Evening star., 1901-05-11
SICAL MENTION.

of otto Torney Simon at Knabe's Hall next
Monday evening. The program has been
very carefully arranged and will be inter-
estiug Those who will participate are Err
nestiue Rowland. Mary Walk. Alexander
MoSher, Chas F Roberts and John Duff
FEY Arthur d. Mayo Will assist and play
two piano solos. Mrs. Otto Torney Simon
will he the accompanist.
There will he piano recital by the pupils
of Miss Vfrginie Bestor this evening at 8
O'Clock at the Washington Club. Those
who will participate are Misses Eleanor
Alexander, IneZ Walden. Eliza beth Bry an,
Sldrrta Armstrong, Julia Peck, Henrietta
Fitch Martha Gregory, Anna Peck. Louise
Gregory. Amy Burke and Isabel TOwncy.
Miss EcStor herself will play Chopins
SChcrZo in B minor
John Buffcy will sing at an organ and
song recital to be given at Mt. Vernon
Place Church next Tuesday evening. The
organist will be 5. Archer Gibson Of the
Brick Church. New York city, who has
Very high reputation. He will play Bachs
prelude and fugue in 9 minor and pastorale
III +. GuilmOntS caprice in B fiat, his own
Spring Song Widor'S tocCatO from the
sixth symphony: Wagners Liebestod from
Tristan and Isolde" and the Ride of the
Walkyries'' from Die Walkure." Mr.. Duff
fey Will sing the rccitative. For Behold.
Darkness Shall Cover the Earth" the aria,
THE People That Walked in Darkness
from the Messiah Won Ffelitz's Eli
y
Il Cannot Help Loving Thee" MacDow-
ellis Thy Beaming Eyes" and Pinsutis
"Bedouin Love Song
Earl Quick. the boy soprano has. 1t IS
said. lost his voice and has been obliged to
cancel all his engagements. There were
indications Of this impending calamity
last winter, when he sang here for the
Philharmonic Club.
BY special arrangement with Maurice
Grau. Henry Wolfsohn will control the
concert work Of Nine. Schumann-Heink.
Sig Campanani and David Bispham for
The quartet of Foundry NJ. E. Church is
rehearsiuC Ciabrirrs oratOrio. David. King
of Israel which. under the direction of
the orsanist. MIR. W. X. Cohen. will be
rendered Sunday evening, May 10. The
quartet. composed of Mrs Gertrude Dana
BrOCkway, soprano: Miss Anna Belle Car
pcntcr ContraltO; W. W. Gibson. tenor and
Charles F. Hall. baSSO. will be assisted on
that occasion by Mrs. ID. Olin Leech. con-
JraItO. and Charles ii. Henney, euphOnium
sOlOist.
Mr.. Narela has begun the work of organ
iZing the new vested choir for St Thomas
Church and, judging from the success of
the work SO far. the choir promises to be
al fine one in every respect 1t will be
composed of n solo quartet and about
twenty mixed voices. and will sing the
first Sunday in October. Applications for
positions in the choir should be addressed
to Mr.. Narela.
Miss Anita Cluss, harpist, has been en-
TIL Columbia Theater for the DAILY sum-
mer opera requiring that instrument. Miss
C-USS is one of the most skillful performers
il the country. and she is a Washing
ton girl musicians here are naturally proud
of her.
Arthur Middleton. basso. recently had an
engagement in Baltimore, and his singing
was so satisfactory that he was at once
ergaged for another concert. to be given
there next month. MIR. Middleton has
voice of great power and excellent quality,
which is constantly developing in both di
reCtions-
The EJterpe Club, an association tncor-
porated for the purpose of advancing the
interests of vocal and instrumental music,
had large attendance at its meeting
Thursday night at its hall, i19 9th street.
An excellent program was given, including
the overture from William Tell" by Miss
Marshall and Angelo c. Fronani; piano
solo, a, ITnpromptu OPP. 16, Rubinstein: b,
''Murmuring of Zephyrs;" C, "Rustlng of
Spring" by Miss Mitchell; soprano solo,
Romeo and Juliet and AT Parting" by
Rogers, by Mrs. Ivy .Herriott-Shade bari
tone solo, THE Wanderer, Schumann, by
MIR. John Duffy. DIR. E. Clyde Shade then
made short address and the election of
officers, which followed the enrolment of
new members, resulted follows: Presi-
dent David l. Selke; vice president Major
Fred Hope; secretary, Italo Fronani
treasurer, DIR. E. Clyde Shade; director
Angelo G. FrOnani: executive board, the Of
fcers and Charles S. Alden and Miss Anna
L Marshall After election the cOnstitu-
tion was discussed and adopted as submit
ted by the incorporators. The president
Mr. Selke, at the conclusion of the busi-
ness, announced that meetings of the or
eanization would take place every second
and fourth Thursday in the month and
that complimentary concert would be
given on the 2Sth of May, the place to be
announced later.
Miss Chambers gave a recital with her
kindergarten plano class at Mt. Pleasant
Congregational Church last evening. The
children were from FIVE to ten years old
and played from memory. Among those
who participated were Katharine Britton
Mildred Leaven, Margherita Strawn, Eva
~Burren Pearl Calhoun and Master Fordyce
Melvin.