Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
BIG MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA.
Excellent Entertainment at the Colum
bia Theater,

Three selections by mandolin orchestra
of nearly hundred performers and a gen.
eral program of varied musical numbers by
Washington musicians of high rank made
up the offering of yesterday evening at the
Columbia Theater by the Columbia Mando-
lin Orchestra, The presentation of so great
number of mandolin players in one or
ganzation and the announcement that they
would perform pot pourri from Stuart 8
"Florodora' gave the concert a distinctive
and unusual tone That this special quality
pleases Washington music lovers is indi-
Gated by the facts that the theater last
night was filled to OVerfowing and that the
encores for, the mandolin orchestra were
in sis and numerous.
The Columbia Mandolin Orchestra is
chiefly the Result of Mr.. w. E. Todd s
active interest in mandolin and guitar
music in the capital. Most Of the members
are his pupils, and the high grade Of their
pacity as an organizer and director. Last
night the orchestra essayed but one Sc
lect1on-thes1 melaGge from "Florodora"-
but the audience demanded two encores
and Mr. Toddis appearance before the cur
tain was rehictaHtly accepted in, lieu of a
third. l.r -
A number of,pther musical numbers added
to the interest of the program. These were
contrlbutedToby the Ladies' String Quartet
the Washington Ladies Quartet, the Bireno-
more Male Quartet, Miss Anita Cluss, Mr.
John Porter Lawrence. Mr.. John H. Duffey,
Mr.. George TpStyConnor and Mrs Thomas
G.; Noyes, aths last named being received
with particularly favor, Mr.. Roy Israel gave
two recfta lions, the second being a response
to generous encore
Among those who assisted and who have
not been previously mentioned were: In the
Ladies String Quartet-Miss Florence Ste
Vens, first violin; Miss Marie Bastianeln,
second violin; Miss Jess BlooitIer viola and
Miss Florence. Weiser, cello. In the Bireno-
more Quartet" Messrs. Birch, Rench, Hicks
and Moore. In the Washington Ladies
Quartet Miss Katie ". Wilson, director;
Mrs w. L. Wilson. Miss Edna Scott Smith
Mrs. kittie Thompson-Berry and Mrs. Eu-
laHe Domer-Rheem.
Columbia Mandolin Orchestra: First man
dolins-Miss F. B. Callahan. Miss A. NJ
Mayme Dickey. Miss B. G. Eckhardt, Miss
NJ G. Gensler. Mrs. NJ. r. Hackett, Miss S.
W. Kupfer, Miss K. N Luckett, Miss Lucie
Mortimer, Mrs. R. Y..Page. Miss Gustchen
G: Thompson, Miss katherine Toomey, Miss
Virginia Wiley, Miss c. ]. Wurdemann, Mr.
J. V. Birch, Mr.. f. e Butterfeld Mr. L.
B. Ellert, Mr.; L. F. Eberbach, Mr.. w. H
Gaileher, Master Albert Cannon, Mr. H. s.
Gamble Mr.: W. T Holt. Mr. Aaron Hart
stall, Mr.. H. f. Lowe, Mr.. Ellis Mcleod
Mr.. George Miller, Mr.. Henry Madert, MI
Z. A. Thomas, Mr. H. w. Thomas Mr.
Wllliam uHman, Mr. E. j. Warner, DIR. A.
S. Weaver.
Second mandolins-Miss Minnie E. Comp
ton, Miss Cherry Ford, Miss Isabel Jordan
Mrs r. Q: Smith, Mr.. John Casada, Mr.
Maurice Cleeves, DR.. II. NJ Hasselbach
Mr. John c. McKillen. Mr.. Arthur Nyman
Mr.. r. c. Palmer, Mr.. ]. B. Stubs. Mr.. A
B: Shelton, Mr.. George G. Thompson, Mr.
w: B. ,Whipple,, Mr., E. L. Wittstatt
Third mandolins-Miss Mary E. Evans
Miss Wayne Harvey Miss Addie Lyon,
Miss Laura D. Mulhall, Miss F. v. Mon,
thrope. Miss L. B. McKelden. Miss w. M
Pollock, Miss L. F. Richardson, Miss Doro-
I'm ri
Ellsworth, Mr.. F. T. Reed, Mr.. NJ. 8. Sny-
der, Mr.. e. F. WEIGH, Mr.. E. N. Willis. Jr.
Guitars-Miss X. A. Anderson, Mrs. L. s.
Brandlebury. Miss G. v. Forbes Miss G. c.
Houston, Miss Imogene lexis, Mrs G. F.
Lawrence. Miss N. II. Skidmore, Mrs j. s.
West, Miss A H. Wurdemann, Miss ]. L.
Young, Mr.. ]. McHenry Berry, Mr.. c. 4.
Constantine. Mr.. Charles Galleher, Mr.. H.
r. Galleher, Mr.. e. L. Howes Mr.. r. u.
Page. Mr.. Frank Rose, Mr. J. T. Wittstatt.
Violins-Mr. John A. Bryan, Mr. G. T.
Frost.
'Cellos-Miss Florence Weiser, DR.. Bruce
Taylor.