Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
vi SICAL MENTION.

The Washington Saengerbund will give
another musicale at its club house tomor-
row evening, for which an enjoyable pro-
gram has been arranged by Mr.. Henry
Nander the musical director. The bund
will sing Kromer's "Grusse au die Hell
rlath" and Spiker's ''Das alte Mutterchen."
both attractive choruses, and the soloists
will be Mrs. Annie L. GooGhue, contralto,
who will sing aria from GounOd's
''Sapho:" Mr. Anton Kaspar, violinist who
will play Sarasase's Faust Fantastic" Mrs.
Schoenecher. who will give two recitations,
enc in English and the other in German;
Mr.. Samuel Cross, who will sing two bari
tone songs. THE Sword of Bunker Hill
and Bohmer's Red Scarf" Miss Estelle
Wentworth. soprano, who will give Allit-
sens Song Of Thanksgiving" Mr.. Chas.
F. Crosby. tenor, who will be heard in Las
sens Thine Eyes So Blue and Tender"
and De KOven's 'Gondolier'S Song" Mr.
The Courier of Moscow" and Mr.. Will
liam Sauer baritone. who will give Ness
ler's Der Rattenfanser Won Hamche.''
The Georgetown Amateur Orchestra is re-
hearsing for a concert which will be given
at the Lafayette Square Opera House early
in May. The orchestra has come together
this season with renewed ambition. and is
under the leadership of Mr. Josef Kaspar,
under who it won laurelS in the past, and
its work at the coming concert will IN
SCubtcdly be an improvement upon any it
has heretofore done. The active member
ship has been greatly increased by the Did
members resuming their places and many
well-known musicians being added to the
roll
The program for this concert is sure to
please the most fastidious, and will include
among other selections. the Der Freischutz
overture, Unfinished symphony in Z Minor
by Schubert, Greig Concerto in A Minor for
Piano and Orchestra and a violin solo by
c. Saint Saens, played in unison by forty
Y:Oiins.
Mrs Thomas c. Noyes will be the soprano
solOist and Mr.. Anton GIoetzner the piano
sOiOist on this occasion. These artists need
no introduction to a Washington audience
the residence Of her father, Maj. \. E, II.
Johnson. and her physician thinks she Will
not be able TO resume her duties for several
weeks yet.
A musicale was recently given at 1909
Massachusetts avenue northwest by Dr..
Anton GlOetZner, assisted by Mrs. Buxton
MIR. Rakemann, Miss Anna Amber, Miss
treamer and Mr.. f. H. Dr1np. all of whom
performed their parts well.
Mrs. Kate Scott Brooks has re-
signed from the choir of the North Presby-
terrain Church. Mrs Brooks voice is now
better th1n it has ever been. having gained
in volume and in tone, and the rapidity
with which she reads makes her very val
liable as a choir singer. 1t is not unlikely
that she may succeed Mrs. Berry at the
Calvary Baptist Church, as it is under
stood Mr.. Gebest. the organist, thinks sl,.
would he an acquisition 20 his force
Mr. E II. Droop is gaining quite a repu-
ti.tlon as an acconpan:st. His playing for
Miss Dutton at her song recitals at the
" Washington Club was remarked upon by
many of the audience. and his work was
especially commended by Miss Dutton her
self BY the way, Washington has several
accompanies who will rank with those q
any city. and among them may be men
toned MIR. Henry Xander Mr. Angelo C
Fronani, who played for Mss Howe when
she sang at the White House; Mr.. VIM
Naldecker and Mr.. John Porter Lawrence
Miss Marion Frances Johnson, who has
been playing at the Grand Opera House
this week, Is the daughter of a newspaper
man in the row and was born and reared in
this city. Her first professional engagement
has been decided success, and her work
has hhown her to be violinist of artistic
temperament and finish Her rendition of
the classic Barriot's Air Varia'' on the
violin brought to her repeated encores. In
response she gave patriotic airs concluding
with The Star Spangied Banner" in which
the audience would rise en- masse to the
conclusion of the last measure. Miss John
son the third encore gave the ''Marb g
Hail. at each performance in tones that
elected great applause. Miss johnson will
fulfill a return engagement at the Grand
and then go TO New York, where she will
in May perform at the Casino under Gus
Kerker. She will then go to Atlantic City
where she will play solos with her brother
orchestra at the lslewide. Miss Johnson has
been engaged by Sousa for concerts with
his band next season. The young lady is
only eighteen years Of age. Her brother,
Victor H.. is the leader of the orchestra
at the Lafayette Square Opera House.
a large and appreciative audience attend
ed the piano recital given by Prof VIM
Southland last Monday in the room for the
blind at Congressional Library. The selec-
tons were varied, including numbers from
Beethoven. Chopin. List and Field which
We're rendered with rare technical skill and
delicacy of feeling, bringing out the true
| meaning of the composer.
The fourteenth May music festival will
| be held at Music Hall, Cincinnati, COM
mencing Tuesday evening May 8, 1890 and
| closing Saturday night, May IL.
| There will be five evening concerts one on
each evening of the festival and two after
noon concerts, on Thursday and Saturday
The great choral works will be performed