The Washington times., 1902-01-19

senza." Gruck Katherine Potion piano
concerto. No. 3 Beethoven. IT. Anton
GloetZner; songs. SOLICITED, katherine
Pelton; overture. "Rienzi" Wagner.
The hrat number on the programme, a
festival march. is by Robert Stearns. a
younr Washington musician, who is rap
idly making name for himself among
local composers. Mr.. Stoarns was a stu
dent ut the Conservatory at Brussels
under lsaye. in whose orchestra the
Young violniSt played.
DR.. Anton GloetZner. vino will play the
piano concerto, is known in Washington
as a thorough musician of wide attain-
ments as composer. teacher. and concert
pianist His former appearance with ',c
orchestra have been highly successful, and
have led to many requests for mis- re-
engagement. Katherine Pelton is a New
York singer who viii make her initial
appearance here at this concert She
has sung at local private entertainments,
on one occasion appearing before the late
President Mckinley who expressed him
self as highly pleased with her voice.
The advance sale of tickets for the con-
cert is now in progress at T. Arthur
Smiths ticket bureau, 1927 F Street
The first of the series of Bischoff re-
citals Will occur next Thursday evening
at the Congregational Church. when the
following programme will be rendered:
Organ solo, Sonata Pontifical, "..
Observation-Disclosures. IemmenS.
Fulton b. Karr.
Sunset, Observation-Disclosures. Dudley Buck
NJ. Adelaide Lynham.
''Fll Sing Thee Songs of Araby," -. Clay.
VIII C. Mills.
Quartette, From the Valleys and
Balfe.
Mrs. Bischof, Miss Lynham, Mr..
Mills, and Mr.. Lawson
Aria, 'Regnava mel Silenzio." .Donizetti.
Mrs. Elsie Bond Bischoff
Organ solo - "Serenata." Moszkowski,;
"Traumerei," Schumann, and gavotte,
"Mignon,' Thomas.
DR.. J. W. Bischoff.
Gypsy John, ....................He Herbert.
Herbert ID. Lawson.
Staccato polka. Observation-Disclosures. Mulder.
Virginia Powell Goodwin.
Quartette, finale, Good Night, Flotow
Mrs. Bischof. Miss Lynham, Mr..
Mills, and Mr.. Lawson.
George Lawrence has arranged for pu-
pills recital TO be given at his studio
next Friday evening. The pupils who
will participate include Mrs Annie Will
son. Mrs. Matte Houck Saers, Mrs. Alice
Burgess, Mrs. Keoun, Ruby Vernon Wyatt,
Virginia Steele, Mary Faulkner, Catherine
Faulkner. Mary Cunningham, Lille Cum
ningham. Lottie Bentley. Mabel Louise
Murphy, Bertha BuTmester. Harry @.
Bushby H. Harding, and a quartette con-
sisting of Mary Mackenzie Byrne, Mrs. E.
L. Williams, VIII A. Hopkins. and Mr..
Lawrence. Mrs. George Lawrence, violin
list, and Bessie van di Bojert, pianist, will
assist.
Charles Rabold, baritone, of Baltimore,
and Arthur Whiting, pianist, who was
heard here with the Kneisel Quartette.
will give a joint recital March II in the
New Willard ball room.
Few local singers can show as long and
successful a career as that which is ac-
credited to Mrs. Hattie Meads Smith,
whose beautiful voice is feature Of the
musical services of the First Congrega-
tional Church, and who is known here
and elsewhere as a singer of note. Mrs.
Smiths voice is clear soprano of re-
markable power and range. Mrs. Smith
takes the F above high e, with the same
ease and lack of effort required for any
other note within her range. Before her