Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-12

whose Offering was Spanish song, and
Mr.. I. j. Macnamee, who gave an original
French paper on ''Colette.'' the story which
the class has been reading. The last thing
on the program was a French dialogue
adapted by Nine. de Bausset for the occa-
sion The two characters IN thS<ralway
Irritation were well and gracef fully assumed
by Mrs. ]. T. BrOwneIl and Miss Cora de la
Matyr Thomas, and the bit of comedy was
well received both by those who under
stood the French lines and those who had
u depend on the gestures and facial ex-
pressions Of the actors
The Retew Orchestra. an organization Of
thirty-two members. under the direction of
Mr. H w Weber is rehearsin g for an en-
tertainment which it proposes to give at
Odd Fellows Hall. In its two years eK-
iStence this orchestra mas on numerous &C
c,,si1us donated its services to charitable
causes. Besides the numbers by the or
CEeStra. there will he solos by Mrs. d. DIN
Leech, Mr.. Wolf and Mr. Cathell as well
as Rotations by Messrs. Kahn and Wes-
ton.
s Coleridge TayIors "Hiawatha Depart
ure.' cantata for soprano. tenor and bari
tone solos. chorus and orchestra, the words
by II. W. Longfellow. will be given by the
Cleveland (Ohio) Vocal Society and Or
Chtstra of over forty pieces at its last con-
cert in May The Leader of that city says
Too much cannot be said with regard to
this beautiful work. it being about the best
of the three scenes set to music by the
Ep1Ee composer. L ne DEMONSTRATION Is SUI
r.rb. Astounding in the most beautiful
limitations and having rhythm through
at that is very unique and fascinating.
In a recent elaborate article in the MI
seal Courier on Moriz Moskowski among
his most prominent pupils were mentioned
Mrs Fanny Bloomfield eiSler and Mrs.
Ernest Lent As evidently the article was
directly inspired by MoSkowski, it is graft
flying to learn that he holds Mrs Lent in
the same high esteem as she Is held by all
her friends and admirers. who would like
to have more frequent opportunities of
listening to her exquisite piano playing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lent were heard last week
i'm a De Koven sciree and in other private
mUSicaleS.
The Ladies' String Quartet will play next
week Mt the home of Miss Molly Elliott
Seaweu- Their last public concert promises
to be the best of the series. Mrs. Kitty
Sl0ss0m- Mason. the well-known soprano
viii assist.
Mr.. n. Floyd Featherston. Washington's
representative bell ringer and performer on
musical novelties, gave an entertainment
last night for the benefit of st. PaulS NJ.
f. Church. An exceptionally large and re
fined audience was present and enjoyed the
entertainment in it's entirety. He is mu-
siCian and entertainer of rare abilities, and
his collection Of instruments is surpassed
by but few in number, variety or quality.
Waldecker's studio, No. 2620 X street north
west with her pupils last Thursday even
ing was greatly enjoyed by the audience.
The program included: Overture. Beet
hoven Mr.. Luerssen; piano duet. Schulhoff.
NJ. r. Waldecker and Miss Metz; overture,
Poet and Peasant" Miss Sylvester; vocal
solo. Miss n. and L. WaIdecker; fantasia in
& m. Mozart. Mr.. Senay: vocal SOLO Kos
sinl Miss Scrivner; concerto in E fiat m.
Beethoven Miss White; overture. Verdi,
Miss Metz; vocal solo. Schubert, Miss T.
Sauter; Piano solo. Donizetti. Miss Herring;
uoCturne, Chopin. Miss B. Sauter; Allison
March, VI. r Waldecker, Miss BaUgh-
man.
Mr. W b Atkinson, organist of St. Paurs
Episcopal Church. sd street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, will give an organ recital on
the new organ next Thursday evening at
O'Clock. He will be assisted by Miss Emily
Nonserratt Bradley of New York and Miss
Bea trice Seymour Goodwin of this city.
The program will be interesting and varied,
and will include compositions by Guilmaut.
Chauvet. Rossini, Handel and others.
The Euterpe Club Incorporated gave
musicale at the Washington Club Thurs
day night, which was we'll attended. The
program arranged by Angelo C. Fro
mani. the musical director. included: Aria
from Barber of Seville Rossini, Miss HOl-
berg; "NovelIozzo," op. Al. GODDARD. and
''Mumuring Zephyrs,'' Jensen, Miss Louise
Mitchell; malaguena, "Boabdil." Moszkow
ski. Angelo C. Fronani: adagio Zies, and
serenade. Schubert, Miss Bertha Lucas;
''Lieberlied' tWalkure). Wagner. Mr.. John
Humbird Duffey; intermede flor two
pianos. Chaminade. Miss Anna L. Mar
shall and Angelo c. Fronani; habenera,
Carmen" Bizet, Miss Edna Scott Smith;
The WOndrous Song and The Song of
the Birds" Rubinstein, Mrs. Ivy Herriott
Shade and Miss Holberg.
\ composition which will be of some IN
terest to all lovers of church music Is TO
be sung atsSt. Johns Church. Georgetown,
during tOmorrOw's afternoon service. 1t is
a setting of the Psalter for the thirteenth
evening in what is really "chant anthem"
form, 1t was composed by IT. A. H. Mann,
organist OF Kings College chapel, Cam
bridge. England, and is taken from copy
Of the manuscript collection of chants in
Use at that chapel. The interest of this
sort of music is derived from the amazing
scarcity of good material in chanting the
Psalms.
A few composers have Of late years writ
ten distinct settings to some of the Psalms
and this treatment. while more difficult, is
the most elevated form of music that can
b. COntTiYed, except, perhaps. the few an
thems that have been composed by Buck
AiendelssOhn and others.
The sixty-ninth Psalm lends itself very
readily to such music. as a glance will
show. \ complaint because of affiiction Is
followed in verse Is by prayer for deliv-
erauCe. and then by an imprecation against
the enemy. The Psalm ends with a song
Of praise and thanksgiving. DR.. Mann has
written TO these divisions a most beautiful
and appropriate sitting. as well as for the
next Psalm. The intricacy of the work is
well shown IN the fact that the chant is
changed for every verse Of the Psalm.