Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

The musical season is now fairly launch
ed in this city. Already there have been
the concert by Heirich Meyn and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lent and the Holman recital, and
there is promised a goodly array of attrac-
tons from now on The Lille Lehman con-
cert next week, the Kubelik recital, the
concerts of the Pittsburg Orchestra and
the Paderewski recital are some of those
that are booked while of local ventures
. there are the concerts of the Choral So
ciety. the Georgetown Orchestra, the Saen-
gerbund, Haley's Band and the Rakeman
String Quartet. There will, therefore, be
lack of musical entertainment in this
city during the winter.
Mr.. Howard o. Cook, who was for SO
many years at the Church of the 1mmac-
ulate Conception. has been engaged as
tenor in the quartet of the new choir at
the Church of the Ascension.
Miss EsteIle LeebIing, the young lyric
prima donna of the Dresden Royal Opera,
who is making tour of this country has
made decided success in New York and
has fully justified the warm praises given
her by the European press. She will be
the vocal soloist at the Saengerbund's first
public concert. The other soloist will be
Max Bendix, the yiolinist, who has been
heard here before, and who will be heartily
welcomed.
The new choir at Ascension Church,
under the leadership of Miss Virginia Pow
ell Goodwin, bids fair to be the largest
vested choir in the city. 1t now includes
seventy-fve voices. with additional recruits
still under consideration. The music dur
ing the Advent season will be quite simple.
At Christmas, however, 1t IS expected a
high grade of musical numbers will be
rendered with the splendid results that can
be obtained only from large chorus.
The rehearsal of the Choral Society last
Monday was held in the gymnasium of Car
rOl Institute instead of the hall, that be
ing occupied by the fair for the benefit of
the Sacred Heart Church. The members
rha3 he half hat y1rfn dad f-ny
the climb, and except for the fact that the
stray notes of a cornet solo were occa-
sionally blown up from the fair below the
rehearsal proceeded as usual. 1.-THE Mes
siah'' is now being sung. Several Satisfac-
tory applicants for membership were eX-
amined at the close of the rehearsal.
The organ recital of Mr.. Oscar Franklin
Comstock at Trinity Church was enjoyed
by a large attendance of people, who ex-
pressed great satisfaction at Mr. Com
stocks performance. He proved his mas
terry Of the resources of that instrument
as well as an artist in his Interpretation of
the compositions played. He was assisted
by Miss NJ. Bertha Woodward. Mr.. Hal
stead z. Hoover and the Trinity Church
choir
The Misses Menke gave an enjoyable
musicale at their apartments in the Mon
trOse last Tuesday evening. The program
was rendered with accuracy and proficien-
cy. Miss Emma has voice which has
been well cultivated, and Miss Title has
gained quite reputation for piano and
organ work
The musicale of the Euterpe Club Gncor-
poratedD of the Washington Club on street
Thanksgiving night was well attended, and
the members and their friends listened to
a splendidly interpreted program arranged
by the musical director. Angelo c. Fronani
The numbers were the finals from Schur-
manns 4th symphony, arranged for two
pianos. played by Miss Louise Mitchell and
MIR. Fronani; the Cavatina from Robert lie
Diable Mrs. Ivy Herriott Shade; Grieg's
DisillOn and Jeffrles' gavotte. Miss Anna l..
Marshall; first movement of Rats sonata
for violin No. 3 Miss Florence Stevens: a
study by Krauss and Schurmann's TRAP
merle Paul Fishbaugh; Bradsky's Thou
Art Mine All and DenZa's "A NAV Morn
ing" by Mrs. Simpson; GOdard's berceuse
Miss Florence Wieser, and the first move
mcnt Of a Mendelssohn trio by Misses Ste
Nens and Wieser and Mr.. Fronani.
Mr.. George Lawrence has organized a la
dies octet with some of his pupils The first
sopranos are Misses Ruby Vernon Wyatt
and Julia l.. Wilson; second sopranos
Miss Mabel Louise Murphy and Mrs
Alice Burgess; first cOntraltos Mrs. Louise
COntraltOs, Mrs. r. l.. Williams and Mrs.
Louise Murphy. 1t VIII be known as the
Lawrence Female Octet.
a new musical lion will soon be unleash
ed upon this country. Jan Kubelik, the
young Bohemian yiolinist. Only twenty-one
years old, he has already attained to such
substantial popularity that he refuses any
single engagement for less than 81 800 nv
all accounts he deserves at least a portion
OF his phenomenal success. Born in a lit
tie village near Prague. he had for father
a humble peasant, a fiddler, who used to
play at rustic feasts. This father first
taught his boy to play. and to send him
TO the Prague Conservatorium the poor
father pinched and. maybe, starved himself
But he died just before the boy was able
to command the attention of the world Ku-
bellks technique is said by European crit
les 70 be marvellous, and his individuality
Tar beyond that of most precocious genius
fl a a I.
he has his own accompanist and his own
piano. The name Rubelik is pronounced
KOO-be-lick> He gives his only concert in
this city at the Columbia.