Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
M USICAL MENTION

CHARLES Bayly, jr., Miss Elisabeth Wahly
| Mrs Belle Carpenter Henney and Mrs D.
Olin Leech. will give the first of a series
OF three concerts next Tuesday evening at
the Washington Club. together with the
| Ladies' String Quartet, the members of
which are Miss Marie BastianelH. Miss
| Mabel Montgomery. Miss Jessie Bloomer
and Miss Helen Bastianelli. Both auartets
met with the most favorable reception last
season. and, strengthened by a slight
change in their memberships, will give evil
dence of their careful training under their
director, Mr.. Ernest Lent. The interesting
| program includes two novelties not heard
before in this country. They are a Porto
Rican dance and the stirring Borinquen.
Porto Rican national air. both brought to
this country by Mr.. willoughby. treasurer
Of Porto Rico, and arranged specially for
this concert by Mr.. Lent.
Miss Margaret Cummins Mr. Charles
Rabold and Mr.. Ernest Hutcheson, who are
to give the Peabody recitals on the even
lngs OF December 10 and 10 at the New
Willard ball ROOM are representative artists
whose exceptional musical gifts give surety
Of performances of rare interest Miss
Cummins is entirely a Baltimore product
| having received her musical training at the
Peabody Conservatory, and at present Is a
member of its staff of teachers. She has
made numerous concert tours, in which she
has won the enviable reputation of being
the possessor of a soprano that is equally
effective in operate, oratorio and lyric
work.
Mr.. Rabold's musical career has been
partly in Europe and partly in this country
After studying abroad he entered the Pea
body Conservatory as student, and was
subsequently appointed a member of the
staff of vocal instructors. He has appeared
with great success in numerous recitals
given in Baltimore and other cities, and
hos. int
in which field he is especially happy.
Mr.. Hutchinson, one of the most remark
able pianists now before the public in this
country, is a native Of Australia and re-
ceived his musical education in Germany.
At the age CT fifteen years he entered the
Conservatory of Lelpsig and graduated with
high honors. receiving the Mozart prize.
After some years spent in concert work he
went to Weimar for some special studies
under Stavenhagen. In 1898 he gave a
concert in Berlin with such success that
he was Immediately offered position there
In the Stern Conservatory. which he sub
sequently resigned to go to the Peabody
Conservatory, Baltimore Among his con-
certs in Berlin was one made UP entirely of
his own compositions, and this earned for
him reputation as one of the most gifted
of the rising composers.
Mr. George Lawrence, director of the mu-
sic of the First Presbyterian Church, AZ
street northwest between and d, is busy
recognizing a quartet and large chorus
choir. Miss Mary M. Byrne has resigned
her position as soprano to take up her res
idence in New York. Miss Dodd will fill
the place until soprano is selected. The
contralto and baritone places in the choir
are also to be filed in the near future. Mr..
Lawrence has many applications. but will
not make selection until after the first Of
the month. A large chorus is being organ
lied to sing the Christmas music.
Mrs H. II. Mills studio recital last Tues
day was a musical success. and she was
warmly complimenred by the large compa-
ny present upon the excellent interpreta-
ton of the following program: 81 Love
You" SobeskD, Mr.. John Copenhaver
Sounds from the Bali tGilleo, Miss Edna
Baier; "vainka's Song" Won Stutzman).
Itch Kann NIGHT Fassen Mich Glauben
(Schumann). Miss Carrie Burkhardt; Isl
Mes vers" Hahn). Lullaby" Jocelyn,
(Godard}, Mrs. w. w. Hanger; Il am Co
ca my Love Nell" &C. Milligan Fox,,
Mr.. Alfred B. Leet; Spring Song" CWeiD.
Mrs. Frank Barnes Meditation" QMasse-
metz, Mr.. Joseph Harrison; Fear Ye Not.
Thompson; 1.-THE Nymph of the Rhine"
CWekerlin). Miss Emily Glover; Three
Fishers" Hullah). Mrs. Mills and Miss
Burkhardt.
The Mother Goose entertainment for the
benefit of the Episcopal Eye and Ear Hos
pital, under the management of Mrs. Old
berg, is indefinitely postponed on account
of the non-attendance at rehearsals be-
cause of social enga gements of those TAX
ing part.
A talented and attractive young pianist.
Miss Julie Geyer. will be heard in a group
of piano numbers on the Kocian program
when that young artist plays In this city.
Miss Geyer, who Is q pupil of Joseffy and
Moszkowski, Is on a tour with the Bohe-
milan violinist. Kocian's accompaniment.
however, are played by Franz Spindler, who
came to America with the young artist at
ter having acted in a similar capacity for
him during his London engagements.
Miss Mary Mackenzie Byrne's song re-
cital at the First Presbyterian Church last
night was well attended, and the audience
gave evidence OF its satisfaction at the
Interpretation of the program by liberal ap-
plause Miss Byrne sang g group of Scotch
songs, two numbers from Liza Lehrnann's
I'm Persian Garden" Prock's theme and
variations, Chaminade's ION the Shore"
Rubinstein's Voices of the Woods" and
Chaminade's Summer" All her work was
well done, as was her duet with Mr.. Hop
kins. She was assisted by Rosalie Bride
well Golding contralto; w. A. Hopkins.
baritone. and Alton Dougherty Of Altoona,
Pa, pianist Mrs. Dasie Danforth Bowdeu
was the accompanist Miss Byrne gees to
New York to complete her musical studies.