The Washington times., 1901-10-27
MUSICAL MENTION.

MUSICAL MENTION.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra wi
give its first concert in Baltimore on Tues
| be included in the orchostra's booking
| this season.
Miss Morgan. a talented pupil o: MI
| Freeman, organist Of st. Johns Church
has been temporarily appointed organis
| OF St. Margarets choir. Frank Roacl
Will continue as musical director of st
| Margaret's.
a wedding of interest to musical peopl
occurred last week in Northeast Wash
! ington. the contracting parties being Bell
Carpenter, formerly contralto of Foun
dry Church. Fourteenth and Streets
but now Of st. MargaretS, and Charlie
IIenney, the euphonium soloist.
Harry l.. b. Sheetz has just puhlishe,
an original composition under The nam,
of Gypsy Scarf Dance" which eclipse!
anything he has heretofore given the pub
lie The new piece is characteristic, bu
just enough so to plitcc it beyond tn,
possibilities of popula ity. Among Mr.
SheetZs other compositions are Dream
ing, a reverie: Silver Spring Waltz.
and the "SynCopatcd Sandy Dance al
popular selections.
Last Thursday afternoon at the Wash
ington Club. Clifford Alexander Wiley, OF
New York, gave a Musical Talk, fol
lowed by a recital:' Mr. WHey's discourse
covered wide field, and proved excep-
upnally interesting, while his group oi
songs were beautifully rendered. despite
a bad cold. Mrs. c. W. FatrfIx. mezzC
soprano. and II. S. Whitney, bass. as
sisted Mr.. Wiley. The programme in
ciuded:
Mszzo soprano solo, Aria, ''Benve-
nuto'. o'...............-..-.-..-. Eugene Dia
Mrs Fairfax
Bass solo. MY Little Woman .......... Osgoo,
Mr. Whitney.
''Hemlch Grusse'' e''...................von Fielit
Under the Rcse'' Ftishei
Shepard. See the Horses Foaming Name
"Mohac's Field" "..................... Korba,
Tears, Idle Tears 80. swallow. Swai-
low ..........................s Sullivan
An interesting event that will be eager
ly anticipated is the repetition of the
Persian Garden" which Mrs. ii. II.
Mills gave some time ago. The enter
tainment was attended then with un-
usual success. and Mrs. Mills will repeat
ii this season with a strong quartette.
Another bit of pleasing Information is
the announcement of a series of studio
muSIcales by Mrs Mills, which will be
inaugurated shortly in a recital introduc-
ing Carrie Burkhart. a promising young
soprano. Miss Burkhart sang a group of
songs last Monday night at the Euterpe
Club recital and was enthusiastically re-
ceived. She is a protege of Mrs Mills,
and will undoubtedly be heard often dur
ing the winter
The grand visitation of the officers of
the Grand Lodge OF Masons to Harmony
Lodge last Wednesday night was the oc-
casion for some excellent music. Clifford
Alexander Wiley sang THE Two Grena-
diers, and The Clock of the Universe"
was rendered by j. Walter Humphrey.
Douglass @. Miller offered The High
wayman. and the lodge quartette, which
was so favorably received at the McKin-
ley memorial services last month at
Chase S, rendered The Lost Chord and
The Bridge
Admirers of John T. Sullivan. of the
Bellows stock company. as wen as the
general musical public, will be interested
an u new march which is now in the pub
lishers hands. The composition Is by
Victor II. Johnson, and has been named
for and dedicated to the popular actor.
The title page will be ornamented by a
picture of Mr.. Sullivan. MIR. Johnson is
the leader of the Urche estra at the La
fayette Theatre and is favorably known
here by reason of his many bright com
positions.
Miss Cryder is in New York. attending
a series of musical events which are quite
the feature there at present. Miss Cryder
VIII reopen her y Street studio on Novem-
bcr l. which Will be gratifying news to
her friends here, 70. her rooms are al
ways the centre of attraction for
charming coterie. musical. literary and
arlistic Miss Cryder will continue her
classes, and will give another series of
musicales. which last year proved among
the most delightful events Cf the win
ter and which brought together artists
whose combined work was not excelled
by any professional event OF the season.
A familiar. face wSs observed on the
streets OF Washington last week, and its
owner kept busy shaking hands at every
turn. 1t belonged to none other than
Hubbard T. Smith, the mention of whose
name is quite sufficient. aside from iden-
trying him with Listen to Ny Tale OF
Woe, or the opera. "COronet and Coin
Mr.. Smith has just returned from Peking,
where he was attached to the American
1t egation. He can now talk Chinese al
most as wei as he can write music
but he is not wearing queue.
Much interest is being manifested in a
new mandolin club which is being organ
lied by William Edward Todd. ir Mr.
Todd has secured some OF the best ma
terial in the city. and promises the local
public some first-class music. such as is
rarely rendered by mandolin organiza-
lions anywhere. At a meeting of the
club the following officers were elected:
Secretary; NJ. S. Snyder, Treasurer, and
William Edward Tydd. Director and Bust
ness Manager. The other members Of the
'lub are William H. Stewart, r. Z. Doyle,
~durice NJ. CleeYes and Eugene Welch.
Several concerts will be given here this
winter. and an extended trip is under
ined for next summer.
The choir of st. Augustine's Church.
under the direction OF Nine. j. Esputa
Daily, will sing La Hache's Mass today.
Pilgrims Chorus has been ar
-anged to the ''Veni Creator, and will be
sung just before the sermon. and Gou-
lod's Ave Nerum' will form the offer
tory. An arrangement of Sir Arthur Sui
ivans The Lost Chord" is now in re-
hearsal. 1t Is tor female voices, and
promises to be very effective An error
through the statement that Nine. Dalys
classes are being conducted at Droop's.
Nine Daly's studio IS located in the
Nnabe Building. Pennsylvania Avenue.
Two new musical compositions have just
made their appearance in The Little
Revelers.' by Harry Wheaton Howard,
and 20 Cruel Love- by DIR. J. ". Bis
hon. The latter is a contralto, solo and
art. one of DIR. Risch9ff's S pupils.
The programme which will be rendered
oday by the choir Of st. -Aloysius Church
viii include:
'Asperges Nc" Desert
Sdertory, pa Nobis paGern'' Nendeissohn
yespers will be sung at 1870, and the
psalms will be selected from Rosewig's
vesnars
enor solo, -'salvc Regina .Mcndel,sohn
,uartette, 80. Salutaris" "............... harston
'Tantm Ergo '...--.................. -tiorLl
'Iaudate Dominum' ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Gounod
A change has been made in the person
lel or the quartette of st. AiOysius
through The resignation Of Cecilia V.
Murphy, owing to III health. Miss Murphy
las been succeeded by Mrs. Blanche Mat
inely- Rogers, who was for many years
he soprano soioist of st. Patrick's
church.
The musical prospectus for the coming
lcason is unusually bright. Band and or
'hCstra concerts with numerous individ-
lal rccitals will serve to keep the public
If Washington highly entertained. The
irst important event of the season will
,ccur the 26th of next month. when Josef