, which
occurs Tuesday evening, october 16, in
Carnegie Hail.
rho Musio,I rouriar uas awarded the
grand prize at the Paris exposition as the
best publication of it's class. 1t Is said that
the judges took into consideration not only
the intelligent manner In which musical
subjects were treated. but the extent and
variety Of its correspondence, as well as
the handsome typographical appearance OF
the Courier. Editor Blumenberg has receiv-
ed many letters Of congratulation at his
success.
The tour in this country Of Fritz Kreis-
Ter, the violinist, whose debut will be made
in New York city during the middle OF No
vember, promises to excel that OF any
other violinist heard here of late years.
In addition to orchestral engagements. his
manager, Mr.. Henry Wolfsohn, has ar
ranged for him to appear as the soloist
with the Thomas Orchestra In Chicago
December 49, when that organization VIII
celebrate the anniversary of the birth Of
Beethoven with a complete program of the
works Of that great master. On this occa-
sion Kreisler will play the Beethoven Con-
certo.
For the Bayreuth festival of 1901 Cosiner
Wagner has decreed that there shall be
at least two cycles of the Niebelungen Ring
and several representations of "Parsifal"
and Tristan The "Meistersinger" will
not be revived. "Parsifal' can be heard
only at Bayreuth.
Prof. George Lawrence Is arranging to
give an operate entertainment with his
pupils in October for the benefit OF the
Episcopalian Church at Langdon. D. c..
Rehearsals will be begun early next week.
He will also give a musical evening to his
friends and pupils on Wednesday of next
week at his studio on 10th street These
musical evenings will be held once week.
in order to bring together socially and
musically his friends and pupils. Each
member is supposed to contribute some
thing toward the entertainment, in the ma
ture of a selection or a paper on the lives
of the eminent musicians.
Loudon Charlton. who made many
friends here last spring as the manager of
Eddy, the great organist, has both his hands
full this season. Aside from his individual
ventures Mr.. Charlton has assumed charge
of the tours Of all the artists who were
booked by the concert director Gottschalk
bureau. Among others Mr.. Charlton will
have the booking Of Miss Lolita Mills, the
pianist formerly Of this city.