Evening star., 1902-03-12

tractive settings. unique and brilliant cleo
trfcai effects and gorgeous and fetching
costumes. They will be replete with bright
class specialties. vSeveral terpsichorean
novelties will be ibtroAnced by bevy of
girls.
THE BIscHoFF goNcERT.-A pro-
gram made up almest exclusively of works
by feminine composers,marked last nights
Blschon concert-the third of the current
season The large audience which heard
OF mind to approke the special nature of
the program and Apphuded all the num-
bers generously. MlleKChaminade was, of
course. the foremoaf Of the composers rep
pie, Miss Lehmann and Miss White found
equal favor
Those who assisted ,Dr Bischoff were:
Mrs. Thomas c: Noyes, the Misses Good
Carpenter Henney.r confralto; Mr.. A. Will
bur Bache, barytonep Mr.. Douglass w.
Miller. tenor; Mr.. j. Walter Humphrey,
oasso; Mr.. Harry Stratton. accompanist.
nthusiastically-Miss Temples ut Could
Not Be" Miss Lehmann's "You and T. and
a song by Miss White, Little Boy Love-"
Wnlch Is In trea tment and character very
Humphreys offering was the well-known
Allitsen Song of Thanksgiving" Mr.. Mil
ler nad two numbers. Beachs "Ecstacy'
sna saa MISS TT Temples n, IT'S An That Can
Ghamlnade duets-a barcarolle and THE
Twin Stars Mrs. Bischoff's number was
"villanelle.' by Del Aqua. The remainder
OF s.ni the IT.; program " ns follows: DHardelots
Miss Temple g IAN Old Garden" by Mr..
Bache; Louise Tunnison's 1.-THE Dying
Rose and Miss Amy Elsie Horricks' 1.-The
Bird and the Rose by Mrs. Henney, and
n1 har hH,I 1r m.
stance Heine's "Reverie" and the overture
to Rossinis William Tell
THE BRAHMS RECITAL.-The Brahms
last night by Arthur Whiting of New York
and Chas. Rabold OF Baltimore was at
tended by a large and cultured audience,
which testified its appreciation of the work
mating applause. Before commencing the
program Mr.. Whiting gave brief but very
interesting talk about Brahms, about whose
pc ersonality and works less Is known In
this country than in Europe, but whose
music is beginning to be more generally
appreciated by the musical student. He
told several interesting stories about the
composer. and his talk held the close at
tent1on or his audience Mr.. Whiting is an
easy and graceful speaker and showed how
thoroughly he had studied Brahms, both
as man and as a musician.
The program included two groups for the
piano and three for the voice. Tne hrst
group for piano included the balade in D
major, intermezzo in A fiat. capriccio in b
minor, and rhapsody in minor. Mr..
Writings other offerings represented the
later phase Of Brahms life. and included
an intermeZzo in E major capriccfo In ID
minor, an admirable intermezzo compost
tion In E fiat. an intermezzo in c major,
and a rhapsody in E fiat. OF all the piano
numbers the capriccio in B minor, inter-
meZZo and rhapsody In E fiat and the rhap-
most
and pleasing.
AS a song writer, Brahms stands with
the latest German school In fitting to each
expression Of sentiment a corresponding
musical phrase. He composed, however,
great number of songs along the lines
of his native folk lore in which he pre-
served the deeply-temperamental folk song
treatment of central Europe. Both of these
phases were represented in Mr. .Rabolds
offerings, but he appeared to most ad-
vantage in the very serious musical set
tirgs given by Brahms to quotations from
the book Of Ecclesiastes and the First
Epistle to the Corinthians. Miss Ascher-
field assisted Mr.. Rabeld at the piano. and
the entertainment was directed by Mr.. $.
Ernest Philpitt.
Of Verdi's Requiem" announced for next
Tuesday night by the Choral Society is
attracting very general attention. and the
sustaining members Of the society have re-
d
seats The public sale opens tomorrow,
with ample opportunity for those applying
early to secure seats.
Verdfs Requiem has been given only
ciety three years ago. 1t then attracted
an overf1owing audience, and there were
many demands for its immediate repeti-
ton. 1t is a work written in the prime
and preceding "Otello."," At this time he
had, to a large degree, abandoned the
ideals of his early youth, based upon the
works of his Italian predecessors, and had
matte purposes in the production Of vocal
music This new tendency of his art was
strongly shown in aida" and going from
that to the preparation of the Requiem,
spiration shown in the previous work In
deed the chief criticisms Of Requiem
have been that it is rather a sacred opera
than a true service for the church.
1t is pleasant to think that, in the So
prano singer engaged by the Choral So
ciety, the Washington public will have a
chance to hear an authoritative interpreter
of the work. Nine. Lillian Blauvelt sang
great success that after the composers
death, she was especially engaged to visit
Italy and sing 1t In the principal cities as
a memorial to him. Such compliment
coming to an American singer from Italy
has doubtless contributed to the great in
terest shown in her appearance on this oc-
casion.
HARALD BAUER.-Mr. Rarald Bauer,
who will appear with the Musical Art So
ciety tomorrow afternoon at the Lafayette
Square, is the most talked about pianist in
the country this season. In every city he
has visited the young pianist has made
deep impression of the right sort, the kind
that strengthens. educateS and at the same
time produces keenest enjoyment. Mr..
Rauer's history is like that Of other
pianists, but not in the way of sensational
history that has surrounded the lives Of
some who have been famous in their time.
Mr.. Bauer was born in England and Is now
about twenty-nine years old He took to
the piano, not in infancy but after a long
and careful study Of the violin, which study
was Of inestimable benefit to him after he
had decided upon a pianistic career. Mr.
Bauer's individuality is strongly marked,
there Is no evidence whatever of any teach
er's trade mark or school Of piano train
ing. That is why art is many sided. His
recitals show him to be most accom-
plished musician as well as virtuoso with
out q superior. He possesses exceptional
power, but there is no undue evidence of
1t even in the stormiest passages and here
as we'll as in more peaceful episodes, his
tone is always musical, with suggestions of
unlimited reserve force. He is also pos
sessed Of that quality known sometimes as
common sense" in music by the terms
"intellieent'' or "intellectual" which is
conspicuously shown not only in the Beet