The times., 1901-05-26
THE GEORGETOWN ORCHESTRA.
Local Musical Season Brought to
Successful Close.


The musical season practically came to
an end last evening with the concert of
| the GEORGETOWN Orchestra at the Ma
| tional Theatre. The house was com
pletely filled with representative and ap-
preciative audience, which followed the
programme with close attention and many
manifestations of approval
The programme was well selected and
within the capabilities of the orchestra,
which is now an organization that Wash
ington may be proud of. Mr.. Kaspar has
labored iudefatigably with his forces and
the results are greatly to his credit. Nat
uraIly the string choir is the strong fea-
ture of the organization, and numbers
sixty violinists, irrespective of the vio-
las, cellos, and double basses, a great
many of them pupils of the director. The
rendition of the Fischer "Barcarolle' by
the Violinists in unison was effective
as well as unique performance, being
played with pure intonatiOn, good pre-
cision Of attack, and fine volume of tone
The Scotch symphony" of Mendelssohn
was the piece de resistance of the pro-
gramme and was given smooth and in
telligent reading, the scherZo in partlc-
ular receiving delightful treatment. The
"Egmont Overture of Beethoven was
given with sorority and breadth, and the
charming ''LArlesienne" suite of Bizet
was played with the delicacy anC grace
it demanded. Altogether the work Of the
orchestra was highly commendable and
Mr.. Kaspar is to be congratulated on its
well deserved success.
The solOists were Mary Helen Howe, So
prano. and Anton Ksspar, vlollnlst, noth
Washingtonians but whose regulations
are by no means confined TO their nome
CITY Miss Howe has been living in New
York the past two or three seasons, where
she has met with fiattering success. she
was warmly welcomed and fully earned
the generous applause bestowed upon her.
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for her programme number Elsa
Dream from ''Lohengrin,' and for her
encore the waltz song from Romeo ana
Juliet singing them both with artistic
finish and style. and much beauty of tone.
Mr.. Xander accompanied the Wagner
number. and a younger sister OF Miss
Howe the Gounod one.
Mr.. kaspar, who has Just returned from
a very successful tour of the South, again
demonstrated his fine musical and technl-
cal qualities. playing the concerto of
NieuxtemP5 in D minor.fDp. II, in an ar
tistic manner. and adding fresh laurels
to his reputation. Anita Cluss was heard
with much pleasure in the Bizet suite.
which contains many effective passa ges
for the harp. Agnes Alden accompanied
the "BarCarolle.' The theatre was taste
fully decorated and the solOists received
a number of beautiful floral tributes.
The orchestra's membership is as fol-
lows:
vioIins-Anton Kaspar, Miss N1inna
Heinrichs, Joseph Finckel, Tyler Nord-
nnger. IL >. hlcharuSOn, J. Eefulnanu W ell
Ter. Mrs j. G. Lewis. Fannie Koehle,
Jessie Cowling. Louise Carson. Olive War
ing. Mary Crook Florence Stevens. Mabel
Money. Frank kaspar George Siemen. G
b. Keferstein. e. S. Tracy. c. D. Mitchell
C H. Seaton. D. Stanici. Ola Park, Kath-
crime Bradford. Addie Lyon, Lucy Morti-
mer. Edith Holt. Caroline S. Field, Esther
Smith, Mary King. E. ROnsaville Bruce
Carr, Ruth Tanner, Eleanor Bartlett
Grace HOPKINS. Blanch Walcott. Lucy
Meyers. Lillian Kockling. Elizabeth Gra-
hame, Josephine SlmmS. Louise May Far
row, Faith Woodward, Mamie Moore,
Olive Pierce, J. Lindenkohl. June Brown.
Edith Pollard. Blanche Wilgus, Louise
Fontaine, Emily Shillinburg, Alverda Os-
burn. Rudolph Stanley Brown, Chiffon
Kolaze. Riley Stanton. Hurlburt Winfield,
Fritz Christiani. George Brandt, Phillip
Barns, Jerome Phillips, John i. Werres.
Violas-RobeTt G. Stearns. Miss Maud
SewelI, julius Ulle, Z. Muhlhausen, L. NJ
Kruger. c. DOnch. ". Buckingham.
VfoIencellos-AIi Anna Ulkc, Miss Min
ME Schott l.. Z. Bradford, A. F'urthmey-
er. {. Werner, J. Miller.
Double basseS-D. Wolfsteiner, August
Heck G Feigc w Donch, c. Kruger A
A Moeller Paul Pfarr.
Harp-Anita Cluss.
Flutes-Robert q. SeCl, L. ". Stone.
Oboes-J II. hammers, Percy >. Angie.
CIarinets-F. Boettcher, a. Guimond.
Bassoons-J. Dieudonne, H. p. Werres.
Horns-E. Wacker J. Schulz, L. Tilleux,
Y. PatrOla.
Cornets-Dr. William Long, Otto Leh-
merit.
hausen. W. H. Walton.
Tuba-G. Licarione.e
Saxophone-J. y. II. Moeremans.
Tympani-C. Naeckar.
BASS drum and cymbals-F r. Brown.
Iibrarian-E. s Tracy.