Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-26

der the distinguished v1oloncello soloist OF
Francois Schools and Monsieur Albert
Evrard of the Brussels Conservatory. Mr..
Wolfsteirer will be with the Washington
Symphony Orchestra this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Torney Simon have
returned to the city after a three months
trip abroad. large portion of their time
was spent in England. where they heard
some good music In speaking of the must
cal season in London this year Mr.. Simon
said that 1t was unusually brilliant and ex-
tended well into the summer months.
Among the operas We heard. he contin-
ued, were Die Meistersinger Aida. La
Boheme,' Rigoletta, IL Barbiere di Sevig-
la Carmen and Don Giovanni These
were interpreted by such artists as Calve,
Media De Lussan, Kirby, Lunn, Pacquot,
Reynaud. Gourmet Plancon, Van Rooy, Gill
ibert Ruffo and Scott Signorina Bar
rientos, a Spanish girl of only nineteen
years, took the part of Rosina in the
Barber, which she sang beautifully In a
voice birdlike and flexible. Bonci has
little body with great artistic temperament
and the purest lyric tenor voice. which he
uses delightfully."-
1--WE also heard the Philharmonic Orches-
ira of eighty performers. splenddly con-
Quoted by Frederick K. Corven. Its finish
is less than that Of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra. but it plays under this conductor
con amore and with more warmth and
edTneSlH6SS IMAM our OWL
The program included the prelude and
Angels Farewell to Gerontius, by Elgar;
phantasy of Life and Love, by Corven, am
Tschaikowsky's Fourth Symphony, superb
ly played. We heard Van Rooy in a song
recital, Isaye and Kuberik on the violin
and Sir Frederick Bridge in an organ re-
Cital in Westminster Abbey though the hne
effects of Instrumentation are lost in so
large a building. Israel in Egypt, sung IN
the Crystal Palace by $500 voices and ac-
conpanied by an orchestra of 300, made
rot so much impression as smaller force
in a hall of more comfortable proportions
He then referred in glowing terms to the
Hereford festival, of which mention has
already been made.
The Carroll Institute Choir will resume
rehearsals next Wednesday evening at Car
roll Institute Hall. The choir will COM
mence to prepare the Stabat Mater, to be
given by home talent entirely, including
orchestra and soloists. This concert Will
be given Sunday evening, November 8, for
the benefit of the Carroll Institute.
Miss Mary A Cryder, who has success
fully conducted several musical entertain
ments here, is now in New York. and will
manage a concert with Campanari, the
baritone, and Franz Wilczek, the violinist,
at Rye next month.
Mr.. James H. Horne, tenor Of the First
Presbyterian Church. Philadelphia, sang at
the Luther Memorial Church, Thomas cir
Gle last Sunday the solo at the offertory,
my Soul is Athirst for God" from The
Holy CITY" Mr.. E. C. Beatty Is playing
there during September, after which he will
resume his former place as organist at the
West Street Presbyterian Church, George
town.
Mr. William Waldecker is back at his old
place at the organ in st. Mary's Catholic
Church, and has been receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS and good wishes of his many
friends since his return to the city
Mr.. CASTOR o. Wilkins now has charge
of the Wesley Chapel choir. For some years
he has been the director of the choir OF
Emmanuel p. E. Church in Anacostia.
Miss Leila Lebermann has announced
the program of her coming concert. The
ensemble numbers will include the Corona
ton march from Meyerbeer's prophet"
two movements of Raff's Leonore Sym
phony, Pilgrims chorus and march from
WagneTs ''Tannhauser." and the motif
from the same composers die Meister-
singer" These will be played by both
pianos and orchestra. There will be
three numbers for pianos alone-the over
ture to FlotOw's 'Stradella," the HalleuJah
chorus from Handels Messiah" and the
intermezzo from Mascagnio's "Cavalleria
Rusticana." The piona solos will be Chop
ms Nocturine OPP. &c. Evening STAR song
from "Tannhauser." Liszts 'Mebes-
tranne," the prize song from die Meister-
Wrangelfs ArabesQue and Winderstine's
Serenade This last will be played also
with a quintet OF strings. There will be
two vocal soloists, Miss Florence Bean, con-
tralto. and Mr.. John B1nnegan, tenor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Finckel, having spent
the summer at Natural Bridge Va, have
returned to the city.
From advices received by Mr. Robert
Grau from Madame Adelina PATHS home
at Craig Nos it may be take nthat he ia
vorite program during her forthcoming
American tour will be as follows
20 Luce di Quest Anima," from DOM
Zettis Linda di Chamouni," chosen for It's
phenomenal execution: Last Rose of Sum-
mer;" valse, I'll Bacio," Arditi; Home
Sweep Home" Bishop.
That Is the official program, but for adj
ditional numbers Madame Patti will select
from the following extensive repertoire:
Bel Raggio. Semiramide. Rossini; Una
Voce. II Barbiere di Seviglis, Rossini:
Eliza beth's Prayer and Traume Wagner;
Ave Marias, by Bach-Gounod, Schubert and
Santley; Angels Ever Bright and Fair,
Handel; Serenade. Schubert; Serenade,
Quand tn Chantes Gounod The Winter
May Wane, Grieg; Valse. Adelina, Pinenti;
The Nightingale's Trill. CAM; Good Night
and Pleasant Dreams" Wallace; The
Banks Of Allen Water; Kathleen Mavour-
cen. Crouch: The Old Folks at Home; The
Old Kentucky Home.
To all this the great singer will add a
aOnp oxpreSsly Uyrtftap for her nv