Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
MUSICAL MENTION.


The great musical artists OF the world
are not any more free from superstition
than other people-if anything, they carry
their superstition to the extreme. A story
regarding ossip Gabrilowitsch, the pianist,
Is of interest at the present time as an
illustration Of his inclination toward the
supersttious
AT one of the New York recitals there
was a tedious wait before GabriIowitscn
appeared on the stage. The audience did
not know what was up, but In the artists
dressing room all was commotion. He had
lost his gold locket and refused to COM
mence the concert until il was found.
This locket was gift from Lesch,tl slly,
the great teacher of Vienna, who Lal be-
come enraptured with Gabrilowitsch. IL
was handsomely inscribed and within We're
two locks of hair; one quite white and the
other brown and gray. The hair is shat
of Liszt and Rubinstein, which Lesch aIt.sly
generously shared with his favorite pupil.
who values the gift with almost super
stitious reverence. and declares that he
would be too nervous to play IL deprived OF
1t. He has always had IL with him at
his concerts In this country, and t was
not really lost when he thought IT was.
His valet had carelessly left IL at the
hotel. and Gabrilowitsch played with more
feeling than usual to. make up for the
hours delay he caused the audience.
One of the best known local concert
ing concert by Mr.. and Mrs. George Hen
schel, said that she regretted exceedingly
that an out-of-town engagement would
prevent her hearing them. Il can always
learn something from hearing them sing"
she added. That is the true artistic spirit.
For certain phases of the study OF music
there is no school, no teacher, 50 good
as listening to artists of such ability as
these Years of painstaking study. large OPP
portunity of hearing, intelligent 1pprecia-
ton and the power to absorb all that
one can are among the factors that make
a great artist.
Miss III. Thodora Wight, contraIto. sang
the three songs from some verses of Helen
Hay, which have been set to music by
Mrs. Berenice Thompson, at the Friday
Morning Musical Club last week. Mrs.
Thompson accompanied her.
The Washington Saengerbund viii give
its last musical entertainment this season
at its club house tomorrow evening. Mr.
Henry Xander the musical director. has
prepared an excellent program, and has Sc
cured as soioists Master Clinton Baringer,
violinist; Mrs. VIM. 7. Reed, contraito;
Mrs. Kitty Thompson-Berry. soprano:
Thos. f. Turpin. tenor; Daniel A. MhricI
and Otto Luebkert, baTttoDes. The pro-
gram will be as follows: Chorus, My Old
Kentucky Home" arranged by Van der
Stucken. Saengerbund: violin solo selec-
ton, Master r. Clinton Baringer piano ac-
compartment, Master Edwin q. Balinger:
contralto solo. THE Lord is MY Light"
Ailisten, Mrs. William T. Reed; baritone
sOiU, n sui VI tut btstiNr lfAii-
lei A. Mhirick; soprano solos. a. Thou Art
Mine ALL" Tn. Bradsky: b. I'll Bacio,"
Arditi. Mrs. Kitty Thompson-Berry; tenor
s ssG k s@" ThSmas Ts s1h
bert, Otto Luebkert; quintet. ALLEGRO Mo-
derato,' Reissiger, ]. Finckel. c. Donch,
H. Donch, W. Donch and II. Xander.
The Damrosch Society has engaged two
of the best of New York singers for the
final concert of its season, Miss Shannah
Cumming, soprano, and Mr.. Mckenzie Cor
don, tenor The concert is slated for April
IL. at the Congregational Church.
At last Mondays meeting of the Euterpe
Club the following program was rendered:
Barcarole, Neyin, Mrs. Frank Byram;
Anathema. Won Fielitz, Miss Salome Win
gate; Gavotte, Jeffery. Miss Anna Mar
shall; quartet (mixed), Where Are You
Going. My Pretty Maid?" Mrs. Bayley,
Miss Wingate, Mr.. Frank Myers. Mr.. Sci
bold; Invocation From Ceceian Mass, Gou-
nod, Mr.. W. H. Schoiz; My Heat at Thy
Sweet Voice" Saint Saens, Mrs. Ivy Her.
riott Shade; Welsh song, "AH Through the
Night Mr.. Frank Meyers: Adagio and
aeI Rooster Violin), Mr.. w. III. Scholz
(vioia), Miss Florence Wieser Ccello), Mr..
A. c. Fronani Cpiano).
Special engagements have been made
with Miss Anita Cluss. harpiste of st.
Johns Church and late of New York, to
play the harp at st. Paurs Church. 23d
street, tomorrow, Palm Sunday. evening
and at Calvary Baptist Church Easter
Sunday evening. Miss Cluss will play the
harp at the usual services during the day
at ST. Johns Church on both Palm and
Easter Sundays.
The First Presbyterian Church choir. I'M
der the direction of Mr. George Lawrence,
Mr.. Paul Sperry, organist, will sing tomor-
row palm Sunday a special program OF
music At the morning service Calvary"
arranged for solo and chorus; THE Palms."
also arranged solo and chorus. and at the
offertory Miss Mary Mackenzie Byrne viii
sing Jerusalem" by Parker. The soloists
are Mrs. Louise Murphy, MIR. George
Wright, Miss Byrne and Mr.. Lawrence.
The same program will be repeated at the
evening service.
1.-The Crueifixion," by Stainer, will be
sung at st. Andrews Church by the choir
Good Friday evening at 8 O'Clock. The
soloists will be Mr.. Douglass @. Miller of
the Congregational choir and Mr.. Charles
@. McRoberts and Miss Virginia Powell
Goodwin OF ST. Andrews choir. A portion
of the Georgetown Orchestra viii accom-
pany the choir
Jenny Lind Muller-Green OF Baltimore,
organist, will appear in recital to be given
at the First Presbyterian Church next Ties
day evening under the direction OF Mr.. Geo.
Lawrence. She will be assisted by Mr.
William E. Green, violnist, of Washington;
Mr.. Alexander Mosher. tenor; the First
Presbyterian Church choir; Miss Mary
Mackenzie Byrne, Mrs. Inez Seymour Nc
Council. sopranos: Mr.. George Wright
baritone. Admission to this recital will be