Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-23
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

Orchestra will be given at the Lafayette
Square Opera House instead of the National
Theater. as has been announced. The pro-
gram will include Beethoven's Egmonts"
overture, Mendelssohns Scotch Symphony,
Rubinstein's "Kamennoi Ostrow," Ger
mans Love Duet from his Gypsy suite
Saint Saen's waltz from "Etienne Mar
Gel, Asses Death from Griegs Peer
Gynt suite, and BockelmanS Inaugural
ton March" Miss Francesca Kaspar
will be the soloist and will sing the Mi
chaela aria from Carmen" with orches-
ira, and group of songs with piano ac-
compartment. The sale of seats will open
next Friday at 7. Arthur Smiths.
Mr. Fitzhugh Coyle Goldsborough, the
young violinist, gave concert in Vienna
last month which was evidently a great
success. All the papers in that city give
extended notices, the Vaterland saying:
The unusual hit was made by the tai
ented violin virtuoso, Fitzhugh Coyle
Goldsborough, who understands how to
draw warm and soulful tones from his
violin. Satisfying and grateful was the
impression made by his beautiful and
unaffected style of playing in the Le-
gende" of Bohm and in the Bruch con-
certo, opus 20. The Interpretation of
Sarasatis Eighth Spanish Dance was char
acterized by great verve. Particularly
important, both from technical and
musical point of view, were the achieve
ments of the young artist in the G major
suite of Ries, for the Interpretation of
which he received a storm of applause
One OF the musical treats of the Easter
season will be the benefit for the Polytech-
mic Institute for the Blind at the Church
of Our Father. 18th and l. streets, next
Friday evening. DR.. ]. w. Bischoff, Mrs
Elsie Bond Bischoff (soprano). Mile Har-
denHickey (soprano), Miss Margaret
O'Toole (harp soloisD, Mr.. Anton kaspar
(violinisD, Mr.. Arthur Porter (barytone)
and Mr.. John Finnegan Uenor) will appear
an 10 This will be the last pub
lie appearance of Mr.. Finnegan in Wash
ngton, as he leaves directly after for New
York city, where he 6oes to st. Patricks
Cathedral of the finest church posi-
tons in the city.
The patrons and patronesses are Mrs.
]. w. Babcock, Mrs. Adna r. Chaffee. Mrs
John Dalzell, DR.. Ida Heiberger. Mrs. Arch
ibald Hopkins, Mrs. John r. Mclean. Rev.
j. G. Butler. Rev. Teunis Hamlin, Rev. II.
j. Stafford Rev. John Van Schaick.
The Columbia Polytechnic Institute for
the Blind was Incorporated May Il, 1871
by the following well-known and promi-
nent men: Rev. II. N. Couden, Mr.. Justice
Brewer. Rt. Rev. nenry Y. Satterlee, KEY.
J. f. Mackin, Judge ]. S. Wilson, Mr.: H.
r. w. Miles Mr. Berlah Wilkins rev.
Richard P. Williams, Mr.. Francis Cotton,
Mr. JOS r. Hawley DR.. j. w. Blschoff, Mr.
F. E. Cleaveland, Mr.. E. S. Parker Lieut..
Commander Fred A. Miller, Mr.. S. II. kauH-
mann. Mr.. Myron NJ. Parker, Rt. Rev. Alex.
Mackay- Smith, DR.. S. Q. Ritchey, Mr.. Sid
ney d. Perham.
The late Senator Hawley way one of
committee of three who chose the location
and negotiated for the property at 1SoS ii
street northwest which is now their head
quarters. DR.. Couden, the blind chaplain
of the House of representatives, VINO IS
also president of this institute, will speak
on the object of the work, which is to- pro-
vide instruction and employment for the
adult blind who are actual residents of the
District of Columbia, with a view to en-
able them to become self-Sustalnlng.
The third and last of the series of Miss
Won Unschulds popular concerts Will be
given at Rifles Armory Hall on Sunday
evening, April 80 at SIS o'clock; The pro
gram will be an attractive one. In addlton
TO Miss Won Unschuld's piano numbers MISS
Alys Bentley, director of music in the pub
lie schools, will appear in her specially OF
childrens songs; Mr. Walter f. smith, cor
net solo; Miss Aubrey Cowan, recitations,
and vocal soloists. 1t is hoped that Miss
Won Unschuds efforts to give classic musi-
cal entertainments at very low price VIII
be appreciated by the public, which will be
shown by a full house.
The cantata, Saul, King of Israel" is
in course of preparation and will be given
at Mount Vernon NJ. E. Church South on
Wednesday evening, May 3, under the dlrec-
ton of Mr.. Gage L. Zimmerman, director
and choirmaster of that church. A chorus
of seventy-five voices will be assisted by the
following well-known soloists: Mr. Herbert
II
Chenowith, Mrs. Belle Carpenter Henney,
Mrs. Frank Flower, Mr.. Roland D. Rod
erick Mr.. Thomas l.. Jones'
There was a special program of music
given at the Washington Heights Presby-
terrain Church last Sunday afternoon.
quartet composed of the following singers,
Mrs Annie Grant Fugitt, sopranos; Mrs
Margaret n. Martin, contralto; Charies L.
Myers tenor, and James j. Nolan, basso,
gave selections from the Seven Last
Words by Mercadante.
The fourth annual concert of the Rebew
Orchestra II w Weber, director, will be
given in odd Fellows Hall next Tuesday
evening An attractive program has been
prepared One of the orchestral NUMBERS
will be the first movement OF schubert
*.TTnfnished Symphony" an exceedingly
dificult and beautiful composition. Another
number will be the Gems of Stephen tos-
ter" collection of melodous southern
airs The orchestra will be assisted voca!Iy
by Mrs Edith d. Bayly, soprano; Mrs D.
Din Ieech. contraito; Mrs. Margaret
Koontz Holland. contralto; Thomas L.
Jones, tenor, and Dana c. Holland, basso
Although an amateur organization, the
character of concert given is considerably
above the average of such organizations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson
and Nine Genevra Johnstone-Bishop ten
dered a musical and reception last Friday
evening at the Washington College of Mu-
sic to Mrs Harper and Mrs. Il. h Smlth
of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Miss Annette
Jones and Miss Harding of Chicago.
musical program was given in which Nine
Bishop and Mr. Wrghtson sang and Mr..
Fabian and Mr.. Rakemann played MRS.
Harper, who is an accomplished SINGER also
sang and several selections were read Dy
Miss Harding of Chicago. dellghtful III,
tIe luncheon was served after the musical
program.