Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03
MUSICAL MENTION.

At a recent meeting of the Professional
Woman's League. in New York, Mr..
| Chas Stewart Alden, tenor, of this city,
sang Forgotten so acceptably that he
responded to an encore. and Mr.. Angelo C.
Fronani, also Of this city, played two Of his
own piano compositions in a manner to
win the warmest praise.
Miss L. Leberman, whose musicale at
the National Theater in June was such
an artistic success. is planning her musi-
Gales for the fall, winter and spring IN
October. Miss Lieberman will have one,
when she will use six pianos, combined
with a number Of gentlemen from the Ma
rine Band, Mr. Walter Smith having
charge Of the men from the band. Miss
Lieberman will produce some music for this
affair." which has never been heard In this
country-orchestrated especially for six
pianos and band. Miss Lieberman will pro-
duce some of Mr., Winderstine's pieces for
full orchestra and six pianos, also the
Wichtelmanner for eight pianos and band.
On this occasion Mr.. Walter Smith will be
will be followed by a dance. The solo
piano numbers will include trio for three
pianos. and sixteen hands at pianos will be
also heard. The music from two acts of
prpils on pianos ONLY P'a'e ~ e'en'
Miss EsteIIe Wentworth, who was last
year with the Bostonians. will be with the
Lulu Chaser company next season.
Mr.. Gregory Hast, the celebrated English
tenor whom Loudon G. Charlton will in
troduce to American audiences the coming
season, began his musical career as boy
soloist at ST. Peters Church, Vauxhall
There he received his early musical train
ing under Mr.. Alfred Ayre, the popular or
ganist. Later he Studied oratorio with the
veteran tenor, Sims Reeves. Since the re-
tirement of Edward Lloyd Mr.. Hast has
flied the place Of prir cipai tenor at the
London ballad concerts OF Messrs. Boosey
& Co.
Mrs. Clara Baker Smith, who has for so
many years been the director of the chbir
of the Immaculate Conception Church, is
spending her vacation UP in New Hamp-
shire.
Mr.. Harry Wheaton Howard has been
re-engaged as the orgariSt Of the Immacu-
late Conception Church.
Mr.. L. e. Cannon. the veteran chofrmas-
ter, intends that the music at the Church
of the Sacred Heart next year shall be
better than ever before, and that is saying
great deal In anticipation Of the COM
pletion of the new edifice on 14th street
into which the congregation viii move,
Father MCGEE is having the organ formerly
In st. Patrick's Church practically rebuilt,
ments In the city. Then in a larger audi
torium and with full pipe organ Mr..
Gannons choir VIII be heard to good ad
vantage.
Letters received from Joseph Finckel
state that he and his bride have now
reached Dresden. where he is going to set
tie down to some hard violin study for
awhile.
MI. Finckei will return home in time to
commence work with the Rakemann Quar-
tet, OF which he is a member. Mr.. Rake
mann hopes to give four chamber concerts
next season, and says he will present some
compositions not heard here heretofore. He
Is going to New York to meet his father
on his return from Europe, and while there
will look over the latest string music.
Mrs. Forney, who Is well known in musi-
11vot ntryrY1 0d
Rico, where she has been for two years
with her husband, who Is an officer in the
coast and geodetic survey
Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry will continue
the soprano soloist at st. Mary's Church
next year. Mrs. Berrys voice was never
IN better condition than at present.
Miss Anita Cluss. the popular harpist
Is playing circuit Of the best vaudeville
theaters in the west, She made a great
hit In Cincinnati last week. and had to re-
spond to double enceres nightly and es-
tablished herself a ,fayorite. She will play
In Chicago next week. with other promi-
nent western cities TOT follow. AS Miss
Cluss is engaged to play at st. Johns
Church next fall she will soon return to
Washington to resume this position.