Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-08

in the remarks by musicians who were
present and who spoke Of the precision of
attack and unanimity of the work of the
young players. 1t showed that they had
been subjected to careful and intelligent
rehearsals. Those who were heard in solo
numbers were Misses Callan. Brown. Eva
Hi1lyard, Beulah Adler, Katie SpeCht and
Master Lloyd Meyer. ,y
Haydns Imperial Mass-No. will be sung
at the immaculate Conception Church to-
morrow morning at 1870 o'clock. Miss
Annie Grant will sing the prayer by Mas
cagni. accompanied on the harp by Mrs. H.
H. West and upon the violin by Joseph
Finckel. The orchestra will play the inter-
mezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana," with
harp and organ, and a march by Lacomb.
The quartet consists of Mabel Latimer,
soprano; Nellie O'Hare, contralto; Howard
Q. Cook. tenor, and T. A. Murray, bass:
The whole will be under the direction of
Mrs. Clara Baker Smith, Harry Wheaton
Howard, organist.
Eduard Zeldenrust, the famous Dutch
piano virtuoso, is to take his first concert
tournee of America this coming season.
under direction Of Louden G. Carlton. AL
though native of Amsterdam, Holland,
Herr Zeldenrust has resided for many
years In Paris. where he is regarded as one
of the three or four great pianists Of the
world. and the most eXacting critics in
all the important musical centers of Eu-
rope credit him with possessing an impos-
ing artistic nature, an elevated tempera-
ment, a scholarly intellect and an excep-
tionally dazzling. technic, His American
ready booked to appear with most of the
leading orchestras in the east.
Homer Lind has gone to London, and it
is expected he will present his one-act
play, "Gringoire.' which was written by
Willard Holcomb, In the British metrop-
oils.
give musicale next Wednesday evening
at the Westminster Memorial Church.
Mrs. Alice Kraft Benson left two weeks
ago for New York, where she will remain
he rnth do 90
ger. Later she will go to Allenhurst, Rich
field Springs and, perhaps, some of the
New England resorts to fill concert engage
ments.
The Y. M. c. A. Mandolin Club is to
give concert the latter part of the month,
which promises to be quite a nice affair.
Mr.. William Eduard Todd, jr., the director,
says the boys have been working faithfully
and promises some good mandolin music.
The club is to be assisted by some of
Washington's best-known artists.
Mary kimball and her mother will spend
the summer in Virginia, while DIR. Kimball
goes to New York to coach some singers
Paderewskfs opera, "Manru," which is
SAID to have made distinct success, will
probably be brought out In this country
next winter by Maurice Grau
The pupils of Prof. William J. Oates will
give their annual concert next Thursday
evening at Confederate Veterans Hall, 18th
and e streets northwest. A program of
attractive numbers has been prepared by
Prof. Oates that will include Miss Theresa
Buehler, soprano, and Mr.. William KimbalI,
tenor, who will assist at the concert Miss
Jennie dienon, orsanist at St. Matthews
church, Will be the accompanist. Numbers
by the pupils will include piano and violin
selections, while Miss Buehlers solo will
be Bartlett Loves Rhapsody with
cello obligato played by Prof Oates
Mr.. George Lawrence Is making prepara-
tons for his eleventh annual pupils musi-
Gale, which Will be held on the 18th of this
month. Jenny Lind Green, the concert
pianist and organist, will assist Mr.. Law
renee, and Will play a group Of piano and
organ numbers. Mr.. William e. Green,
vtolinist, will in all probability play
The choir of the First Presbyterian
Church 4th street near D northwest, under
the direction of Mr. George Laurence Mr.
Paul Sperry, organist. will sing a special
program Of music tomorrow evening. The
occasion will be the third musical evening
with the choir since February, when Mr..
Laurence assumed charge. The selections
to be sung are: Anthem, Awake, Ye
contralto solos and chorus; festival an
them, Mighty Jehovah" Bellini, with bass
obligato solo, soprano solo, organ prelude
and chorus. Male quartet 0y special re-
Solemn Thought" Ambrose The soloists
are Miss Mary Mackenzie Byrne soprano;
Miss Lucy Smith. contralto; Mr.. George
ta tenor m;m Mr. George Wright. bari
male quartet consists of Mr.. Carl Wall,
first TENOR Mr.. George Laurence, second
tenor, Mr. george Wright, first bass; Mr..
VIII A. Hopkins, second bass
Howard o. Cook. who has for six years
been the tenor soloist of the Immaculate
Conception Church choir, has resigned that
position. Mr.. Cook has made rapid i'm
provement as singer. and is now one of
the most reliable tenors in the city. His
plans for next season have not been
formed.
The boys of the Pro-Cathedral choir are
now in their last month Of service for this
season. The first OF July they start for
the annual camp of two weeks at Point
Lookout on Chesapeake bay Here they
have royal time enjoying all the COM
forts of camp life combined with the fine
salt water bathing and excellent grabbing
lent work this season, and deserve all that
Is coming to them. The tone they pro-
duce Is almost exactly such as IL heard in
the English Cathedral, having that reso-
nant. pure quality peculiar to properly
trained boys.
Mr.. George r. Rock is one Of the prom