The Washington times., 1902-04-06

German Am baSSddor, and Rev. Dr. Stafs
ford.
There were almost as many people In
the audience as on the stage of the New
Willard ballroom last Friday night. the
occasion being a concert in aid Of the new
Mckinley Memorial Church, which will be
erected some time in the future.
Through lack Of proper management or
for some other reason there were but few
programme supplied by many OF Wash-
ington's best known musicians, and as
there were twenty-one numbers and nu-
merous encores, it was rather late be-
fore the concert was over. 1t would be
almost impossible to name all the artists
of the evening OF to give as much space
as their work merited. and, while all dis
tinguished themselves more or less, there
were few who we're forced to respond to
several encores.
Among those whose names, or rather
whose numbers, figured conspicuously on
the programme were Mrs. Charles Bailey,
whose charming voice has been much in
the present season; Mrs. Ellen Vockey
Seiffert. who at one time was prominent
on the professional stage, and the Ladies'
Mandolin Club, under the direction OF
Prof. A. Y. Holmes.
Mr.. George H. O'Connor scored a pro-
success in several dialect songs,
which he sang in the infectious manner
which has placed him in class alone, and
Mr.. Joseph Cullen, Washington's most
popular and gifted banjoist, illustrated
some new features of the little instru-
ment, while the tenor solos of Mr.. Thomas
j. Quigiey were among the most enjoy<
able numbers OF the evening. Mr.. Quig-
ley has recently come to Washington
from Philadelphia. where he occupied
prominent place in musical affairs. Still
another delightful number was the bass
solo by Mr.. Arthur Middleton, and. in
deed. the entire programme and its
worthy object merited a larger audience
than that N attendance.
The pupils of Profs. SALESMAN and Ds
Ford gave musicale last Monday eyen-
ng at Sheldon's Dancing Academy. when
arge audience was present, and the num-
oers cordially received.
Those who participated were the Misses
Emerson, Willige, Reiner. Mrs. Dickiu-
'on, Messrs. Eisinger. Smith, Terry, Dunn,
Bell, Ernst, and Gardner.
Josef Hofmann, Fritz Kreisler, and Jean
Ierardy, who gave joint recital here at
he Columbia Theatre last Tuesday after
loon, will return to Washington for an
,ther concert next Sunday evening at the
Theatre, by arrangement with
lr. Rapley
The concert last week was among the
most enjoyable and artistic of the whole
eason, and it is matter OF keen salts
action that the local public will have an
ther opportunity to hear these three
Celebrated artists. Each number on their
ecent programme was given in superb
tyle and with such artistic finish that
be audience was loath to leave when the
oncert was over
HofTann and Cerardy had appeared here
efore and many of the music-loving pub
c knew what might be expected OF them.
ut kreisler was unknown to the majority
( the audience and had more at stake as
We're. However his hearers were not
1ng in concluding that they were being
htert2lneu Dy stlil another gifted player,
nd the violinist had soon established
imselt in their favor.
Tie programme for next Sunday even
,g's concert has not been announced. but
is sure to be made up Of carefully se-
,cted numbers.
An aeolian and pianola recital was given
riday evening at Knabe Hall. PennsyI-
lnia Avenue when an interesting prO.
ramme was given by Mr.. H. Higginbot-
I'm and Mrs. Wilson Young. These re-
tails are becoming quite popular and are
ways an object of interest in that their
ethods are unique and out of the or
mary. The recital Friday evening was
le fourth concert of the season.