Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-28
MUSICAL MENTION.

Mr.. G. H. Wells has been engaged as or
ganist and choirmaster of Trinity Church.
Georgetown, for the coming season.
MIR. Angelo C. Fronani will leave Monday
for Atlantic City, where he will rest for a
month and then go to Cedar Lake, Wis,
professionally He will then return and play
in Reading Pa, and go to his former home,
Philadelphia, where he will remain until
the latter part of September.
Mr.. Henry W. Savage, who. with Mr..
Maurice Grau, will direct the Metropolitan
English Grand Opera Company, which is to
give opera throughout the country, arrived
from Europe last Saturday. He has been
abroad for two months selecting artists for
the new organization. London. Paris, Ber-
lin, Munich, Dresden. Vienna and Nice
have been visited and representative
group of English singing artists have been
secured in the persons of Misses Phoebe
Strakosch, Minnie Tracy, 1ngeborg Ball
strom. Rita Elandi, Eliza Marry and
Messrs. Philip Brozel, Clarence Whitehill,
William Paul. Francis Rogers, Chauncey
Moore. Leslie Walker and Harry Hanlin, all
of whom have never been previously heard
here. although they enjoy an enviable rep
utatiOn the European operate stage.
Miss Zelie de Lussan, Miss Louise Meiss-
Enger. Mr.. Lloyd DAubigny and Mr.. Lam
pierre Pringle. who are already favoraby
known to American opera goers through
their successful appearances with the Met
ropolitan Opera Company. have also been
engaged for this organization. Sgnor Sepilli
and Herr Eckhold will be the musical di-
rectors and Mr. Edward P. Temple the
stage director.
Miss Lillian Blauvelt has returned from
Europe after an absence of three years,
during which she achieved quite a reputa-
ton. both in concert and oratorio She will
sing at the Worcester and Maine State Mu-
steal Festivals and will later make tour
of the country with concert company un-
der Henry Wolfsohn's management 1t is
probable that she will be heard in this city.
Miss Blauvelt sang in the Messiah here
for the Choral Society, and was last heard
in this city with the Boston Symphony Or
cheStra.
Miss Jessie B. F. Grant is again playing
at the First Congregational Church in DIR.
Bischofs place for July and August. Her
skillful management of the big organ is
much appreciated by all who hear her. She
has been most ably supported by the we'll
known quartet and chorus and some spe-
cially fine music has been rendered, both
anthems and solos for offertory. The quar-
tet will be away during August.
Mr.. +. n. Innes, famous throughout the
world some years ago as a trombone soloist
and now recognized as one of the foremost
concert directors, has by his untiring efforts
and his superior knowledge of music
brought his band up to a symphony orches-
ira point. rendering programs which, from
an artistic point of view, would not be at
tempted by any other similar organization
This great band is now playing it's annual
summer engagement at the ocean end OF
the steel pier at Atlantic City N j., to
enormous audiences at each performance
The programs are so arranged that those
who do not understand music are made to
do so by the simplicity and perfect render
ing of all symphonic effects. which were
written by such immortal masters as Wag-
ner. Rubinsten. Verdi. Mendelssohn,
Tschaikowsky. Schubert. List. Gounod
Grteg. Rossini. Beethoven. etc. After the
close of the Atlantic City season this band
with two sets of grand opera singers will
start on an extended tour throughout the
ington October %. After the regular band
program the singers will render scenes
from the operas of Faust" 'Trovatore,'
Aida and Carmen" or, In fact, any of
the celebrated operas which are in the
repertoire of Mr.. lines arrangement for a
ba md accompaniment.
The new opera. Foxy CUTLER written
by Reginald De Koven In which Messrs.
klaw and Erlanger will exploit Jerome
Sykes will have it's first production at the
Columbia Theater in this city the latter
part Of October. Helen Bertram, who was
last season with the Bostonians, will be
the lead/-g soprano.
The concert committee of the Choral So
ciety met at Mr.. Kings residence on 8
street on Thursday evening last The da es
for the events of the coming season were
finally arranged and the engagement of
soloiSts was discussed About tWo-thirds
OF the number required are already en-
gagged An August number of the Choral
Society Bulletin will be issued In a few
days, and will contain full particulars az to
the season Of 19OO-1901.