The times., 1901-05-26
MUSICAL NOTES.

terest and curiosity is the remarkable
musicale planned by Miss l.. Lieberman.
a local piano teacher Miss Lieberman
has certainly great enterprise. and has
undertaken a new departure in the way
of pupils recitals. for such her concert
is to be. 1t is to take place at the Ma
tional Theatre on the evening of June 4,
and Miss Lieberman has engaged the ser
vices of Anita CIuss. harpist; Jacques Van
Pouclle. clarinetist and the principal So
loists Of the United States Marine Band
and the Philharmonic Orchestra" so the
programmes read. in addition, six pianos
are to be played Simultaneously by the
pupils. and no one person at piano play
ing the same part, which sounds a tri1e
ambiguous, but is according to the pro-
gramme Miss Iichermau euEa ged Miss
1iuss services as harpist on condition
That she would not play any solos in pub
lie until after her concert. y iss Iiebcr-
man, 1t is said, is assured large audi
ence for her musicale. as a Ia ~ge number
OF tickets have already been sold.
Minnie Evan, formerly so well known
in Washington's musical circles. spent a
few hours in her old home last Tuesday.
A little later she hopes 10 be here for a
short visit before returning to Paris.
Mhere she has made her home for the
past teW Nears. Miss Evans beautiful
Will be delighted to see her again.
Bessie Conwell, Mrs. a L. Goodhue.
Melville Hensey, and Leon Reizenstein.
all pupils of DR.. KimbaH, are at present
studying Liza Lehman's In a Persian
Garden, which they will probably give
Some time in the early autumn.
Clifford Alexander Wiley viii give a pu-
pills recital at the Washington Club Fri
day evening, June p.
At St a Jysius Church this morning
Miss Cecilia Murphy will sing Braga's
Angels Serenade" and Mascheroni's
Ave Maria both with violin obligato by
Sol Minister.
On Sunday, June 9, Cardinal MartiueIli
viii celebrate mass at St. Patrick's
Church. For this distinguished occasion
a special musical programme is being ar
ranged. Haydn's Third Mass will be
sung and the choir viii be assisted by an
orchestra.
Carl A. Droop of the firm of Droop &
Sons has Just returned from the annual
convention Of the National Piano Makers
Association of America. The meetings
took place in New York Wednesday
Thursday. and Friday of last week. The
tertained. Thursday evening a banquet
at Delmouico's and Friday delightful
trip TO West Point were arranged in their
honor Among other local piano dealers
in attendance were Percy :. Foster, d. G.
Pfeiffer, and \. Y. Grimes.
Lucy Lehman, a charming Southern
girl, is in Washington for a few weeks,
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Alexander,
Of Q Street. Miss Lehman is the pos
SCISSOR Of q beautiful contralto voice and
has been studying in New York for the
past two seasons. She recently refused
the position of contralto soloist at Brick
Presbyterian Church there. being selected
for the position from over hundred ap-
plicants. To fill the quartette of this
church over a thousand voices We're tired.
Miss Lehman is studying now with DR..
kimball and hopes to arrange to spend
next season here to continue her stucles
with him. She Will leave for Philadelphia
next week to give song recital at Mrs.
Clement Griscom's Later she VIII return
for the summer to her home in LoulsYlHe.
The large audience present last Monday
evening at the meeting Of the Euterpe
Musical Club was treated to an extra
number, which proved to be the hit of
the evening. Gertrude Steadman sang
Gounod's More Regal in His Low Es-
displaying such a beautiful soprano that
she captured her audience completely. and
was compelled to respond to an encore,
choosing for this a captivating song by
Chaminade. Miss Steadman is under the
instruction Of Prof. Raphael Rooster, who,
although a newcomer. is rapidly becoming
recognized as voice trainer Of ability.
The musicale given by the Euterpe AIu-
sicaI Club at Gunton Memorial Chapel
last Monday evening proved even more
delightful and interesting than the pre-
vious one two weeks ago. a large aud
fence enjoyed every number. Among those
in the audience were DR.. J. ". Bischoff,
Percy Foster. Douglass Miller, Archi-
bald Olmstead. Walter Pierce, Mrs. II. H.
Mills, Mrs. W. L. Wilson, Mrs. Esputa-
DAILY, Nine HoIberg, and others well
known in musical circles Those who took
part in the programme were William +.
Worcester. Frank Byram, HOratiO Rench,
Raphael Rooster, john A Bryan William
II. SchOlz. DR.. J. Z. EXner, Mrs. Frank
Byram. Mrs F. G.. Davis, and the Misses
Clara Moran, Elizabeth Tyler. Gertrude
Steadman. Florence Wieser, Eva Whit
ford, y. E Law, Jean Loker, and Florence
Stevens. The Euterpe Musical Club should
have a brilliant future, and there is no
reason. why ii should not become one OF
the most important factors in Washing
tons musical life during the coming sea-
son
A delightful musicale by the pupils Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lent took place Fri
day evening at st. Johns Parish Hall,
on Sixteenth Street. Mr. and Mrs. Lent
are very successful teachers and a large
number Of promising young pianists, vio
linists. and ceIlists took part in a we'll
arranged programme. Those who partic-
ipated were the Misses Florence Stevens,
Marie Bastianelli, Mabel Montgomery.
Helena Zimmerman, Grace Harding,
Mae Stoops. Ida Ullman. Edith Fry, Lii !
liam COblentzer, Florence Wieser, Janet /
Stearns. Helen BaStianeili, Annie Sloan, /
RENE Rochon, Frances Johnson, Blanche !
Robertson, Addie Slack Mcclellan. Iva |
Martin, and Mrs. Jessie Croker. Messrs. J
Robert Stearns Clarence WhitmorC, Alex I
ander Mason. Robert Barringer, James !
Phelan. Richard Barry, Mark Lansburgh, I
Porter Lee. Rudolf Lent. August Heck, I
William GoldsbOrOugh. David KiHdlebeF- /
ger, and Adrian Bastianelh. A large and /
interested audience was present and the /
occasion seemed TO be one Of much pleas |
ure to all concerned.
Planquettes beautiful opera. Chimes OF !
Normandy" viii be presented tomorrow |
evening at the National Rifles Armory by /
The musical friends and pupils of Profs. /
SALESMAN and de Ford, with an excellent !
cast large chorus. and fun orchestra.
These gentlemen have produced many
operas in the past few years for various
charities. and should receive a large pat
ronage on the occasion Of their first BEN
eft.
: '-The Chimes Of Normandy was given a
few weeks ago for the benefit Of the
EVonan's Christian Temperance Union,
and Royal Arcanum, and proved to be
ever giyen by a local company The cast
includes sllCh well known local faVOrites