Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16

ne delightful concert given at Mary
washington College on Thursday night
s was notaple from the fact that in 1t
HISS H1chardson, elocutionist, and Miss
Quimby, teacher of the violin, made
their frst public appearance IN Nor
Iolk. Both are of the faculty of this
college. Miss Richardson, now head of
the elocution department, is late of
'brooklyn. She Is one of the most
graceful and artistic women who has
ever appeared ON theSstage in Norfolk,
ana hers work made most pleasing
impression on the audience as did that
or Misses Quirnby. Miss Corncla Nor
ma Graham. of Christ church choir who
TOOK the place of Mr.. Whiddt on the
program, on account of the illness of
the latter, has voice that is notable
FOR It's sympathetic quality. 1t is need
less to make any comment on the work
of Prof. Miller and Miss Seabury, as
both have long been favorites with the
Norfolk public.
Miss Ethel Nicely has succeeded Mr..
Richards as teacher OF vocal music at
SLeache-Wood School. On next Thurs
day musicale will be given at
- aSche-Wood School by the pupils in
Ss~ instrumental class.
Prof. j. j. Miller, of this city. gives
an organ recital at the now Memorial
M. 10. church in South Berkeley on
tuesday, the 18th instant. He will be
assisted by the following ladies and
gentlemen: Mrs. c. E. Wicks, Mrs. II.
81. Mackan, Mrs. r. Womersley, Mrs.
Geo. G. Martin, Miss Watts, Miss Dur
ham. Miss Knox, Miss Annie s. Pen
ick. Mr.. Heard, Mr.. Kennedy. Mr.. w.
u. Dougherty, Mr. Allen. Mr.. Graves,
Mr.. p. M. Pritchard, MIR. w. G. Pritch-
ard. Mr.. ii. w. Wormersley. Mr.. r. w.
Womersley. Mr.. Chas. T. Heard is the
organist for the new church.
The programme will be as follows:
Grand Offertoire in c; "St. Cecilia"
Mr.. j. j. Miller.
Duet ...... ... Selected
Mrs. G. E. wiciSs and Mr. ". p.
Dougherty.
Violin Duo: angels serenade," Braga
3s (Piano accompaniment)
Miss Durham. Messrs. Kennedy
and Heard.
Messrs. Alien, GRAY Graves. p. NJ. F and
w. G. Pritchard.
Allegretto in e minor ...... .Guilmant
Mr.. j. j. Miller.
Solo: 90 Salutaris' ...... 80. Ganss.
Mrs. II. NJ Mackau.
Piano Solo: Grand Valse Romantique"
Miss Watts.
Vocal Duo: Invisible Land".H. Leslie.
so. Mr.! Mr., and Mrs womersley
Mrs. Geo. G. Martin.
Violin Solo: "Reverie,' op. 80.
$3.50. 1905. ............H. Z. Warner.
r. w. Womersley.
Piano Solo; Valse. op. ~ -. Chopin
Miss Knox.
Miss Annie S. Penck.
March and Chorus: "Tannhauser"..
Mr.. j.. ]. Miller.
The life class of the Norfolk Art
League has been increased by num-
Der of new members in the past week,
and 1T Is making gratifying progress
under Mr.. Lloyd Freeman as critic.
This bids fair to be one of the most
enthusiastic and wide awake classes
in the leagu
The pupils in the art classes at
sLeache-W school are making com
mendable progress. BESIDES the classes
In water. oil colors. charcoal, etc. there
is life class. the members OF which
are doing very good work.
The cold weather of the last two
weeks has interfered with the out
door sketching OF the art department.
of the Mary Washington College. but
the work of the term has been salts
factory. After Christmas the pupils
will start in with renewed energy
Miss Mary Gray, head OF this depart
ment, will leave for New York Thurs
day, December 90 TO spend the holt
day season. She will ne accompanied
by Miss Eldora Ricnardson head OF
the elocution department of the col
lege, who will spend the holidays ut
her home at Brooklyn.
( 1t is expected that parties of music
q .f.,lfy N
Lynchburg. Fredericksburg and many
other Virginia cities Will leave tomor-
row to attend the Gabrllowitsch con-
cert at that city tomorrow night. The
advance sale OF seats has been very
large. OF Ossip Gabrilowitsch the en-
sinent Russian pianist ana his Ameri-
can debut at Carnegie Hall, New York,
the New York World says:
"Gabrilowitsch is rare pianist.
combining temperament and talent, a
nature essentially and wholly musical.
He has big. rich tone which he con
trolls with more ease than do most
pianists of similar racial traits. He is
as fiery as any of the other Slav
pianists, as unrestrained in his bursts
of babaric fury. He works up his eli
MAKES superbly, as was shown in the
final return of the dominant theme in
the last movement of Tschaikowsky's
first concerto. lie can sound the chord
Sof soft sentiment. singing cantabile
passages with exquisite phrasinr. as
he made plain in the -Andante Semplice
of the same work.
HIS playing of Chopin-the Etude In
q najor--was buoyant. He was at his
best in the performance OF the two
Rubinstein numbers-the Barcarolla in
i G minor and the Waltz IN a nat major
(op. 16). There he. played superbly
with variety, breadth Of expression.
tone contrasts, breadth, force ana Won
ierful effectiveness"